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They recommened changing it every 70K or so, thats why I feel so gutted.

Yeah if u can send me the details, ill appreciate it mate. my MSN/E-mail is mailto:dj_illusion@hotmail.com">dj_illusion@hotmail.com I was told each valve is about 4 quid? Oh, where abouts are u based?

How much would u charge mate?

Ahh, does sound a bit off then. Where abouts u live?

Its a b**ch of a job, im guessing the engine needs to come out. Defos wouldnt like to do it

Im guessing the belt hasnt been changed, so its late 95. Good 8-9 years now

Mines only done 56K mate, all I can say is, book it in asap!

Cheers, ill get back to ya Might sound like a stupid question, but using second hand pistons is that just an accident waiting to happen?

Driving to Italy? Sounds Expensive

Yeah just reading that, 192 bhp sounds tempting.

At the worst, wot am I looking at to be done??? New valves, pistons, damge to the head etc?

1300 quid!!! Wouldnt it be cheaper to find another engine? I feel proper gutted :(

Guys from the looks of it, my cambelt has just snapped. Was driving at about 4K when I lost complete power. Spoken to a few peeps, wot sorta damage am i looking at. Bent valves are gonna be one thing, wot else and how much am I looking to fix it? Ian

Im sure i read a post somewhere quite some time back saying that they drilled holes in the airbox which gave a gain on performance. Who was it?

Got the Toyos at the mo, not all that in the wet. Id say pay the extra dollar and go for the Goodyears mate, thats wot im going for next time, especially with the wet weather and all.

Goto BBPT mate, im taking mine there in a couple of weeks, theyre quality.

Thats bent mate! Got out of work on Xmas Eve, and someones put a trolley into mine, got a nice chunk taken outta the door now :@, makes me think if its worth it at times.

Yeah thats how much I paid for it mate - good choice!

:oops: Ok mate, will dos

Errm..and theyre name is? Have they got website or something? Oh and GTI girl, how much did it cost to refurb the wheels?

Yeah didnt Nick pay around the 7K tag for his turbo. About 250 BHP innit? Spoke to K-tec a little while back, theyre in the final stages of making a Turbo for about the 4K mark, dunno how good itll be tho.

I got the 77MP, Anyone who buys it wont be dissapointed.

Ok cheers, im taking it up BB soon for a full service, so hopefully when I get the oil change itll sort it out.

For the last week or so, everytime I start the Willy up, my oil gauge says I hardly have any oil in it. So obviously I checked my dipstick thinking that I might have a leak, but the dipstick showed it was half way between the markers. Anyone know wot it could be? Ian

Yeah cheers boys, now i just gotta find someone whos lowered their 172... Anyone?

Just got off the phone to Mark at Ritchspeed and he said that the 172 and Willy front springs are the same. Are they? :confused:

Im stuck between the Willy or V6 (MKII)

Rhys, I take it ur not interested in getting rid of your old bit of piping anymore then mate?

One quesiton mate....How much did it cost, and was it seriously worth it? Ok, that was two questions but hey.

And theres me thinking u ment 0-60 in 1.2 seconds :oops: