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The limit is 70, nobody is going to help you with 'sitin at 110-flat out' also, 110 isn't flat out. However, having said that, 110 for long periods won't cause any issues.

I have a cable and software called odbwiz, seems to read most things quite well.

I was suprised when I read this in Renaults own manual! I presumed they would have some elaborate and expensive tool but now 'jam a screwdriver in the flywheel' is the answer!

Don't take this the wrong way, but if you don't know how to get the pulley off then are you sure removing the head is a job you should be doing? Do you have the tools for timing it back up?

Any sentence begining with the word 'Apparently' tends to be bullsh!t

Yes they are the same (however, they do list a set for the 225/230 etc)

I think i'll have a go at them myself. I'll remove them, sand them down as smooth as possible and paint them up. I need to do the rears too. Now to decide on a colour........!?

I've said above, the plan is some HEL lines and ATE super blue fluid. Any ideas on what's best to do with the calipers? I want a good finish so brush on caliper paint is out of the equation. Can you get high temp lacquer to go over high temp paint? Or shall i find somewhere to powdercoat?

I'm not 100% sure about the thread wear, however the tyre with a split in the wall definately wouldn't pass an MOT. Personally I wouldn't use them.

Definately overpriced at £120! I had a GTI-6 flywheel skimmed a coupld of years back, that cost me £30 and was turned around in 24 hours.

Probably never, however mine look to have reacted to something (maybe brake cleaner?) and have disformed (see below!) It's a good excuse to get them powder coated or painted also (and maybe some hel lines and ATE superblue)

Oh yeah, that makes sense. They just look odd layed out like that! Chris

If the shaft is back in place then yes, it'll be fine. The Passenger shaft isn't secured in place so it is easy to pull it out of the gearbox (as you found out!) But as long as you've bolted it back together properley it'll be fine!

The fact it says it's 212 bhp but no mention of cams etc would put me off! Looks a decent car though

How much oild did you lose? It's normal for oil to leak out if you pull the driveshaft out, as long as you didn't lose loads I wouldn't worry. If a substantial amount leaked then it wants topping up.

Spot on, thanks. I can't believe I haven't found that. I've been seaching for Brembo repair etc etc but didn't manage to spot them. Any idea what the small bits at the top of the picture are?

I use one of my drain plug set to undo the calipers, might be 12mm?

Yes, knock the pins out and they will (eventually) slide out.

Fred, if you could post the details when you have them it would be greatly appreciated!

The gearbox issue is definately not unique to the 197! Plenty of low mileage 200s have had them replaced too. It seems very random. My 65k R27 has no gearbox issues and arguably has less 'issues' than a lot of cars with much lower miles. Moral of the story is don't be scared of something with...

Anyone know where I can pick up the 8 dust seals for the 197/200 brembos? Cheers Chris

I'm using an Apple TV3, with Plex media server running on my PC (located in the loft) I airplay from the iPad/iPhone to the Apple tv using the Plex app. Once playing you can use the remote for play/pause etc. Sometime i'll convert to MP4 and run through itunes, depends how much of a rush i'm in!.

Morning guys, What are the options for cams on the 197? I'm going to be doing the belts some time in the not to distant future and budget dependent may decide to stick a set of cams in at the same time. The rest of the car is standard, inlet, exhaust etc and apart from a panel filter it will...

Wouldn't you just measure it on the coilover? If you want to drop 2" then wind the platform down 2"? Or am I over simplifying it?

The fronts just push in mate, the rears need winding. You'll want a decent punch to knock the retaining pins out.

Have you had the car checked over? It is possible that more damage has been done than meets the eye remember. You don't want to settle for a new bumper only to find in 6 months time that the floor pan has taken a whack.

I wouldn't say it was cheap, but at the same time it's not expensive either. It's probably about what it's worth these days. Prices have dropped on the 197's quite considerably over the last 12 months. Last year when I was looking for an R27, LY was £8-9k no matter what the age, spec, mileage...

No problem.

How much for the retrim? Could do with getting mine done.