Peugeot 504 Pickup Abandoned For Years In A Field. Will It Run?
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2023
- I bought the cheapest pickup on eBay, which just so happened to be this rather crusty Peugeot 504 truck with the 2.3-litre naturally aspirated XD2 diesel engine. from what we can work out she's been stood for 15-plus years. Will she run and drive?
Thank you to Andy for the solid recovery service. Give him a call on 07565654503 if you need a car moving.
And thanks also to Paul for letting me film on his property and for taking extra footage of the car being loaded.
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Old Diesels never die, they sit and wait for the day to run again 😊
This should go on a t-shirt
Just imagine if it was an EV?
It would just be a degrading toxic mess
True that
@@NotEconomicallyViable Bullet proof engines for 504 diesels, if you maintain them properly are going well over past 1 million km..
Specially for harsh & remoted places from countries like Colombia, Argentina, Africa, Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Niger know them very well
@@poplaurentiu4148aqui para o Brasil tambem vieram mas infelizmente a maioria virou sucata, tenho uma a 4 anos q já resgatei do lixo, não está perfeita mas aos poucos ficará ótima
The good thing about 504s and the old 404 pickups was that they were built on strong chassis’s so you can take the body off and weld or replace panels very easily -- that is why so many counties in Africa still have them on the roads -- you got a real gem there . Some where in France you will be able to get replacement panels or even Kenya where they were produced up to about ten years ago .
You could, but at that point this car would have eaten almost ten times the money you would need to buy a good one. In this case, with the steering wheel on the drinker side I would just check if any of drinkercar parts can be used, if so buy a good solid car from France and convert it. The tailgate from this one could make some Peugot freak to let go of some of his money to get himself a nice wall hanger.
I worked on a 504 car back in high school, but gave up on it when the springs came up through the rusted front shock towers. I wasn't much of a welder then (and my welding is getting rusty again now, no pun intended.)
Peugeot still make parts for all their cars models since 1920, it's expensive but we are so proud of our cars that passionate people in Sochaux can restore any Peugeot/Citroën !
Some 504 are still on the road today, like new !
@@Igzbl78 Agreed, PSA (now Stellantis) seem to inspire a proud loyalty in those who own them. Probably because they're damn loyal cars drivetrain-wise & folk have used/abused them long enough that they endear themselves to their owners. (Can't speak for Euro-3 upwards mind, but then what modern cars *are* reliable in the way they once were?)
We're still running round in our Xantia 19D-auto (my forever car) & currently have a ZX 19TD being reassembled for summer giggles. I understand this truck was pretty far gone from the video so far, but it does make me sad to see it no longer shows on the DVLA database. It's one I would've got my welder out for (and I don't even like welding much!) and at least given it another chance. Would love to own a 504/505 one day
Those peugeot engines were bullet proof cant say much for the rest of the car good luck with it
Indeed. Peugeot and Citroen were made out the shits of rust from the factory.
@@srfrg9707 b
The 504 (and the 404 and 403 before it) was a stunningly tough vehicle. The 505 was the last of the line and there's never really been a car to match since.
We've still got a few of these running around here in Brazil. Highly sought after because this diesel engine just keeps on going...
@@mikescudder4621 Half a million miles from one of these was not uncommon. Pug engineering was superb and steel-bumpered Pugs were the best. The great shame was that the bodies were so rust prone in the sixties and seventies.
@@mikescudder4621same in Argentina, you can see some from time to time, the car version was even more appreciated and there's still people that use them on the racetrack even.
I have 404 wagon(s) here in Oz. IMHO the best car ever made. I'd kill for this late 504 diesel ute. Well well worth repairing. Leaves the Japanese utes of the era and beyond, for dead. BTW lots of valuable and hard to get bits on this 504 ute.
@@lordofrims Cool!
that never dies! old engines with no sensors or electronics.
Very tough little engine
Run it on old cooking oil. It will !!!
No doubt about that!
How q
I hate modern cars full of major problems computer this computer that no bloody good if you breakdown in the middle of nowhere .Retired old school mechanical engineer .👊
I have the same one, 1990 model, it takes me every day to my workshop. It is an indestructible war tank, excellent job bringing it back to life, Greetings from Argentina
Visiting France for vacation a few years ago I saw the predecessor of the 504, a beautiful restored 403 pick-up truck, still working as a daily driver on a farm and in the wine yards! 😍
I see a 404 pickup with a wodden bed almost every day and I bet the driver is the original owner because I've seen him driving it for over 40 years now. 🙂
That’s very cool
Grapes MUST be transported by a Peugeot to get the right taste.
Port must be transported in wooden barrels by sea and baguettes taste best out of the back of a beaten Renault 4 Van.
I saw lots of these amazing vehicles in Tanzania and Kenya in the late 1980’s, they were incredibly rugged and managed the challenging terrain. Great video, love the old Peugout
These vehicles are considered legends here in kenya. Owning one (the saloon and station wagon) in the 70s and early 80s was a status symbol. The speed was legendary
In north Africa too
The 504 pick up and 7 seat estate were well thought of in their day.
By who?
@@angry9901by those who owned/drove them. I've rebuilt these engines in a former life
@@paulkeith9680 you poor thing, I am sorry.
Welcome back buddy!!!! That's a damn fine specimen you've found!
Thanks bud 👍
What a car! Those old diesels will outlast us humans.
Takes me back. My Dad had an early 80's 7 seat 504 estate in red. It could take the whole family anywhere in comfort and at surprising speed. Good memories as a newly licensed teenager of taking to an indicated 100mph. He ended up selling it 25+ years ago for £500 and I think it was exported to Africa. It's probably still doing a job there!
That's cool. I wonder what it'd be like taking this truck to 100mph haha
Likewise for us... Mom, dad, granny and 3 kids tour Europe in a 504 family estate and caravan.
same, dad had a 505 with 750k kilometers, he sold it for 1900, it was in mint condition and now i am 100% it is still running somewhere in africa
They have lots of them still going strong in Egypt!
I had a 504 at work, you can change gear when rolling without the clutch, up and down the box and they will cruse at 105mph all day long on motorway. There's a torque tube on the rear axle. Basically a great truck to have.
I've also been guilty of leaving the sump plug out and plenty of others will have done it. You're definitely not alone!
Well that's good to know lol
I have sooooo missed your video's. The humour and your "everyday is a school day" attitude has to make this one of my favourite channels. The "will it start" videos are along the line of the 6DDiesels (professional mechanic) content, but are at the opposite end of the spectrum for competence which you yourself admit making the format a winner.
Really appreciate that, Keith
"everyday is a school day"----
That phrase was born to be printed on a T-shirt!!!
@@RI-ns8wz to some of us, 'every day is a school day' sounds like hell
Awesome. I drove a 504 GLD car for quite a few years with the same XD2 motor. The 504 is so robust as you've found out it's the body work that will always suffer in our climate. 504 was made until year 2000, not bad for a car released in 1968. The XD2 is an Indenor engine, and a 6 cylinder version was also produced by Volvo Penta for marine applications. The 504 saloon held together despite the bodies because the engine/gearbox had a solid torque tube bolted from the gearbox to the rear diff/axle, so you could lift the body off the engine/transmission assembly of all 4 wheels, even the Peugeot factory manual showed this procedure! 504 pickups command a fair few shillings these days, don't scrap it, many bits n pieces are still available as they were used in cars like the 205. I'd rather like an early 505GLD 2.3 if only I had space and spare cash, for now it's my 205 waving the Peugeot flag. Good luck!
My Brother had a 1978 504 2ltr petrol for years here in Ireland....built like a Tank...great car for towing trailers ! 👍
😂 The Aussie role play bit was pretty entertaining. I love seeing all of the interesting messes that you manage to get into with these old vehicles. Keep up the great work mate!
I always wanted a 504 estate.
You need to finish the two projects you've got before you end up with a breakers yard outside your house lol
You’re not wrong there 😂🙄
I'm not gonna lie - breakers yard at my house sounds dreamy lol
Used to work on them when they were popular , never saw one with a seat that good !
Good man, i recently picked up an '86 505 GRD estate that somehow avoided being exported to Africa to end up as bush taxi, you cannot beat the XD engine!
Tough old girl that engine
Can't go wrong with an old N/A diesel. Purely mechanical.
Yeah lovely stuff
I once owned a Peugeot 505 Turbodiesel....loved it! They are tough old diesel engines. Until seeing this video, I had no idea Peugeot made a truck version of the 405. I'd love to have one.
They made 404 too, verry celeb in north Africa
old engines with no sensors or electronics👍
The 504 is surprisingly the car I've always wanted more than anything
Flipping heck, that's amazing. I suppose this is what happens when you don't have all them electronics. Your partner is an understanding woman 😅.
That I am 😂
Yeah she's great
Hi, I was working as a mechanic at a Peugeot main dealer back in 1989, I love the 504 pickup, its a great vehicle. If you decide to scrap it because of the extensive rot I would be interested in the engine, I put one in a series 2a land rover many years ago, big improvement on the rover diesel. The down fall of the 504 was rust just like the citroen c15 both good vehicles but rust buckets.
The old duffer.
It's a very cool truck. If I could do something about the bodywork it'd be great to have the truck stay around
Hi, none of the body panels are available, even pattern one's now, so you're have to make them, which is no easy task. We manufacture the Land Rover rear tub panels, and I wouldn't want to make just one set of panels for this. The development work alone is hundreds of hours of work. It's a real shame that it's so far gone.
@@NotEconomicallyViableThere were lots of original body parts in Kenya upto a decade ago or so. Occasionally but very rarely they do crop up for sale as cheap old stock. disposal
I passed my driving test at the fist attempt in a 404 pickup, column gear change and handbrake up under the dash. The examiner had never seen one before. My father then purchased a 404 estate brand new in 1970, in the late 70s we moved on to a 504 1.9 diesel estate and also a diesel 504 2.3 saloon. The 504s were really good, but the 404s were even better, I sure wish I still owned both of those.
I drove 404 pickup when I was 12, loaded with hay, or at times firewood; those gears,running from bottom to up,😮😅, it was quite awesome,,,, unlike other half gears, from top to bottom,,,,,😀 like Toyotas, Nissan,,,,,
I almost died on a 404 which rolled and threw me out of the window ,
fanatstic find,i used to work for Peugeot/Talbot back in the middle 80's & we had a 504 pickup as a workshop truck it went through hell & never let us down fanatstic pickup,i remember when they stopped making the 505 & owners esp the 505 Estate wrote letters to Peugeot begging them to carry on making them they were & still are a sort after motor,but great to see you got your 504 running again
diesel machines don't disappoint, well-done engineer
Hi,I've just found and subscribed to your channel, I'm loving the Peugeot pick up,well worth doing, fabricate inner and outer sills,floor repairs,when did you last see one, every french campsite seems to have one, for on site use,bins etc in various states of bodgery.
I really enjoyed your video to the fullest. What separates you from other is the fact you are who you are and no pretending. 👍
You're more Hubnut than Hubnut himself and had me in stitches 🤣 as if you're Laurel and Hardy all rolled into one 😅. These pickups were available in Zimbabwe back in the days of Rhodesia but we never got them in South Africa. Somebody brought one to South Africa and I saw 👀 it with its Rhodesian registration plates.
Todo el mundo habla de la durabilidad de las Toyota Hilux, pero la verdadera roca era la 504, indestructible. Y esos Indenor, ruidosos, lentos pero inmortales.
I had a 1975 504 Peugeot diesel car that I put over 200,000 miles on so I have had a lot of experience with this model. One of the problems was the engine was a wet cylinder engine and every 100,000 miles I had to have the engine repaired as the wet cylinders leaked water into the oil and I had to have it repaired. This was the main weakness of the model, except for the rust!
So it was a xd90 engine (first 504) but the xd2 engine hasn't this problem.
One of the best van’s I’ve ever had
Those old Indenor lumps are pretty bomb-proof. The 504 is an absolute legend, but as you've found out, they are total rust traps. I had a 504D Familiale 7-seater. It was probably the best car I ever had.
We had one also. Just fantastic but rusty.
Love seeing old motors com back to life 😮🥰
Thank you for the video sir. Before start working/ diagnosing, It was great power washing or blow dirt's from the engine bay .That helps to visualize defective parts easily, like wire cut, leaks etc.. .
Glad you and the Mrs are having fun with this. Great to see. You are picking some challenging stuff these days.
Cheers, Mitch
Had a 604 in the 1980's and pretty much rusted away...a fond memory of wonderful car.
These old Indenor Diesels have brought 2 generations of my family home, loyal humble with that particular Indenor Diesel rattle. My dad had a 404 in the sixties that did an incredible 300000 kilometers and I got a 504 Station wagon as a company car visiting ships all over Europe as a service engineer, these cars are real epic and come from an era when Peugeot made super reliable no nonsense cars. My 504 L Estate had the same dashboard.
That's pretty cool
In Europe parts are more available than here in South Africa. In Cape town there is a place where they rebuild rear classic cars and engines. My bakkies as we call them here (L.D.V.s ) I fixed them my self . To replace rusted metal plates with new ones is very time consuming. Good luck and don't sckrap its parts.
This guy could do this full time and be successful. Who else agrees?
Thanks for the kind words
Magic these trucks never die .looking forward to the fun
Like others I have missed your videos. I have had two 504 pick ups and done something like 400.000 miles between them towing heavy trailers and they lived on. I have used 504's in South Africa. Either the 2.0 or 2.3 are bomb proof, especially if non turbo. I had to stop myself running upstairs and messaging you when I saw the video. The sills on the trucks are not structural as there is a ladder chassis. If the buck is shot you could take it off and replace with a home made bed or even a tipper. In bleeding the brakes, it might be easier with the engine running as they are pump driven from the top belt. Indian Tata trucks had the same set up using peugeot diesels. The 5 speeds suffered from worn fifth gears but yours is 4 speed. The earlier oil bath air filters are the reason there are still thousands of 40 year old 504's in Africa. Thank you for posting, I would consider it myself!
That's pretty cool, Paul. Thanks for the advice 👍
incredible engine and find ! great work mate.
Thanks mate
Un des meilleurs moteurs peugeot. J'ai travaillé comme mécanicien chez peugeot et pour rien au monde je roulerai avec autre choses que mes 205. A cette époque c'était fait pour durer, aujourd'hui c'est du jetable. Merci pour cette chouette vidéo
My late farther had several of these great trucks just to let you know the cylinder heads crack between the swirl chambers and blow loads of greay smoke when the engine is hot on ildle very common. We had problems 25 years ago getting parts we ended getting several cylinder heads off the 2.3 liter diesel ford Sierra and had them rebuilt and kept in stock lol. If you want really rare Peugeot 504 pick up hunt for a 4wd one we had one it was brilliant it was the last vehicle I sold 8 yrs after my farther passed great memories great times wish I could go back lol.
I love watching old cars come to loyfe so I just had to subscwibe!
This truck is complete - a complete load of... potential lets say. 😃😃 Al from 6D Diesels would be proud of you 😎😎 Love the new homestead. Pleanty of room for all your potentials😂😂
Hahaha
So, so reliable & well designed, the 504 diesel. The best motorcar they ever produced. I had one for a while when I lived in France
Never seen someone on UA-cam actually pick one of these things up well done dude. 👍
You can re-connect to the original fuel tank now that its running. Check for a separate oil reservoir on the mechanical FI pump. A lawn and leaf blower would be my first choice to remove detritus from under the bonnet and interior spaces. Great job. Narragansett Bay.
Thanks for the info
The sound of that little diesel engine, it just makes my day i'm still smiling 😄😄
It's a great sound
That Peugeot has more holes than a golf course but it's not surprising it runs 😅 you Sir are a purveyor of tat at the moment but we wouldn't expect any less 😂 bonus points for getting the other half on board too!
Purveyor of tat 😂 You are not wrong…we need that on the wall!!
I usually change the oil of my oil bath filter after I changed the engine oil. I put the old engine oil in there. No need for wasting new oil for the air filter if you ask me.
I can't believe how good that thing ran after sitting for so long
It ran so nicely. Very tough engine.
Great truck. I miss mine. Absolutely bulletproof.
Still quite few running in Europe like France, Spain, Portugal and lot of them in 1000s all over Africa on daily use. The only problem is rust but you still can get all the parts and panels for it, plenty in scrap yards in France and neighbouring countries. Good workhorses they are.
Even Citroëns 2cv made the pickup trucks.
Very handy around farming communities and builders...ports also use them and lot of different businesses too...
Early bird and all that chap 🤘
Just discovered the channel Nino and love the videos👏. Inspiring me to get adventurous and tackle a few jobs on my 2001 Boxster which I picked up in May this year👍
That cat has the right attitude! :)
Way back in 1980 I owed a Simca 1100 which needed the "hammer treatment" in winter.
Great find. I have totally enjoyed your video. I really love Peugeots. Av never owned one but from the info that av gathered around and peoples experience it is a very special car. Never seen a diesel one only petrol in Kenya. The sound of the lion is everything. You are easy and i just love the way you did everything. Respect from Kenya. I will definitely follow you for more
I love how the cat jumping off the roof caused about a kilo of rust to fall off. 🐈⬛ Love this truck. Great video.
i learned to drive on a 504 wagon. thanks for reminding me of the sound of it.
A pickup! Cool stuff. Looking forward to the episode🍵
I never knew these existed, it's actually quite a good looking truck and those old French diesels in my experience will just run forever. It's also in that era that you can run them on cooking oil
You got my favorite, the Audi, Golf and the 504 love that thanks for sharing.
Great to see an old 504.
The saloon version was my first car after I passed my test in 1986 - a W reg (1980) 1.8GR petrol in ‘Sahara Beige’ passed down to me by my father when he retired. It was a fantastically comfortable car but at only 6yrs old and having done only 54k miles it was rotten as a pear in the front wings and sills just like yours. Non-assisted steering needed arms like a gorilla to turn the wheel at standstill but the power brakes were awesome
I learnt how to drive with this one...I remember I couldn't shift to third so I always just drove on second...and it allowed me...love it forever.
Dad had a 504 estate in 1970. Driving back up through France on the autoroute at 3am he pulls over on the hard shoulder and gets out, opens my door (sitting behind him) says ‘I’m tired out you drive’. So I did. All the way to Calais. 15 years old. Rest of the family snoring!
Haha brilliant
I remember my dad buying one. There was big hype around them in Zambia. Ever farmer had to have one!
The other lingering memory was him having to strip the engine at our cottage on the shores of lake Malawi. He laid down some jute sacks and laid the engine Components on it!.
It seized on my brother who was driving it down from the FARM. ( SECOND TIME.. THE FIRST COMING BACK FROM LUSAKA.. CAPITAL OF ZAMBIA)
He was the most able mechanic I know.
He was able to put it all together, get it started and have it driven back with a full load back home!
I had 3 new 504 pickups for work but they stopped making them,they never replaced them with anything.very popular with builders.I loved them.
can I just say, you're smashing this.
Such a cool video Nino! Thanks Mate
these trucks were fairly common in the nineties but were sought after for export where they were dismantled and sent abroad but a good reliable truck back in the day,
Great watch, enjoyed that, used to sell those old trucks when I worked at a Peugeot dealership in Sussex in late 80s, great old rigs. Thanks. Subscribed
That's very cool. Thanks for the sub 👍🏻
Keep up the amazing work mate 😎
Brilliant find, they were a bit more common in the uk than you think particularily in the 1980’s/ 90’s and even early 2000’s, but your right about trucks generally they tended be Toyota Hilux’s and Mazda B2500’s etc.
A few Farmers around where I grew up had those Peugeot 504 pickups.
Haha that brings back memories, we had our work experience at school, I was at a Peugeot garage and they had a 504 as the runabout, parts hauler, break down etc. it was brand new.
Well done, good job
Thank you
Get over to France and get the body parts you'll need. I've seen (and owned) plenty rustier Pugs than this. This one deserves to ride again.
Where have you been all my UA-cam life !
Subscribed! Fantastic content 😎👌👍👍👍
XD-2 Peugeot Diesel. Was a great engine, had a wagon (estate) back when I worked at the dealership, Swift Motors, in Hamilton, Ontario,Canada. Miss those days. Derick , Morris great guys rip boys.
The look on your face when it started..... Priceless!!!!
The french should consider relauncing this great legendary icon ,
Very satisfying watching the 504 come back to life. New subbie! Cheers from Nairobi!
Glad to have you around 👍🏻
Very informative and interesting video well presented keep up the good work looking forward to your next video !!!
Thank you very much!
Peugeot Indenor diesel. Great engine and an even greater car that is very rare. Certainly where you are. Lots of them still hard at work all over Africa. Worth restoring!
I got a 504 petrol engine and it was in the yard for 30yrs and now it's running around like an electric car, thanks to the makers of France,actually the peaugot can't let one down even if it's not running and lies in the backyard for yrs
What a lot of fun that was! I'd love a truck like this (or a less rusty one anyway!)
If I had a driveway like that it would be full of all sorts, at least one double decker bus :D
Thank you for a very interesting and funny video. I just got to know your channel.
I love these old Peugeot cars.
Thank you
My dear dad ran a 1974 504 GL for over 20 years. He sold it to a neighbour with over 418k on the original engine and gearbox. GES 314N.
I have a 504 pick up 4 wheels drive !! Indenor xd3 french motor never die ! The best ! Thanks from France !
The 00's french cars are bullshit...
Restore it. you will probably never see another one on your travels and its cool to be seen driving along.
You are my favourite Bri'ish person :D Keep up with the good content!
High praise indeed 😀😀
Looks like it will sail through it’s MOT. 😂 Looking forward to this and all the future episodes of welding.
Advisory for light corrosion...
We had a 504 sedan, preceded by a 404, back in Zimbabwe. The pickups were popular with farmers. Miss the simplicity of maintaining these vehicles and they could go almost anywhere. Those things are tough - Dad hit a warthog once at 60mph, only caused a small ding on the bumper and cracked glass headlight lens.
We bought a 504 in Harare in 1995 because the Nissan dealer only had 3 "bakkies" and we needed 4.
The 504 turned out to be the favourite ahead of the Mazdas the Nissans , Mazdas.
The 504 and 505s that found their way to Africa Is amazing, the estate 7 seaters being a bush taxi..
Good job I love Peugeot .my uncle used to own the 203.
Indenor motors never disappoint, those motors are eternal.