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The guy also poured a little bit of oil on top of the pistons and it did the compression test once again. I believe this is called a "wet" test. His conclusion was that oil escapes through rings and valve seals also. Oddly enough the car runs fine by my standards and also compared to others...

I have done a compression test yesterday, the car is a 182 with standard inlet, the guy just removed the inlet, took off the plugs and then one by one tested each cylinder, but without disconnecting the injectors. The readings were in bars not psi, he said that a healthy engine should read 11...

Well it's a 182 already. I would definitely run a stand alone ecu and at some point maybe cams like 421's but nothing extreme. Power figures are not that important to me, if I'd get closer to the 200bhp mark it would be enough. It's the usability and reliability that concerns me the most.

Since owning the car I always said that the only major mod to the engine that I'd do would be throttle bodies. I think they just suit the car better than going the force induction route plus the mad sound etc. What I'm not sure is whether they will still allow the car to pass MOT if you keep...

What is the piston diameter? I can find 30 or 32mm seals but which is the one? Thx!

Yeah this is the first thought - rebuild the caliper- but always had the impression that it's a poor design compared to - say the 197 rear caliper. But I may be wrong and the std unit refurbished should be good? I'm having poor brake performance and want to sort the calipers and fluid before...

Would like to rebuild my rear calipers but been reading that they're a pain to put back together. Remember seeing a 1*2 with smth like 197 rear calipers (I think as he also had brembo fronts) and was curious if this is easily doable or not. Or any other compatible caliper instead of the old...

I went to a track day with these mintex OE pads after they were bedded in and got some heat in them without overcooking them sow they're not glazed - checked them. But they still don't feel as they should. Anyway I had the yellows which were tracked in their limits also, bedded in properly and...

When I had the ds2500's I followed the bed in process described by ferodo. I did the same with the yellowstuff pads. With the oem pads I had I just took it easy for the first 100-150 miles like most OE manufacturers recommend. Everytime was the same after the bed in process. The brakes were...

My mechanic said that if the pedal feel is nice and firm then the master cylinder should be OK. Only having std brake lines not braided The 60 quid pump is used not new 😊 My neighbor has the same brembo hc discs as I have plus brembo oem pads and the brakes feel as they should. If I stamp on...

Update: Serviced the front calipers - new pistons and rubber parts, bled the whole system meaning drained the old fluid out and new motul RBF660 fluid in. The pedal feels good, not squishy or smth, discs are good, pads are mintex oem spec with 2k miles on them, not glazed or smth, the guide...

anyone wanting to mega bump a 17 year old thread? :D Was curious inf any 1*2 owner painted their car in 449 williams blue. any pics?

Just changed the sump gasket so subframe went off so that's checked and it also was on previous occasions. So yeah..

Hey there, what's the part number for the turini center caps? Thx!

Hi guys, So I have this thing for years - there are audible knocks coming from the front - nothing really loud but drives me bonkers as I went to different garrages and all semms good: Bushes are powerflex purple on the ARB, lower arm bushes are ok, ball joints ok, rack bushes ok, no other play...

Just measured the wheelbase in mine and it's 2485mm. Also measured an identical car and it's the same. I'll be doing this to a 172 first chance and see what's what

I remember the cup packed cars having 2.485mm wheelbase versus 2.472mm non cup. Found this on multiple sources I guess I'll go and take my ruler and measure mine and also a friend's car (identical - both 182 ff) and see. Then measure a 172 ph2 non cup of another guy. I'm also puzzled about the...

What? Really? 😔

Do they still make complete engines or at least cranks /pistons /cams etc? Fortunately there are aftermarket options for these but sad to see that gearbox parts start to go away..

^Any aftermarket option for the handbrake cable?

Ok so mk1&2 clio owners have this issue, so I was thinking of making a list of parts that we know renault stopped producing for these cars, maybe it'll be useful if updated constantly. So after my most recent visit to the dealer: Rear abs sensors for 172/182 are no longer available from...

Ok so if the ph2 subframes ar all the same according to the thread above, and the wishbone also on the 172 and 182 cups that means the 172 cup still has a wider track due to the wheel offset? I find this odd

This has to be a mega bump lol! But I'm no sure even now after so many years reading about these cars about the track of the 172 cup. People say that it has the subframe holes drilled wider to increase the track. This combined with the lower offset wheels should give quite an impressive track...

Yes I did check the calipers. I'm picky when dealing with brakes, using ate grease on contact points, mounting everything clean and so on. Sliders are cleaned and greased once a year

No not the pedal travel, I mean the brake power under a certain force applied to the pedal. You barely touch the brake in my mate's car and boom it stops whereas in mine you have to push harder to get the same result. It's like a servo assisted brake vs one without assist let's say

Oe pads are mintex. My mate has brembo oe pads and hc discs. His car has been bled at least 2 years ago as that's how long he has it and still brake feel is night and day compared

Hi, My 2005 182 FF pretty much lacks that initial brake bite. Been in my friend's 182 the other day (cup packed as mine and in good shape) and there is a very noticeable feel in the brakes, you apply a small amount force and the car slows down whereas in my car you must apply more force on the...

Still not sure on these.. I currently run the 595 rsr's on 16" rims and really like them but they're also my daily summer tyre so would like smth only for the trackdays. But if these zr9's would be weaker than the rsr's i'd be sad tbh. That's the dilemma

Can you describe that method as I haven't heard of it before? Thanks! 👍

Hi guys, It's a long one so bare with me :) Over the past 3 years I've been doing some trackdays once or twice a year (yep, way fewer that I planned to) and since 2018 I had some leaks following these sessions It all started mid 2018 when after a 20 min track session I found oil all over the...