21-01-2019, 09:07 PM
Aye. Shoved a probe up its backside and revved the engine. It was really a huge physical effort because he had to do it three times. I watched the screen while he did it. Rev it to over 3000 and let it settle to tick-over.
Opacity tolerance in France for a non turbo diesel without particulate filter (the van is from 1995) is 2.5m-1; Over three readings it averaged out at 1.13m-1 which I guess isn't bad on an old banger that's got over 300,000km on the clock. After that much mileage there must be some wear in the engine and injectors, but it's OK for another year now. PSA XUD non turbo diesel 1.7litre. Virtually indestructible.
Did the cam belt etc last year. Pig of a job. Ended up having to undo the engine mounts and jack the motor over to the n/s to get my fingers in. It was probably the first time it's ever been done. (every 4 years? stuff that). Between now & then I intend to drop the rear subframe to do the shocks & radius arm bushes. The steering rack needs some TLC too. Mind you, cheaper than buying another van. In the paper today they were selling a 5yr old Kangoo and they wanted 11,000€ for it! You can buy a brand new Dokker van for less than that. Blood and Sand.
Opacity tolerance in France for a non turbo diesel without particulate filter (the van is from 1995) is 2.5m-1; Over three readings it averaged out at 1.13m-1 which I guess isn't bad on an old banger that's got over 300,000km on the clock. After that much mileage there must be some wear in the engine and injectors, but it's OK for another year now. PSA XUD non turbo diesel 1.7litre. Virtually indestructible.
Did the cam belt etc last year. Pig of a job. Ended up having to undo the engine mounts and jack the motor over to the n/s to get my fingers in. It was probably the first time it's ever been done. (every 4 years? stuff that). Between now & then I intend to drop the rear subframe to do the shocks & radius arm bushes. The steering rack needs some TLC too. Mind you, cheaper than buying another van. In the paper today they were selling a 5yr old Kangoo and they wanted 11,000€ for it! You can buy a brand new Dokker van for less than that. Blood and Sand.