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A mate has a phase 1 with a shot steering column bearing and is looking at second hand ones. Is a phase 1 column the same as a phase 2? It seems there are different ones listed but the phase 2 listed as 01-06 seem cheaper and easier to get hold of.

Hi guys. My 172 now sounds like a Scooby.. I just ran a quick scan with a cheap reader and I'm getting p0141 fault code. I thought this was related to the rear lambda sensor which doesnt affect fueling? Was expecting to see an injector misfire fault code. I've checked the plugs and...

My cat is rattling like a good en so think it will need replacing. I would prefer to decat it but I don't have a friendly mot guy at the moment so a cat is my only option. I've seen a company called cats2u do one for the 172 and it's only 119.99. Will it be absolute garbage and unlikely to...

So i bought a proper 172 ph 2 indicator stalk as some numpty previously had fitted a phase 1 with a horn but without foglights. I always wondered why my horn worked on the stalk and not on the wheel so today I whipped the airbag off to find this. Now my thoughts are that the 2 wires which are...

I've just ordered a new manifold to cat fitting kit as mine is shot, both springs rattling and can't go any tighter due to been thread bound. It looks an absolute pig of a job. I was thinking it might be easier to unnbolt the manifold from the block to lower it down a bit to gain more access...

Hi guys, I want to order some silvatec bulbs for my front indicator bulbs to get rid of the fried egg look. Are these the correct ones? I assume 581 is the correct fit...

my alarm light has been coming on and off during driving but recently it will come on and stay on until I stop the car and lock it. Where is the Alarm? I'm thinking of checking for a dodgy connection somewhere but not even sure where the thing is to start looking Anybody has this before?

Do you guys take any extra precautions in the winter after driving in gritted roads? I was at working the other day and the trailer the caretakers use for getting grit around the site is basically rotting to pieces and made me realise how bad the stuff is on our cars. I've seen on YouTube some...

Does anybody know the paint code for the standard 172 wheels? Not the turinis, the normal Renault ones. I'm going to have a bash at refurbing my wheels but was hoping to have a go at 1 first incase I'm useless at it, so was hoping to get it a matching colour so it doesn't look a cocomplete arse...

Hi guys. I'm gonna fit a sub in my 172 as I miss the bass. Is there a grommet available which will take 4awg cable or am I going to need a stepped drill bit to make a new hole? I had a look and all I could find is the bonnet release grommet hole but that looks mega tight and probably only...

Got a set of braided lines on the way from George and just wanted to double check the sizes of flare spanner I'll need to get em off. I seem to remember the one on the front caliper is a 14mm but never checked the other end of that pipe which will be getting replaced and was hoping somebody...

This has happened twice now on the way home from work. Driving perfectly fine, then out of nowhere the imobiliser light next to the gearstick will come on solid. If i press the blip on the key while driving it will go out. Doesnt cause the car to cut out or anything.. Also, whats the...

Just noticed my front right caliper is sticking quite bad. Had the caliper off and gave the sliders a good clean up and also pumped the piston in and out a few times and then gave them a little bleed but they still seem to be sticking. What options do I have? Are rebuild kits readily available?

I'm going to put my new powerflex bushes in my steering rack at the weekend. Will I need any special tools or will regular sockets and spanners do the job? Will it make life easier if I had deep sockets etc? Does the subframe need to come down to get access?

Got a funny fault with the mk3. When the headlights are on, the bulbs on the outer edge also come on but come on and off during driving. What are these bulbs for? They are mega bright like fog lamps but the car has bumper mounted fog lights which work fine. Main beam and dipped beam and side...

Just been having a look around under the car to find the source of my pulling to the right and when I dropped the Jack I noticed my front sportline spring the bottom 3 coils all sat on each other. Is that normal? The spring isn't snapped.

Are these Sachs rear dampers any good? They are much cheaper than oe cup items but if their no good I'll get genuine...

Got the wife a mk3 2006 which is used for a 15 mile each way motorway journey capped at 60mph and it's returning about 35mpg which is way less than my 172. Is this normal and the engine is just shocking? Or should I be looking at giving it a major service and probably a new lambda? Title...

Recently noticed a 182 cup with giant mud flaps parking up at the gym I goto at the super bowl in Rotherham. Anybody??

Today my car decided it didn't want to start. Cranked it for about 10 seconds each time and then on the 4th attempt it decided to fire and ran perfectly fine. When this happened on my old 182 it was the crank sensor so o thought I'd just try another for the sake of 30 quid but I've noticed...

Just changed the disks and pads on the wife's mk3 1.4 and one of the anti rattle shims broke on the bottom outer pad on the NS. Will it cause any bother? I have noticed there's a squeak which increases with speed which wasn't there before the pad change. Would the broken shim cause this?

Guys. Bought a mk3 1.4 a few days ago as a temporary car for the wife and it's been fine Today it decided it doesn't want to start. The error that comes on it's breaking fault. It doesn't even attempt to turn over it just come up on the dash saying breaking fault beep beep and that's it. I...

Just done a long motorway drove and notice that when cruising at say 65 the car is perfectly straight, but as soon as I accelerate it starts to pull to the right quite bad. Car has recently had new everything up front so all ball joints and bushes etc are fine. Breaks aren't binding and...

Recently got my 172 on the hunter system after quite a few changes to the front end. The rear left last year was a degree out on the toe so I rectified this using a shim from pure motorsport but I think I may have gone too far. From the attached the rear left wants an extra camber shim in...

So long story short I was changing my wishbones to ones with pms stiffening plates and poly bushes. Ns driveshaft came apart and pissed oil everywhere. I need the car tomorrow. What oils would you recommend that can be got off the shelf in halfords, ecp? I'd normally use elf but nowhere...

I'm going to attempt to sort some of the rust behind my fuel flap but before I drill out the rivets I want to be able to put the cover back on when I'm done hopefully in a weekends work. Does anybody know what size plastic rivets will fit the plastic cap so I can order some before hand? Also...

Has anybody tried the glue and puller kits off ebay for small dents? My bonnet has got a coulple of small dents where it looks like some idiot has pressed the bonnet shut and not dropped it. wondering if one of these kits is likely to work...

Has anybody used the powerflex top engine mount insert? My mount has seen better days and I wasn't sure if I should just replace it, or put the powerflex insert in. Or do both?

Hi guys. I need some new top strut bearings, mounts are fine but the bearings are grating badly. Will the ones from Euro car parts fit? As I know these things can be a bugger with some non genuine parts.

My aux kit arrived today and I've just got a few questions. Will I need to take off the pas pump pulley to get the tensioner out? If yes do I need to use loctite when I put em back in? In the pack I got 2 washers. 1 large one and 1 thin one with teeth in it. Where do these go? Will a 3/8...