First posting - thanks to the group for the useful information for a Peugeot newbie.
Problem:
18yo daughter. Dad - "there's a new noise from the car". 307 HDi 263,000km, 6 speed manual, 2006 facelift. New to us a few months ago. Impressed that daughter noticed new noise, I sprung into action.
Diagnosis:
Vibration and noise felt with hand on gearbox. Check AussieFrogs. Must be Dual Mass Clutch. Gave daughter hard time for not using handbrake on hill starts.
Solution:
Source Single Mass Flywheel kit from Valeo via the UK and installed it.
Throwout bearing clearly noisy but the clutch and flywheel unit itself 'seemed' okay. Slightly embarrassed father, me, but overall an interesting project and one to start the relationship building with the vehicle.
The good side was that the vibration from the gearbox was clearly gone, but unfortunately there was still a really rough vibration coming through to car.
Problem #2
Diagnosis - more AussieFrogs searching:
Engine mount.
Sure enough, the top engine mount was cactus.
The liquid comes from a vibration dampening device built into the mount. Clever, but once pierced the mount is on it's way out.
A temporary fix was needed ensure this REALLY was the source of the vibration.
SOLUTION:
Borrow a nylon cutting board from the kitchen, add a new one to the shopping list in case she notices one gone, and fashion a shape.
The first try dimensions are 100mm x 60mm x 13mm cutting board.
A revised board would be made longer, probably 120mm long.
The hole accommodates the locating knob that is attached to the engine part of the mount. It should have meant the cutting board would stay in place.
OUTCOME:
This was okay as a temporary fix. It DID dampen the excessive vibration but not all of it. The nylon also split, showing up perhaps a design weakness in the temp fix, but also the significant forces that these mounts have to endure. A longer wider piece of nylon may last longer. It would get you out of trouble.
Removing the mount is a simple matter of jacking up the engine - it did it with the plastics still in place - to support it, then undoing the four female torx on the engine and the four male torx on the body. All are easily accessible.
In the end, I bought a new mount from the local dealers who had them on the shelf. A$273 for part 1839H5. Dealer said there are several different mounts for this engine, so matching with the VIN is important.
With the factory mount, the vehicle is back to being smooth to drive.
Oh, and it has a new clutch too...... :-\
I hope this is useful.
Problem:
18yo daughter. Dad - "there's a new noise from the car". 307 HDi 263,000km, 6 speed manual, 2006 facelift. New to us a few months ago. Impressed that daughter noticed new noise, I sprung into action.
Diagnosis:
Vibration and noise felt with hand on gearbox. Check AussieFrogs. Must be Dual Mass Clutch. Gave daughter hard time for not using handbrake on hill starts.
Solution:
Source Single Mass Flywheel kit from Valeo via the UK and installed it.
Throwout bearing clearly noisy but the clutch and flywheel unit itself 'seemed' okay. Slightly embarrassed father, me, but overall an interesting project and one to start the relationship building with the vehicle.
The good side was that the vibration from the gearbox was clearly gone, but unfortunately there was still a really rough vibration coming through to car.
Problem #2
Diagnosis - more AussieFrogs searching:
Engine mount.
Sure enough, the top engine mount was cactus.
The liquid comes from a vibration dampening device built into the mount. Clever, but once pierced the mount is on it's way out.
A temporary fix was needed ensure this REALLY was the source of the vibration.
SOLUTION:
Borrow a nylon cutting board from the kitchen, add a new one to the shopping list in case she notices one gone, and fashion a shape.
The first try dimensions are 100mm x 60mm x 13mm cutting board.
A revised board would be made longer, probably 120mm long.
The hole accommodates the locating knob that is attached to the engine part of the mount. It should have meant the cutting board would stay in place.
OUTCOME:
This was okay as a temporary fix. It DID dampen the excessive vibration but not all of it. The nylon also split, showing up perhaps a design weakness in the temp fix, but also the significant forces that these mounts have to endure. A longer wider piece of nylon may last longer. It would get you out of trouble.
Removing the mount is a simple matter of jacking up the engine - it did it with the plastics still in place - to support it, then undoing the four female torx on the engine and the four male torx on the body. All are easily accessible.
In the end, I bought a new mount from the local dealers who had them on the shelf. A$273 for part 1839H5. Dealer said there are several different mounts for this engine, so matching with the VIN is important.
With the factory mount, the vehicle is back to being smooth to drive.
Oh, and it has a new clutch too...... :-\
I hope this is useful.
