Citroen Saxo 1.1 (or similar Peugeot 106)

[Rustinho]

Just curious if anyone on the forum has ever owned/worked on a 1.1 Citroen Saxo/Peugeot 106. They're supposed to be pretty reliable lumps and fairly easy to work on.

I just bought one as a cheap runaround for me & for the wife to learn to drive in.

Having only paid just over £300 for it I'm expecting to be getting my hands dirty! (At the minimum I'll be doing the cambelt & associated gubbins as soon as I can)

Any thoughts/advice/comments on what they're like to work on would be much appreciated if anyone has experience of them...

Ta.

[bullet513]

brilliant little cars, very easy to work on, have a few common faults but all fixable with little money

[GRASSMAN]

Hi Rusty,

Used to race an AX (same engine) and they are bombproof.
When changing the cam belt, change the water pump at
the same time, (it's belt driven), and if the water pump fails
kiss the engine bye bye, You can pin the engine using a
10mm bolt thru the cam pulley into the end of the head,
and use a 6mm bolt thru the engine plate into the fly wheel,
for TDC, there's a hole just above the engine number plate.

Hope this helps.

Gman.

[Rustinho]

Hi Rusty,

Used to race an AX (same engine) and they are bombproof.
When changing the cam belt, change the water pump at
the same time, (it's belt driven), and if the water pump fails
kiss the engine bye bye, You can pin the engine using a
10mm bolt thru the cam pulley into the end of the head,
and use a 6mm bolt thru the engine plate into the fly wheel,
for TDC, there's a hole just above the engine number plate.

Hope this helps.

Gman.

Cheers for that - I'd read similar comments elsewhere but it's nice to get it confirmed from someone.

I also saw something about doing the crank shaft oil seal at the same time as well. Do you reckon that makes sense too?

[GRASSMAN]

Cheers for that - I'd read similar comments elsewhere but it's nice to get it confirmed from someone.

I also saw something about doing the crank shaft oil seal at the same time as well. Do you reckon that makes sense too?

Rusty,

Raced the same engine for 3 years, never changed the
crank seal, if it don't leak leave it.
Tip for a road car: Stand behind it, and make sure, BOTH rear
wheels are upright, rear axel bearings are a PITA to do and
secondhand axels are quite rare now.

Gman.

[JD_975]

Brill little cars and simple as a simple thing to work on mate