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Mine was losing a little; but have replaced the expansion tank cap, heard it hissing slighlty - now sorted - 3quid from reno!!

yeah it does

paul wicks - is yours a renault sport model by any chance? fook me!

Does anyone here use coolant? or have to top up? if so is this normal loss or are there some fave leak places? Cheers

In answer to your question...silver IMHO, you still have a good colour, its a tougher paint so more resiliant to chips, and scratches and dosent show swirls that easily. Had a few black cars, they look great.....for the five mins after you have polished them, even then when the sun is out they...

only renault will know

Its the death penalty. They will cut out your eyes and then p*ss on your brain. Then they will eat you. Also they will take your car and sell it to a dealer, who will make 2k on it.

stick it up you arse heh heh No mate, if i were you I would keep the elf sticker as you cannot get em. The dealer stickers can be had anytime. Perhaps stck in bottom RH corner?

http://www.vtr.org/maintain/oil-overview.htmlhttp://www.vtr.org/maintain/oil-overview.html

Cheers guys. Changed my rears last night - they lasted 22k, tyres too! No wonder the rear dont last long - new ones are really thin!!

you had on your 172 brake pads before they needed changing? Front and rear. Also, did the mk1 originally come with michelin pilots? Many thanks guys

hmmmm, new stat and header tank...maybe had an overheating problem or headgasket issue...?

Hi gotta do mine tonight, the links seems good, anyone got a link to a similar site in english? Matt

paul, I was not implying any sub standard working practices at infinicar, just using the lc as an example. Its nice to see that companies such as yours go to the level of consideration that you have when repairing. There are so many duffers out there serving as potential death traps to the...

the lower the fuel grade the more the ecu will r****d the ignition timing to avoid pre detonation (pinking) tats the role of the knock sensor

Most cars have knock sensors, it allows correct fuel mapping from the ecu

Not all cars are listed on the hpi register. It could have been a third party write off and not logged. IMO a car may be repaired to the high standard shown in the LC above, but as an engineer who has studied stress and strain etc, once a metal has been deformed it is impossible for it to...

For all your info: there is a bleed screw on the thermostat housing, when filling up with water, undo until water comes out then refit.

they use a very fine grade wet n dry paper to take the sheen off the surface, use a compound to restore the shine using an elctric buffing tool.

sounds like the laquer has sunk. no polish willhelp really mate. I would take it back to get em to either flat it and then buff it (oo er missus) or re- laquer it. Dont waste your time with polish.

they are every 12k or 2 years mate.

Agreed mate!

Fair doos mate...my mistake!

mmmm, wonder who is the oldest? I too had a cossie at 18, it was at the time when you could get one for bout 4k and insurance was becoming cheaper because of the thatcham success. I had 5 in a row 4 saffs and finally a low milage one owner 3 door - I smashed it up prompty on the motorway...

tried a search but know luck. is there a bleed point on the 172? thanks

Not sure it will reach the same temp - this assumption is based around the cooling system running at full capacity when maintaining normal temp. If there is sufficient cooling capacity within the system and the stat opens at a lower temp then the mean running temp will be lower. The less heat in...

no they are not nice. to convict you of speeding they need video evidence or 2 in the car. prob why he let u off.

the idea is that the engine runs cooler and therefore performs better.

About to change my coolant temp sensor. Are there any specific ways to bleed a mk1 172 following completion? Many thanks Matt

the performance of the car is not what you should be concerned about when running lean - detonation (pinking) and high running temps another - engine melting stuff if too lean. Point im making is strip times are not an indication of whether your engine is running ok!! Need to get emissions and...