Car = Potato.

[Alpineandy]

[Polarbear]

[UncleFester]

I'd fit a 2nd hand lump in that and then flog it on quick smart. See if you can get one on exchange.

If you and some mates can't DIY it then it's going to cost you almost the value of the car to get a garage to do it ( if you include the price of the engine and bits + labour + VAT)

So if you can't DIY it ...... eBay the piece of french shit as is and see if you can persuade some mug with a trailer to come and take it away for more than £100.

edit: If it has a CAT that's probably fucked too - they don't respond well to coolant. You'd need to check all the other ancilliaries also, a recon engine won't come with them as a rule.
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[Alpineandy]

[andy-b2]

[Polarbear]

[UncleFester]

Since oil and water are kept separate - can you explain to me what the pressure of one had to do with the other unless something has ruptured ( head gasket) to allow them to mix?
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[arry]

[B5234FT]

It was worth £1800.

it's now worth £300 'spares or repair' on ebay.

You can probably have it back worth £1800 for £300 and a weekend and learn some stuff in the process.

If someone offered to pay you £1200 to go on an interesting hobby related course for a weekend I'm fairly sure you wouldnt hesitate.

[groovylee]

classic pug HGF.

changing the head gasket isnt toooo hard a job on these, BUT....

check to see if the head bolts are reusable or not. many recommend changing them, or suffer the consequences later.

note you will also need to remove the cambelt to do the job, factor in for a new one, and tensioner, as you may as well do that while you're there.

i would also have the water pump and thermostat housing off to flush as much of the crap out as you can, as it takes bloody ages otherwise. you will want to take the rad out and fill with hot water, before chucking some dishwasher detergent in there, and leave for a while, then back flush it until it runs clear. basically, every pat of the cooling system will be full of mayo, so get as much out as you can while you have the engine apart.

you will need new gaskets / seals for the above.

get a haynes manual. you'll need it.

otherwise, perfectly doable by a DIY home mechanic, just take your time, label everything and bag it up. take many pictures to help with cable routing, hose connections, bolt placement, etc etc.

price everything you need up from Eurocar parts, along with whatever particular discount they have available at the time, and then you can make a call on whether to do it at all.

finally, when you get the head off, look very carefully at it. my old 320 E30 cracked the head, and i almost missed it until i took it to a place for chemical cleaning........

good luck
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[skatefreak]

If it's 2l diesel it will have a an oil cooler.

Tbh, the 307 are so horribly sh*te I would recomend fixing and selling.

Not sure if I just got a lemon (and the rest of half the internets) but it's one thing after another with those cars and it's been an education...

The major things I've done (off the top of my head) over and above the usual wishbones/drop links/belts and pumps:
turbo @ 55k,
Duel mass flywheel & clutch at 75km (were not OEM!),
2x Injectors,
Coms 2000 unit,
Electronic hydraulic steering pump,
DPF clean x3? + pressure diff sensor,
Cam sensor,
Fuel cap sensor.

All that in 3-4 years. I've just bought a spunky 95 306 because they are just better damned cars (cost £250 & burn veg like a champ so will pay for itself with free veg in no time!)

Propper bangernomics = putting money in your pocket instead of paying for depreciation!

[Wonko The Sane]

[Polarbear]

[bugeye_bob]

[groovylee]

[Nb]

Just scrap it, the repair will be fairly expensive. At least its another french pile of shit of the road?
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[RhynoCZ]

[lukamon]

how on earth do people have to do so much to their cars? i owned a 2006 mx5 from 50k to 100k in 4.5 years, and was fairly insulted when i had to replace an original headlight bulb at 95k

saying that, people dont seem to have much mechanical sympathy; guy at old workplace had a civic type r, every single day he redlined it going out the carpark, then complained about the gearbox being shit and seeing smoke behind him sometimes.
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[skatefreak]

My old 306, glow plugs, brake discs and one brake line in 4 years (usual consumables)...
Not all cars are equal. Some are downright gobshite...

[arry]

[RhynoCZ]

[skatefreak]

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£1800 is maybe a bit ambitious for a 307?

90% of the ones on Autotrader are under £2K, the vast majority between £1K and £1.5K.
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[RhynoCZ]

My brother has a 307 (petrol), it's crap even though it's in perfect working order.

I don't know if my brother's car is any special, but the materials in the interior are very poor (not cheap, but not good), the interior has next to now sound dampening (excessive road and aerodynamic noise), the suspension is typically French (too soft, not responsive) and the whole car doesn't seem alright in speeds above let's say 40mph. I can only imagine how crappy a diesel version could be, with all the extra rattle.

I know it's kind of stupid, but whenever I'm supposed to go somewhere with my brother, I always insist on taking my much older PimpMobil and pay for the petrol, rather than spending any excesive amount time in his 307.
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[M.C]

Shit French cars are shit, not seeing the need for a debate