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Its a bit of a grey area. If you compare a 172mk1 shaft to a late 182 shaft there are a number of differences. Not sure if they all have the same length and dimensions though.

I put 2 old washing up bowls under the car (had to heighten it a bit with a jack). Then undone the lower rad hose and let it all pour out. Then remove all the other hoses, make sure youve got some decent pliers/mole grips to remove the old retaining clips. Watch the top pipes around the...

I chopped mine off with the dremel. You can buy the nuts and bolts from renault for about £2.

Yeah it is in the big supercharging thread. Since I last read it we didnt know whose car it was.

Assuming you mean the coolant bottle cap as the radiator itself doest have a filler cap. I think from Renault you have to buy the whole bottle. Its the same one on most other clios & renault even with different engines (except some 1.2 8vs) best to try a scrap yard.

The drivers side will come off without having to drain any oil. You can try separating it at the bottom ball joint and disconnecting the track rod but i doubt your suspension will allow for enough movement of the hub to get the shaft out.

Id check the previous owner fitted the correct spark plugs (ideally should be ngk pfr6e). A blowing exhaust would cause a slight power loss.

Its riveted both ends??

Someones made a custom mount there. TBH theres not much wrong with that idea. You can get the new rubber part from motor factors and halfords.

Your right mikalor clips are better to use, theres not much chance of them tearing a silicone hose but as they are more perfectly round and apply the same amount of tightness all round the outside of the hose, they perform a better more reliable seal. Where jubilee clips are not perfectly...

I got my sfs hoses from the group buy not long ago in the for sale section. Youll need to buy a whole bunch of jubilee clips as they are not included.

I dont think theres any heavy duty ones, theres lots of choices on the market, the ones k-tec sell seem of better quality.

IMO as mentioned already this is the best method: If you dont want to loose your battery, then the best all round method (in terms of costs and gain) is a 172mk1,172mk2 airbox with samco bend and improved cold air feeds and dare a I say the original Renault filter..

I would have thought you need to bleed it from the bottom radiator hose, which engine is it??

Is that inlet plenum and fuel rail guard polished or painted?

You could take the hub off yourself and take it to a back street garage with a new bearing and pay them a tenner to push the old out and new in.

Its a very strange problem. Try bleeding the system completely and refilling, making sure the air is bled out the bleed screw.

Its easy with a press. They are very hard to get out of the front hubs as they are slightly tapered and the hubs usually rust quite badly. If its the passenger side make sure you dont let the driveshaft pop out.

They are not turbos. When does it whistle, is it constant, does it do it when you change gear?

My car looks completely standard (there cant be many standard looking 172mk1s left). Even the indicator lights are a nice orangey orange. I must admit though the temptation to modify is really hard to ignore, whether you can afford it or not!!

I dont think its fair to include wear and tear items (such as battery, brakes, wipers, exhausts, tyres, bulbs).

The 197 has it off the cambelt.

What condition is your filter in?? As a lot of people have aftermarket filters but dont clean them?? I would have thought if the timing was out by even a little it would be a lot less (approx 140hp).

Get 5litres and mix it with water, that will give you plenty, dont forget to open the bleed screw when pouring it back in.

You must unscrew A!! B is fixed onto the bracket by a pattern thread and no way will it turn. Once A is off B will just pull out.

Halfords advanced coolant is red.

It sounds like your abs is working fine, the light wont come on the dash unless theres a fault. If the wheel didnt lock and it stopped quick theres nothing to worry about. Did the pedal pulsate at all?? As for the bang it could be a few things, was if from the front or the rear??

It definatly needs some sort of filter on it like one of those small breathers.

The clutch release bearing problem is a common problem on all clios, it normally happens when releasing the clutch at high speed/changing gear 'hard' or when the clutch is not engaged. It could be the power steering pump but to be honest on the symptoms youve described I wouldnt worry about it...

I didnt think a diesel fuel nozzle would fit in a petrol hole. I know a petrol fits in a diesel..