Search results

Same combo as me. :approve: Hard to tell if it made a difference.

Buy a 172 and convert it to a 1.2 look?. Win win for common sense and your wallet :) lol

Cups dont have lumbar support??, the 172 FF's and the 182's do so technically your right you might find the 182 seats better if lack of lumbar support is the issue, maybe?? Reclining aftermarket buckets would be better tho imo

Undo all the 10 mm bolts on the plenum front and 2 at the back. Unplug the sensors and thats about it. Kind of all explains its self as you tackle it :)

Gasket between head and inlet Gasket between inlet and plenum. Rubber rocker cover breather seal type gasket (172's) Plenuim to TB, paper type gasket (ph1's) Plenum to TB ph2 172 / 182 rubber ring (iirc??)

182 seats in a Cup = Big girls blouse Cup ;)

MPG in a Clio is usally very very good, far better than its rivels. should be in the mid to high 30's at least, in a 172 and 182 under normal driving. Iv heard the 197's are thirsty. Poor mpg could point to a problem with the lamdba sensors potentially

Loctite gasket seal from Halfords. Cant remember the code number. Its ginger in colour lol

Yeah its just a lot easier taking the extra 3 bolts out rather than trying to jack the engine above the chassis mount. I reckon Mattys about right. Probably just needs the engine pushing further back or forward.

If your getting mpg that bad you may aswell chop it in and buy a Scooby or Evo. Least you'll have the performance to match the mpg lol 20's in a Clio on normal driving. Thats shocking like

I always find its easier to take the 3 bolts from the engine mount side off aswell then you dont need to jack the engine up, just needs supporting.

Whip the plenum off and see where its leaking from. If its the bolt seal it up, if its the rocker just leave it till next time you get a cam belt change

Think its a woman in her late 50's early 60's who owns it. Often sits down the Sands during the day. Total wasted on her :(

Go straight for the supercharger kit for 250 bhp out the box on a stock engine. The mods youve listed is a hell of a lot of work with just about the same cash outlay with less BHP and a cap on any future potential.

My mate was looking at one last year in the hundreds but no idea of what exactly came with it or what condition etc No idea what the going price for these are if you can find one

Their all measured in PS so all should be technically ''down'' on power lol but for a 172 i thought the average figure is 166 - 169 ish at the fly

What a stupid thing to say about drag racing. You couldnt get a more accurate ''on the road'' indication than a straight line sprint and time'd result

I am :D Theres a couple more i know of who used to come on but theyve changed cars and think theres one down Gretna

Depends how tight it was put on. Just changed the oil on mine yesterday and it wouldnt budge. Time before managed it comando

You'd be suprised. My local dealer was only something like 60 quid difference between the nearest well know specialist.

He's dying to fit a second hand one lol

IIRC it fits but the chassis leg needs slightly modding gearbox side? Quite suprised no ones had a go. Renault modders seem quite tame when it comes to engine conversions. Over on the Ford forum they'll lump owt into a mk3 Escort lol

A blowing exhaust will loose you power. Cover your hand over the tailpipe and see if its blowing from anywhere

Jack the car up, support the engine from under the sump and un-bolt.

What do you mean by loose? Rattling around loose or play ? Have you put a new mesh gasket in? I got sick of the spring kits and just permanently bolted the fecker up. 2 years and never had a prob.

Cambelt kit, auxiliary belt kit with tensioner and a replacement dephaser pulley pretty much covers it. Never heard of anyone change a exhaust pulley in a routine belt change and never heard of these dampers, guessing you mean the spring tensioner?

Why dont you race your girlfriend in her Corsa? ;)

Theres not really much to the rear set up. Axle bush , rear stub axle, bearings, bent wheel, damaged / broken coil spring.. ?

Scangauge is a on display unit. Ktec used to / do sell it. Not sure what features of it are not compatible with Reanult tho

Pretty sure its the same for all the Sports but might be wrong. Full on cam belt, aux belt swap and no buy new