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3980

That is correct except for the turbo part, if i am not wrong it’s just the normal PureTech 1.2

3981

something similar here with my dream car: https://www.uaz.ru/en/cars/hunter

3982

I don’t want to scare you but engines 1.2 PureTech built from 2015 up to 2022 are known to sometimes develop engine problems.
There a lots of reports of excessive oil consumption and premature timing belt failures because it runs immersed in oil, unlike traditional timing belts, generating debris that clogs the lubrication system.

You can read about it here

The good news is that Peugeot (Stellantis) increased the warranty period to 10 years or 175 000 kms, so your car is still under warranty and you don’t have to pay nothing.

Go to the official Peugeot dealer and check if the timing belt was changed and, if not, demand it to be changed because the recommended replacement interval went from 100 000kms/10 years to 60 000/6 years.

I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s better to be safe than sorry.

3983

They did improve the belt in 2021 onwards (at least on Opel), so it’s much more resistant to wear. But still it’s important to use exactly the oil that manufacturer recommends.

Part of the belt problems were because recommended oils were not used and maintenance program was not followed carefully enough.

I know this because I have my eyes on Opel Crossland that uses Stellantis engine… :grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

3984

Yeah i am aware of it, the car will be fully checked within 3 weeks by a Peugeot dealer. My father in law had the same car, he has now a peugeot 208 from 2025 with the turbo engine.

Thanks for the warning.

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Marshall Major V - I wanted Majors for quite a long time, since the first model, but always ditched them in favor of Beyerdynamic, Sony, KZ, Anker, and other brands.
First impressions aren’t extraordinary, but I’m not disappointed either and quite satisfied with how they meet my expectations.

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My roommate got me into fountain pens and… here it begins.

(Note the humorous misspellings.)

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Opel Crossland Comfort 2021 with 130 Turbo engine. Only 31000 km driven. :sport_utility_vehicle:

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I bought one of Kaweco’s for my wife for anniversary present.

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Technically not MY latest purchase and in fact not even MY purchase however I do get to use it and I did help get it running again.

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Yes those are original miles.

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Waiting for the delivery. . . 16gb. . . will replace my RX7600 8-gb. Just now need a flatscreen with a higher refresh rate . . .

Rich :wink:

3991

I received my first pcb created with KiCAD from OSH Park. A very basic fuzz pedal pcb for guitars.

Check out that color, isn’t it beautiful? :stuck_out_tongue: :purple_heart: :purple_heart:

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Kicad is pretty good for electrical circuit board layout and design. Interesting project.

Rich :wink:

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It took a bit of time, as I am quite busy, but today I soldered two wires together and nothing exploded :slight_smile:

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More practice will follow.

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Cold soldering :face_with_peeking_eye:

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Bought insync, since it was on sale (still is) and since Gnome dropped their integration (I use currently Ubuntu 26.04). Has been working well, actually better than Gnome’s ever did. Much faster. :+1:

Haven’t noticed any difference to Google’s official app, which I used on my Windows days gone by. Although apart from XP and 7, those were not the days to much remember. :window: :grin:

3996

I added two other goodies. . . a ‘new’ old cpu (AM4) and cooling fan assembly. . .

[richardc@richard-ms7c91 ~]$ fastfetch
                     ./o.                   richardc@richard-ms7c91
                   ./sssso-                 -----------------------
                 `:osssssss+-               OS: EndeavourOS x86_64
               `:+sssssssssso/.             Host: MS-7C91 (1.0)
             `-/ossssssssssssso/.           Kernel: Linux 7.0.12-arch1-1
           `-/+sssssssssssssssso+:`         Uptime: 1 hour, 17 mins
         `-:/+sssssssssssssssssso+/.        Packages: 2755 (pacman)
       `.://osssssssssssssssssssso++-       Shell: bash 5.3.15
      .://+ssssssssssssssssssssssso++:      Display (C32R50x): 1920x1080 in 32", 75 Hz [External]
    .:///ossssssssssssssssssssssssso++:     DE: KDE Plasma 6.6.5
  `:////ssssssssssssssssssssssssssso+++.    WM: KWin (Wayland)
`-////+ssssssssssssssssssssssssssso++++-    WM Theme: Layan
 `..-+oosssssssssssssssssssssssso+++++/`    Theme: KvCyan [Qt], Breeze-Dark [GTK2], Breeze [GTK3/4]
   ./++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++/:.      Icons: Tela [Qt], Tela [GTK2/3/4]
  `:::::::::::::::::::::::::------``        Font: Noto Sans (10pt) [Qt], Noto Sans (10pt) [GTK2/3/4]
                                            Cursor: Layan-white (24px)
                                            Terminal: konsole 26.4.2
                                            CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900XT (32) @ 4.98 GHz
                                            GPU: AMD Radeon RX 9060 XT [Discrete]
                                            Memory: 4.10 GiB / 62.71 GiB (7%)
                                            Swap: Disabled
                                            Disk (/): 97.04 GiB / 1.82 TiB (5%) - btrfs
                                            Local IP (wlan0): 192.168.1.9/24
                                            Locale: en_US.UTF-8
                                            
                                                                    
  Rich ;)
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I’ve used insync for years. A very worthwhile purchase :+1:

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Tin both wire ends first, would only require a brief touch with the soldering iron that has a drop of molten solder on it. That would join both ends more reliably, due to the flow characteristics of (re)molten solder that should result a much cleaner joint. That usually won’t need a third hand to fiddle around with both wire ends and the strand of solder at the same time.

Additionally, if you need a necklace. Solder in an resistor at the ends of a single wire. And if anyone asks what that contraption should be, you could point towards that in a wire loop without any power source resistance is futile :clown_face:

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I did tin both ends, just… not very well, I guess.

Thanks for the tip!