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2024-12-12 Solved Peugeot Charging Issue For the past few yrs the peugeot's been struggling to fully charge/hold power over few days. Alternator was fine, outputting 14v but battery only receives 12.3-13.5v Battery also holding charge fine for days once trickle charged & unplugged. Positive...

the switch is adjustable, try this. hold the pedal down with 1 hand while with the other hand you pull the switch-shaft to extend fully outwards then release the pedal and the ratcheting mech should readjust to the pedals new resting point

2024-12-11 Peugeot 307 Check Alternator The old peugeot has been struggling to hold enough battery voltage left over few days to crank the car, the battery only receives upto 13.5v when running. Thinking maybe the alternator diode is wearing out, I began taking it out to check it. Damn peugeot...

Added some welds using the lathe. Cardboard shield keeps spatter off the jaws. It span abit too quickly so the weld wasn't consistant but after adding few mm it was easy enough to machine down to size Machined down to 15.95mm with a fresh groove for the seal Welded onto the swing arm...

2024-12-06 Rebuild Rear Brake Calipers Time to overhaul the rear calipers because the dust boot was slightly torn Ahh, this thin plate I welded over the damper top cup has now rusted away ? It was just cheap thin untreated sheet steel, plus there were gaps at the sides where moisture...

2024-12-03 Service Peugeot 307 & Binding Caliper The Peugeots rear caliper has been binding for the past few yrs, so I'll try refresh the old rubbers. Brake line is seized on, so I'll just leave it attached & strip the caliper apart. Yeah the piston seal has definately gone old, hard & had...

It feels like the LSD preload has gone down recently cos it wheel spins a little bit more in the cold season, doesn't chatter as much and I can spin the wheel by hand with little resistance BUT the ramp does still engage / lock during right turns. It's been 4 mths since fitting the LSD so good...

2024-11-29 Compare Turbo WG Actuators The Turbotechnic S116 & spare GT1549 turbo both use the same size WG actuator but have different port layout, I was wondering if they have the same spec & can be swapped? ? So I hooked it to a pressure tester, apply incremental pressure & measure the...

2024-11-22 Peugeot 307 MOT The old peugeot failed it's MOT after the handbrake cable snapped, tie-rod boot split & worn left ball-joint :unsure: :cautious: So immediately went to eurocarparts, replaced the handbrake cable which was really easy peasy :cool: Replaced the left tie rod end...

Brought a BiggRed service kit on ebay for rebuilding the rear calipers with fresh rubber & pistons for £37 :cool:

My Consult diagnostic cable made by old Blazt tends to annoyingly freeze the laptop at random whilst datalogging with NissanDataScan ? I thought it was electrical interference but I noticed that simply nudging the cable will disrupt the signal & freeze the screen, so there must be a loose/bad...

2024-11-16 Micra Cooling System Warm Up Sequence Jack was having issues with his micra taking forever to warm up whereas mine heats up in few mins. So I measured some temps to show how the system normally heats up. Labelled some of the essential hoses I'll be feeling for. Heater dial is...

Covered the front of the panel shield with black vinyl to stop the bare aluminium shining through the grills ? & form a protective layer from incoming debris & weather Some stainless O2 sensor nuts also arrived for when I make the turbo downpipe

Fitted the repainted manifold. Made this shield for the front panel out of spare aluminium (similar to factory panel) to protect the engine/manifold/turbo from being blasted with weather (reduce rust), debris, cold air (keep exhaust hot for turbo) & help divert air through the radiator instead...

2024-11-15 Repainted New Manifold It seems the grey acrylic primer I applied by mistake (thinking it would've helped adhesion) turned to dust from being cooked by the heat therefore the hard cured VHT paint had nothing to cling onto and all peeled off ? (well it did say on the spraycan no...

2024-11-15 Print Stronger Gear Stick Mount After snapping the gearstick mount & ditching the rubber dust boot, I designed a much beefier mount Uses the same ball socket insert sized to fit snug without binding The green plate is pushed over the hex screws to lock & prevent them loosening...

This morning I saw the VHT paint over the grey primer has began to all crack/peel off ?? Almost all peeled off from the heat tonight. Guess I'll have to wirebrush it all off and spray the silver paint directly onto steel this time as mentioned on the spray can ? Recorded a cheeky little...

Tday removed the current standard cast manifold Old vs new manifold This catch can / shield plate was in the way so needs removing. I'll make a new shield & relocate the catch cans at some point :unsure: Fitted the new header Refined the downpipe to include a V-band join & position...

drilled & tapped new holes for the wastegate actuator looking good :cool: can't wait to fit this new manifold ?

Sanded the flange flat Till it covers the exhaust gasket The completed manifold wirebrushed clean :cool: A look inside each port & inside the merge collector Primered Painted with silver VHT Shweet