51 206 1.4 LX Service (Self)

Hello,

I am thinking of servicing my 206 (petrol 51 plate) myself. I intend to
change the oil, replace the oil filter, the air filter and the spark
plugs. My oil filter is the type that sits inside a housing (first car
I have had that has had this).

Is this a fairly straightforward job, will I need any special tools? ( I
have the usual socket set and spanners).

I have serviced my cars before, a Vauxhall Nova and an Austin Metro
which were fairly easy.

Thanks for your advidce

 

I had a horrendous job getting the old filter out the casing - think
it was just brute force in the end, but there's probably a £300 tool
you can buy for it!

Other than that - no probs.

 

Really?! I thought it would just slide out?

 

You need a 27mm socket on a long extension with a ratchet. You will
notice on a 206 that the power steering pipes are in the way of a
direct route on to the filter. Just put the socket on to the filter
casing and pass the extension through between the pipes. Now just undo
the housing. It shouldn't be too tight. Have a container on the floor
underneath to catch the oil! If you are lucky the actual filter will
stay with the housing. Just lift it out. Sometimes the filter will
stay in the bottom part and the housing will come away empty. In that
case grab hold of the filter (with gloves on) and pull it out. To
refit put the new filter into the housing and with the flat of your
hand tap it down so that it locks in place. Renew the seal and screw
it back in. Tighten with the socket but NOT too tight. 10NM is the
recommended torque.
The sump plug is the usual 4 sided internal type. Everything elsa is
straight forward although the coil pack can be a bit of a game to
line up with the plugs!! You'll see what I mean. You just need a bit
of patience.

 

You would, wouldn't you? Maybe yours will...it looks like a simple
paper thing with no strength to it. Mine took ages of farting around,
mainly 'cos I wasn't sure it was just force, not a technique.

Bon chance!

 

Thanks. When you say that the sump plug is four sided, what kind of
tool will I need to reomve it? Will I have to buy a new type of tool?

 

It's the usual for Peugeots. An 8mm square key like this:

http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/s.nl/sc.9/category.130/it.A/id.12255/.f

 

Ok Thanks, That doesnt look too bad, Halfords will probably have one.

This is probably a daft question but where are the spark plugs? Are
they behind the engine block - because if they are it looks like a
terrible job to get them out, there looks like a lot of stuff to remove.