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Tiny
THURGOODSMYTHE
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  • 2008 PEUGEOT 308
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 36,000 MILES
Engine vacuum pump failure on a 308 after 36k miles
Thursday, August 4th, 2011 AT 3:56 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Things do fail, not much to do here but fit a new unit.
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Sunday, August 7th, 2011 AT 10:25 AM
Tiny
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Thanks mhpautos for the reply,
I understand things fail. What surprised me was the amount of damaged it has caused to the engine, and it has left me with a  2000 repair bill.
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Sunday, August 7th, 2011 AT 3:24 PM
Tiny
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What else failed, or is the pump that expensive on it's own?
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Monday, August 8th, 2011 AT 12:41 AM

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