Shock absorbers are one of the most essential components of a car’s general performance, so it’s essential to ensure they’re always in good functioning conditions. However, it’s not easy to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Peugeot 306? That’s precisely why our team has posted this content to help you find an answer to this question. First, we will see why it is essential to change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle, then, when to change the shock absorbers of your Peugeot 306, and finally, what is the price to replace them.

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Why change shock absorbers Peugeot 306?

Before detailing to you when changing the dampers of your Peugeot 306 , we will see why it can be essential to change them. It is not easy to measure the condition of your shock absorbers, however, it is essential to know the function they play to understand the interest of keeping them in good condition. The shock absorbers on your Peugeot 306 are part of the safety features. In fact, they are the ones that will ensure that your car has good road handling, keeping wheel contact with the ground and balancing the weight of the car evenly. Moreover the shock absorbers ensure the driving comfort of your Peugeot 306 , if they are used up you will get tired faster and consequently getting behind the wheel your car will be more risky. At last, having shock absorbers in bad condition will accelerate the wear of other parts such as the silent blocks or the tires.

When to change shock absorbers Peugeot 306?

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We will now see the part that will most definitely bring you to this content, when to change the shock absorbers of his Peugeot 306? After having discovered the importance of having shock absorbers in good condition, we will show you how to know if they need to be replaced and when you should think about making this change.
For this, there are not a lot of possibilities, however we will list the different ways to know when to change the shock absorbers of a Peugeot 306, here they are:

  • We estimate that the shock absorbers of a motor vehicle have about 80 000 km of lifetime, so try to know the previous date of shock absorber change if you have a used Peugeot 306, or to check the kilometers if it’s a first hand.
  • We don’t actually think about it but the technical control is a reliable way to know when to change the shock absorbers of your Peugeot 306. Obviously, this thorough control of your motor vehicle (specifically since its evolution in 2019) enables to produce a good check-up of the state of a car. Obviously, it will check on your shock absorbers the presence of leakage, the deformation of the rod, the presence of corrosion, and the fixing of these . If you have some know-how in mechanics you can already look yourself for the presence of oil on the shock absorbers which warns you of a possible leak.
  • If you detect that your Peugeot 306 squeaks or has an abnormal behavior in turns or when passing on speed bumps for example, do not think twice to examine our content dedicated to this trouble. One of these indications can notify you to a pronounced wear of your shock absorbers and consequently the relevance to change them.
  • Place your Peugeot 306 on a flat surface and struggling with the bonnet, check if one of the corners of the car is lower than the others. Do not hesitate to use a tape measure to get precise measurements. This can notify you to a deterioration of a shock absorber mounting.
  • Verify the wear of the tread of the tires of your Peugeot 306, obviously if you detect abnormal on the “sidewalls” of your tires it can be a signal of tired shocks.

Now you know the list of control points that exist to know when to change the dampers of your Peugeot 306 .

Price to change shock absorbers Peugeot 306

And to finish this guideline we will now see what is the price of replacing shock absorbers on a Peugeot 306 . We’re going to separate in two parts, first the shock absorbers replacement at a specialist, and then the price of the shock absorbers alone if you want to have them mounted by a friend or yourself, find below the two simulations:

  • Price of the shock absorbers change on Peugeot 306 by a specialist: If you change the shock absorbers of your motor vehicle at a specialist, we advise you if you have a small budget to go rather to a motor vehicle center like Feu Vert which will offer you prices much less expensive than the garage of your Peugeot 306 dealership. However, if you have a Peugeot 306 with a classic finish you will have to count between 400 and 700 euros depending on the kind of garage and rather between 700 and 1000 euros if it is a sports model.
  • Price of buying shock absorbers for Peugeot 306 on a specialized site: Finally, if you want to do the change yourself, buying “generic” shock absorbers on specialized sites like oscaro can allow you to make decent savings, for a set of front shock absorbers you will need between 50 and 150 euros, do not hesitate to take a look at the offer on Oscaro, and if you want to change the rear shock absorbers it’s rather between 50 and 100 euros, idem, stick to the link to get the prices and the different models available.

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