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    Thread: 2.2 hdi air box and maf
Post: RE: 2.2 hdi air box and maf

Poodle Wrote: (27-10-2016, 06:29 AM) -- Hold the filters next to each other, iirc the 306 one is slightly wider at the front where the xantia one is a touch longer. The net gain in size is slim to no...
boggs DW10 HDi section 38 13,013 27-10-2016, 01:29 PM
    Thread: Blower not working
Post: RE: Blower not working

Frosty Wrote: (26-10-2016, 06:41 AM) -- I would imagine there is a fuse but not 100% sure. Pop the plug off the motor and check you got a live and earth there, i have known a few motors to die. -- ...
boggs Electrics 4 1,636 26-10-2016, 11:30 PM
    Thread: 2.2 hdi air box and maf
Post: RE: 2.2 hdi air box and maf

Poodle Wrote: (26-10-2016, 05:39 AM) -- boggs Wrote: (25-10-2016, 07:03 PM) -- Poodle Wrote: (25-10-2016, 05:12 AM) -- It's not a lot different size-wise, just the shape is not so ideally suited to...
boggs DW10 HDi section 38 13,013 26-10-2016, 11:23 PM
    Thread: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler
Post: RE: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler

maxaret Wrote: (26-10-2016, 06:42 PM) -- I am with Piggy - if your car is low enough to be worried about damaging components then really it is perhaps too low ! I have never understood the advantage...
boggs DW10 HDi section 26 6,228 26-10-2016, 11:13 PM
    Thread: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler
Post: RE: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler

maxaret Wrote: (26-10-2016, 06:42 PM) -- I am with Piggy - if your car is low enough to be worried about damaging components then really it is perhaps too low ! I have never understood the advantage...
boggs DW10 HDi section 26 6,228 26-10-2016, 09:50 PM
    Thread: Blower not working
Post: Blower not working

As in title the blower for the hot or cold air has just stopped working in my 306 hdi. Is there any fuses etc I should check before swapping the unit itself. Thanks in advance any advice would be a...
boggs Electrics 4 1,636 26-10-2016, 12:55 AM
    Thread: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler
Post: RE: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler

toseland Wrote: (25-10-2016, 08:04 PM) -- The cooler isn't particularly restrictive -- That's true it looks pretty straight through, just out of interest could restriction cause power loss on a ret...
boggs DW10 HDi section 26 6,228 25-10-2016, 11:50 PM
    Thread: 12mm fuel line 306 hdi
Post: RE: 12mm fuel line 306 hdi

Who has upgraded lines on a hdi?
boggs DW10 HDi section 3 1,495 25-10-2016, 11:41 PM
    Thread: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler
Post: RE: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler

Piggy Wrote: (25-10-2016, 08:35 PM) -- I think you are way too concerned about details that are not yet requiring modification...diesel cooler/airbox/fuel lines. Plus. The cooler is usually not lowe...
boggs DW10 HDi section 26 6,228 25-10-2016, 10:25 PM
    Thread: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler
Post: RE: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler

toseland Wrote: (25-10-2016, 07:53 PM) -- No,   but in the UK you don't have the considerations of extremely hot, or cold, climes. In front would be fine.. Hotter diesel is thinner Jay which ...
boggs DW10 HDi section 26 6,228 25-10-2016, 07:57 PM
    Thread: 2.2 hdi air box and maf
Post: RE: 2.2 hdi air box and maf

Also is the maf and airbox we are discussing out of a 307 hdi or a 2.2 c5?
boggs DW10 HDi section 38 13,013 25-10-2016, 07:47 PM
    Thread: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler
Post: RE: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler

Ruan Wrote: (25-10-2016, 07:09 PM) -- Sorry, actually other way around, it selects whether the diesel is pre-heated by the coolant before entering the fuel filter housing if the fuel in the filter ho...
boggs DW10 HDi section 26 6,228 25-10-2016, 07:45 PM
    Thread: 2.2 hdi air box and maf
Post: RE: 2.2 hdi air box and maf

Poodle Wrote: (25-10-2016, 05:12 AM) -- It's not a lot different size-wise, just the shape is not so ideally suited to the space available. -- Looking online for a replacement air filter it says it...
boggs DW10 HDi section 38 13,013 25-10-2016, 07:03 PM
    Thread: Xantia hdi 306 air box upgrade?
Post: RE: Xantia hdi 306 air box upgrade?

Looking for a replacement filter they say they fit the xantia airbox as well as a 2.2 c5 so the air filter must be the same size/surface area? Can anyone shed any light on this?,
boggs DW10 HDi section 1 932 25-10-2016, 06:58 PM
    Thread: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler
Post: RE: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler

Ruan Wrote: (25-10-2016, 06:38 PM) -- Pressuring to 1350bar heats it up severely, however there is a bimetallic strip thermostat in the filter housing which will stop it being sent around the fuel co...
boggs DW10 HDi section 26 6,228 25-10-2016, 06:56 PM
    Thread: 12mm fuel line 306 hdi
Post: RE: 12mm fuel line 306 hdi

Poodle Wrote: (25-10-2016, 05:19 AM) -- People have tried it before, but have never proved that it gave any benefit. I've yet to see somebody find the standard fuel line to be a restriction, it doesn...
boggs DW10 HDi section 3 1,495 25-10-2016, 06:44 PM
    Thread: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler
Post: RE: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler

toseland Wrote: (25-10-2016, 05:01 PM) -- Poodle Wrote: (25-10-2016, 05:23 AM) -- I can't see any problem with that, it would probably cool the fuel better thanks to the higher airflow, as you say. ...
boggs DW10 HDi section 26 6,228 25-10-2016, 06:37 PM
    Thread: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler
Post: Front mounting 306 diesel fuel cooler

Due to my car being stupidly low I managed to rip off my fuel cooler I am thinking of front mounting it behind the grill. Would there be any benefits of this? Could it cause any restriction due to the...
boggs DW10 HDi section 26 6,228 25-10-2016, 12:18 AM
    Thread: 12mm fuel line 306 hdi
Post: 12mm fuel line 306 hdi

Due to being stupidly low I ripped off my fuel lines on my 306 hdi I have now fitted sheet metal to protect this issue. I want to replace the full feed line to 12mm piping how many metres would I need...
boggs DW10 HDi section 3 1,495 24-10-2016, 11:58 PM
    Thread: Xantia hdi 306 air box upgrade?
Post: Xantia hdi 306 air box upgrade?

Im wondering is an xantia air box much bigger than the standard 306 air box? I recently installed a xantia air box in my 306 as the person who owned it before had a cone filter fitted so I can't compa...
boggs DW10 HDi section 1 932 24-10-2016, 11:52 PM
    Thread: 2.2 hdi air box and maf
Post: RE: 2.2 hdi air box and maf

I installed a xantia hdi airbox onto my 306 hdi as the person before had a cone filter on. I don't have a standard hdi 306 airbox to compare the size of the xantia one so I am wondering is it much big...
boggs DW10 HDi section 38 13,013 24-10-2016, 11:47 PM
    Thread: Oil Catch Tank?
Post: RE: Oil Catch Tank?

I'd definitely be interested in one of these. I've wanted a catch can for my hdi but couldn't find a fit. I can't pm not enough posts but what's your email
boggs DW10 HDi section 21 4,693 11-10-2016, 01:12 AM
    Thread: Rough Idle HDI
Post: RE: Rough Idle HDI

To be honest it doesn't bother me, I would just like to know what it is to set my mind at ease.
boggs DW10 HDi section 4 1,138 05-05-2016, 09:45 PM
    Thread: Rough Idle HDI
Post: Rough Idle HDI

My 306 HDI sometimes has a very rough idle I can watch the rev counter flutter up and down slightly when at traffic lights etc. This happens when the car is fully heated up. It also seems to catch/hol...
boggs DW10 HDi section 4 1,138 05-05-2016, 09:16 PM
    Thread: Advice please on val
Post: RE: Advice please on val

£20 is a insult. I have no idea how much its worth down your end but its definitely worth a lot more than £20. Is it a 3 door or 5? Get some pictures up and people will be able to advise you better on...
boggs Newbies 14 1,886 03-05-2016, 09:09 PM