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I'm looking to change the coolant in my 172 where on the gsf site is it?

I'm sure you just plug it in to the back of the headunit (at least thats what i did with mine) after all, all it is doing is acting as a wired remote control so it shouldn't need pairing at all. I take everything that halfords suggests with a pinch of salt. My flat mate at uni works there and...

I had the same last weekend and it was because one of my cylinders was not firing due to a wet ignition lead.

bloody hell they are expensive i would love to see some RR results though as i expect heat soak would remove any minimal gain that they make.

Yeah definately needs sorting however I cant afford a full bumper respray think i might just have to get some quotes to have it blown in.

Some idiot in Tesco's car park has scrapped some paint off my rear bumper and driven off. The mark is the size of a 50p piece and goes straight down to the the plastic underneath. Would I have to get the whole bumper resprayed, or can it just be covered up? What would you guys recomend DIY...

No problem. I assume the smoke was being caused by the unburnt fuel from the non firing cylinder being vaporised as it went down the exhaust.

Hi thanks for that but I came across a post on here that was pointing towards a new one on ebay so i snapped that up as it was only £99.99. Thanks again

lambda sensor?

I dont anyone with AA cover so ive just ordered a code reader off of the bay. I got the same model that K-tec sell for about half the price so it a win win!!!

Hi thanks for everyones help the problem was exactly what everybody said it was one of the spark plug holes was full of water. The car runs perfectly now and I've given it a few blast's but I can't get the emissions light to go off does this suggest there could still be a problem? Thanks again

I'm really worried i can see a sleepless night coming on!!! thanks allot for the advice

cool thanks for the link sounds exactly like what im seeing hopefully that is the problem. if anyone has any other suggestions let me know if not ill let you all know the outcome thanks for the help guys

I sure hope so! What did you get wet for this to happen?

I took it for a blast before I posted this thread and did about two miles but the smoke didnt seem to be getting any better. To me it looks like a failed head gasket but i can't see how it would just totally go without any warning.

I dont seem to be missing any fluids. It may have backfired when it orignally stalled would a backfire have been noticable? Thanks

The white smoke smells of petrol/oil and only appears when the engine is under load. There is no smoke when idling. I'm really stumped by what it could be apart from the ignition leads etc. If the engine had]s hydrolocked would it be running like this? I suppose it could be possible that one...

How could water have got into the exhaust though surely it should be sealed?

yeah definately have my fingers crossed!! The car seems to drive reasonably normally which is the odd thing

Thanks russ9898 i'll give it a go in the morning. I'm talking a serious (can't see much behind you) amount of smoke though I just hope that something major hasn't failed.

Hi Ive had my PH1 172 for just over 2 weeks now its been running perfect and is in great condition apart from the steering wheel!! Its had a brand new MOT and has been averaging 36mpg. and up until today has been 100% ok. Anyway today I set about giving it a real thorough clean inside and out...

I think this is normal I get the same noise when turning the wheel while stationary.

Well ive had my has my PH1 172 for just over a week now so its time to fix the things that are annoying me over the christmas holiday. The guy I brought the car from said that both the electric window motors failed. He had one replaced by renualt and the second one he did himself :S. I can...

Sounds beautiful in that video. Is it like that when driving normally though? If you PM me with price and pictures I may be interested in it.

I do really like the look of the K-Tec is it loud at motorway speeds? I want something thats not loud when i'm driving sensible but has a nice note when I driving enthustically. Has anyone got a video of how one sounds?

My insurance company do not reconise it as an import so all is cool. Can't wait to get the car and see it again!! It's in serious need of a steering wheel retrim though!!

It's a silver one. I've never been a fan of silver cars but I actually quite like the phase one in silver. All I did throughout the test drive is smile and any car that can do that without being strected to its limits is worth owning!! I'm definately glad I had a friend along with me who...

Put the deposit down on a phase one last weekend am hopefully picking it up this saturday. I've been losing sleep due to the excitment! it's nice to see there's a great forum dedicated to a fantastic car.

I dont know if it has etching or an alarm as i didn't know that you could get them without!! All i knew was to check it had full service history and a cambelt change at 5 years etc all of which is fine. The car is very nice and in good condition just wish i had known to check these things! I get...

Have just brought a PH1 172 Reg number Y995UKB. RAC Hpi says its an import from nothern ireland so would this car have come with UK spec or Import spec? Unfortunately i have already paid the deposit on the car as until yesterday I was unaware of how to spot an import. Hope someone can help. Thanks