Recent content by dru

Hey all, just wanted to let you know that I found the problem! Was a slightly frayed throttle cable which was making the ICV work a little funny as it was hunting for the idle speed when the throttle wasn't completely shut. Anyway, after getting rid of the frays, it idles fine now. The fray...

is there anything that I could check quickly just to eliminate the problem down? it seems really strange that it only happens when it's warmed up.

Hi all, I've recently had an issue with the idle speed on my 172. When the engine is cold, the car idles at 750rpm approx. so that's fine. As soon as the engine warms up, idle gets higher and higher the warmer it gets. Today it sat idling at 2000rpm and was so high that the gears crunched a...

Actually found the image of this thing! See that thing in the middle of the disc that looks sort of like a washer? That's the part that broke :(

Hey all, I think this is only my 1st or 2nd time posting as I don't frequent this forum as often (I'm normally on the OZRenaultSport.com forums). I was with my mechanic yesterday and we were trying to change the rear wheel bearings as it was getting a little noisy back there. The "bearing set"...