Beat epa by 5%

[chefdave]

Hi after sorting disintergrated rear hand brake shoes and rear disk pads and regreasing wheel bearings have finally achieved 500+ miles on a tank. My car is a peugeot 406 2.0 petrol auto estate. Peugeot say best imperial mpg is 40 mpg. I got 41.97 very close to 5% improvement. This is done in mixed driving and over scottish hills. Not a flat straight road in perfect weather conditions. So well happy. More to come when exhaust sorted and annual service.

[Magician]

Nice work. You will only see more improvements with learning from this site.

[SH@UN]

I'm jealous. I wish we got Peugeot cars here. The 206 is one of my favorites.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

So, does it have that so-called drum-in-hat parking brake setup? BTW sometimes I get quite confused with the imperial and U.S. gallons.

[chefdave]

Cripple rooster yes it does. Means you have to dismantle everything to replace "disc top hat". Imperial is used outside usa. Americans have a smaller gallon.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by chefdave

Means you have to dismantle everything to replace "disc top hat"

Even though disc brakes do dissipate heat more effectively and therefore become less prone to thermal fading, sometimes a regular drum doesn't seem so bad at all. BTW isn't there any conversion kit to get rid of the drum-in-hat setup and get the parking brake also operating the disc available for the 406? Well, even though it wouldn't lead to a huge weight-saving, decreasing the unsprung mass is often pointed out as a good improvement for handling.