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Don't worry lads, i'm getting a new rad fitted on Tuesday at a local French car specialist, it'll be brand new and it'll cost me £245 fitted and they're giving me a courtesy car so I can get to work Tues/Wed. Hopefully it'll all be sorted for Saturdays RR day. Pain in the f*cking arse to be...

Right i've just got to work in Stratford Upon Avon and there's steam pissing out the front of it, i'm hoping it's just leaking fluid boiling off on the rad, there is a halfords here, is there anything I can get that'll bodge fix it, and where the hell would I put it because as far as I can tell...

Nice one, i'd really appreciate so help and advice from someone that knows what to look for, do you wan't me to come to you if you've got the space at yours to take the bumper off? If not i've got a driveway with plenty of space if you want to come to mine? I don't mind either way, what ever's...

If you could mate that would be great, are you about on Monday?

Cheers for the offer mate. :) I'll more than likely be working Tuesday, I don't normally get home until 6:30pm. I'm going to have a go at taking the bumper off on Monday, i'll have a good look round the rad to see if I can confirm if it's just a split at the bottom of that pipe. If I can cut...

Ok, if it gets worse and I run out of coolant before Monday i'll bung some water in it. I just hope I can sort the leak out on Monday, otherwise they might not let me run the car at the rr day it's it's pissing fluids everywhere.

It's not a massive leak, i've only seen a small puddle under the rad twice in the last week. If all else fails can I pour water in the header tank to make what coolant I have go further until Monday?

You make it sound so easy. lol I'm working all weekend but i'm off Monday so i'll have a go a sorting it then, i've got a 5litre bottle of coolant in the car as i've been topping it up more and more over the last week, as the header tank always seems to be below minimum. I'll go to Renault and...

Sh*t this is getting too complicated for someone with sod all mechanical knowledge like me. I take it I have to bleed the system so that when I fill it back up with coolant there's no air in it, also what do I need to do with that top bolt, take it off or just loosen it and how do I know when...

I'm in Coventry lads, about a mile or two from the M6/M69, and about a mile or two away from the M6 Ricoh Arena. As far as I can tell it's only leaking from a rubber pipe, it might just need any split at the bottom cutting off then refitting. I've never taken the bumper off, but i've read...

Sounds like a dodgy connection somewhere, I know sod all about electrics but if it continues then i'd be going to see an auto sparky.

Haha good stuff, I had a feeling it might be an alignment issue, I bet you're well please it was such a cheap and easy fix?

Don't worry I learnt from my mistakes. lol All of my badges and bullets are sprayed and lacquered to a standard i'm more than happy with, I knew it would be a learning curve as I had no clue what I was doing before I started, but the only way to learn is by doing and i'd be a lot more confident...

Haha, I appreciate the sentiment mate, you're a good bloke. :approve:

Ah ok cheers dude. :approve: Only thing is I have no experiance of dealing with stuff like this, I know it's as theoretically 'simple' as removing the bumper, taking the hose off, catching all the coolant, cutting the hose, then refitting, but i'm sh*t at anything other than studio...

Especially with the lacquer, as a thick coat will make the dried paint layers run, trust me I know from experience. lol

This started a few days ago when we had the baking hot weather, not sure if that's relevant or not. It's not easy to take a photo of it but hopefully it shows where it's leaking from, it's the hose on the left of the rad, it'll be a bumper off job but I just though i'd get a few peoples...

It's quite hard to get a decent photo of it, I had trouble getting it in focus, but hopefully some of you may know which hose it is. I don't think it's ever had a clip on it, or even if it's meant to, bottom left of the rad.

The thing is I have no clue how to take the bumper off, or how I would go about sorting the leak out, I have zero mechanical knowledge and I can't run the risk of going at it blind and f*cking it all up through lack of knowledge. I'm going to have to get it booked in at a garage and spend more...

I've found the coolant leak but I can't get a decent photo of it, if you're looking at the front of the car, the hose on the left of the radiator that connects vertically at the bottom is weeping fluid. I've tried to look for a photo of the front of a 1*2 with it's bumper off, but I can't find...

Bumps trips? :S I take it you mean bump strips lol, anything with a smooth surface will need keying mate, it helps the primer stick.

So many people are having this problem at the moment, including me. I'm almost convinced it's the starter motor, but reading your posts has worried me now, mine only has the relay clicking in the morning or after it's been left to sit for a few hours. I'll keep an eye on this thread in the...

Well it's nice whatever it is, it looks like Rover stone grey tbh.

The first thing i'd do is spend £20quid down your local tyre place for a wheel alignment, it may just be that simple mate. It's only £20quid and it will either eliminate the problem, or rule it out so you can look elsewhere.

Looks nice mate, what colour is that?

When was the last time you had a wheel alignment, and have you checked that the top mounts aren't loose?

No knocks, bangs or rattles? That can't be right, must be the only 172 in history that doesn't. ;)

Have you rang him and asked when the last time the belts were done?

Yes, the boot lock just pushes and pulls a metal rod, so if you climb into the back you can push or pull it yourself. (can't remember which one opens) If you have a spare day or afternoon, you can get all the spraying and lacquering done and refit it same day, you just have to be very careful...

The colour I used on my diamonds and bullets was Rover Stone grey, it's the closest match for Renault Anthracite. What colour is your car?