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I was just checking under my bonnet on Sat when I saw that a sensor to the left of the dipstick and above the oil filter had copper of the wires showing on both wires leading to it. When i tried to insulate them with tape the rubber insulation just broke away in my fingers as tho it had...

Ive been toying with having a decent play in trying to repair some of the various stone chips and scratches I have collected in the past 3 years. My wife works for a Co. which sells car polishes and various compounds so I have access to some half decent stuff at a reasonable price should I feel...

Im trying to fault find the starting issue on my FF 172 which appears to be temp related. The warmer the tempt he more awkward it seems to start. Somewhere between hot and cold. Initial turnover fine without starting, 2nd attempt usually fires and runs ok. No faults sown at dealer altho now...

I just have a query about another replacement steering wheel im about to have on my (now out of warranty) 04 172. When I found this place last year my local deal was delighted :) to see me regularly with a list of thing to have replaced under warranty which I wasnt aware of until reading on...

as i said yest seems a newer ver od dialogys is out 'there' newer than the prev ver for sure as has the v6 on etc and clio iii (see link) bit easier to install too. install jave j2re, and install the app (4 cds) still had to install acrobat 5 tho from cd0 as it wouldnt find acrobat 7 ...

Many, many moons ago (approx 18 months +) the pikey in me agreed when a friend of mine gave me a 3/4 full plastic container of petrol from his van which he used for his generator (cue rightfull abuse and stoning) to which i poured into my 172 (gulp) after a few nights sotrage in my garage. On...

combination that i have bob hope of getting any further warranty work from renault dealer due to my accoustic valve incident plus i love to do stuff myself and im skint atm means ive ordered a set of NGK PFR6E-10 from local motor factors. I correct in thinking they need to be 1.0mm (maybe...

Spotted the above yesterday dinner @ about 12:40 with the trademark sticker in the back.

Ok been a slightly bit daft, few weeks ago i took my accoustic valve off on the end of the cold air filter as i was bored one sunday avvo. Blocked pipe with screw as advised via fred Heard slight roar when thrashing bolox and felt sod all diff tbh but left off. Had forgot all about it when i...

As some of you may be aware, I have been having issues with a group N ecu Im trying to put in my late mk2 172 (CB1N late 04 reg'd motorpoint jobbie) I have a spare 172 ecu bought from 16vJON on here which to the best of my knowledge is normal for a mk2 (mk1 ecu having 256k flash, mk2 = 512k...

I have just had a very nasty and unhelpful conversation from Henk @ Fastchip based in the Netherlands regarding the Group N ECU he sent me. As most of you have read in here I had intended to buy a group n ECU from him for my 172 after sending him a spare I bought from 16VJon. The ECU was...

Im wondering if some of you chaps can help me. For nearly a year now I have had intermittant starting problems sometime starting my 172. It can take several attempts to turn over before finally firing and running fine. It followed me putting in some 'suspect' fuel. Ive ran several lots of...

Just had an interesting conversation with the helpline of my insurance company (Direct Line) regarding what happens if I add sumething (air filter / Ik ) etc to my car and also what price would be for a new meggy 225 :) Interestingly, when asked about the megane, I mentioned the fact that I...

ok lots of current discussion regarding Ik and decats atm and am sortof considering both (prob itg panel for now). Thing is with decat, whats the overall crack ? Am guessing removal reduces pressure on the exhaust which produces positive results for the effeciency of the engine (ableit with a...

Hi, Im fairly new to this forum so will give some basic details of my situation and can a mod / admin confirm it 1 way or another so i can post more details. right the situation is this. The missus works for a cleaning chemicals manufacturer, mainly for automotive industry, and I wanted to...

forgive me for asking this as I have no intention of treading on ppl's toes here or for making money, but: afaik, a group n ecu is effectively a normal ecu which is not paired with immobiliser (done on 1st ignition on ?) and is progged with a diff ecu firmware. now i have plenty of electronics...

Hi all. Am also a new member, found site a few days ago and very impressed. Toying with spending vast amounts of cash on 'tweaking' the 172 but not sure atm (altho have blagged a test drive for the 197 and 225 megane next sat :) ) Based in Derby (yeah i know someone has to be) dunno if ne1...