superbee
10th August 2010, 11:31
found this while ago on internet but never got around on trying it.
Im interested in your opinion on this article.
"Tip from Richard Turber about improving Saxo 1.0 and 1.1 brakes: "The brake servo has an pedal adjuster rod under a rubber cover which needed taking up a few turns, this noticeably improved the braking immediately. The rear brakes were still only just holding on a moderate incline and when I stripped them again after 1000 miles they had worn the adjusters smooth, thus no permanent take up on the handbrake. So I bought the cheapest linings I could find which came with separate, but much more robust looking, adjuster cams. I replaced the Citroen adjusters but kept the linings on, and bingo; excellent."
Further warning about rear drum brakes is that the linings are merely stuck to the shoes, can come unstuck and can seize the entire rear drum.
Some DIY advice from Brian Wright to anyone running the original 1.4 diesel: "The 106 1.4 diesel engine gets very hot. This is due to the fact that there is no premapped out circulation. The water around the liners and cylinder head get very hot and cannot move until the thermostat opens. Therefore the head gasket eventually blows. After replacing two head gaskets, one at 60,000 miles another at
80,000 miles, when I also skimmed the head, I sat down and pondered for hours as to what I could do to alleviate the problem. I did solve it and now my 106 has done 188.000 with no problems. The answer not only stops the engine overheating but there is now no problem filling it with water/antifreeze due to airlocking. Take out your thermostat. Drill a 1/16 dia hole top and bottom of the face and refit. This allows the weak pump fitted to the engine to pump enough water around to cool the necessary parts of the engine. The cooling fan is another problem as the stat fitted only comes in at an extremely high temperature when it is sometimes to late. Another tip. Do not let the engine idle for to long as the pump is so weak that at idling speed it cannot pump sufficient water around the system."
opinions?
Im interested in your opinion on this article.
"Tip from Richard Turber about improving Saxo 1.0 and 1.1 brakes: "The brake servo has an pedal adjuster rod under a rubber cover which needed taking up a few turns, this noticeably improved the braking immediately. The rear brakes were still only just holding on a moderate incline and when I stripped them again after 1000 miles they had worn the adjusters smooth, thus no permanent take up on the handbrake. So I bought the cheapest linings I could find which came with separate, but much more robust looking, adjuster cams. I replaced the Citroen adjusters but kept the linings on, and bingo; excellent."
Further warning about rear drum brakes is that the linings are merely stuck to the shoes, can come unstuck and can seize the entire rear drum.
Some DIY advice from Brian Wright to anyone running the original 1.4 diesel: "The 106 1.4 diesel engine gets very hot. This is due to the fact that there is no premapped out circulation. The water around the liners and cylinder head get very hot and cannot move until the thermostat opens. Therefore the head gasket eventually blows. After replacing two head gaskets, one at 60,000 miles another at
80,000 miles, when I also skimmed the head, I sat down and pondered for hours as to what I could do to alleviate the problem. I did solve it and now my 106 has done 188.000 with no problems. The answer not only stops the engine overheating but there is now no problem filling it with water/antifreeze due to airlocking. Take out your thermostat. Drill a 1/16 dia hole top and bottom of the face and refit. This allows the weak pump fitted to the engine to pump enough water around to cool the necessary parts of the engine. The cooling fan is another problem as the stat fitted only comes in at an extremely high temperature when it is sometimes to late. Another tip. Do not let the engine idle for to long as the pump is so weak that at idling speed it cannot pump sufficient water around the system."
opinions?