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As fred said replace the pair with new ones, and new pads. They must have been in bad shape to crack

From experience, never, ever hose a Renault engine.

Cambelt and aux belt due at 72k, Ive used Renault specialist services in Nuneaton. Dont take it to Renault Leicester.

They last longer on cars that have frequent oil changes.

Not really, well you can but its hard to tell, as on some 172s they are due their 2nd cambelt change this year. If it was mine and it was clear nothing had been done and your going to continue keeping the car for a while id do everything, cambelt kit, aux belt kit, oil, oil filter, fuel filter...

Which has been the best to drive??

Did you lift up the bonnet and have a look, was it from the front or the rear?

What symptoms are you getting?

You need to find the leak, it could be anywhere in the cooling system, or are you saying the bottle itself is leaking??

Depends what mileage its on and what its had previously??

Some early 1.2 8vs came with a tacho, all 2000+ came with one. They seem to get better with mileage (the head gasket normally goes at 150k) and the ph1s are a lot faster than the ph2s.

I got fed up with mine and fitted a boggo standard 1.2 one until I recently found a leather one from a RSI.

My old one was 52mm, best bet is measuring the gap yourself with a good ruler.

It fits but the airbag wiring is different. It looks wierd, if you were fitting it without the airbag you might aswel get a momo.

The colour of the leather is different, its more blue on a mk1, i think the colour of the alcantara is different, on the mk1 is lighter, the alcantara on the bottom of the ph2 seats has a pattern. The logo on the mk1 is in colour, the slider mechanism is slightly different, iirc the wiring is...

Its worth cleaning it out yes.

Youve got Renault Specialist services in Nuneaton 02476 642331, Id trust them to do a cambelt change.

Its cheap, wheres it from?

I got mine from here: http://www.adrad.co.uk/

Early 172mk1s had a shorter cat (the twin chamber type with 1 sensor hole) so it has a longer centre section, the difference is about an inch and a half. As yours is a later 172mk1 it will have 2 sensor holes on the cat making it longer using the same shorter centre section as a ph2.

Its not easy to do at all. The front hubs rust badly, the bearing is pressed into the hub, you need about 10tonnes of pressure to push the old bearing out and the new one in. if you want to save some cash, take your hubs off, take them to the garage with some new bearings and pay them a tenner...

Depends on which engine it is as they all use different plugs depending on engine size and year.

Its looks like the V6 airbox used in the espace etc. People commonly upgrade to this one as has one big air feed.

The mk2ph1 1.9d one is a lot different. Im sure the 172/182 one has extra mounting points for certain things. Wasnt aware the suspension mounts were wider.

Nah cant think of any that use bendix on the front. Renault always use Lucas. The rears on 1.6s/172s etc use rear bendix or bosch (same caliper). Even the Clio III use lucas all round.

Calipers on all 1.4s are lucas, same caliper used in most 1.2s and most peugeot 205s.

Ive got a 6k kit fitted to my car, very pleased with them, as they are optical lens they are not blinding and look oem. They look a bit weird on with standard sidelights but you can get sidelights that have more of a white or blue tint. Ill see if I can take a pic. Make sure you strap down the...

Has it got a service history and proof of cambelt change?? Wishbones arent expensive, could be a bargain depending on the above.

You can get silenced decats, if your using the standard exhaust system there wont be that much noise difference.

What dash lights are staying on after the ignition is turned on?? Check the TDC sensor and wiring. Chances are someone might have spilled the oil when filling it up doing an oil change.