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top pic. they will expand more across the length than the width. easy to tell when trying to fit as they'll probably won't even go in if you don't file that area
I had mine painted with hammerite and not long after bought the DS2500 pads and had some bed-in sessions. the paint stayed there no problem. if it took that abuse than I suppose it's fine. painted them last summer and they're still fine
well if there's a squeak maybe we should find some type of grease that lasts more than a couple of days. let the search begin..
so, lithium spray grease doesn't work (you did spray in the areas mentioned by the OP right?)
finally the weather got better so went the other day and took some pics
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z273/rippttor/jhl.jpg
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z273/rippttor/ghjf.jpg
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z273/rippttor/fjg.jpg...
Changed today these two, here are the part numbers if anyone's interested:
thermostat: 8200 772 985
CTS: 8200 561 449
thermostat gasket: 8200 267 272
the new thermostat came with a new gasket (wish renault knew that before advising to buy it! :mad: )
I'm running with motul 5w 40 right now, but ran out of what I had left in the 2L metal canister so now if I were to top up with some Elf 5w 40 would it be ok? oil level is right half way between min and max on the dipstick and service is due to be done in about 1,2k miles
as another confirmation, this ^ is correct
P.S: assuming ph1 172 has the same subframe/hubs/wishbones as the ph2 172 looks like it has wider track? that's weird
anyway isn't the civic in the megane/GTI/focus ST class? would be normal for it to be faster than a clio, and the fact that it's not that much faster only proves that the clio is a good car
get some sportlines, an rs tuner remap and an exhaust- basic cheap mods- and I'm sure you'll enjoy it :)
also race tyres in 17" diameter have quite a sidewall on them, so the overall diameter wold be HUGE. race tyres don't come in silly low profiles
as said, 195/50 track day tyres and you're off ;)
mine has a slight MPG problem. it revs to 7250 though, but the temp gauge on the dash keeps moving from just under the middle and back to the middle again (even after 1 hour of normal driving)
what should I look for at first? (lambda will be changed in the future) are these symthoms likely...