peugeot 207

ant043

hi guys

I got a 06 peugeot 207 1.4 diesel a few months ago. i'm getting roughly 850 km for a full tank mainly motorway driving. Just wondering if thats on the low side for a small diesel car because i was expecting a bit more.

its my first car really so roughly after how many km should i be changing the oil or should i just wait until the next service is due ? Thanks for any help.

Mr Benevolent

ant043 wrote: »

hi guys

I got a 06 peugeot 207 1.4 diesel a few months ago. i'm getting roughly 850 km for a full tank mainly motorway driving. Just wondering if thats on the low side for a small diesel car because i was expecting a bit more.

its my first car really so roughly after how many km should i be changing the oil or should i just wait until the next service is due ? Thanks for any help.

How are you driving it? 850km/tank is fairly good. What mix of urban/motorway driving do you do? Change the oil at the next service, or every 10000km if you're feeling generous. Depends on your driving style and the mileage you do really.

ant043

Confab wrote: »

How are you driving it? 850km/tank is fairly good. What mix of urban/motorway driving do you do? Change the oil at the next service, or every 10000km if you're feeling generous. Depends on your driving style and the mileage you do really.

Its nearly all driving on the M1 160km round trip each day. I tend to cruise at about 110 k during morning trip but probably about 130/140k in the evening. To be honest with mostly motorway driving i was expecting to be reaching 1000 k. Anyway thanks for the reply.

Row

Best thing to do to find out exactly what mpg or litre per 100k your getting would be to top up with diesel reset the milage to zero.
drive till the diesel light comes on fill it to the top again and note how many
litres it took....
Then do your maths..:)...say it takes 50 litres to fill and you got 850k from that fill.

1 Imperial gallon = 4.54609188 litres

50 litres is around 11 gallons and 850k is around 528 miles.
528/11=48mpg which works out 5.89 litres per 100k.

Handy convertion link...just put in say 48mpg and it will convert it to
5.89 litres per 100k
http://www.eforecourt.com/l_100km_mpg_convert.htm

245

Official service interval for the 1.4 hdi is 20,000 km. Personally, I'd do it every 10,000 km if you plan on getting a decent length of time out of the engine. You need to buy an oil extractor if you're planning on doing it yourself as that engine doesn't have an oil drain plug.

The engine is more economical if you keep the speed down and drive gently. At motorway speeds its not as economical as you'd expect. My wife's averages 900 km per tank in mixed running with a reasonable amount of motorway driving at the legal max.

Row

245 wrote: »

You need to buy an oil extractor if you're planning on doing it yourself as that engine doesn't have an oil drain plug.

:eek::eek:
Below is a diagram of the 1.4 hdi (dv4td) engine where you can see the
sump plug number 2 on diagram.
10,000 km service intervals sounds better than the recommended 20,000 km...:)

02 0311 29 01 OIL DRAIN PLUG
M10X125 EP 13
- DV4TD TURBO DIESEL

245

Row wrote: »

:eek::eek:
Below is a diagram of the 1.4 hdi (dv4td) engine where you can see the
sump plug number 2 on diagram.

Was there a later version of that engine? My wife's 2008 model doesn't seem to have a drain plug in that location and the castrol site says that sump drainage is by suction.

http://ew5.earlweb.com/recommendations.php?vehicle=6804

The link below seems to show that the DV4TD engine was produced up to 2006 but its not clear if that's what's really meant as no later engine is shown

http://www.peugeotclub.eu/engine_detail.php?id=17

Is there a plate somewhere on the car that shows the engine type? I'd be much happier if my wife's car had a sump drain plug (and I could find it :rolleyes:)

Row

245 wrote: »

Was there a later version of that engine? My wife's 2008 model doesn't seem to have a drain plug in that location and the castrol site says that sump drainage is by suction.

http://ew5.earlweb.com/recommendations.php?vehicle=6804

The link below seems to show that the DV4TD engine was produced up to 2006 but its not clear if that's what's really meant as no later engine is shown

http://www.peugeotclub.eu/engine_detail.php?id=17

Is there a plate somewhere on the car that shows the engine type? I'd be much happier if my wife's car had a sump drain plug (and I could find it :rolleyes:)

Hi 245,
If you pm me your vin i can check..:)
Sometimes the print the engine size,bhp,rpo etc numbers on the door piller.

Unwilling

I am NO WAY mechanically minded or inclined
Thinking of a new car, like the look of a 207, it's fits my requirements, 1.4 engine, nippy, looks nice, has four wheels - but everyone I say it to says NOOOO to peugeot.
Are they are realiable motor?

245

Unwilling wrote: »

I am NO WAY mechanically minded or inclined
Thinking of a new car, like the look of a 207, it's fits my requirements, 1.4 engine, nippy, looks nice, has four wheels - but everyone I say it to says NOOOO to peugeot.
Are they are realiable motor?

We have a 3 year old 1.4 diesel (bought new) with 60,000 km up which has to deal with rough country roads every day. We've had no issues with the car whatsoever, it remains rattle and squeak free. It feels like a larger car.

Its not particularly nippy, but more than adequate for urban and motorway work. Its cheap to run in terms of fuel consumption. If you had to do a lot of overtaking on single carriageway roads then I'd look for something a bit more powerful.

Row

Unwilling wrote: »

I am NO WAY mechanically minded or inclined
Thinking of a new car, like the look of a 207, it's fits my requirements, 1.4 engine, nippy, looks nice, has four wheels - but everyone I say it to says NOOOO to peugeot.
Are they are realiable motor?

Peugeots have always had a superb diesel engine and still have...:)

Like every new make/model of car nowadays.....there are all fitted with egr valves...diesel particle filters etc and sensors to monitor any potential engine problems that may accur.....But sensors do fail....parts may need to be replaced at a cost of the owner...:(..but thats the way times have moved on.

Remember if you buy a new peugeot then you'll be getting a 3 year warranty.

I think myself if a car is well serviced/maintained and you keep on top
of any faults that may arise then you can't go far wrong....:)
Best of luck with your decision. ...;)

taintabird

245 wrote: »

We have a 3 year old 1.4 diesel (bought new) with 60,000 km up which has to deal with rough country roads every day. We've had no issues with the car whatsoever, it remains rattle and squeak free. It feels like a larger car.

Its not particularly nippy, but more than adequate for urban and motorway work. Its cheap to run in terms of fuel consumption. If you had to do a lot of overtaking on single carriageway roads then I'd look for something a bit more powerful.

Peugeot supplies ther engines to a lot of other manufactures most 1.4 and 1.6 diesels you see around are powered by peugeot engines, seen a few early ones around with high enough mileage showing no major problems

Solberg2005

I have a 1.4HDI 207 since new in March 08. I have racked up 151,000kms in three years. Never has given an ounce of trouble. Serviced every 20k. With a 50 litre tank on it i do get around 600kms out of a half tank of diesal so that gives you a rough idea of what mpg's its doing.