2000 Peugeot 306 hdi d Turbo from UK and Ireland - Comments

Steady on you guys. I drive a 96 D Turbo and am more than happy with it. I live in the French alps and this car is spot on for it's use. It looks pretty good, is comfortable, does 100mph all day if required and returns close to 50mpg while it is doing it.

I use it to drive up and down mountain roads regularly, and the torque is great, and combined with decent handling it is hard to beat up the hill (And I know the roads very well - which makes it interesting).

However, I am finding the brakes not the best, with judder under hard breaking and they are difficult to lock, even with new pads and discs. Also I am looking at some extra zip, in the form of maybe a k&n in the standard box or an induction kit. Nothing major. Any ideas on the best route to go with this? And how easy would it be to raise the rev limiter a couple of hundred rpm??

Thanks in advance.

I refer back to a comment made on the 1st of Jan re: the re-mapping of a 306 HDI, you said that the torque figure reached 285.4 lb ft. If my knowledge is correct then this gives an increase of over 100%. How is this when most companies who offer re-mapping advertise a 30-40% increase?

Thanks to the gentleman for his comments on my turbo cutting in at 1500rpm. I suggest you check your data logger a bit more carefully in future. Max torque on a 306hdi is reached at 1900rpm (Peugeot's own figures). As I am sure you will understand the turbo would need to be running even earlier in order to attain this. I never said that the turbo was operating at full boost, but from 1500rpm it is supplying a useful helping hand. Try driving one and you may find out! I think you may have your engines mixed up as the old jz series of engines in the 306, the old 1.9, developed max torque at 2500rpm, though the turbo would have to kick in a few hundred rpm earlier to achieve this. Remind me to never have you data log my engine. From a Peugeot mechanic with 17yrs experience. Thanks for the laugh!

To the guy who lives in the French Alps:

Check out www.allardturbosport.co.uk They offer a 3 phase performance upgrade for the 306 TD engine. Phase 1 costs £125.00 + vat and involves some special tuning, they say that this gives up to 20% more power and torque. Phase 2 costs £495.00 + vat, this is phase 1 plus an uprated intercooler, supposed to give a 35% increase in power and torque. There is a phase 3 but I can't remember exactly whats involved, gives 45% increase though and costs best part of a grand.

I hope this helps. I haven't used them yet, but am about to buy a citroen ZX TD off a mate, and plan to have phase 1 done fairly soon. I'll let you know how I get on.

By the way, they're based in Gloucester - I think they sell manuals though which will show you how to do it yourself.

Hi all.

I own a 2001 HDI and am really pleased with it. I must admit, it lacks in first gear, but I can testify to it being able to beat most 1.6 petrol cars, like your Escorts, Focus', Astra's etc.

I also do a lot of motorway mileage, and having previously owned a 1.6 Escort (I think I'm in a position to make my above comparison, then!) I love how the 306 eats up the road, and is able to accelerate from 70mph to 90mph in top with no trouble at all. I feel quite safe to throw it around, too - and that whistle of the turbo's magical.

A question though; my 306 has done about 90k miles, and has developed a 'ticking' noise, that increases and decreases in time with the engine revs. It could be as simple as a cam belt needing replacement, but it sounds like it's coming from deep down at the bottom of the engine, and I'm worried it could be the bearings in the crankshaft. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM?

Cheers.

Hi all, I have had a 306hdi turbo diesel for 3 years. a good looking, fairly fast car, but have unfortunately wrote it off. thinking of changing to a 206 2.0 litre turbo diesel hdi. anyone owned one of these to give me a comparison in performance and faults.

Hi all, I have had a 306hdi turbo diesel for 3 years. a good looking, fairly fast car, but have unfortunately wrote it off. thinking of changing to a 206 2.0 litre turbo diesel hdi. anyone owned one of these to give me a comparison in performance and faults.

Am I right or wrong in thinking there is a 110HP version of the 306HDi? I'm sure I remember hearing about them before, but Googling for a 110 now I can't come across any info.

If there is, how do you tell them apart from the 90?

Thanks!

As far as I know, there was never a 110bhp HDi 306, at least not in the UK.

OK thanks, guess that explains why I can't find any :).

Anybody got any thoughts, power/speed wise, on the 306 HDi 2.0 90 VS the 307 2.0 HDi 110 VS the 307 1.6 HDi 110 VS the 307 2.0 HDi 136?

I've got an old 94 405 1.9TD at the moment, but need to upgrade badly. I love the look of the 307 HDi 136 XSi, but because they only started at the end of 2004 and aren't really available in Ireland it would cost me in the region of €23000 to get one. I could stretch to €19000, but if the 306 HDi was a good car I'd be just as happy getting a 2001 one of them for €10000 :).

Let me know what you reckon...

Dunno if it is true, but the 307 hdi is supposed to suffer head-gasket problems. But the build quality is miles better than my 2001 306 hdi. The 306 is a very good car, but can feel a bit flimsy. Hope this helps.

Hi there I'm about to turn 17 looking for my first car, I'm thinking about getting a 306 preferably diesel.

People are telling me that the d turbo drives well, and is cheap to insure. I recently bought parkers car guide and there is a:-

1.9 diesel with 71 bhp

a

1.9 diesel with 92 bhp

and a

2.0 diesel with 90 bhp.

Which one is the d turbo and does anyone have any recommendations between the three many thanks if anyone can help!!.

The D-turbo is the 92bhp, the 2.0 90bhp is the hdi. Out of the two the hdi is the much better engine, but tends to be a lot more expensive, mostly because it is the later model.

The 1.9litre engines are the old-style mechanical injection diesel engines from 1993-99. Very good, economic, reliable etc, but surpassed by the engines the Germans developed in the late 90's. In late '99 Peugeot switched to using the HDi engine which is a much more modern engine. These are common rail injection ECU controlled engines which are much quieter and more advanced all round. The HDi's are 2.0litre.

The engines can come with or without turbo's - this is the 71/92bhp flavours in the 1.9's - as for the HDi's they all seem to come as 90bhp with a turbo - however I did drive a HDi that had no turbo, but I can't find any information on that - strange!

Some HDi engines give 110bhp - these are the intercooled versions - I have heard them available in 306' but have yet to see one?

Anyway - the older 1.9 engines are good, but the new HDi's are superb. Obviously you pay for it, but it is definitely worth it. Impressive performance and very cheap to insure / run.

Hello all

I've just bought a 1999 306 HDi Estate, 62,000 miles from my sister who's had it since new. No turbo - at least as far as I can see. It does everything it should, instant start, cruises well above legal limit etc - except that it gets there slowly... It is really flat all the way through the rev range. My beloved '94 405 turbo estate with 230,000 miles on the clock would run away from it from the lights... It's my first contact with common rail diesel - how bullet proof is the Peugeot ECU? (The air-flow sensor looks OK.)

Thoughts/comments very welcome.

Thanks

Steve.