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ive just put the washers under the top mounts and now they are sitting at different heights

Parked up on deansfield road wolverhampton bout 11.30 today

i borrowed a code reader too sort my mates car and just plugged it into mine to have a play and this code came up. Im sure it lambda but ive not long had the pre cat one replaced. Could it be the post cat one. I havent got the engine management light on thou, i just erased the fault and see if...

Im in the process of getting together all parts and tools to change both my belts this weekend. Ive had a friend acquire me a timing belt kit from work and its a goodyear belt but ive heard gates are the one to go for. Im just waiting for aux kit from him which i dont know the brand if belt it...

Rather than pay over 100 quid for one im gonna get the pipe and flanges myself and get it bent and welded. What diameter pipe do i need and how long. Any ideas on the flanges required??

is my mates car and it started of with it overheating and a leaking rad, so the rad was changed and system bled. But its still losing water. it will go from full to empty in half a days driving about town. There are no visible leaks in the bay or on the floor and its not mixing with the oil or...

ive had uprated bushes in for a bit now and the engine has started to knock a bit on pull off and if i go off and on the accelerator. Vibration on idle is getting a lot worse too. I replaced the other mounts at the same time. Could they need replacing already???

in april a van bumped into my missus and we decided to go through insurance. Now my renewal is due in the 15th of this month and its nearly doubled and ive lost 3 yrs no claims. I rang adrian flux and all they said is id get them back and the extra money when the claim was complete. i cant go...

thought id start my own thread because ive posted in others but not much has come of it. ive got both these light on constant. I put a gear box in the car when i had it because i bought with bust box so not sure if the lights was on before. some one in another thread suggested speedo sensor in...

is it a good idea to remove the sound deadening from the rear of the engine bay because its looking a bit old now? is it easy to remove?

i wanna put the standard airbox back in my car but the previous owner has drilled holes in the top part. Could i fill them with something or shall i try and find a replacement???

just got hold of an engine cover which im gonna paint but aint got the bolts to fix it to the plenum. does anybody know the thread size cuz im bound to have something knocking about

was parked next but 1 to you

Do I have to match the plenum to the lower inlet manifold aswel as the lower to the head. Because when I had my plenum off today sorting oil leak it looked as if there wasnt any difference between that and the lower manifold

just noticed that the driver side skirt is coming away from the body near the rear wheel. ive looked at the sill and they look riveted on. what can u do to get it back to match the rear quarter?

Just noticed that the top of my radiator isnt secured to the cross member on both sides

Got a leak just under the plenum and only just seen that its all down the back of the engine

ive just purchased AG clay kit, SRP and Gloss Protector. But after reading on here and looking on youtube should i wax the car after using these or with this be enough?

im looking to chane the illumination of my aircon to blue but i need to know the physical size of the led, the wattage and the current which they draw.i can get the led's but need to know which ones to get. Has anybody done this and could help me out. are they the same as the dial illumiation...

i was sitting at the lights with car in first gear and foot on clutch all the way down. showing off to my son i was gonna rev it so it bounced off the limiter but at about 6k revs the car started to pull away but it was juddering. there was a light slightly flickering on the dash but it didnt...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004A68CAK/?tag=cliospnet01-21 Will these do the same job as the renault tools?

my missus was out today and smoke started coming ot the driver side door. ive removed the handle to find that the wingmirror switch had fried and melted all the wires. Now there is no power to air con controls, clock and the door open light is on when doors are shut. Ive cheaked all the fuses...

does anybody know the bosch part number for the rear lambda sensor

i was just out driving normal, cruising bout 40mph with slight acceleration. when i come to put my foot down a bit the throttle didnt respond and it seemed like the engine was losing power then all ov a sudden it started to power up again. on the way home it has done it a couple of times now...

just been flicking through th forums and sum1 said that there mpg has gone DOWN to about 28/29. ive not had my 172 for long but its never gone above 25mpg. what could be done to emprove this.

in the bottom right corner of the dash clocks ive got a light which looks like a green gearstick. what is it and why is it on???

i was having a look to what could be causing this slight splutter. ive changed plugs and cleaned all inlet, so i thought id check for vacuum hoses. when i took hose of the nipple in the pic i traced it down to the washer jets in the front bumper. what hose should be on there and where should it...

Ive done loads of searching on here bout doing the cambelt on the 172. why can t it be done without the timing tool.i use a universal twin cam locking tool which locks the sprockets. Ive done plenty of twin cam belts and cant see how it can be different from others. is it a must to release both...

ive done a few search on here about the service light and can only find problems with the light on the same time as another e.g airbag light. On my 172 ive only got the service light on its own. I know its not saying it needs a service. Any ideas how to turn it off

Has any body got the above gathering dust and willing to let me give it a new life.