Recent content by Faxo

I owned this a few years back, can you believe I paid £700 for it! Definitely wish I’d of kept it!

@Stuflac lent me his new Trophy, he’s a good un! Belts and dephaser, full service, brakes and a few niggles to sort out for him, turns out I’m the good un! I’ve left the RS world, and currently run a Cooper S Clubman, so will be nice to tinker with a Clio again!

@Stuflac lent me his new Trophy, he’s a good un! Belts and dephaser, full service, brakes and a few niggles to sort out for him, turns out I’m the good un! I’ve left the RS world, and currently run a Cooper S Clubman, so will be nice to tinker with a Clio again!

Update on this Stripped the engine ready for the clean up. 1st thing to do was the cam belt, as I’d rented the tools. Timed it up correctly, and I think going off the previous tipped timing marks, it was a tooth out? New genuine cambelt kit, and dephaser installed, all correctly timed and...

After being away all week training with work, finally had a few hours stripping the engine. Some of that time was spent getting the drivers window up using a power probe, so I could push the car outside as the Mrs is complaining her car is frozen up all the time! First thing I noticed is there...

They are mate, hence why I’m trying to go aftermarket. I’ve a really good local factors, but they’re struggling even with genuine part numbers, leading to to wonder if there is actually a difference in the CUP spring?

Is there a difference in the spring, or just the shock absorber and hub? Trying to get a pair of OE front springs for my CUP packed 182, but factors are trying to sell me 172/182 springs suitable for both, I thought a 182 had different springs?

Plus parts I presume?

Belts are getting done with delhaser, I’ll do the cam seals whilst I’m there

I’ve got the engine out of my 182, and I’m wanting to clan up the bay, and the oily and greasy block and gearbox. What do people use for this? I’ve got some Gunk degreaser, but wondered if there was a better product?

So the engines out, wasn’t too bad tbh, I bought myself a new jack, a decent low entry Halfords Professional one, and this really helped with getting the height to make it comfortable working underneath. Previous engine changes, the DS3 HDi I did last time particularly, were a nightmare to...

In a garage, I’ve got an engine crane Just wondered what people’s thoughts are on which way to do it?

Yea, sounds like you know someone there? I’ve PMd you anyway about parts

I need lots of bits, I’ve a wanted post up but I’ll message you At Audi still, don’t insult me with VW ?

So not much progress, removed dash top and the speedo to see why no engine management light, praying they’d not damaged the LED. Thankfully just put some foam in the hole, so removed that, plugged it back in and it wasn’t even on anyway! Been sorting my garage ready to pull the engine, and...