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It's mot time in a few weeks and my front discs and pads have seen better days. The rears aren't much better either. I'm looking at this kit on ebay: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/162360163242 Decent quality and value? From the searching I've done...

Apologies if this should be in the engine threads section, however it is cleaning related ? My car has quite a lot of old oil and grime all over the bottom part of the engine, I assume from historic oil leaks, etc. When I first got the car there was a leak from the cam oil seals which has now...

Does anybody know where I can get the plastic inserts/plugs that go in the holes behind the clio badge on the rear of the car? Thanks.

I've seen these on ebay and seem decently priced shipped from Poland. Anybody have any experience with them?

I've read a few threads about removing the headlight washers and replacing them with blanks as personally I think the washers are an eyesore. The removal itself looks pretty straight forward, however I'm wondering how you go about removing the pipework, as none of the threads mention this. I can...

I've been considering one of these for a while as the standard airbox is a bit of an eye sore really and the fatty kit gets a lot of praise on here. I've also noticed that my standard airbox is missing the cold air feed pipe at the bottom that goes to behind the headlight, so I think it's time...

My original 172 alloys are in need of a refurb, and my original plan was to get this done and then powdercoated in anthracite. I'm not sure how much I really like the standard wheels though and whether it's worth spending money on them. Turinis are a possibility, however I also really like...

I had my cambelt and auxiliary belt changed by Renatec in Bristol a few weeks ago. I've had to go back several times to have various mistakes rectified, which is a pain as I live near Cardiff. I have now found out that they have refitted my auxiliary belt tensioner spring incorrectly using the...

This is probably a very silly question, however I noticed today when my engine is idling there a bit of vibration/movement in the auxiliary belt tensioner/spring. Everything is tightened up correctly so I'm assuming it's down to the vibration from the engine and the spring almost working a bit...

So I had my belts changed last week and since then the car has a very slight misfire just below 2000 revs which dissappears when the engine is up to temperature. From reading through various threads on here the symptoms seemed to match the timing potentially being out slightly. Car has been back...

So my issues with my 172 continue... Had to call the AA out today as she refused to start Typically just before the AA man arrived she decided to fire into life. Turns out that was an immobiliser issue (key fob not communicating with car), so that's another addition to my to do list. Anyway, as...

I've removed my plastic engine cover as it was missing two bolts and I think the engine looks better without it. Bit of a strange question, but do I need to remove the under bonnet carpet material as well, or is it OK to leave in place. I guess I'm just thinking it may get too hot without the...

Does anyone know the screw size for the airbox screws? Mine look like they've come off the titanic, so want to replace with stainless steel ones. Thanks.

If I were to list all the negative aspects of a Clio 172 it would be fair to assume I hate them: Rubbish driving position, unrefined, noisy, quite poorly made and fragile with more rattles than a creche, there's probably loads more. However for some weird reason I don't hate my 172, I love it...

Unfortunately my 172 has developed some gearbox noise over the last week or so. It's whining slightly in 3rd, 4th and 5th, although it not too loud at the moment thankfully. I've just had the gearbox oil changed which hasn't made any difference so I'll be adding some lucas heavy duty oil...

I'm finding the driving position in my 172 a bit high (seems common), and was wondering what people have done to remedy this? I saw an old thread about removing the rubber spacers under the seat bolts, but not sure how much difference it would make. Failing that would and aftermarket seat solve...

Took my 172 to Renatec in Bristol today for an engine and gearbox oil change and to investigate a few issues. I thought I could hear a bit of noise from my gearbox, and it turns out that unfortunately there is a bit, although thankfully it's only slight, so not gearbox rebuild time just yet...

I've had the car almost a fortnight now but not really had the chance to boot it a bit until yesterday. I noticed at around 90mph + (on a private road obviously, ahem) that the car feels a bit unstable, almost a bit 'skittish' for want of a better word. Obviously the car weighs relatively...

Unfortunately the climate control in my 172 is not working correctly. It generally blows cool air, regardless of what you do with the temperature control. Occasionally it will blow hot for short periods of time, particularly if you turn the engine off and restart it, although after a minute or...

Previous owner had fitted a cone filter/induction kit of unknown brand. He did give me the standard airbox and filter and from what I've read I'd probably be better off going back to standard. The induction kit does sound very nice though Lol. Thoughts?

I had the engine running on my 172 today with the bonnet open and thought maybe the engine sounded a bit rattly or tappy. Maybe I'm imaging things as dephaser was done around 10k ago along with full top end rebuild. It sounds like it's coming more from the top of the engine, but perhaps they all...

Afternoon all I've owned my 172 for two days and I'm already smitten with it. Such a rewarding car to drive and very much a wolf in sheep's clothing. I've owned an 11 turbo and a clio 1.8 16v in the past and also driven a Williams and the 172 feels very much like the Williams, which is...