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NOT ACL!!! They're crap (in my opinion) we spent 6 b*****d hours at Arrow Precision measuring the clearances on their VERY expensive CMM machine, stock (tagged) bearings gave bang on oil clearance, ACL were DOUBLE = bad idea, you buzz the engine even slightly and the rod is going straight out...

If you turn up to my workshop with £16K cash you can have it!!

standard bolts i assume? i "think" its 30nm stage 1 then 68nm stage 2, been a while since i've used stock bolts!

That should be £50-60 for that, £100 is way over the top for 45min work unless that includes any parts or is that just labour?

tip - use the crank pulley, WD40 the seals, turn it round and use the back of it to push them in flush, the lip is bigger than the hole so you can't push them any further than flush - REMEMBER TO CLEAN IT BEFORE REFITTING TO THE CRANK!

Hey if someone wants to give me £16K then consider it sold! (£16k is more than its worth, but its not for sale kinda thing!)

well "mystery user" you are a bell! the seal kit is about £30 (which is why a lot of places skip it and charge you the extra £30 in their pocket!) to fit it though would be 5hours roughly, £200 is a bargain, BUT (and i sound like a broken record here) THEY MUST HAVE ALL 3 CAM LOCKING TOOLS

take back to whoever did the top end rebuild, i'd put money on them using pikey seals or fitting them wrong, seen it more times than i can count

sod the wheels, its built to be driven not looked at!

Are you going via Stoke? its 50min from Bicester to B'ham as said call me, its way easier

just make sure you have the right gasket from Renault, there are 2 listed (1 is for late 172/182 the other for early 172 with oval ports) no need to disconnect the cat, just undo the 9 x 10mm nuts and you'll be able to move it enough

just bolt the megane turbo engine in - done

pretty much what he said a "forged engine" can be done with cheap bits from China, won't be as good as a proper forged engine *insert manufacture* rods are about £100 each Arrows are £250 each put them side by side and feel the weight of them/see the quality differences you'd go for the...

and i built BIGASH's race winning engine in an afternoon............. if you're going to make comment please present a balanced argument in future ;)

Exactly, sharky has been looked after! It's had a bit more than just an engine build, the only original part is the crank, but Martin wouldn't know that!

18months? Not quite, by the way it's none of your business how long takes

you'll be needing more than 1L!!! Should've got a 5L only about £12

Generally if it's not there it can't be tested my MOT guy was saying about HID kits the other day, completely legal! Headlight washers can't be tested if not present therefore pass! the only dodgy one is airbag light and abs light, mine are wired to my oil pressure light so then come on when...

Set it so the Allen key bit is inline with the exhaust stud then rotate the belt over backwards (belt on loose pulleys) don't spin the engine backwards! Then see where it lines up if it's still off I know a supplier who does an oversized steel upper idler to take out the slack

You've tensioned that up without undoing the inlet/exhaust pulley I'm assuming

were then went bust, operating under another name now i believe, just a rush job, about £200 in parts and a bit of care and it would've been fine instead the owner gets lumped with a big bill :(

rebuilt it after the first company royally fucked it up, TWICE no thermostat to head side gasket - silicone no oil pump cover gasket - silicone 84mm pistons, but had a stock headgasket (thats less than 84mm BTW) no locating dowels in gearbox so the box moved when you lifted the clutch crank...

Stick to 83mm max stock head set from reinz £60 84.5mm gasket on its own from cometic or anthena £120 and they're both a bit nasty

Battery overflow

Ticking noise? You sure it's the manifold? Cambelt tensioners tick on them from factory! We've fixed loads

^^Someone from Poland bought it from Renparts and shipped it over LOL

you need a phs1 172 plenum

stop and handbrake lights are the head scratcher for me, hence why i said brake fluid, but its a total guess

Yep, common the bolts snap, about £7 each from the dealer (2 total) and 2 x nuts £1 each

fuel rail guard at front of engine is loose but hard to be 100% from that video, big rectangular thing at the front of the engine, does it move if you try and wiggle it?