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when first started it is like this
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but when its warmed up its like this
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any ideas what it could be?
oh and sorry for the crappy phone vids.
my 172 has started sounding like a subaru and not running properly with sh*t loads of smoke coming from the exhust. then it will stop and be fine and the smoke will stop. im assuming that this may be somthing to do with the coil pack or ht leats and the smoke is unignighted fuel.
i did an oil...
on the way back from my moms, was going down the m6 in the fast lane when i herd a big gust of air then my back end stepped out. managed to keep control of it, wacked the hazards on and drifted into the hard shoulder to have a look to be greeted by this
so put the spair on and went home with a...
thought id post mine up as every one else has. sorry boutt he crappy phone pics though lol.
was a bit cold as ady172uk is proving lol
was a good turn out, just a shame that they guy who organised it never came no names mentioned (cough reyes cough) lol.
sorry if your car isnt...
last week i put another coat of white paint on my badges as they were looking a bit worse for wear then gave them to one of the painters at work for them to laquer it. but the painter i gave it to failed to mention to the other painter that he had taped them to the masking on his next job and...
on sat morning when i first got into the 172 to pop to the shops it was fine then about 10 mins of driving it started sounding like a scooby. when i went to drive off though, i had to give it a load of revs to get it going properly then was fine once driveing but would do it again when i slowed...
the 172 is due for a sevice soon and just wonderd what i will need to get other than the 5ltrs of 10w50 silkoline pro s and the oil filter. its on 111,000 miles and had the cam belt and aux belt done about 4 months ago as the dephaser needed replacing. also had new spark plugs on the last...
where can i get 2 dirt cheap 32 mb sd cards from? ive got some digital photo frames for my mom and 2 sisters for xmas and alrerady have one sd card but want another 2 of the same size just so i can stick some pics on them for when i gfive them to them. tryed ebay and google and they are coming...
...or that area anyway. ive only noticed it when i go round islands and can feel it through the pedals, it also gets louder the faster i am going too. cant feel it on the straits or turning left. any ideas what it could be. ive had the wheel off and nothing looks suspicious and the cv boot is...
saw a black 1*2 just coming off one of the islands as i was getting on to it on the a38 between bassets pole and minworth, then on the same island as i was exiting, i saw a rb 182 just going on to it lol.
the rb one saw me as i pulled off so i gave a little nod as i drove off. both very tidy...
did a full respray on this at work in matt black. didnt do it myself so didnt get manys pics but it came out quite nice.
belongs to the bloke i work next door to who does the exhausts so it will probly end up with somthing loud on it as its for his son.
haha, my one mate has just had his missis car written off so he is saying that he is after one. my other mate who has a c20let corsa is saying he is fed up of repairing his and wants a 182 with itb`s and now my other mate who at the momment has a mk3 astra gsi has also changed his mind about...
a mate of mine`s sister has a clio 1.6 16v and the cam belt snapped whilst she was on the motorway. when it tryed to cut out, she decided to down gear it to try and keep it running. obviously never worked lol. it has also tryed to be started sevaral times after before the problem became known...
ive had it a few times now where if i do quite a long journey. when i start the car up, the oil warning thing flashes and the serv light comes on so i check my oil when it is cooled and it is halfway between the 2 notches. then when i start it again, it says oil ok and the serv light goes out...
well got my exhuast done today and eerrrmm well, to put it simple. IT`S LOUD AS F**K. it sounds wicked but i think it may be a little too loud. its nice when on idle and have a nice burble to it when driving normaly but when flooring it (it sounds awsome) but on the way back down the revs its...
there is a very good dodo juice advert on the back of the latest pfc mag and it has loads of questions and answers. has answerd loads of my questions so is well worth a read if you have a copy or if you spot it on the shelf in the shops.
oh yeah excuse the spelling mistake in the title lol.
what tends to need replacing when you are doing this. thinking of having a go at work tommorow but dont want to be un prepeared so do i need to replace any nuts, bolts and gaskets?
around 1.30 - 2.00 this afternoon.
you was in front of me then i went pasted and you got in behind me then i turned left to make a you turn into the pub. i was in the black 172 with white wheels.