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The easy/quick way, warm the car up, lightly spray some truck wash under the bonnet (trying to avoid electronics, belts) then with a hot pressure washer blast it all off.
Hard way is scrub it with some 'Engine Bay Cleaner/Degreaser' from halfords for hours.
Don't go mad with the water...
1.2 Turbo with 100bhp ffs, Renault going half way again. Just stick a 225 engine in it and be done with it. Or better still, a 1.9 DCI - bit of a squeeze
As long as you enjoy it, it doesn't matter. Its hard to compare it to the 182 as its very different in most ways. They seem to have improved stuff people moaned about on the 172/182 but messed up the power/weight, raw acceleration etc. They've added 6th (like everyone wanted) but 'they' wanted...
Slow cars work off the inlet manifold, fast cars work off a pump on the end of the cam. :o
There fairly simply mate the hardest thing is they're in the most awkward places tucked behind loads of stuff that needs stripping. Try another garage
Most have several owners and have been given death everwhere, high miles and tatty in general.
Find a good/looked after one and they're awesome little cars - but rare
Clutch at 36k is a bit soon to be honest unless you drive like a c**t, & don't let kwik fit touch it atall
Grease your clutch cable like Fred said, might be sticking/jamming somewhere.
Sounds like your diff bearing given what you've said mate - check your gearbox oil levels bang on
Possibly a CV Joint, Does it happen when turning? or on lock
Don't, I'd probably get a slap :o
The scenics are pretty heavy, even the 2.0s aren't 'really' upto the job, they don't struggle as such but they need a fair portion of the go pedal to actually 'go' yet a 2.0 in a small car (e.g Clio) doesn't
Mate try a 1.9 DCI your shape scenic, tractor...
Brad you haven't kincked a pipe have you when you say about the ABS kicking in
The grinding sounds like your pads are metal to metal on the disc, check your discs aren't worn if your steering wheel vibrates