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I'm north of 35 and can't think of anything worse than a megane tbf. But I have a mk5 golf as a (soon to be replaced with an f31) daily drive. The clio is only for hooligan drives out.
If I drove mine as a daily driver, I think it would boil my piss tbh. But that's not what a 200 is for imo. They only come alive when you can exploit the chassis and brakes. Then it all makes sense, and it's what makes me enjoy mine.
It doesn't feel as raw as my first cc equipped cup, but it's...
If the manifold has o rings on the flange face you don't need a gasket. The o rings create the seal.
Spray some chain lube around the potential leak areas. If the idle drops, then picks up, you've found the area of the leak.
That sounds like a idler pulley has failed or the aux belt tensioner is seized and made the belt come into contact with the cambelt. That'll have fucked the head mate.
It's leaking because the jubilee clip isn't tightening the full 360 degree circumference. You need a jubilee clip with the insert to apply the pressure all the way around the surface area, or you need a cv boot/ear clip.
The grp n timing alters the dynamic compression ratio, so technically an old belt will be working a bit harder too.
With the basic induction and exhaust mods though, it's the best bang per £ you'll ever get from an f4r. I loved my old cup on grp n and they do/did a tool for the mk3 too. That...
It's a bit moody re-timing it and not replacing the belt mate tbf. If anything fails after the timings been adjusted, the person who did it will be held responsible. Even if it's f**k all to do with them!
Lol!! No worries mate.
I think it was done as I was due out on the piss and had 20 minutes to get the box apart and ready to go out! My mates said it couldn't be done...........