LHD220Turbo

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picked up a cheap xsara picasso hdi 2.0, as the guy has been told the clutch has gone

Although there is a pedal it wont allow gears to be selected when clutch fully depressed, my intial thought was the slave (external) or master cylinder has gone

Any common problems to look for? I can feel vibration through pedal, so i'm hoping these arent DMF? anyone know?

if its worst case and it is a gearbox out/ new clutch, what are they like to do, it looked a bit tight when i was look at the room you've got

jamie's

slave is external, worth trying 1st i suppose
they're bad for the thrust bearing eating into the pressure plate causing clearance probs(sometimes high pitched squeal as well)
if you do take the box out to do the clutch, theres a sleeve on the box around the spigot shaft that wears badly, couple bolts hold it in and cost less than £10
box aint bad to come out, but the diff is quite tight to the rear of the subframe but it does go

LHD220Turbo

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thanks

the slave is external, ive had a quick look and cant see any fluid loss either at slave or master - i tried wedging the clutch pedal down overnight incase it was drawing in air, but its the same today.

interesting about the thrust eating into the pressure plate, as it feels exactly as if the its not clearing enough.

gearbox out i think! booooo

Cossie Sean

thrust will be sitting pissed and caught on the guide tube.

i do loads of these, piece of piss and on a ramp they are maby a 3hr job max.

Stevie RS Boy

book time is about 4 hours, can do them in 2

LHD220Turbo

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cheers Sean, good to know

Thanks, pity its so bastard cold! lol

CosworthGuy

If its a 110 2.0 hdi it will have a dmf. That failed on my 406 and would not allow gear selection when clutch depressed

LHD220Turbo

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choice of 2 engines apparently 90hp and 110hp, only the 110hp have dmf

no idea which one ive bought, easiest way to tell the difference?

bigjohn0

Pm or stick the reg up on here mate and i will tell you what it is.

jamie's

not sure about the picasso, but on the 406 hdi's, the easy way to tell is the 110 has an intercooler and the 90 doesnt
dont know if the picasso is the same but its the same engine so possibly?

LHD220Turbo

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cheers all

bigjohn, pm sent fella

i'm going to pick it up tomorrow from where i dumped it, so will try and have a good look at it.....weather dependant!

Cossie Sean

rest your foot ever so gently on the clutch pedal, if it judders its got a DMF, if not then, it hasnt.

havent done a DMF car as of yet and thats upwards of 8 this year

gingerturbo

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Not a massive difference between the 2 when doing the job you just gotta allow for more room to slide the box on and off, check the pivot point too as they break up

CosworthGuy

My 406 used to squeek as such when you turned it off. Well thats the best way to describe it that I can think of right now. If you are changing the clutch and it has a dmf then do change both as you know full well if you dont it'll go anyway.

LHD220Turbo

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mines a 90hp version so shouldnt be dmf, had another look today, i can feel vibration through pedal and its noisy with clutch depressed. got to be the bearing at fault i reckon