Recent content by ahiggins_1

Really nice looking motor mate! I have recently bought one myself. I was torn between an Abarth 500 and a Lupo GTi so the same as you but opted for the GTi as I felt it would retain value better and is a little rarer on the roads. The Abarths seem a great car, for tuning as well. If you go for...

That would have been me, heading home after work, to get my tracking done actually :smile:

Every now and again (not often) the EML comes on which is throwing up the P0420 code - Catalyst system efficency below threshold (bank 1). I replaced the post lambda sensor last year so its fairly new but then in doing so the boss on the cat crumbled off. I took it to a local exhaust place who...

Think it's the same car I've seen a couple of times now. Looked like 2118's and pretty low. Car looks good! I was in a RB going the other way near The March Hare.

Bit of an update... Went to take the sensor out to give it a spray and the cat crumbled when I took it out, I managed to last a week with a temporary fix. Put a decat in today rather than a cat and it feels flat!!!! Has anyone experienced this with a decat?

Cheers, looks like this will be my first move. Will give it a spray and see how it goes.

As far as leaks, I don't think so. I'll have to get under and have a good look.

I'm back in the world of Clios after buying a RB 182 last week and my first post back is in the faults section, haha. Can someone help clarify the issue with my error code? I've read through some threads but can't seem to find a definitive answer. The code reader is showing P0136 which I...

It will have been topped up when the gearbox refurb was done so I would imagine they know which type to use being Renault specialists.

Is this a common occurrence on Clio's when cold? From what I've looked at on old threads it seems like a few people come across this. I had my gearbox reconditioned and the selector seal sorted by a local Renault specialist about 5 months ago and it was initially stiff to get into first gear...

First posted pic of my Cup! Owned it since the beginning of December last year and just about got it to a standard that I'm happy with. It wasn't too bad when I bought it but it's just needed major jobs doing before the exterior. Since buying it I've put new mintex discs and pads all around...

It's simple, just watch how u go with the discs, the lad in the guide said he used one disc per side and mine were that bad I just about got it done with what I had.

That's the kit I used, really easy to do and well worth the money. There's a guide on here if you want to follow it step by step.

Cheers, well it not a rotten egg smell so I'll rule that out. I'll have a look around the rocker cover when I get chance and see if I can find the potential cause.

Every time I drive my car over the past 4-5 months I get a burning smell as though it's the exhaust. I have looked into it and seen the 'new exhaust smell' threads but don't think it this as I put my K-Tech stealth on in January, so some time ago. Is it possible that it can be my catalytic...