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The rear brakes take longer to self adjust as the caliper piston slowly takes up slack. Speed it up by driving round and operating the handbrake and footbrake many times.
Jonny, I'm surprised you never done an oil change, how old are you?
If someone has never done this before my little guide is good for an oil change on their driveway without garage equiptment.
I assume you mean the engine oil.
Run engine until oil is hot
Lift one front corner of car so you can get to the drain plug
Using a 8mm. square key to undo the drain plug with a recepticle to catch the oil
Allow oil to drain completly, about 20mins.
Undo the oil filter and move the recepticle...
Use either sealant but don't re-torque the plastic plug you'll just break the seal that the Hylomar has just made, kinda defeats the what the Hylomar is for.
If you are just wanting this for trackdays then either model will do. A Cup will just be easier to lighten further. It will just depend how much you want to spend. This is what I have done and bought an unloved Cup with solid engine but currently rebuilding the brakes and curing leaks, all...
I had the same problem when I bought my car, no adapter, The only sure way to get them off without damaging the wheels or hubs is call the AA. They have a special impact driver to remove the lockable studs. Strickly speaking they will only remove one stud if you have a puncture at the roadside...
Yes, undo bottom hose and top hose and flush through both ways with yer garden hose and flush out the filler/bottle, even better take of the bottle and clean it out thoroughly in the sink. I could not access the bleed screw without removing the airfilter box. so-----
1. refill with Halfords...
I've read a couple of threads on 172 Cup rear brakes and failing the test, apparently there is MOT note to testers about the Cups rear brakes. Do a search on this forum it's here somewhere.
Koni's and Eibach's are proven and very popular combination on all marques and models, have them on my Fabia and before that on a Golf GTI. If you are a track day enthusiast then something more stiffer would be required but for the road you can't go wrong with the Konis & Eibachs.