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    Need a bit of help choosing a 208

    Well I had an 08 plate Peugeot 308 1.6 vti with the BMW EP6 engine, the same one they put the the mini, to say the least, it was a nightmare to start with, timing chain and nightmare of an oil leak from the oil filter housing, but once all the issues were sorted, she was a brilliant car, and...
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    Does anyone know what this sensor is ?

    as the title suggests, does anyone know what this sensor is, its a black plug with 1 wire only, it plugs into a brass looking sensor which screws directly into the head in-between the vacuum pump and the thermostat housing, it appears to be there all on it own. I broke the plug on it whilst...
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    Catch cans

    This is my 2nd post here, after experiencing a bad oil leak, and hopefully having that fixed, I'm wondering if I can add an oil catch can to my car, every video I've watched etc are all for turbo vehicles, however my car also experiences the same problem as the turbo versions, oil particles get...
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    Peugeot 308 1.6 vti oil leak headache

    I'm about to do the clutch in the car next week so will definitely remove the flywheel and change that crank seal on that side whilst I'm at it, the sump and timing chain side crank seal is the wrong side of the car to where the oil leak is. My one pet hate with cars is oil leaks, I can d so...
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    Peugeot 308 1.6 vti oil leak headache

    Just too add, funny enough I was just watching a video about steel seal head gasket repair, when I first got the car the heater matrix was blocked, I had to flush the cooling system and fit a new matrix, pretty easy on this car, however it makes me wonder now if the previous owners knew the...
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    Peugeot 308 1.6 vti oil leak headache

    Yes I have and that came back fine, however a compression test just tests if the head gasket is ok around the cylinders, it wouldn't pick up if the outer skin of the head gasket was damaged around one of the oil channels letting oil out. Also I should say I'm not getting any smoke out of the...
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    Peugeot 308 1.6 vti oil leak headache

    Thanks, I can't imagine where else on that side of the car it could be coming from, unless, dare I say it, the head gasket. It's the only other carrier of oil that I can think of on that side of the car.
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    Peugeot 308 1.6 vti oil leak headache

    Hi, I've justjsigned up and hoping someone can help me with this problem, I've owned the car since December 2018, it's a peugePe 308 1.6 vti petrol (120) with the EP6 NA non turbo engine. In the begining I loved this car, now I'm starting to hate it, I have a Peugeot 308 1.6 vti 2008, it using...

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