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This is way too technical for me now lol :o Rang K-Tec today about another issue I had and mentioned this oil problem, he said he wouldn't worry too much as these engines can use oil, surely by all means monitor it. Chip, I'll keep you in the loop as to how mine is doing in due-course but...

Where are the rear axle bushes? :S

Well it should put some life into how the car feels, turns & drives :) After that's sorted, onto tidy up the bay and try to fix the common oil weeping

All in all, I have ordered the rest of what I need to tighten/freshen up the front end today This is what I'll be fitting when the rest arrives Inner offside track rod (nearside done last year, so hoping it's ok) Both TRE's New wishbones & powerflex bushes Powerflex ARB bushes New steering rack...

The car is 10years old with 60k on it, so I hope it's got pretty healthy internals :)

£30 per side

Just to give myself a mini nightmare, what's it cost to have the engine rebuilt, and how long does that take?

Bit of a bump but my car is being a bit of a plonker this week Heartbeat light comes on at random, usually after a bit of a spirited drive and the revs are limited to about 2.5k No other lights on the dash or anything, get the occasional emissions light on but it always comes on solo too :S

Any other things I can check other than the breather and head bolts? Mine has an ITG Maxogen and K-Tec sport cat, K-Tec supersport system if that makes any difference to oil use

Breather is leaking down the back, and the odd oil leak from rocker cover bolts (normal from what I've read up on here) so trying to get that sorted

Must keep a record of it, I've seen me use at least a top-up bottle in a few months 10k - that's just shy of my annual mileage!

I ordered a pair from Renault about 10 mins ago :o

Mine seems to use a fair bit of oil, and I don't do huge miles :S

I get this too, more of mine seeps down the back of the engine from the breather though. I've ordered a gasket for the breather, see how that goes

Anything I'm able to do to prevent it throwing the light on?

I got a 2nd hand one from a mate on here for less than £40, then again that was about 3 years ago!

My windows seem to be demisting a lot better now, but the recirculation button doesn't sound like it kicks the flap all of the time, is that normal? :S

This has got to be the best thread of 2013 so f4r!

Can't see that link without membership Dan

Any of you above source what was throwing your light on? :)

On looking back, I had my belts done late 2008 so looks like my 5yrs is up this year.....ahh feck!

Yeah i got the car in Dec 2007 with 18k on it hence low miles

Need to check on miles since last belt change, probably around 32k The car is a November 03, making it 10 year old later this year - 2nd belt change required going by 5 year rule? I'm confused lol :o

Did you source your problem in the end then Cri5? :)

So if the car is 10 year old this year (Crikey!) and the belts were done within the last 2- 2.5 years... Still looking forward to a belt bill this year am I? :dapprove: lol

Glad I didn't sell you my old ones now lol :p

Suppose wouldn't do any harm while working on that area of the car, before getting any alignment or balancing checked :)

This. I have a few bits sitting ready to go on when I get a day free; New wishbones Powerflex bushes ARB bushes Steering rack mount bushes Worth adding TRE's to that, or even inner rods? (had nearside inner replaced within last year)

Had any of you any noises in the steering before getting parts changed?

I had a leak in mine last year, turned out to be a pinhole in the metal part of the upper pipe running from the bottle to the pump. The clutch-fork had been rubbing it to create the hole on the 90 degree bend! (where it turns along the front of the engine)