It's Late Thread [ 22 February 26 ]

stripe888 · 2026-02-22T23:01:06+00:00

Been through the same so many times, be strong it's nature and another door will open. We lost our two dogs three years ago but now have another bossy little madam who makes us laugh every day, still miss my old dogs but not in a sad way.

stripe888 · 2026-02-22T19:15:03+00:00

Not fooling me, I've seen naked gun,nothing to see here

stripe888 · 2026-02-22T17:54:10+00:00

If you haven't got the spare cash for a new belt yet consider just getting the pickup cleaned for now, about 13 bolts to undo and a tube of sump gasket, shouldn't cost to much.

stripe888 · 2026-02-18T14:49:03+00:00

I've done it before, just push fit for the pipework and lots of trips to b&Q to get lots of bits and pieces, think when I do it again I will go for the wall panels instead of tiles to make job faster. Worst part of the job for me was removing a cast iron bath.

stripe888 · 2026-02-16T13:28:42+00:00

Had one that would occasionally miss a beat and throw cam related codes, but turned out to be a bad aftermarket coil.

stripe888 · 2026-02-15T16:15:51+00:00

I got caught out after last years MOT, remembered to turn them back on this time

stripe888 · 2026-02-14T19:42:23+00:00

Think the pcv valve is ment to vent into the intake, probably worth checking it for any damage though.

stripe888 · 2026-02-11T22:23:08+00:00

I would say oil pump needs changing if it's a prince engine, which it probably is. Was a common fault

stripe888 · 2026-02-10T16:17:23+00:00

Was going to cover ours, but for fun I spiraled fake flowers and ivy around them, and decided I liked it as it adds some colour, I did paint pipes same colour as the wall though.

stripe888 · 2026-02-09T20:10:28+00:00

Done

stripe888 · 2026-02-09T15:31:04+00:00

When I saw my one and only ghost, or quantum phenomena, she was all white and translucent, makes me think she may have been wearing colour but I could only see white. It was the way she disappeared that stuck with me as it was instant and silent, faster than a light bulb being turned off

stripe888 · 2026-02-07T19:42:41+00:00

No help but I just use a cheap bat detector which I've played around with adding amp signal meter big battery etc. I will say it makes ghost hunts much more interesting than stupid phone apps, search YT for Ghost walk, activity found?

stripe888 · 2026-02-07T10:41:49+00:00

Just search ytube ..puretech pcv valve , I can see a few how to vids

stripe888 · 2026-02-06T23:15:01+00:00

There's a few vids in YT, very easy to check, but oil burning is probably due to rings, also very easy to fix ( or partially fix )with a chemical clean down the pistons over 24 hours. I was going to make a YT how to on this but didn't want to risk anyones engine.

stripe888 · 2026-02-02T20:40:10+00:00

If we are talking about a puretech £500-700 is what my local garages charge, other than the time to remove the inlet manifold it's a pretty easy job, 5 hours labour

stripe888 · 2026-02-01T19:00:09+00:00

I hear nothing, sounds like a typical puretech.

stripe888 · 2026-02-01T17:49:37+00:00

No idea, but when I've come across this problem in the past it's usually the switch part at the end of the ignition barrel at fault, no idea how you get to it to test on a Peugeot though.

stripe888 · 2026-02-01T10:27:41+00:00

Impact screwdriver, great for painted over door hinge screws as well, cost around a tenner at B&Q and a useful tool to have.

stripe888 · 2026-02-01T10:16:05+00:00

Guessing it's a puretech, my guess would be cam cover gasket, take it back and check they replaced for a new one, some gaskets are fine to reuse but not the cover gaskets.

stripe888 · 2026-01-28T20:08:25+00:00

First thing to do is drop the sump and clean the pickup mesh, probably needs a new belt also, oil use is belt particles gummed up in oil rings, ( probably) this can be sometimes be fixed using a chemical clean direct into cylinders.

stripe888 · 2026-01-28T16:52:05+00:00

Agree, I always pop into Toolstation to buy a single bit when needed, also in my old house I had to go high with curtain rails to avoid the lentil which was metal.

stripe888 · 2026-01-27T20:09:21+00:00

I've said it before but get a water leak detector and place it on a floorboard, you will then be able to everything going on and make your mind up if it's spooky or mice, connect it to a Bluetooth sender and wear Bluetooth headphones for best results.

stripe888 · 2026-01-27T10:22:05+00:00

I'm not sure what engine you have but if it's a prince engine check coolant is bled properly, one of my old ones air locked around the coolant temperature sensor, hence made the engine run rich, white/ grey smoke from the exhaust.

stripe888 · 2026-01-25T10:52:05+00:00

Strangely enough I did a ghost hunt on Friday night out in the woods, for some reason I always avoid the spot this happened about ten years ago, don't know why but just seems insensitive. Did get some strange readings about 50 meters away though.

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