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they are usually tested at extremes of temperature - the one thing that is bad for them is engine oil - soon causes them to deteriorate :D

measure the distance from hole to hole that will give you the pcd ;)

lovely motor fella :cool::cool::cool:

about 1530 (ish) :D

you should have said if free i would have gone also :D

compression test it first ;) that will give you a far btter idea of engine condition you can move a lot of pistons in cylinder blocks and its not always a "sign" that the rings are "worn" :D

doesnt look that bad - clean it off and check in a couple of days to see how bad it is - then decide :D

great pictures as always :cool::cool::cool: sunny but freezing ;)

if there is a vosa bulletin over this issue and i think there is then the testing station should take note and pass the car - if its the only thing they have failed it on - appeal the test this is on the paperwork of how to do it :D

the wiring isnt there - i just ran a wire from one side to the other to get both working - about 45mins work :D theres a "how to" on clio197.net

you can use a centre punch to knock the screws round - hammer on the edge of the screw so the punch does not slip then hammer it round with the centre punch :D

gutting mate for ya :( dropped valve not good - lucky you had a warranty :D just make sure you try and find out some history of the replacement engine etc - you dont want the belt going on that one :o

excellent :cool::cool::cool::cool: its been really well looked after that one :D

looks stuning :cool::cool::cool::cool:

dephaser pulley is on the inlet camshaft ;)

fog light warning flashing with the indicators is a bad earth on the indicators probably on the rear mutiplug on the lamp cluster as for the engine ecu - need to have it plugged in to have the fault codes checked to show the fault

looking :cool::cool::cool::cool:

yep very good do mine every couple of month :D if you dont want to use the detailer spray you can use water in a spray bottle as long as a lubricant is used it works fine :D

superb :cool::cool::cool::cool:

less is more - stunning :cool: :cool: :cool:

my k-tec pops and bangs at high revs when changing gear :D

sent pm of where i got mine. :D

great pictures/car :cool: do look familar them ;)

i have one - very good - code reader for engine / abs / airbags / auto gearbox - clear fault codes - live data gathering does french cars and all obd2 compliant vehicles :D thing is if anything goes wrong you can check it yourself and if you know what your doing fix it - clear the code and...

superb pictures :D that v6 just wow :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

no problems - maybe next time :D

good pictures guys :D thanks to all those that turned up - just wished we would have had a few 172/182 turn up :S

old shape honda civic on mine - nice and short and still picks up signals :D tis a 197 though

car looks :cool: :cool:

yozzasport or k-tec racing have plenty to chosse from :D