Newbie in Dover Kent

[minibee]

Hi everyone, thanks for letting me join

I recently bought a silver 206cc 1.6 2002 and she was called Polly by her previous owner, the name seems to have stuck!! I managed to get her from a work colleague reduced from £1250.00 to £850.00 and she has even let me pay for her monthly as money was very tight.

I haven't had too many problems with her to be honest, just the constant beeping from the dodgy boot sensor and I have had to unplug the brake fluid sensor as that was constantly saying it was empty even though it wasn't! But all in all she is a great little run around with no scratches or dents

My next list of jobs is a full service and replace her brakes all round, so if anyone is in the Dover area and knows of any reliable non rip off mechanics I would be really grateful for a nod in the right direction.

Thanks

[Tim@Prestige]

Hi & welcome!
I hope you enjoy your time on the forum.

[minibee]

Thanks Tim

[tenpole]

Hi , I was going to suggest doing them yourself but then again they are not the best pads to learn to change.
Are you sure they need changing?

[minibee]

Hi Tenpole

Yeh they definitely need doing, they are starting to grind, so the old man is going to change them for me this weekend. Its a pain but we really can't afford garage rates and he did my friends 206 not long ago so hopefully he will know what to do lol

[tenpole]

Have you looked to see if the pad has worn? These peugeots can make a grinding noise even when the pads are fine.

[minibee]

my other half has and he said to change them, according to my friend who I bought the car from they probably need changing soon as she hasn't done them since she bought the car 3 years ago :/

[tenpole]

There is a guide on here. Somewhere. You need to wind the pistons back rather than just push them.

[GrandadMonkey]

There is a guide on here. Somewhere. You need to wind the pistons back rather than just push them.

Only the rear calipers. The front ones just push in.

It's a good idea to renew the brake fluid completely too if it hasn't been done during the last 3 years.

[minibee]

Thanks for the advice guy's all done and no more squeaking and she is all booked in for a service in a couple of weeks

[GrandadMonkey]

Well done.