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I am rebuilding the engine anyway. Rings, head, bearings all of it. These questions I have are just for understanding some principles. Like what a good compression test should look like and how are those numbers calculated.

ah ok then! I was just stunned by some prices I have found in several places :)

I don't know how fair is to bring this up but seeing the UK prices for these kits lately had me thinking.. For example a cambelt kit together with dephaser pulley and the two cylinder head end caps is 400 quid on a known website. In my country (I am based in Bucharest, Romania) for some years (I...

Hey there just found this explanation online which seems pretty logic to me: "The easiest way to find the compression pressure of an engine is to just look at the compression ratio. Then take the compression ratio and multiply it by the current air pressure (it is typically 14.7 psi at 1...

Thanks for that info!

yeah I know but was curious how the air passes through the valve seals to let you know they are bad? I just want to understand what happens down there :)

Now I'm trying to understand what happens when you do a compression test. Following this basic video: The compression happens at 0:29 and in that case if the rings are bad the air will go between them and the piston wall right? Ok so what if the rings are fine, and you have bad valve seals...

Well the previous owner had the car for a year in which it did 20 000 km (me being the second owner as I said) so he basically only did one oil change as the car was new (car is 2005 I bought it in 2006) so how bad could it get in only one year?.. Even stranger is that I had a custom remap done...

Should I repeat the test then? Fact is that it drinks 1 liter of oil every 1000km so somth is wrong there

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...