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PSA 1.2 Puretech oil pressure fault. P15a8.

f you own a car with the PSA 1.2 Puretech Engine then this post is for you.  This engine is fitted to many vehicles including   Ford, Peugeot, Citroen, and Vauxhall’s  It has come apparent that these engines fault at about 40k miles.  The symptoms. 1. Upon almost first few accelerations from setting off the engine light comes on.  2. The vehicle odometer near 40k or multiples of.  3. Flagging fault P15A8 on diagnostic tool. This is a oil pressure fault   The problem.  This engine although a good engine with some fantastic technology built in has a timing belt that is inside the engine.  This may have seemed a good idea to the designers but it deteriorates in the engine oil, flaking off and clogs and blocking the oil pick up. If left could end up in major engine failure.  The solution.  Quite simple really, remove sump (easy task) check and clean oil pick up. Then change cambelt. Quite a Job.  If you want to see how to diagnose and solve this on your psa 1.2 Puretech Engine i have made
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How2fixit Hits 1000 subscribers

 How2fixit has just hit a new milestone, 1000 subscribers.  It’s been some time since I wrote a post. So thought I would make an update.  Got some really good content now. Over 100 videos/tutorials.  One of the latest series is covering a common fault with the PSA Puretech 1.2 engine. This is fitted to loads of vehicles including many ford, Peugeot, Citroen and some vauxhall cars.  https://m.youtube.com/c/how2fixit1/videos Please feel free to take a look 
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Where to get quality car parts with fast delivery.

 So your cars broke down and/or you need parts fast to get your car back on the road. There are many places you could go. But sometimes it can be a mind field.  You could by from eBay or Amazon. Sure you might be able to get parts cheap but sometimes quality isn’t what you would expect or they send you the wrong part.  This causes you even more problems. You could by from a reputable parts supplier such as Euro Car Parts. These allow you to enter your registration and give you a option of budget and premium car parts. With the added bonus of collection from a local store and fast delivery.  And like all other marketplaces you can purchase tools and consumables, basically anything for your car. 
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How to fix it, great resource of service display reset.

 With over 50 videos concentrating on service light/spanner reset procedures. How to fix is becoming a one stop you tube channel with simple step by step video shorts where the use of diagnostic equipment isn’t required. Currently there are over 360 subscribers and counting. Please like share and subscribe but first see for yourself. How to fix it service resets.  
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How 2 fix it subscribers grow

It’s been a while since I posted on this blog. Thought it was time to add to keep it fresh. I have been spending quite some time with the YouTube channel and it is starting to grow nicely. 22 subscribers in three month and many useful and help videos from simple tasks such as checking oil level. Right upto complex timing belt jobs. Why not head over to check it out . Please like and subscribe let us hit hit 100 subscribers by Christmas. Here’s the link.  How2fixit
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Skoda 1.6 diesel timing belt tensioner fault part 2

OK so it’s been a while and I do apologise to those waiting for the conclusion of this. So did I get to the bottom of this? Was it the timing? Sometimes you feel you need to give up, did I? Yes, yes and obviously No. I did eventually get to the bottom of this, I have finally gotten over the stress and sleepless nights this caused me after stripping and checking. So to conclude,  was it the timing? It had to be it couldn’t be anything else, but how? It was the cam box. The piston had hit the valves and instead of damaging the valves it spun the cams on the hollow cam shaft. This is why it seemed to time up but it didn’t. Simply replaced the stupidly expensive cam box with cams as these don’t separate. After replacement. It ran like a dream. Finally no more messing with this. And a happy and unhappy customer with a huge bill. 
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