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help please. i've had my car to pieces today trying to remove the inlet manifold. not a huge problem but there is one bolt that i cant work out how to remove. there's not enough gap for a socket etc..

Matt - Whats a stilson?? The bolt is under the thing that connects the engine the the car (very technical) on the drivere side... To make things worse its started to rain!

URGENT!! I'm in the process of taking my inlet manifold off my 03 172. I've taken most of the bolts out but there is one last one on the drivers side that i cannot get too!! looking directly at the engine its on the left side and bolts along the manifold.. how do i get this sucker out!!

Thanks BenR Will do the work when i get back from holiday Will let you know how i get on...

thanks if i use the gasket as a guide but stay 0.5mm inside - will this be ok? also does the inlet manifold need to be done both ends? also are there any gains in repeating this process with the exhaust manifold?

top man - thanks for the info.. i'm pretty good with my hand so hope to get some sort of result.:D just to confirm - Step 1 - Take inlet off head. Step 2 - Match inlet with gasket and scribe inlet holes. (ie use origional gasket as a template) Step 3 - Use tool to grind inlet up to the...

Hi, I know its been done to death on here but i want an idiots guide to porting my inlet manifold on my '03 172... What tools do i need? How long will it take? When will i know that i've taken enough off? Any do's and don't....? Any help would be appriciated - will be looking at doing it...

Hi, I'll be fitting some new springs to my 172 next week. is it worth adding new bushes whilst the wheels are off - if so any suggestions who to go for and who to aviod??!! cheers

i'll have a look at the heat shield then. thanks...:approve:

no mate- sounds either under the bonnet. im thinking it might be he cat...

my phII 172 has developed a metallic rattling sound on over run.. anyone know what this is?? Symo

thanks maxim, seen lost of threads on here giving the pi springs loads of grief - for the money i dont think you can go wrong...:)

hi Just got some PI Springs - Not expecting them to be awesome (as they're only cheap) but will i notice an inprovement in handling??? any one have them fitted?

Pics of my IK set up - no cold air feed yet, will fix it next week...

will post a pic tomorrow. yours looks great but i didn't want to spend too much. the evo sport IK comes with an 80mm opening that attaches to the elbow. The trouble is that its a soft fixing. The silicone elbow fits in nice and snug but a jubilie clip just squeezes them together. i pushed them...

you taking the p!ss daze??? :mad:

its called an 'evo sport' carbon fibre induction kit. comes with a 1m of ally cold air feed. look it up on ebay. got mine for 60 big ones. you'll need a silicone elbow as it wont fit the origional bend. you'll also have to attach the IK to the elbow befor the install. I used four very small self...

ive just fitted a closed ik that i got off ebay. 60 quid delivered. you will need a silicone elbow to fit it but i think its worth it. same benifits as a BMC but less that half the price.

Just fitted my new silicone elbow (forge motorsport) and evo sport universal carbon fibre induction kit. found the ik on ebay - was only 60 quid delivered so thought i'd give it a go. the ik comes with a cold air feed but hasn't been fitted yet - will do this next week. It sounds...

sorry for being a bit thick - if i get a set of set of springs and dampers ie spax, off a ph I 172 - they will fit my '03 172??!!

Hi Is there any difference between the suspension on a 98 clio 172 and a 2003 172???? ie will the shocks and spring from a ph I fit a phII?> Thanks

its 70 mm mate. just ordered one from forge motorsport.

hi gonna get a silicone bend to fit my phII 172 - am i right i thinking i need a 70 mm internal diameter? Thanks

Any one got any pics of a silver phII 172 with dark grey gordini stripes?

Hi, I've got a silver 2003 172. Was thinking of putting some grey gordini stripes on it. Any one done this? got a pic??

got them off the net from a company called RS Graphics

i'm not really in to having loads of stickers on my mota but thought the renault sport ones looked ok. might get bored of them soon though..

Just added some stickers to my 172 - What do you think??

It was def a 172 with a fella stuffing down a big mac in the car park near the ATM. Think there may have been a chick in the car too.

About 2000 hrs, 17/02/06, Black 172 at Mcdonalds, Hedge End - You in here?