Recent content by PhilG86

Hi folks, bit of a prob, my wee sisters boyfriend is about 45miles away and his 1.2 16v clio has just gone into limp mode. How do you go about reseting it? I had a clio 4 or so years ago and remember having this problem, there was some sort of trick like holding in a button when ignition was...

Is the ECU remappable? they only seem to be around 120bhp as standard. I dont know how possible the project would be, for the conversion usually the clio driveshafts are used, but the megane has a wider track than the clio, so i dont know if megane shafts would fit into the box.

Why do people use the volvo lump over the 1.4Turbo lump from the ren5? Does the volvo engine have much tuning possibilities? I'd like to know as i'm thinking about putting one into a phase 1 megane coupe as a bit of a project. And why only the 1.7, does the T4 or T5 volvo engines not fit or...

I put one onto my old meggy coupe. My inlet manifold didnt have the metal silver clips for the cover to plug onto. And i didnt notice that the clips could be taken off the donor car and fitted to my inlet....so went and swapped over the whole inlet. What an ass lol, severly burnt my have on the...

Wouldnt cost you that money. Airbag computer/module is £150 and pretensioner is £75 new from renault. Both can be fitted by yourself. Once fitted find someone with a computer for the car (sykes picavant or the likes), Like any local autospark, and get him to arm the new computer. However...

John pedan is one of the best, he does many completely custom cars for shows etc. Lloyd cooke, close to derry are also among the best but will charge for it, they do mostly insurance jobs. Contact boydie on this site, his clio, I think, was done by someone going by the name "pocket rocket" on...

All 4 bits from the front arches for £30? thats a bargain! the wee front sections are £23 each new from reno.

Can normal splash guards from the likes of a 1.2 16v or dci clio be made to fit the wings of a 172? I already have the front wider section of the splash guards designed for the 172 wings. Thanks.

Does it not make any sound on full throttle? with my old 1.2 16v it would only make sound on full throttle. Try it with the pipe and without.

I wouldn't go for a 1.2 16v at all. They're always giving electrical faults. If i were in your boots i'd source a 1.4 8v and look to see if its possible to fit a 1.2 8v head for more compression and maybe a valver throttle body, again, if possible. The 1.2 8v diet already in the car is an...

Well then that is the problem, the rubber bit was off at one end, i guess the grease all got out like what happens cv boots. I didnt have and couldnt get any copper grease so i used lithium grease on the backs of the pads when fitting. Would this cause any problems? and should i be using any...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Done today. It was as easy as pie. Thanks for your help eddie. BUT only 1 pad had worn right back to the metal, the passenger side inner pad, the rest were about 2/3 worn. What has caused this? When...

Thats eddie? Any idea what size of disc the 65brake dci uses? is it the 238mm or 258?

I may have to change the pads on my brothers dci 65bhp clio tomorrow and have never done brakes before. So can anyone give me a good runthrough of what to do? as i dont want anything going wrong. Thanks. This is what i found in a search (it is for a 1.2 16v though): But what does...

Sounds like he doesn't know how to paint. I'd say he's allowing the grey paint to dry too much before laquering. When this happens the laquer has nothing to bond to and peels off. If he is used proper 2 pac paint and a spray gun he should be laquering about 40mins after painting to get a...