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Welcome Mef. I guess your 169 is what we call a 172? (172 = 172 British HP = 192 PS ("metric" horsepower))? What year is it? This is certainly a good place for information :)

No it's not, nuthink has no less characters than nothing. It makes your post harder to read and means you will get less help and no one will like you. You could do with a few fullstops too.

1. Depends on if the solenoid is normally open or normally closed, applying a current might close it (i.e. restrict flow) or it might not. Also if you apply a constant feed bear in mind that it's probably supposed to be a PWM signal and it can be quite high (6 amps ish?), even with the correct...

You live at Renault? That must be nice :p They're not really specialists on sports though. Sounds like your stat, they're cheap, get it done. Surprised it can boil though, there must be a leak or something not quite tightened up because coolant systems are pressurised, i.e. they increase in...

I'm sure the air would be forced round and injected out though? Scope the injectors, seriously. I assume the immobiliser LED goes solid at ignition on? Then it.. goes.. out when the engine.. doesn't start? Maybe it stays on until the engine starts, I don't remember. But if it's flashing then...

Cool. I have a 4 day weekend so expect panicked posts around Sunday when I can't get it all back together/snapped a brake pipe ;)

Could be brakes, check the stone guards for dents or flakes of rust that could rub on the discs. Check for rust on the edge of the disc. Check for stones wedged in the calipers or between stone guard and disc. Could even be pads rubbing on discs. I get it occasionally in the wet on mine and had...

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-60kpa sounds low, are you sure it shouldn't have a lift pump?? I'm used to working with bigger diesel engines I guess. 0.1MPa also sounds low, that's only 1 bar (1 bar = 100,000 Pascals) which sounds very low for a high pressure system. It is common rail isn't it? As I said pressure relief...

idk, ask bosch. maybe. probably. if fuel pressure is low there are a few things like the rail pressure relief valve and probably some regulating valves in the pump. these valves are usually springy type things and after a few activations the springs can get softer so they open at lower pressure...

I think various things can give them flat spots lower down (lambda sensors and stuff?) but one that's running right is gonna be quick from idle to redline. learn to enjoy the high rpms though, don't be afraid to go all the way when the car is warmed up.

cute :) not a fan of all these LED lights but to each his own. pics of this head unit? is it normal for DS3s to have some kind of tablet in them??

Have just had them delivered and noticed the plastic tubey bit is squidged on one of them (should have checked before I signed for them :() Worth worrying about or will it be ok? tbh I have no idea what the tubey bit does, hence referring to it as a tubey bit. erm I guess it's just a little...

:slap: Helps if you tell us what you're looking for! The 172 Cup is rawrest, the 182 actual Cup is a bit so-so, the 182FF with both cup packs is good but heavier than a 172 Cup and still has aircon. Do you want aircon? If you don't want aircon get the 172 Cup. Things to look for: Make sure the...

400bar? I was under the impression current production rail pressures are uh.. 200..oh.. no, 2000 bar. But I don't know what a 1.5 dci of whatever year would have so 400 bar might be right? But 645MPa is.. uhm.. 6450bar so you either have a super secret future ultra high pressure diesel system...

This weekend I'm going to be attempting rear dampers and exhaust mounts with only a.. 6"(ish) long 3/8" drive ratchet. I am also skinny as fuuck lol, I may struggle. Acshuly I believe the zorst mounts were done just over a year ago so maybe they won't be seized, silver lining or what? :)

Welcome to the club Tom, nice car history. So out of all those which is your favourite? It's the Clio isn't it ;)

Do you also have a rabbit in a hat with a bat and a 64 Impala? I guess if you got it done cheap/free then I can let it slide but it really is super easy. Next you'll be paying Halfrauds £5 to change a bulb.

But the light is on all the time even when you rev? Maybe the alternator isn't supplying enough volts or amps so the ECU thinks it ain't working? Or a bad earth ;)

Welcome Tom. You will see the CS stickers everywhere because we are such a great community. Put one in your window anyway ;) Are you looking at getting a Clio?

No 12 pages of sharking? oooh.. so CS has some decency (or is it fear?) nvm, welcome to the club. I think most people who drive an RS Clio find they have to have one :D

Sounds like you're a bit new to this whole internets thing, just so you know, everyone is a p**s taking ba***rd. Veil of anonymity and all that. Welcome to CS. I used to live in Nottingham :)

Erm.. what? Did you pay for it? Because it is very easy. Even I can do it. I suppose the only sticking point is you need a torx thingy to undo the screws. I think even I have torxes though.

I may be being daft here but wouldn't neg rear camber make it less oversteery?

:slap: 100k = 100,000 miles and it's they're ffs.

Yesterday, around either 12 or 4.. I forget which. I was sat outside the queens. Also saw an interceptor convertible go past :o Bunch of chavs in halfordsed golfs too. lol.

Mine has just crossed 100k too. I've heard of gearbox synchros going but that could be because a lot of people don't know what GL4 is and put GL5 in or it could just be they get abused. Exhaust mounts go quickly but they're cheap. Rear dampers again go quickly but are £35 each and easy enough to...

no each still a pretty good price though right?

blowtorch? obviously wipe off the wd-40 and let it evaporate a bit first. and don't melt any melty bits though. Not sure what repentant spray is. Tried some other kind of penetrating fluid? I think GT85 is supposed to be good? There's even a special WD-40 brand penetrating spray. Let it sit...

just a bonus wire in case you need a spare for anything. sorry. it's entirely possible they just use a single loom for all cars regardless of spec/options so there are just plugs left over which they just sort of tuck away somewhere. or it could be someone has deliberately unplugged it to...