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Prefer vmaxx on a budget to be honest. a fair amount cheaper than FK too

right, as with the majority of 1.2 16v issues, first suspect is the loom. Needs to go on diagnostics to check it out and see what the ECU thinks is going on though. I'm not far from you

something is VERY wrong if the clearance isn't enough on a 428 exhaust cam.....it's standard

bad suspension

which engine?

ah i see. Bit unrealistic to tell someone who's asking what's reasonable from a garage though really ;)

that's what i would do. Some will argue that the aux belt should be done at 5 years and not 3, but 3 is what i would recommend

that's too cheap. wont have had a tensioner for that price. £130 would just about cover the labour

I'll be looking to charge ~£250 inc waterpump for a 1.2 16v

plastic tray (windage tray) is to stop the crank dragging in the sump oil ;) Only ever heard of surge once. Think it was round a very long fast corner at mallory

I ran that same filter on my mk1 for ages until i put ITBs on. decent filter if you can get it out of the warm air behind the rad. prob worth £20-£25

warning light could be lambda, although the ecu doesn't rely on it for cold start/running. sparkplugs would be worth checking. Needs plugging into diagnostics to look at live data and fault codes

modify the airbox setup then. Remove all the damping/resonator boxes etc

if you mean inlet, I dont think they're all the same, no.

that doesn't follow TBH, the space you have is completely different to a clio. Get a panel filter for the stock airbox.

also in the mk3. Later ones have VVT also, cant remember when they made the change, think it was about '06 the "M" part denoted 1.6

it's easy to get wrong. Even tightening the pulley locking tool the wrong way will cause things to move.

predictive options are good for typing i think :) have you calibrated your keyboard to your typing style?

ahh, i see what's happened. Looks like the fairly well known fault of valve heads falling off. They're made in 2 pieces and they seem to just fall apart sometimes. There's also a theory about damaged valve guides (from bent valves) increasing the likelyhood of valve head failure...

where abouts are you? can you get any pictures of the failures?

sorry, you said a "set" of valves. took that to mean all cylinders check the piston in that cylinder is fitted the right way round. If the head has been skimmed it could well be enough to make contact if one piston is fitted the wrong way

I'd be looking for some genuine renault alloys, some quite nice ones on later 1.2 16vs. if it's the 1.2 8valve engine, you wont get any more power from it. Cracking engine for reliability but not a powerhouse, lol

that's a good price for the car with a nice list of recent work done. remember there's almost no cars around worth less than £2k thanks to scrappage scheme

that's a good time!! almost never see 172s get into 14s without pretty major work. standard cars doing high 15s most of the time.

yes easily, all the pulleys are free floating (non keyed) if the correct timing procedure wasn't used and the correct tightening torques and angles adhered to it will do exactly what you've experienced

Sounds like timing is slipping one engine is started.

peeled off because they're poor quality french stickers?

rusty frayed cable

needs pop-ups ;)

as above, not much different from a 172. proper locking tools 100% necessary Aux belt on the 1.4 mk3 is a complete prick too