u/Embarrassed-Cat608

Peugeot 5008 2014 - Engine making strange noise, been stuck in garage for months (Philippines - no PSA/CASA access)

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone here can help me diagnose an issue with my **Peugeot 5008 (2014 model)**. The car has been sitting in my garage for months now and I'm running out of options.

The Situation:

- I'm located in the Philippines, in a city with no PSA/CASA (Peugeot dealership) or specialized French car service center

- I've shown this to several local mechanics but none of them are familiar with Peugeot engines or willing to work on it

- The car starts but makes this unusual sound (video attached)

What I've included:

- Video of the engine running with the sound it makes

- Shots of the engine bay

What I need help with:

Diagnosis - What could be causing this sound?
Troubleshooting steps - What can I check myself or have a general mechanic check?
Possible causes- Is this timing chain, injectors, turbo, or something else?
Parts availability- Any advice on sourcing Peugeot parts in Southeast Asia/Philippines?
DIY fixes - Anything I can safely check or replace myself?

I'm desperate to get this car running properly again. Any advice, leads, or troubleshooting steps would be greatly appreciated. Even basic guidance on what to check first would help.

Thank you in advance!

u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 23 hours ago

▲ 19 r/zamboanga

Zamboanga / early internet love story era and only trenta to kwarenta pips will understand 😂

Nostalgic thought lang… grabe talaga yung early internet days no. mIRC, Yahoo Messenger, DALnet, tapos yung time na you can send a text message then it will be posted on a live broadcast channel, may televiewers yung GC nyo era tapos PLDT dial-up pa ang connection na pag may tumawag sa landline, disconnect ka agad. And yet we are all so patient. 😭

Back then I met someone sa mIRC chat wala pang photos, no guarantees, just pure convo and timing. Wala pa yung scammer culture ngayon, kaya mas fearless pa lahat. I didn’t even care kung sino siya IRL at first, basta yung connection felt real. But when I first saw her, DAMN! Ang ganda and I froze, literally.

Then it turned into something real… a 10-year relationship. Longest I’ve ever had.

And what makes it even more surreal is how everything felt so “local internet culture” back then like yung TV chat channel sa cable where you send a text message and it literally flashes live on screen sa TV 😭 parang public GC na broadcasted pa, only Zamboanga kids will remember that era. Nakalimutan ko lang yung name.

But we grew up, life happened, and now I’m single again. Pero weirdly, when I check her profiles minsan, she’s still single too.

It’s funny how some people from that era never really become “just memories”… they stay like unfinished sentences in your life.

Only trenta to kwarenta Zamboanga peeps will get this. Lapag kayo ng own mIRC / YM / TV chat era stories niyo 😂

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u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 2 days ago

▲ 37 r/Trentahin

Random 3AM trentahin thoughts: mIRC/Yahoo Messenger days felt like a different kind of magic

is it just me or meeting someone online back in the mIRC/DALnet/Yahoo Messenger days felt way more magical than today?

You’d go home from school excited just to check if that one person is online. A simple “asl?” in a channel could already start a whole connection.

And the waiting was part of it sometimes hours, sometimes 1–2 days bago mag-reply kasi di naman lagi online lahat. PC + PLDT dial-up vibe lang, shared computer pa minsan tapos magaaway muna kayo ng kapatid mo for using the phone too long di ka makaconnect sa internet. Hahaha

Then kapag nag-click, lipat Yahoo Messenger era exchange IDs, late-night chats, lyric-heavy statuses, and those “eyeball” meetups that felt like a big deal back then.

Everything felt slower… but somehow more real. I met my 10 year relationship and still the love of my life to this very day, I’ve been single again for awhile and I keep looking at her profile though we no longer communicate or are friends on any social media platforms but she’s also been single for a very long time. Haaay.. I miss those days all the thrill and excitement iba yung heartbeat ko whenever I hear the sound of an incoming chat. Good times, good times.

Only people who lived through mIRC/YM will get this.

Kayo ba what’s your memory from that time?

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u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 2 days ago

▲ 4 r/BusinessForSaleUAE

Anyone here looking to park their money for a profit share term on a cafe x chill bar lounge business? Business is located in the Philippines.

Hi I am looking for Business Partners / Investors for Café Relaunch ☕🍷

I’m currently restructuring an existing café business located near a major university belt in the Zamboanga City. After temporarily closing operations for redevelopment, I’m now rebuilding the space into a more community-driven café concept focused on comfort, conversations, creativity, and atmosphere.

The vision is simple:

A cozy café by day and a chill drinking space by night.

Not a loud party place.

Not a rave bar.

No pool tables or nightclub setup.

Instead, the goal is to create a warm, aesthetically pleasing environment where people can:

• Study or work with coffee

• Have meaningful conversations over drinks

• Relax after classes or work

• Enjoy good music, cozy interiors, and a calm social atmosphere

The place is already equipped with the cozy vibe and aesthetic foundation and the restructuring will mainly focus on improving the concept, menu, branding, and customer experience.

Future offerings will include:

\- Specialty coffee & comfort food

\- Café-style snacks and meals

\- Curated liquor/alcohol menu

\- Acoustic/chill ambiance

\- Study & work-friendly setup

\- Café-to-night-lounge transition concept

Target Market:

• Students

• Young professionals

• Freelancers

• Creatives

• People looking for a relaxed social space

I’m currently looking for at least 5 business partners or silent investors with a minimum investment of ₱50,000 each.

Funds will help support:

• Interior restructuring & improvements

• Bar and café equipment upgrades

• Initial inventory & working capital

• Branding and marketing

Investment setup and profit-sharing terms can be discussed transparently with interested partners.

I’m looking for people who genuinely believe in building a sustainable café concept and community space with long-term potential so not just a short-term business flip.

If you’re interested, feel free to send me a message so we can discuss the concept, projections, and partnership setup further.

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u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 4 days ago

▲ 0 r/BusinessPH

Anyone here looking to park their money for a profit share term on a cafe x chill bar lounge business?

Hi I am looking for Business Partners / Investors for Café Relaunch ☕🍷

The vision is simple:

A cozy café by day and a chill drinking space by night.

Not a loud party place.

Not a rave bar.

No pool tables or nightclub setup.

Instead, the goal is to create a warm, aesthetically pleasing environment where people can:

• Study or work with coffee

• Have meaningful conversations over drinks

• Relax after classes or work

• Enjoy good music, cozy interiors, and a calm social atmosphere

The place is already equipped with the cozy vibe and aesthetic foundation and the restructuring will mainly focus on improving the concept, menu, branding, and customer experience.

Future offerings will include:

- Specialty coffee & comfort food

- Café-style snacks and meals

- Curated liquor/alcohol menu

- Acoustic/chill ambiance

- Study & work-friendly setup

- Café-to-night-lounge transition concept

Target Market:

• Students

• Young professionals

• Freelancers

• Creatives

• People looking for a relaxed social space

I’m currently looking for at least 5 business partners or silent investors with a minimum investment of ₱50,000 each.

Funds will help support:

• Interior restructuring & improvements

• Bar and café equipment upgrades

• Initial inventory & working capital

• Branding and marketing

Investment setup and profit-sharing terms can be discussed transparently with interested partners.

I’m looking for people who genuinely believe in building a sustainable café concept and community space with long-term potential so not just a short-term business flip.

If you’re interested, feel free to send me a message so we can discuss the concept, projections, and partnership setup further.

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u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 5 days ago

▲ 14 r/zamboanga

Anyone here looking to invest on a coffee x bar chill lounge? Read up.

I’m looking for Business Partners / Investors for Café Relaunch

I’m currently restructuring an existing café business located near a major university belt in the city. After temporarily closing operations for redevelopment, I’m now rebuilding the space into a more community-driven café concept focused on comfort, conversations, creativity, and atmosphere.

My vision is simple:

A cozy café by day and a chill drinking space by night.

Not a loud party place.

Not a rave bar.

No pool tables or nightclub setup.

Instead, the goal is to create a warm, aesthetically pleasing environment where people can:

• Study or work with coffee

• Have meaningful conversations over drinks

• Relax after classes or work

• Enjoy good music, cozy interiors, and a calm social atmosphere

The place is already equipped with the cozy vibe and aesthetic foundation, so restructuring will mainly focus on improving the concept, menu, branding, and customer experience.

Future offerings will include:

- Specialty coffee & comfort food

- Café-style snacks and meals

- Curated liquor/alcohol menu

- Acoustic/chill ambiance

- Study & work-friendly setup

- Café-to-night-lounge transition concept

Target Market:

• Students

• Young professionals

• Freelancers

• Creatives

• People looking for a relaxed social space

I’m currently looking for at least 5 business partners or silent investors with a minimum investment of ₱50,000 each.

Funds will help support:

• Interior restructuring & improvements

• Bar and café equipment upgrades

• Initial inventory & working capital

• Branding and marketing

Investment setup and profit-sharing terms can be discussed transparently with interested partners.

I’m looking for people who genuinely believe in building a sustainable café concept and community space with long-term potential, not just a short-term business flip.

If you’re interested, feel free to send me a message so we can discuss the concept, projections, and partnership setup further.

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u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 5 days ago

▲ 6 r/RantAndVentPH

Yung aso ko pa yung nagpaiyak sakin and naging comfort ko

Mejo mahaba to but bear with me kasi ngayon lang ako magvevent ng ganito with all that I have been carrying for more than 2 years with all the struggles one after the other.

3 weeks na since nagsara ako ng shop.

Ever since college, ako yung laging sinasabihan na pinaka matalino, pinaka outspoken, pinaka madiskarte sa magkakapatid. Laging sinasabi ng mga tao na ako daw yung magiging pinaka successful samin. And honestly, naniwala rin ako kasi everytime may gusto akong gawin, nagagawa ko naman.

While in college, kahit walang support from family, I grabbed every opportunity I could find para lang makapag start ng maliit na negosyo. Sumasali ako sa food bazaars, pop-up setups, kahit saan pwede. Hanggang eventually nakapagpatayo ako ng sarili kong café way back 2016, before pa maging sobrang saturated ng small coffee shops and before social media became what it is today.

Pero nung namatay dad ko, parang sunod-sunod nang bumagsak lahat.

My dad had the cruelest siblings. Sobrang garapal nila to the point na ilang days pa lang after mamatay dad ko, pinapaalis na kami agad sa ancestral house na dun na namin tinitirhan since bata pa ako. I’m already 35 now. We fought hard for it kahit grieving pa kami, pero sobrang toxic na umabot pa kami sa police station dahil sa harassment ng uncle ko na akala niya siya may authority sa bahay dahil namatay kapatid niya.

Eventually umalis nalang kami for peace.

Nagkanya-kanya na kami ng tirahan. Yung ibang kapatid ko may sarili nang pamilya. Ako, napunta sa ex-gf ko while trying to keep my café alive. Pero hindi ako prepared sa transition. Habang nagpapatakbo ng café, nag side hustle ako as a VA sa gabi just to survive. Pero kahit anong hustle ko, kinakain talaga kami ng economy. Abono nalang ako nang abono hanggang sa naubos ako completely.

It affected my relationship too. Hindi ko na kayang sabayan yung lifestyle na nakasanayan namin hanggang eventually she left me and pinalayas ako sa apartment na ako naman halos nagbayad ng bills and rent all those years. Pero dahil single mom siya, ako nalang umalis. Hindi ko din kakayanin to live with myself if I still fight for it since I have all the right, inisip ko na lang na I wouldn’t want to be the person to take away comfort and security from a mom who needs it more for her child. I can always survive and start again.

Since then, sa shop na ako tumira kasama aso ko who is everything to me.

For 9 months, dun kami natutulog. May maliit akong foam na nilalatag sa sahig malapit sa counter every time magsasara kami and we both cozy up together every night. Kahit hirap na hirap na yung shop, pinilit ko pa rin mag open araw-araw kasi may employees akong umaasa din sa work nila.

Pero 3 weeks ago, I finally decided to close muna kasi hindi ko na mabayaran yung kuryente for 2 months. Nabigyan ako ng 3-day disconnection notice. Last week, naputulan na talaga kami.

May maliit akong battery fan para lang kahit papano hindi mahirapan aso ko sa init. Lalo na sa init ng panahon ngayon tapos ang thick pa ng fur nya.

Kahapon sobrang saya ko kasi may pumasok na packed lunch booking. Tinapos ko lahat mag-isa sa dilim, walang assistance. Yung bayad ng client, sakto lang pambayad ng kuryente. Literal na after ko magbayad, 80 pesos nalang natira sakin today.

Nagtabi pa ako ng pagkain sana para samin ng aso ko from the packed lunches pero kinulang pa, so pati yung tinabi ko kinailangan ko gamitin.

On my way back sa shop after paying the electricity, nakita ako nung parking boy sa labas. Lagi niya akong tinutulungan before sa shop. Minsan siya pa naglalakad ng aso ko. Lagi ko rin siya binibigyan ng pagkain at konting pera whenever meron ako.

Kinamusta niya ako bakit daw ako nagsara. I didn’t want to open about my real situation cos’ I don’t want to talk about it cos’ I just don’t know how. I gave him a quick excuse na may inaayos lang ako pero itong parking boy na to will jump through hoops for me. Tapos sinabi niya nagkasakit asawa niya at kailangan niya bumili gamot. Thankfully may stock pa akong medicine sa shop. Yung binili kong ulam at kanin para sana samin ng aso ko, binigay ko nalang din sa kanya.

Pagbalik ko sa shop, ang natira nalang samin ng aso ko is isang scoop ng rice at chicken niya.

Habang pinaprepare ko food niya, sobrang ramdam ko yung gutom ko. Akala ko makakain na ako ng maayos today me na excite ako sa nabili kong ulam kanina. Pero iba yung gutom ko today. Hindi yung usual na one meal a day na gutom na nakasanayan ko before na pang diet. Ibang klase yung gutom ngayon. Yung tipong habang pinapakain mo aso mo, gusto mo nalang din makikain.

What hurts more is before all this, I tried reaching out sa pamilya ko. Sa mom ko, sa siblings ko. Something I never normally do. Kasi ako lagi yung takbuhan nila dati. Anytime may kailangan sila, I gave more than what they asked. Never ako nagbilang. I’m not mad at them and I don’t hold grudges or take them to account for all the things I gave when they needed me pero iniisip ko, are they also wondering why I haven’t opened, maliit lang naman ang city namin so the word gets around , but have they thought about asking me if I’m okay or maybe they just assumed that even when things are falling apart, I’ll always find myself back up again. I just wished at least one of them thought or cared to ask if I ate or why I haven’t been able to turn my outdoor lights on every time they passed my street but then when I checked on my phone I can see them out on a vacation posting their dinner at a restaurant they visited.

So online naman sila and they are able to receive my message pero ngayon, halos walang nagreply. Yung isang sumagot pa, interrogation pa yung nakuha ko instead of concern.

Ang sakit pala when you’re the person people rely on for years, tapos pag ikaw na yung nangangailangan, parang invisible ka nalang.

Then kanina may nangyari na tuluyan akong nagpabreakdown. Ngayon lang ako naiyak ng ganon and it felt long overdue.

Yung aso ko… hindi niya inubos pagkain niya.

Favorite niya yung chicken. Never siya nagtitira pag favorite niya pagkain niya. Pero today, tumigil siya kumain tapos lumapit sakin and rested his head on my lap.

Para bang naiintindihan niya ako. Parang alam niya pagod na pagod na ako. Para bang nagtira siya para sakin. He was the only one with me all this time, dala dala ko sya even when all these things happened to me he was there to see all of it.

And honestly… sa kanya ko lang naramdaman yung comfort and company after everything. Since the breakup, since namatay dad ko, hindi ko na nabigyan sarili ko ng chance mag grieve kasi feeling ko bawal ako tumigil.

Wala rin naman akong close circle na pwede ko masabihan ng lahat ng to.

Ngayon lang talaga ako umiyak nang ganito.

I feel abandoned. Alone. Gutom habang sinusulat ko to. Pero sobrang nafeel ko yung pagmamahal ng aso ko sakin and somehow… sapat muna yun para kayanin ko tong gabi na to. I love this little creature so much and it’s really hard to imagine that even when they are less that what humans are, but they give the most unconditional love and they teach you so much even without having to say anything. Kaya ayos lang talaga magutom ako cos’ I get to talk about it and I get to write about it but it’s not the case for these animals and of course for my dog. Mas hindi ko kakayanin na magutom sya cos’ he doesn’t get to choose or find a way out of his hunger and yet he still set apart his food to share with me. And I felt that.

Ang ironic lang isipin.

May café ako. Marunong ako magluto. Pero wala akong maluto para mabusog man lang sarili ko the only thing I take comfort from now is that my dog is well fed bukas na naman ako magiisip kung paano ulit kami magsusurvive and maka ahon ulit in the days ahead.

But above all, I don’t want you to think that I am ranting bec I still don’t regret why I gave when I had something to give then, when I was able to and sometimes when I had nothing left for me if kaya ko naman tiisin ung sarili ko I will, just so others can find comfort in their distress. It’s not to make myself feel good but that you maybe the only hope for others who are struggling even for a stranger you will never know na yung maliit na bagay na naibigay mong tulong will be another person’s dying hope and that’s good enough for me. I cannot judge people for their choices when we knew nothing about their options as well. Because from the outside, it's always easy to point at someone's life and say they choose wrong. We look at the outcome, the mistake, the mess and we think we would've done better. But what we don't see are the closed doors they stood in front of. The pressure, the fear, the limited choices they had at the time. Sometimes what looks like a bad decision to us was the only door they could open. Judgement is easy when we only see the ending. Like in my case it looks like a failed business and everything in between. Compassion starts when we stop and wonder what choices someone actually had. This is what I hold onto cos’ this is what my dad always taught me and the reason why he always go out of his way to help people.

u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 10 days ago

▲ 40 r/zamboanga

I’m not trying to throw hate ha..but ako lang ba na-aannoy and naiinis sa mga rehash, corny and lazy ass ad garbage contents ni zamboanga guide?

I used to follow a lot of her contents then when she was focused on really championing zamboanga and all of its wonder. But now, yishh… puro mga ganito recycled posts, mga walang kwentang live tapos the way she advertises her brands are nothing but mere photo ops. 🙄🙄🙄

u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 18 days ago

▲ 2 r/RantAndVentPH

I’m 35 and I’ve been running my own business most of my life. I’ve made it through a lot of tough seasons, including the pandemic, and I’ve always tried to just keep pushing forward no matter what.

But lately things have been really hard.

My business isn’t really profitable right now. Most days it feels like I’m just trying to keep it afloat rather than building anything. Cash flow has been tight for a while, and it’s been mentally exhausting trying to make everything work.

Because of that, I started applying for jobs again to try and find something more stable while I figure things out. I’ve been getting a lot of rejections, which I understand, but it still wears you down after a while.

Recently, I got far along in one application that gave me a lot of hope. The interviews went well and I honestly thought I had a real chance. I waited for over a month for updates, trying to be patient.

When I followed up, I found out they decided to go with someone else.

I think what made it harder wasn’t just the rejection, but the long silence and uncertainty before it.

Right now I just feel pretty drained and a bit stuck. I’m still trying to keep going with my business and not give up, but today it just feels heavy.

Just needed to get this off my chest and vent.

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u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 22 days ago

▲ 3 r/utangPH

This may not seem like a lot but i guess the pressure and the intense anxiety to think of ways and means to solve this financial obligations. I keep reading most reddit posts here, I couldn’t get approved at any OLA platforms to compensate for all these obligations. Grabe ang stress and ndi ko na maisip kung paano ko pa isusurvive ang business ko. i used to really make it no matter how tough it all gets sa business i managed to survive kahit ung pandemic, i even thrived. But this time parang hirap na hirap ak and i can see other business owners too. Your anxiety grows everyday. I know i’ve made a lot of wrong choices sa business and im just really salvaging whatever I have left. Ang hirap na kahit 100 pesos wala ak.

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u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 25 days ago

▲ 2 r/povertyfinance

I honestly don’t know where else to put it.

I’m 35, running a small food business, and lately it feels like everything is just piling up all at once. Last week alone, I was already losing money, but this week hit even harder. I’m behind on salary dues, barely making enough sales to cover daily costs, and every single day I come up short. On top of that, I have a loan from a lending firm that I have to pay daily, so there’s constant pressure no breathing room at all.

Then I got an order for 50 packed lunches. Total was just ₱6,000. Honestly, it’s way too low for the effort and cost, but I still took it because at this point, anything is better than nothing. I was already stretched thin, trying to make it work.

And then right in the middle of prep… the electricity got cut.

Not just a random outage we were disconnected. I’m 2 months behind, and I need ₱22k just to get it restored.

That moment really broke me. Imagine already hanging by a thread, then suddenly everything just stops. No power, no way to continue, no fallback.

Thankfully, my mom stepped in and helped me get the electricity back, and I’m grateful for that. But even with that solved, the reality is still there more dues, more responsibilities, more pressure waiting right after.

I’m exhausted. Mentally, emotionally, financially. It feels like no matter how hard I push, I’m just trying to survive day by day and not actually getting ahead.

I know a lot of people say “that’s just business,” but no one really talks about how heavy it gets when you’re in it alone and things start going wrong all at once.

Right now, I’m just trying to keep going… but honestly, it’s getting really hard.

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u/Embarrassed-Cat608 — 25 days ago