Recent content by Wurls80

Hello! Stumbled across this thread too. I was 451 aka the guy Pete caught on his practice lap. In my defence I got held up at the start line.... Good day though my first time at Castle Combe and I was nowhere near as fast as Pete on my debut. I did improve on each run but going to need a few...

Over a year late on the reply.... but injector #4 was replaced, haven't had any of the others go yet. Hoping that resurrecting the thread doesn't change that :-)

Have a 53-plate phase 2 172 cup. Was putting something in the boot yesterday and had a weird feeling that it seemed lower than usual. Now keep looking at the car and can't figure out if it's right or not! Had a quick look around the rear beam and everything seems present and correct; springs...

Did think about swapping all four (as they're 12 years old after all, and if ones gone...) But unfortunately funds don't allow. Might get a fault reader instead so I'm prepared to diagnose and replace if it happens again.

Injector number 4.…. So Cub even had the specifics right! Let's hope we pass through those nervous few days after when you're waiting to see if anything else goes, or any new noises ;-) Thanks all

Thanks all. Left car at local garage to sort on Monday - they'll be able to run proper diagnostics and change injectors. Hopefully nothing else! Will let you know the outcome....

Just hope that if the first problem was caused by an injector fault and lots of fuel getting into the cat, then the second problem isn't due to fuel in the cat damaging it... Fingers crossed for Monday

Driving home yesterday (52 plate 172 cup) the engine warning light flashed about 5 times in a row, and the engine stuttered. Was driving passed a garage who (as they were closing up I suspect) suggested something had got wet and if the light had gone off again then all was fine. Drove rest of...

PH 2. Can't comment on ph 1 I'm afraid.

Ta. Head unit connection OK (had to refit headunit when I got the car, that was one rattle down!). Have wondered about exploring the earthing points. Have had occasional other interesting electrical features (my hazards flash when the drivers window reaches the top if you're still pressing the...

Random thread hijack - my 172 cup has been like this since I got it in April, finally annoyed me enough to replace the base today. Bought part from second hand parts place which sadly didn't work, so original is back on. Two questions: - am I right in thinking the cup has a different base? The...

Some closure: as suspected piston was seized enough not to be withdrawing properly. All sorted now (new caliper) and hadn't damaged the pad and disc so caught it before it did any more damage. Handbrake adjusted to more sensible level too.

Bought a 172 cup (52 plate, 61k miles) at the end of last week. It'd had new rear wheel bearings and pads in the last 3 months. Owner was selling due to insurance costs, so hasn't been driving it for a month or so. Was parked on a level drive. I have a sloped drive I reverse park on. The...

Ta. The car makes metallic pinging noises after it's been driven.

What a friendly place! Thanks all. So the service light and airbag light came on today, uh oh. Thanks to trawling this site before purchase I made a bee line for under the passenger seat and fiddled with the connectors. No change. Parked up, did my shopping, fiddled under the seat some more...