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ive had mine for a year, bought it mint condition with just over 20k on the clock 4yr old. in the last year its had....
new exhaust
lambda sensor
2 rear shocks
all 4 engine mounts
new battery
its never let me down or left me stranded just niggles that ive replaced eventually
just get a cheap cat from ebay and smash its c**t in, thats what i done with my old 1.2 16v
as said above, use new bolts and it'll be fine when changing
hi guys, at work so cant phone renault, going in 2moro 2 order a few bits and need part numbers and prices please, car is a 2003 172
Both botom arms
both track rod ends
O/s drive shaft
Both front dampers
Cheers
all bolts are fine, everything is fitted properly, dogbone mount is perfect.
fred, powerflex mount isnt fitted anymore and all mounting points been replaced so cant the problem being related to that.
my engine standard with just an itg filter and a very restrictive patern part centre section ran 173bhp on the same day a trophy ran 180, 2 182s ran 175ish, a 1.2 16v ran 74bhp and alis V6 ran just under 250 iirc? so pretty acurate results all round so there is decent 172s about, if your...
i knew the cold running could possibly be the car needing maped due to exhaust and filter mods so wasnt that bothered by it, and it only happens for 5 minutes anyway so not the end of the world.
the knocking could be the mount position, although ive pulled the engine as far forward as i can...
ok guys ill start from the begining, my cars not running right, hasnt been for a while, found it hard to put my finger on what exactly is wrong, few people have drove it and said its all in my head but after driving a mates 172 and him driving mine we both agree something is wrong.
there...
tbh if you get a genuine 8bhp then on the 1.2 thats pretty good bhp per £ when you think what people spend on exhausts and filters.
i always ment to get mine mapped but never got round to it!
thats a different part number from the one ive got too.
is it the silver metal twisted mount you got or is it a black one thats not twisted (non RS one)
iirc the valver uses a jb3 box and the williams a jb5?
in theory a 1.2 16v jb1 box should fit on but will it take the power/torque? theres a reason the 1.4/1.6 16v use a jb3 and not a jb1 after all!
182 box doesnt fit it, driveshafts are a different length iirc?
not worth while stripping the box just change it for a new one, you can pick them up for a couple of hundred on ebay/forum etc (i payed £112 for a 1.2 box with 8k on the clock from a scrappies!)
your looking for a 172 gearbox...
have you bedded them in yet? i usually do 2 30-5mph runs then 2 60-5mph runs then 3 80-5mph runs and usually the brakes are completely faded by then and they come back working a treat :)
when your doing it DONT come to a stop as the pads can bind to the disk or warp the disk
whats with all the negative in this thread, too many sheep on here following the crowd, need some more shepherds!!
back on topic, badges look good mate, how long now untill the cars delivered?