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If you're worried have the cars rear brakes tested by a local MOT station (Foot brake and parking brake). They should record *some* effort as people seem to think the VOSA note on this subject indemnifies them from having a functioning rear brake circuit on the 172 Cup but the actual figure...
I have one for the wife and I love it but don't expect any Turbo like traits in standard form.
It drives like an NA 1600 and you wouldn't really know it's a Turbo. Ours manages 43mpg and we're only getting rid as the family is growing so we are looking at the 1.6dCi Scenics
Posted this earlier for someone else... After its all been tightened and the engine turned over by hand this is how it should go:
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You really need to see what it's doing electronically or on a Dyno to gauge whether...
In reality you only NEED the camshafts to be free as the belt tension will still equalise with the crank sprocket seized so don't panic if you cannot free it off. Hitting it will damage it and that would be a massive ballbag. The later F4R's found in the Megane II/III RS and Clio III RS all have...
It means there's nothing wrong at present. This is the area where any generic flash messages will appear:
BRAKING FAULT
CHECK INJECTION
CHECK AIRBAG
SERVICE DUE
It's more at what temp it opens at. The 172/182 opens at around 89-93 where as the 197/200 is around 76-80 IIRC
These do run hotter though and he may not have an issue