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snap !!!!!!!! just did the same myself. understeered into a high kerb on petrol forecourt. slight front bumper, wheel, mashed foglight and damaged wheelarch liner. steering to the left heavily. checked one side to the other and the bottom arm is bent :( could be worse i guess...

i find it more of a problem due to my size 12's ! for the record i am 6'2 and have no problem with it

local motor factors. battery with 3yr warranty £35 !

i nick the one out of the bog !

all ways found my 172 is very sensitive to tyre pressures.

94K ! not even run in yet !

what do you do when it comes round to MOT time ? retro fit old system ?

use a grinder to cut the disc from around it then take the top off.

In my experience a clutch bearing tends to squeal and also this cant be heard from the gearbox side. Leads me to believe its not release bearing. Will be a s**t if it is bearing :(

My 2000 172 has developed a knocking noise ( sounds like tappets if i didnt know better ! ) when at idle and clutch is pushed to the floor. Doesnt sound like clutch bearing either and i cant hear it from under the bonnet , only from inside and i seems to be coming from the driver side. As i...

If the hg has gone then it will also need a head skim. Make sure you do it or you will be replacing the hg again in a few weeks.

no loss of oil or water. smells of exhaust fumes. where are the breathers located ? do they tend to block ?

Drive faster. This gets more heat into the tyres so that they grip more ................................................................................. ;)

Dont get any in your eyes. I did and it friggin kills !

Have a 2000 Phase 1 172 and after a while of idling it starts to smell a bit in the cabin. Any ideas ? Breather problem maybe?

How wrong you are ! I bought one and put Tom Tom maps on it. May not have all the bells and whistles but for Sat Nav its not bad.

dont cut them down ! remove them and replace the damper with a solid bar of the correct length. who needs springs !

i bought a centre section from ebay - £45 i recall. somewhere in birmingham i think. this was for a 2000 X 172

i put a new one in mine. The sensor is about £22 from Renault. Remove the engine cover and you can access it from down the back. Its just to the right of the exhaust with a cover over it to stop it melting. This is the first thing to try.

my 172 (2001 ) with aircon has started to smell of rotten eggs ( in the car, not under bonnet ). could this be an issue with the air con ? seems to come and go ? too many brussel sprouts ?

set the camber. do a lap. check tyre temperature acroos the tread. adjust camber if required :)

I sat behind a blue cup , plate '*** CUP'. I was in my phase 1 Sunflower....

Are you removing them to replace the discs ? I was when i hit this problem. Solution - big angle grinder to remove the heads..... and some of the disc :)

NOt sure if this is gearbox related but the speedo on my PH1 172 has become erratic. At times it reports speed perfectly but then sometimes it drops and then comes back and so on. I guess it is aproblem with the speed sensor as the odometer also stops recording. Where is the sensor ? Cheers

i am interested to know whether all this lowering stuff improves the handling ? i can have a guess at no........ your problem is easy to solve. remove all dampers and replace with solid bars. this will remove all movement of suspension and stop the body rolling. you may need a new spine...

Buy the 'rally car source book' and work out the base spring rates. Calculations are included. Experiment from there on !

Did you get any pics of my Sunflower 172 ? . . Ah just remembered i was at the MotoGP , Donington. Wrong circuit..... oh well

we vac out the tyres on the race car and fill with nitrogen. its more stable through heat changes.

learn from experience. fix the headgasket and dont take any short cuts. head off new gaskets and refit properly. dont forget to get it skimmed unless you want to do it all again in a few weeks / months. possible replace the thermostat also. does the heater still work ?

head gasket ? checked the coolant ?