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I used to own a Grande, trust me mate its not worth spending any money on the engine. As mentioned if you really want to, concentrate on removing weight and improve handling with decent tyres and suspension mods. The brakes are already decent enough.

All mk2ph2s had them, most mk2ph1s had them except for the very basic ones.

Is it 8v or 16v?

The gearboxs changed in 2001, is yours a 172mk1 or 172mk2??

I had a sticking solonoid on my previous Clio, ended up taking it off and rebuilding it all, I greased the slider and all was ok.

Nice pics, Ive yet to see that Vulcan. That Lancaster flew over my house last weekend on its way to the Cosby airshow. It sounded absolutely amazing, it sends a chill down your spine!!

They just pull off, you have to pull hard if theyve never been off before. Theres not much chance of breaking anything as long as you are gripping the end.

Whats the symptoms of you starter motor problem, if its sticking when starting it sounds like a jamming solenoid.

Id check the level on the dipstick to make sure its under the max line. Thats way too much, like someone said it looks like its been overfilled or the car may have been on its side or upside down at some point.

Make sure they are pfr6e-10s

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As above or a breakers, make sure its rated correctly. Renault will make you buy the whole bottle.

I know of a company in Worcester, I used them through my mate, they turn them round in a day. Did both of mine although they say mine were "unique" and they charged a bit more. Ive emailed him for contact details.

Turn them clockwise.

Theres a guide in the guides section on how to remove it. WHen putting back together do not do the plenum bolts up too tight.

You can feel cool air pass through the paper more than an ITG.

I made that guide, its actually a lot more affective with the standard Renault filter in.

It should be changed, the lower idlers are a bit exposed to the elements, they can fail and can cause belt snaps. The bearing in the tensioner can also go and the plastic can go brittle.

Does it go into the battery? Some batterys have vent pipes.

Any warning lights on the dash, does it start ok?

Over tightening the rear discs can cause serious failures to the wheel bearings, the rear discs should be tightened to 175nm. There was a guy on here not long ago where the garage over tightened the nut and ended up the whole wheel and rear disc coming off at speed.

Re: good buy to the clio Au revoir.... You'll be back.

To confuse things some 172cups did come with the rs inlent manifolds.

Its hard to say without look but I doubt the calipers caused the cracks, the cracks are due to them being really worn and corroded. Renault have reduced the price of the discs to around £100. The pads are not too taking around £35 from memory. Its easy to fit yourself, theres a guide on here...

Make sure its the correct one, there are 2 different types I believe.

They do sort of cough and puff anyway, try and check to see if its blowing around the centre section where it joins the backbox. They normally go here first.

Front or rear?? Are you using standard wheels or spacers??

I think the 182 has a more free flowing cat aswell.

As above, it could be the coolant temp sensor thats faulty.

My old one before it was colour coded, I remember sanding them down ready for spraying and was definitely a dark grey. If you use a good black bumper stuff they will probably look black.