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Drained approx 1L out the tank from when the light comes on till the pump runs dry :unsure: Removed the old filler pipe since it was fitted in 2017, still intact & not rust The epoxy primer & hard coated wheel well paint keeping rust away :cool: Will restore the sills with the same...

Tacked the pipes together. It roughly matches the old one but I'll need to verify fitment on the car before fully welding it up For the funnel opening, the only 2" stainless pipe available that fits the screw fitting had a slot cut along it, so I began welding it together To taper the...

2024-12-20 Stainless Fuel Filler Pipe Been wanting to replace the factory mild-steel fuel filler pipe with a stainless version cos they all eventually rust from being exposed in the wheel arch, leading to rust in the fuel tank, clogging the filters & pump, & leaking fuel. Began stripping apart...

Marked where to cut the pipe Made an end cap Welded The droning is not as severe as before but there's still a little hint of that 208hz resonance, maybe cos the end-cap wasn't cut perfectly square (affecting how the sound reflects back) or maybe it was slightly off the optimum...

2024-12-16 Fitting & Tuning Adjustable J-Pipe Marked & cut the hole on the de-cat pipe J-pipe welded on Just enough weld penetration so that the bends are still smooth inside Installed ready to tune Marked the plunger positions so it's easier to measure length To tune the...

2024-12-15 Making an Adjustable Exhaust J-Pipe Refined the design to fit within the existing de-cat pipe with a support bar & clear the large mid-pipe resonator Cut afew pie-cuts to make the 1.75" 1.25D smooth bend Welded the bend & trimmed the end to fit the 2.25" exhaust pipe...

2024-12-13 Fix Exhaust Drone with J-Pipe My custom 2.25" exhaust system was often quite loud & boomy for years but ever since I fitted the new equal-length manifold the exhaust had a very noticeable, loud & annoying drone when cruising at 3.1k rpm :unsure: ? I read this page about calculating...

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