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I was about to take my inlet manifold off and where the two sections of the manifold meet one of the rear heads broke off the moment I tried to untighten it. :mad: Theres a chunk of the threads left poking out of the top and loads poking out below but I cant get to that. How the heck can I get...

Just lowered the car -40mm on apex springs. Feels great, cuts out the body roll and feels much more drivable now. :approve:

You were heading past St Cenydd school and turned left at the bowls inn and right to Penrheol. Big clio sport sticker in the back window think it was an 02 plate, looked like a girl driving. I was in the silver mk1 172 behind :cool:

Just had my MOT and she failed on a cracked rear spring and rear pads. So I got some 40mm Apex springs on the way but my garage said I could save myself some bucks and do the back ones myself since you dont need spring compressors. Is this an easy job? Do you just need to undo the shock...

Is the air con pump below the altinator on the mk1 172? And is it belt driven?

Does anyone know if its ok to have the spare wheel well removed on a mk1 172? Im guessing it can be cut out and a plate welded over it then sealed up or something. Does anyone know where I could get it done and a rough cost?

Ive got the older 172 (2000) Are the indicator bulbs straight pin or the offset ones? Can anyone tell me the sizes of the main, dipped and fog lamp bulbs? Cheers

Hi I disconnected my battery now my radio's asking for a code? I cant see anything in the doc's I had with it.. :S Where can I get a code?

Im getting more oil than Im comfortale with around the sump nut, me and a mate changed the oil/filter the other day and there was a fair bit of oil there to start with but Im noticing little patches about there size of about three 50'p on floor. It seems to be more on the plastic guard and...

Has anyone bought the Renault workshop manual CD's on ebay? I had the Ford TIS which was wicked just wondered if it covers the 172?

I posted the other day that my Oil pressure warning light and stop light were coming on when the engine was cold but going off once it was warm. Then it was coming on at idle speeds then going off above 1500 rpm. I was on a long journey and noticed the problem got a little worse and started...

Which viscosity oil do you guys suggest for a mk1 172? I usually use Castrol GTX Magnatec in my cars but some one on here said that bad for some reason.... The manual says to use a 5W-40?

When my engines cold the oil pressure warning light comes on but it goes off as soon as it warms up. Ive just come back off a really long trip and it started to come on if the revs dropped to idle speed... this got worse eventually coming on between idle speed and 1500rpm. Its not constantly...

Will it fit? Obviously theres going to be an internal size difference between the TB and manifold but that could be sorted out.... Im just wondering if it would go on? I did a similar mod on my last car, big TB on a re-worked manifold. Most of the Ford TB's were the same size (mondao...

Are mk1 172's supposed to have this? I was looking around on mine today and I dont think its there... It looks like who ever had the car before me has cut away some of the plastic behind the little slit vents under the head light and moved both air feeds there. I cant see this valve thing...

Are there any size differences between these pipercross viper kits? Clio Mk 2 172 00-01 Clio Mk 2 172 01-04 Clio Mk 2 182 04-

I get a funny noise when I accelerate hard in low gears. (172 mk1) Its like wwuurrr wup wup wup wup. Sounds like its coming from the front... It doesn't change the performance of the car it just sounds like a really odd to me like a popping, rotating sort of noise. I dont think its normal...

Does anyone know how much one of these rear bumpers will set me back from renault? Or can anyone suggest some where I can pick one up cheaper? I really dont like the rear bumper on my 2000 172....

I know you can change the smd/leds in the dash I did it in my last car but can you also change the colour of the LCD in the centre console? I dont want blue dials and red centre console.... Anyone done this?

I want to remove my mk1 172 inlet manifold this weekend. 1) Does anyone know the cost of new gaskets? Am I correct in assuming theres one at the TB end, one in the centre and one at the head? 2) Is there anything I should be aware of when doing this Im not familiar with the engine yet Ive...

Sorry if this has been posted before but Ive just bought the car and I dont know a huge amount about these engines yet. I had a fiesta zetec-s and you could get a 4-2-1 manifold for it which gave some good gains on the zetec lump. Ive got a 2000 mk1 172 (non cup), am I correct in saying the...

I picked up my new 172 yesterday and about half way home the handbreak warning light kept coming on and off while I was driving down the motorway. If I lift the handbreak a little and put it back down it stops for a while but eventually starts again flickering on and off. Any ideas?

Hi I just joined the site. Looks great by the way! :D I just sold my 1.6 Fiesta Zetec-S and my insurance is sweet now Im 26, so Im looking for a 172. What are the common faults? I know ZetecS's have SOOO many common problems to check before buying, so other than the obvious is there...