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is there an adapter plate between the filter and the block, or does it screw straight into the block? (can't recall having noticed on mine) that, or may be the sealing face isn't true - or the filter was faulty

ban 4x4s? long overdue guess it's v early days yet, but sounds as though it'd have repercussions in a few fields

i had some of those on my mini. this could be 'good', actually; as manufacturers needn't be obliged to produce tyres that meet the minimum tread for road use?

i don't think they're sensible for use exclusively as road tyres either, but lots of people will want to wear them on road as they travel to and from events/track days how do rally cars get about on the (public) link sections? is it going to cause them a problem? i suppose there's already a...

does anyone know what the 'facts/figures' behind the justification for this are? something to do with the minimal tread pattern? ed. that sounds a bit woolly - i mean, how are they going to draw the distinction between track tyres and road tyres? brake pads next! ;)

your copper lines will go green eventually anyway! 'lol' ed. i think they're colour coded for either side of the car, as some of the pipes are black

the speed rating by the looks of it (W/V)

lol; nay bother:) good luck with sorting it and feel free to PM if you need a metaphorical hand

Re: FAO henry afaik, there are only two uprated options available at the mo - the RenaultSport Gp.N kit (£1K!!), and the Vibratechnics mounts, which are sold through KTEC. the v/t mounts are rubber, just much stiffer. i've not seen the RS mounts and don't know what they're made of (gold?)...

Re: FAO henry that's defo had it - you can see it's deformed in the first pic. they're about £20ish from ECP/GSF

have seen a few advertised as being ABS equipped (the one i bought was as well) - but none of them were, unless there's a very well kept secret out there anyway i think advertisers sometimes assume they must have been equipped and just add it to the blurb. is it a dealer?

try rocking the engine about - it'll be trapped on the bolt - just need to disturb it and pull it off

more than likely; there looks to be quite a bit of movement in it as well it seems to be the dogbone that gives the most trouble. you've got buffers on the top engine mount, so they'll do part of the job in reducing the movement in that mount

probably best to use a trolley jack under the box, so that you can lower/raise it if it needs encouragement to get the mount off take the centre nut off first (might need to 'shock' it free with sharp turns on ratchet/t-bar as the rubber mount will want to twist with it); then remove the two...

there's a nut on the other end of that bolt that you need to keep tight - it's easiest to take the mount off and tighten the bolt into it (there are flats on the bolt). you need to take the wheel off to get a spanner onto the nut from the wheelarch - there's not really room to be turning the...

it's not cracked or torn that you can see, so guess it's OK. only other thing you could check is in making sure that the rubber's still properly bonded to the metal ends, but you'd probably have to take it off to do that

there's no interval for it in my service book, and it's not something that you usually change at all frequently i'd defo change it if it's done 250K Kms though. are you on the original box?

wouldn't have thought you'd find OE pads for much less than GSF/ECP ask

no bother. someone on here must know the difference between the various springs. i guess you need to match them with the fronts

not sure if this helps, but i've had a look at that spring and it's red/white. it's 19cm in length. i noticed it had an extra half a coil (ish) over a 172Cup spring and consequently didn't consider using it (don't remember it being any different in length to the unloaded 172Cup spring though)...

i'd have to check the colour as i'm not 100% - might actually be red/white not sure what it was taken from originally, as i bought a (mismatched) pair that had been taken off a 172Cup ed. might help: http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=115657&highlight=spring+colour+codes

there should be a couple of dashes of paint on the top coil of each spring - what colours have you got? i've a spare red/blue spring if that helps

don't need to remove the battery or the airbox. you could disconnect the battery if you're worried about disturbing circuits whilst you work, but not really necessary. just need to take a good look around the casting to make sure you've spotted everything that needs removing. look after the...

the rear seats just pull out and don't really weigh that much anyway if he goes to town and you get the full £15's worth, it might feel a little better - just sharper acceleration, braking and cornering. it'll obviously be noisier though. make sure you don't break any clips whilst pulling the...

it's in the nearside corner, slightly inboard of the lamp cluster - you can get to it by pulling the carpet away from the end of the plastic moulding that runs the length of the boot slam panel

just a quickie - does anyone know what's earthed by the strap/lead behind the carpet, underneath the nearside rear lamp cluster? i could fiddle to find out - just wondering if anyone knows thanks

from recent (similar) experience - take the top of the dash off: - pull off the two coloured trim strips and the top of the steering column shroud - remove the 6 screws now exposed - remove 3 screws from screen demister channel - remove plastic screw/clip from either end of dash - pull dash...

best bet might be Norma/Mikalor clamps, as each clamp has a range of fitment; u-bolt clamps need to be exactly the right size. just measure the o/d of the pipes to find which size you need it's an 'easy' diy job, although access to the end of the manifold is poor, as you've noticed should be...

i've the cloth in mine and it's thinning ever so slightly on the right hand bolster (60k), but i'm in and out of the car a lot. the bolster itself is fine; if it's constructed of the same stiff foam material that the rear bench is, can't see it deforming much at all with age

i like them just to add a slightly different perspective, i renewed all of the mounts and fitted the poly dogbone bushes at 40k, which made a bigger improvement than replacing the two mounts for the Vibratechnics ones, 20k later vibration/noise isn't half bad imo, esp. when you consider how...