Recent content by 16v_paddy

The paint & materials alone to do a full respray from bare metal on my Williams cost around £1,200 back in 2018. The same guy that painted it recently did another one and the same amount of paint & materials cost £2,300 For the prices you've been quoted, don't expect it to be a nice & pristine job

At that price I'm tempted to buy 1 just to keep spare

That only applies to non- Cup though as those are linked to the rear beam, on the 172 Cup that bit isn't connected so the rear braking effort is fixed It's 100% the valve at fault, it might be worth trying to remove the pipes either side of it for the caliper that isn't getting the fluid and...

I had exactly the same on mine, also had it briefly after fitting a new compensator when I had to fit a new caliper but that was more of an issue with how I was bleeding it Getting a new valve should deffo fix the problem, showing as available on Autodoc atm https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bosch/671793

I had this exact issue on mine, the time, money & effort involved firing the parts cannon at the problem for it to just be the hub itself was sickening :cry: FWIW I could only find it was the hub at fault by poking & prodding at stuff with a prybar when I had just 1 wheel up in the air...

RPD are a Renault main dealer and their parts people are very good when it comes to the MK1 16v/Williams and the MK2 RS models from personal experience, so I'd be inclined to take their word for the MK2 sensor being the same for the 197 - just buy it from somewhere else that's cheaper 🤣

1st time I've ever seen 1 on the road

I usually take a spare coil pack & throttle body plus some injectors but the plugs, leads & alternator belt are a good shout & I'll deffo be doing that for my next trip

The car won't actually run with 197 injectors, the ECU needs to be setup 1st for them to be able to work

Spotted this awesome Rolls Royce getting fuel at Costco

Spotted a bit of a unicorn, 55 plate 172 out & about today

Oh 🫣 well at least the compensator isn't knackered 🤣

If the problem persists I'd suggest using one of these bleeders before looking for a new compensator, had a similar problem on mine after fitting a new caliper, just would not bleed with pressing the pedal or pulling a vacuum, knew the compensator was good as it was new and the rears worked...

I've been dailying this since I bought it in January, it had been off the road for 4 years before that and today is the 1st time it's had a wash.

Well............tbh it's not very scientific butI am basing that on the experience on that particular trip, @RichValver and I both filled up to the very top of the filler neck at the same time in Adenau then headed home in a little convoy. About 60 miles from Calais I was getting a bit nervous...