my3AWDgst Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Back to gas tank leak,right! I end up repairing it while the tank was still inside the car,end up raising up left side up in the air so remaining gas that could not be drained would end up on the right side.First I was using soldering iron to melt plastic around leak to seal it that way first before applying Petroleum safe JB weld,tell you what working with that soldering iron was scary but luckily it all ended well. After JB weld dried off and cured I painted it with black spray paint and filled it up with gas,it took about 11 gallons. So far I haven’t seen any leaks but I’ll keep checking in a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted April 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2018 Fourth time may be the charm :-) Huge thanks to Bryan Caldwell for hook up,o yeah it was FREE and delivered:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted June 26, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 26, 2018 Last Sunday I was taking two cars to Radwood show and only one made it,fuel pump decided to quit on Wagon. I was really surprised that it was still original pump as I literally replaced everything on this car,somehow I missed inline fuel pump. I ordered inline,in tank guel pump and fuel filter from Rock Auto and red parts car donated fuel pump to keep it going till new parts arrive. I should add it failed only 10 miles away from my house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 I end us dissembling old fuel pump just to see what happened and as they say picture say 1000 words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goce Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Sometimes when making big changes to a vehicle like engine swaps or interior swaps we can forget the basics, i had this happened to me just after i bought my silver Mi16x4 thankfully i'm good at figuring tings out, and got my car going with couple taps on the underside of the fuel pump mount, drove it like that for a week hitting the fuel pump mount in traffic when it died and replaced the pump with a new one. Savo, do you know how many miles are on the pump, that rotor is worn down to the core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRDT Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 How is the wear on the pump part? This original Bosch unit must be really well built for this part to be the first to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Rock Auto delivers again $117 OTD! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 This is original pump about 196.000 miles and no knocking on it would get it going,brushes were simply not making contact any longer and in the picture you can see why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted November 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 When I pick this car up it had about 137.000 miles and now it’s at 200.000 miles, just little over 50.000 miles on this GTI6 engine since it was imported. It’s still my daily driver and most of the time it’s used as a truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted November 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Unfortunately I never had a chance to modify GTI6 front brakes to make them fit and front brakes could not take no more abuse so I just ordered factory replacement trough Rock Auto. Rotors were only $12 each and pads were $14, I also end up getting new slide pin boots, slide pin bolts and little screws that hold rotors in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bean Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Looks great Savo! Althought this a rare repair to see you do where the parts haven't been powdered, painted, or polished before reinstall! Love this wagon - Such a cool build. Rabin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted December 5, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 On 12/4/2018 at 7:36 AM, Bean said: Looks great Savo! Althought this a rare repair to see you do where the parts haven't been powdered, painted, or polished before reinstall! Love this wagon - Such a cool build. Rabin Thank you sir, I should add that I replaced all four tires and alignment lasted Saturday. Still driving it every day about 300 miles a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted December 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2018 Power of google did it again! I’ll admit it took me a bit of time to find what can fit and here it is. I always new there is something out there that is straight replacement and they definitely did not made that many different types of compressors back in the day. Luckily for me I found open box on Ebay for $80 and regular prices are around $220 and this is also Sanden unit. I should probably add that on these Sanden units back head and front pulley’s are interchangeable. I also got new drive belt and ideler pulleys. Since this car is equipped with XU10J4RS engine compressor pulley is for six rib belt so I’ll only need to swap over back head and electrical connector. You folks are very welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 Update on this, I had to use my front pulley as offset wasn't same and further research found that Sanden 8025 is equipped with correct pulley. I vacuumed entire system for three hours before filling it back up and needle stayed in same place for 6 hours. At that point I filled it back up with R134a. I’m using it for two weeks now and it’s working great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted January 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2020 WOW last post was January 19! I haven’t really driven it till last few weeks but I did do engine oil change and replaced subwoofer and new better subwoofer box. It’s retired from truck duty so rear trunk space is no longer important so upgraded was a do. And yes Mike lid closes just fine, I’m holding it up so I can take picture of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f s Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 Congratulations on swapping real seat belts for those $%^^&*& automatic belts. I've had real 3-point belts in my Mi16s forever, but haven't found a set of real belts for my S wagon. So...first question - where did you get your real belts for your wagon? I've looked at a few online belt sellers but their belts are too long for 405 front seats. (I'm not sure WHY they won't sell belts longer than a stated length for a prospective buyer's car). Second question - Peugeot factory manuals I have state a particular brand for 15-year lubricant for the track on the automatic belt. Not willing to search European dealers for that lubricant, I'm wondering what sort of lubricant it is (powdered graphite, 10W15, WD-40, sewing machine oil, bearing grease, etc.). The automatic belt in my wagon is pretty sluggish so I'd like to lube it up a bit but I don't know what sort of lube is suggested. fs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted February 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Hello, I used factory 89 US 405 seat belt, so far I did this to three of my 405’s. I’m not sure what lubricant needs to be used on auto seat belts, as soon as I acquire one of these cars I immediately swap auto seat belts to normal seat belts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f s Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 I agree, except that I haven't been able to find another factory '89 seat belt to install into my wagon. A few years ago, when I had three 405s, my two Mi16s had 89 belts and my "poor ol'" wagon was, and still is, stuck with automatics. Maybe I just haven't been looking hard enough. Or, it might be that I have too many non-vehicular projects going. fs Keep on with your 405s; lookin' good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted February 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 Ebay UK or 405 MI16 Face book group will have what you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted April 30, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 For few weeks now I noticed that my tachometer would not work at all times, at first I was suspecting faulty Spoox tachometer adapter for GTI6 engines but then I remember to try dash tap trick first and sure enough it would come back to life. Today I visited the graveyard for spare clusters so I can swap out tachometer parts and when I was taking my apart I noticed that connector on tachometer circuit board was extremely loose and it was just about to fall off! I have no idea how did it came loose as mounting tabs were not broken and it clicked in just like it was made to do so, I gave it few wiggles and it was all good, stayed in nice and firm. Once instrument cluster was installed I drove it around the block and everything was back to normal:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goce Posted April 30, 2020 Report Share Posted April 30, 2020 What a cute turbocharger, what is it from vw 1.8t? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted May 1, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 Worse than that! Chevrolet Sprint Turbo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRDT Posted May 1, 2020 Report Share Posted May 1, 2020 So it's a IHI turbo, at the time they made the smallest turbos and also probably the best ones for road cars as even Ferrari used them on the F40. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my3AWDgst Posted May 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2020 Finally! I got my 406 HDI rotors and calipers from powder coater! These were at he’s place for about four months! We both forgot about this project few weeks ago he messaged me about none familiar parts and with title”these must be Peugeot parts is this yours?” I got new hardware and rebuilt kit from UK, I definitely know what I’m up to this Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted May 23, 2020 Report Share Posted May 23, 2020 What treatment would you recommend for a cast iron exhaust manifold? Approximate cost? Recommended shop? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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