Yo,
I know I should probably ask this on a Peugeot forum but thought i'd ask here first..
I picked up a 1999 406 3.0L V6 Coupe over the weekend and all seemed fine. There was an issue with it losing water from either the Radiator or a hose somewhere so I was having to top up every other day.
Monday night we had epic rain and as the car is quite low I got it stuck in a huge puddle, it just stalled and wouldn't start again (EPIC FAIL but I wasn't the only 1:S). I finally got the car out and got it home, it seemed like it was missing and kicking out aload of white smoke. After speaking to some people I left it overnight to dry out.
The next day it wasn't missing and seemed pretty much back to normal. Somehow though the exhaust had collapsed and the garage I took it to said I needed a new middle section. This work was completed today and I asked if they could check the plugs and leads to see if everything was ok. They told me my leads and plugs were fine. They also checked my Radiator and confirmed it was leaking from the bottom - rust.
Now it seems to be driving fine, doesnt sound like it's missing but there is alot of white smoke coming out when it's cold - too much for my liking. There is no gunk or whatever under the oil cap, the oil is a nice clear colour and it never overheats. As far as I can tell (I havent driven it much since the monday incident) when it's upto temp the white smoke goes.
Here is a pic of it
Cheers for anyone that might be able to help.
Rich
I know I should probably ask this on a Peugeot forum but thought i'd ask here first..
I picked up a 1999 406 3.0L V6 Coupe over the weekend and all seemed fine. There was an issue with it losing water from either the Radiator or a hose somewhere so I was having to top up every other day.
Monday night we had epic rain and as the car is quite low I got it stuck in a huge puddle, it just stalled and wouldn't start again (EPIC FAIL but I wasn't the only 1:S). I finally got the car out and got it home, it seemed like it was missing and kicking out aload of white smoke. After speaking to some people I left it overnight to dry out.
The next day it wasn't missing and seemed pretty much back to normal. Somehow though the exhaust had collapsed and the garage I took it to said I needed a new middle section. This work was completed today and I asked if they could check the plugs and leads to see if everything was ok. They told me my leads and plugs were fine. They also checked my Radiator and confirmed it was leaking from the bottom - rust.
Now it seems to be driving fine, doesnt sound like it's missing but there is alot of white smoke coming out when it's cold - too much for my liking. There is no gunk or whatever under the oil cap, the oil is a nice clear colour and it never overheats. As far as I can tell (I havent driven it much since the monday incident) when it's upto temp the white smoke goes.
Here is a pic of it
Cheers for anyone that might be able to help.
Rich
