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Starting to notice a few niggles, starting with a slight blow from the exhaust sounds like the cat to centre section join I do have a decat to bolt on but have read mixed reviews on them so I might just see where it's leaking and address it. Needs a new bottom ball joint ( luckily I have one...
Amazing difference.
Had a nice parcel turn up today with a race dogbone mount from Evol engineering can't wait to get it bolted up was a bargain aswell! Also purchased a ram air filter with the 90degree elbow hopefully have these fitted next weekend.
Right a little update....... she's purring lovely I fitted new plugs, injector and leads I'm well chuffed! Did a headlight resto as well but not taken any pics yet.
Next job is brakes
Few pics from today
Lots of oil everywhere I found the oil plate ontop of the rocker had a few loose bolts. Will clean it all up when I get my new bits tomorrow. Also took a picture of the plugs somethings clearly not quite right!
This was the fault code before I swapped a few bits around...
Had abit of free tinker time today so I decided to swap injector/lead/plug from cylinder 2 to 3 it had a stored code of misfire cylinder 3 so I cleared it started it again just to check it comes back as cylinder 3 and it did so I swapped anything over noticed odds and sods but bolted it all back...
Hello all back again after a year or so away from a Clio. To be honest I regretted selling my 172 straight away but at the time it had to go..... End of the sob story spotted this 182 on eBay and decided to dip my feet back in. I got it cheap because of a misfire I'm told that cylinder 3 is...
172 cup just because its as close to the 80's hatches as it'll get from now on. i wouldnt buy a clio because was good on long runs and mpg return its about having a hoot. the 172 cup is probably the last of the harsh track orientated hatches that we will get. shame really
doesnt matter what the method aslong as the preps good i have used both gun and rattle can i find it easier to apply with the gun especially when using metallics, streaking with rattle cans is common i think its to do with the spead of the paint imo. alot of people swear blind that power coating...