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Think I got quoted around £300/£400 for cambelt change on my '91 1.4 RT

Does sound like a bit of a mission, how many hours do you reckon? Bearing in mind some of it will be done via haynes manual :S

Ok is it a big job BenR? how long would you say it takes?

Yeah it makes the car sound really tatty and crap :(

So only way I can stop the ticking is to have new tappets fitted? :(

Hmm I thought you could just adjust them without having to buy new ones?

I changed the oil back in september with fully synthetic 5w40, maybe due for another change soon... Thing is its starting to do it when the engine is warmed up as well, thats why im getting a little worried... Its also very annoying :p

Tappets have started to get louder and louder and the noise is occuring nearly everytime i start the car from cold now and even when im driving with the engine warm! Already tried forte top end treatment which reduced the noise for a while but now getting worse :( Anyone fixed this before...

Yeah ITG panel filter seems to be the popular choice!

sounds very standard :p

Yeah sorry meant like pictures of how much area they light compared to normal also difference in colour!

Lol I think he meant that with the sport models they recommend you only use higher octane petrol because its a 'performance' engine, whereas for non-sport models eg 1.2/1.4 etc it isn't. also possibly there would be a greater 'difference' (if any tbh) from putting higher octane fuel in a sport...

Anyone got a picture with them on?

http://www.cliosport.net/index.php?ind=reviews&op=entry_view&iden=5 ;)

Oh right yeah looks like you've polished the standard one....

And that steering wheel is pure sex, what did u do to it?

Mine looked like that for about 10 minutes then I met a gritter going the other way when I was out for a post-wash spin :(

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What have you been doing to need new rear pads lol they last longer than the car! have you got standard calipers on the front and rear? EBC do good brake pads for 'sport street use' called 'green stuff' pads (they're green) you can pick them up for around £30? I managed to get a good set from...

I thought you're meant to put ATF into power steering? Not sure about MKII's but for my valver the book in halfords recommended non-ford ATF...

My valver pulls all the way to 120+, had the speedo reading 135 downhill at one point (all on my private 10 mile drive of course)

Its because of the profile, it's a rare size tyre hence harder to get hold of and more expensive. Try 215/40/17 a lot more common and cheaper starting around £50.

Any easy way to check if my alternator is a bit shagged?

Not over-heating is it?

Oh I haven't got a manual for it and I can't seem to find a website for TOAD, so anyone got a flash-sensor table thing?

Yeah this alarm is beginning to annoy me, I would bet its something to do with the alarm why my batteries always die...

Something has never been quite right about my alarm, sometimes it beeps more times than it does other times when locking, or it doesn't beep at all! But now it has started going off randomly, I leave it on the drive, all windows and boot shut, arm it, and it will just go off randomly! No cats or...

Lol no I think the last muppet who worked on the car went round with a torque gun on maximum setting and did up all the bolts! Then to top it off the radiator bleed valve was on so tight I had to get mole grips on it, then it oh so nicely snapped off onto the grips :(

Good call people, I didn't think of any of those! And whats a reverse glute socket? :S

Yeah sounds like a plan, dont think id get a drill in there though, its the bottom left screw right near the air box! Not even sure about a file!