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Let the car warm up then go to back of car and listen at the exhaust for small popping noises from the exhaust. pop... Pop pop .... Pop..... etc. probably won't be very loud so listen carefully lol. If it is doing that id say injectors but don't hold me to that as it could be anything.

Is it slightly misfiring and coughing/spluttering when idling or just shaking the car? Do you know anyone local that has a 1*2? If so could be worth calling in a favour and borrowing his injectors for a couple of mins to see if that sorts it. could also be very cheeky and pinch his coil pack...

Emissions won't pass with a decat. You need to source a cat unfortunately or find someone willing to put another car thru the test for you.

A lot of them tend to be a bit stodgy mate, if it pulls well and is fine under load i wouldn't worry to much. If its really bothering you i'd try swapping the injectors.

205 gti also.

Poly bushes will make it a nice bit tighter than standard but if you do them all it will make the ride quite a bit stiffer. well worth doing tho will transform the handling. Solid top mounts are very good addition to although they are abit over priced imo.

Ball joints and arb bushes will make a huge difference. Track rod arms to but they can be a nightmare to change(access is limited to say the least lol)

Ball joint is a easy swap mate just 3 bolts and abit of fiddling. Very straight forward.

Just drag and drop the new .exe file into the folder that contains rstuner.exe and replace the old one when it asks. If you can't find the folder use the search on the pc.

Depends what you want really mate if your belts need doing soon could be worth sticking some cams in and remap it would definitely improve the car.

Put a request in wanted section or local area section to borrow a rs tuner or diagnostic tester for 5 mins then drive or offer to pay petrol. Will save you a decent .

what do I need to fit a oil temp gauge to my cup? Cheers

You should always warm your engine! Even when water temp is up leave it another 5 / 10 mins for oil temp. You will be murdering your internals and halving the life of your engine. You see it all to often people thrashing it from cold.

under the back seat

P.s cars absolutely gorgeous! Nicely done.

Did you spray the interior yellow or does it come like that? dunno if it's just mine or not but Renault went shady with the paint on the inside of my cup lol.

I've removed mine, couldn't handle the rattling! Drove me insane and makes your car look like a bag of s**t when pulling off slowly! I was purposely over revving when pulling off to stop it lol. Done about 10k without it, no problems so far.

189 on a pretty much stock engine! Certainly reading high, wonder what it would of produced if you told him it was standard my guess is 172? Go back tell him you have matched the inlets and gas flowed the head. Bet you miraculously get 195.

You should definitely be able to lock rears with the handbrake! Get it tightened lol

Id be willing to swap you my ph2 bits for your ph1 parts would obviously require spraying tho. Let me know if interested.

Jack it up and get a pole or crow bar or summit and get leverage and pry at the ball joints and rods etc and check for play and knocking noises, thats all a garage will do. Don't take it to a garage they will pull your trousers down no doubt and invent or cause problems

ps don't forget to drain oil first or you will make a royal mess lol

You can do the oil filters the ghetto way if it's to tight. hammer a screw driver thru it and use that for leverage.

Most of them idle like s**t I wouldn't worry about it as long as it's ok under load

can you hear the pump prime when ignition is turned on?

Sounds like timing belt but if your certain its not could well be fuel pump or maf sensor.

13mm engine bay and 10mm catback side. Can be very fiddly job! especially for a first timer. 10mm rachet spanner will make it much easier! You'll need 2 people aswell, one under car and one to hold the rachet in the engine bay. Using a new fitting kit also speeds up the process drastically! My...

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I feel for you man! When i had my 106gti i had endless problems with the engine, completely disheartening aint it. If you do decide to go for another engine there a quite a few reasonably prices ones on ebay.co.uk atm...

Standard size front and back for me personally