Peugeot 607 “The overtime car”
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I haven’t found it a bad car to live with. Nothing that has needed doing has been unusual for the age of the car. I’ve replaced bits to tidy it up a bit too but it’s still been a cheap car for what it is.
Today I’ve had the Part worn Goodyear winter tyres fitted. It’s early to be fitting winters but the front Michelin’s were down to 2mm on the front and due to my earlier puncture it had a Pirelli run flat on one side and an Avon on the other on the rear. Annoyingly the Avon had also picked up a puncture. I also replaced the 2006 Pirelli spare as it definitely looked past its best.
It’s booked in for the glow plugs replacing in a few weeks. As the egr valve has to come off to replace them I’ll clean it out so I know that won’t have any issues.
Today I’ve had the Part worn Goodyear winter tyres fitted. It’s early to be fitting winters but the front Michelin’s were down to 2mm on the front and due to my earlier puncture it had a Pirelli run flat on one side and an Avon on the other on the rear. Annoyingly the Avon had also picked up a puncture. I also replaced the 2006 Pirelli spare as it definitely looked past its best.
It’s booked in for the glow plugs replacing in a few weeks. As the egr valve has to come off to replace them I’ll clean it out so I know that won’t have any issues.
Took the car on it’s first proper long journey yesterday since I bought it. About 250 miles of mainly motorway. I’ve been surprised by the fuel economy as it averaged over 50mpg despite official figures stating about 48mpg. Having spent nearly 8 hours in the car both me and my girlfriend felt pretty fresh. The sound insulation is great, there is a small amount of road noise much less than anything else I’ve been in and although you can hear the engine it’s also pretty quiet. The ride continues to amaze me at how well it deals with bumps. I’m not sure how air suspension is but this is pretty impressive. Of course it’s soft and there’s body roll in the corners but seemingly plenty of grip.
Using the car for its intended purpose showed how good it is. It just wafts along with little effort.
Using the car for its intended purpose showed how good it is. It just wafts along with little effort.
Gary C said:
SAS Tom said:
Took the car on it’s first proper long journey yesterday since I bought it. About 250 miles of mainly motorway. I’ve been surprised by the fuel economy as it averaged over 50mpg despite official figures stating about 48mpg. Having spent nearly 8 hours in the car both me and my girlfriend felt pretty fresh. The sound insulation is great, there is a small amount of road noise much less than anything else I’ve been in and although you can hear the engine it’s also pretty quiet. The ride continues to amaze me at how well it deals with bumps. I’m not sure how air suspension is but this is pretty impressive. Of course it’s soft and there’s body roll in the corners but seemingly plenty of grip.
Using the car for its intended purpose showed how good it is. It just wafts along with little effort.
that 136hp HDi turbo diesel (i think you have it?) is a good unit.Using the car for its intended purpose showed how good it is. It just wafts along with little effort.
Dual mass flywheel was a weak point in mine
At the mileage the car is on I wouldn’t be surprised if it needs a new clutch and flywheel in my ownership but so far there’s nothing to worry about.
More work done on the Peugeot over the past week.
Firstly this;
And this;
Sorry for the terrible pictures, I forgot to take any whilst the car was in bits. What you are looking at is the new air con condenser and the stupidly expensive £140 pipe. The air con is now fully operational blowing a very chilly 0.6 degrees out the vents.
I also changed the gearknob. The old one was worn as expected after over 120k miles. This wasn’t that easy as the plastic adapter that Peugeot’s use was broken. Half was stuck inside the old gearknob and the other half on the lever. I bought an adapter from eBay and modified it to fit. Not only is it nicer to use, it doesn’t twist whilst you use it.
Finally I updated the sat nav. After a lot of googling I managed to find the latest version of maps from a seller on eBay for £20. I had almost resigned myself to paying Peugeot £120 but luckily didn’t have to in the end. Now my house actually exists on the sat nav compared to the 2006 maps which thought I was in a field.
Firstly this;
And this;
Sorry for the terrible pictures, I forgot to take any whilst the car was in bits. What you are looking at is the new air con condenser and the stupidly expensive £140 pipe. The air con is now fully operational blowing a very chilly 0.6 degrees out the vents.
I also changed the gearknob. The old one was worn as expected after over 120k miles. This wasn’t that easy as the plastic adapter that Peugeot’s use was broken. Half was stuck inside the old gearknob and the other half on the lever. I bought an adapter from eBay and modified it to fit. Not only is it nicer to use, it doesn’t twist whilst you use it.
Finally I updated the sat nav. After a lot of googling I managed to find the latest version of maps from a seller on eBay for £20. I had almost resigned myself to paying Peugeot £120 but luckily didn’t have to in the end. Now my house actually exists on the sat nav compared to the 2006 maps which thought I was in a field.
Glow plugs now changed and the engine feels much better. My girlfriend even asked why why the car feels much faster which surprised me.
Unfortunately no pictures of the work as the mechanic did it but it wasn’t as bad as expected. So far this car has been great at coming apart as it should. The glow plugs are down the back of the engine below the egr valve which needs to come off for access. Whilst the egr valve and cooler were off I cleaned them up. To be fair there wasn’t that much crud on the egr certainly a lot better than those pictures you see on the internet. Just a light coating really and it was fairly easy to clean with some carb cleaner and a brush. It’s all fully functioning and I don’t expect it to give me any issues.
Performance from cold is much better, it doesn’t jerk around when leaving the street anymore. We found that 2 of the 4 glow plug were dead so that would explain the hesitation if 2 of the 4 cylinders weren’t combusting properly.
Unfortunately no pictures of the work as the mechanic did it but it wasn’t as bad as expected. So far this car has been great at coming apart as it should. The glow plugs are down the back of the engine below the egr valve which needs to come off for access. Whilst the egr valve and cooler were off I cleaned them up. To be fair there wasn’t that much crud on the egr certainly a lot better than those pictures you see on the internet. Just a light coating really and it was fairly easy to clean with some carb cleaner and a brush. It’s all fully functioning and I don’t expect it to give me any issues.
Performance from cold is much better, it doesn’t jerk around when leaving the street anymore. We found that 2 of the 4 glow plug were dead so that would explain the hesitation if 2 of the 4 cylinders weren’t combusting properly.
4000 miles now passed in the car and it’s going well.
Ever since I bought the car I wasn’t confident the thermostat was working properly. As the weather got cold it became clearer that it definitely wasn’t working. I originally changed the thermostat for a “Circoli” one from Eurocarparts at the start of November.
It was a pain to fit and I had to come back to it as one of the hoses had a stupid clip arrangement which fell apart. I cut the clip off and had to put a reducer in and a new bit of pipe which went on the thermostat no issue.
I should have known fitting a part from a brand I’ve never heard of would be a problem but hoped that ECP would sell decent stuff. Unfortunately not, it lasted a couple of days before it failed and the car wouldn’t get above 70 degrees.
I’ve now fitted a Mahle Thermostat and it behaves as it should.
Now everything is done on the car I’m looking forward to just running it. It’s needed some work to get it up to standard but it drives well now.
Ever since I bought the car I wasn’t confident the thermostat was working properly. As the weather got cold it became clearer that it definitely wasn’t working. I originally changed the thermostat for a “Circoli” one from Eurocarparts at the start of November.
It was a pain to fit and I had to come back to it as one of the hoses had a stupid clip arrangement which fell apart. I cut the clip off and had to put a reducer in and a new bit of pipe which went on the thermostat no issue.
I should have known fitting a part from a brand I’ve never heard of would be a problem but hoped that ECP would sell decent stuff. Unfortunately not, it lasted a couple of days before it failed and the car wouldn’t get above 70 degrees.
I’ve now fitted a Mahle Thermostat and it behaves as it should.
Now everything is done on the car I’m looking forward to just running it. It’s needed some work to get it up to standard but it drives well now.
So the end of the road has come for the 607. Recently the dual mass flywheel has become noisy and is getting noisier. I’ve priced it up and compared to other cars with dmf’s it’s not too bad but I’m don’t want to spend £700 on a car I paid £950 for.
It’ll be on eBay in the next couple of days, I expect someone who can change the clutch and flywheel themselves will have it. It’ll be a cheap car for someone as it drives well other than that with no other problems.
It’ll be on eBay in the next couple of days, I expect someone who can change the clutch and flywheel themselves will have it. It’ll be a cheap car for someone as it drives well other than that with no other problems.
I guess in some cases it would but I can see it being a slippery slope with this car. I could go and change the DMF then it could need a set of injectors which isn’t unlikely on a 125k car or the multitude of other things that aren’t unlikely.
Unfortunately whilst having this car I’ve always had in the back of my mind it’s a well used french car and well used french cars don’t have the greatest reputation for reliability. An example would be the random electrical errors it comes up with every so often but once cleared don’t return.
Still, it’s done 6000 miles since August and not let me down so I’m happy enough. It can even return 55mpg on a run. Time to move on to something else and spend a bit more money this time to get something a bit better.
Unfortunately whilst having this car I’ve always had in the back of my mind it’s a well used french car and well used french cars don’t have the greatest reputation for reliability. An example would be the random electrical errors it comes up with every so often but once cleared don’t return.
Still, it’s done 6000 miles since August and not let me down so I’m happy enough. It can even return 55mpg on a run. Time to move on to something else and spend a bit more money this time to get something a bit better.
Fermit and Sexy Sarah said:
A well written ad, and up to £510 already! But who the hell needs a power boot lid, on a saloon?!
To be fair I think that’s just to show off the clever bit of design to open the boot. The middle of the 0 in the 607 badge is the button. That button is seemingly the highlights for most people, several people have been genuinely excited by that!I like the needlessly powered features on this car. Who is so lazy that they can’t even move their own headrest?
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