Today's #UsedCarShopping: Citroën C5 1.6 HDI 8V. Sadly without the legendary hydropneumatic suspension, but still a very smooth ride and we didn't have to look long in Vilnius to find a bad road to test on.
Little rust, crashed front (fixable) and pockmarked by hail (fine for the low price).
Semi-automatic gearbox and clutch were ok, with some sluggish decision making. Not a sporty ride, but comfy.
Alas, the engine is leaking oil left and right, probably from the head gasket ☹️
@yngmar It might just be the valve cover, unless the oil has coolant in it.
@sullybiker It was hard to figure in a rainy parking lot with a lot of old oil smear everywhere, but it seemed to come from high up but not that high. And literally on both sides. Forgot my mirror, that didn't help.
With us buying an old farm very soon, I don't want to spend a lot of time fixing up another car. Probably will have to be a bit less stingy! 😬
@yngmar Head gasket problems are a giant pain in the ass. Better to walk.
@sullybiker https://mymotorlist.com/engines/peugeot/dv6cted/
"A feature of the motors of this series are frequent oil leaks from under the valve cover. Also, often antifreeze oozes out of the oil filter heat exchanger gasket."
Well, probably that then. There was something leaking from the oil cooler as well, but it mixed with the rest of the mess.
Having just watched a video, the alternator and aircon compressor have to come off for the valve cover because designers. Big meh.
@yngmar If only everything was like marine diesel
@sullybiker If only it were all sitting on a goddamn workbench in front of me, not kneeling in prayer position in front of a diesel engine while banging my head on the furniture. And that was on one of the more accessible boat designs!
At least our marine diesel was quite simple and made few problems. Good old Perkins (with Volvo paintjob).
@yngmar you just made me think of sail drive (shudder...)
