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  1. Martin_172

    1.2 16v spark plug socket?

    i just stick the plug lead back down and pull it out that way if you dont have a magnet handy!
  2. Martin_172

    1.2 16v spark plug socket?

    ratchet, extension and deep socket no?
  3. Martin_172

    Winter Tyres

    of couse they give better grip, they are designed to. Toyo R888's are designed to give brilliant grip in the summer, doesnt mean your cars unsafe if your running something cheaper and lower spec. im with danny, the last 2 winters and especially last winter have been terrible up here with...
  4. Martin_172

    Recommend me a cheap external hard drive

    best bet is going 2nd hand due to the above, also price up a 2nd hand hard drive in what ever size you need and a cheap enclosure. you considered an upgrade to 7 rather than a down(upgrade!) to XP from vista? you would be surprized how well 7 runs on older hardware. i tried it on my old IBM T40...
  5. Martin_172

    New Clio wheels?

    my dci would look awesome slammed on a set of them lol
  6. Martin_172

    dropped valve (how)

    funny thing is it was running sweet as a nut before this lol!!
  7. Martin_172

    driveshaft popped out help.

    LOL thats the sort of challenge i like! i changed a clutch for a boy who was on a tight budget, 2nd hand clutch and done it without taking the shaft out the box and draining the oil lol!!
  8. Martin_172

    dropped valve (how)

    im currently doing a top end rebuild on a 1.2 16v due to this, turns out the car im doing hasnt been serviced in 6yrs 60k miles lol EDIT: the dipstick is snapped too so god know how much or what the oil is like in it!
  9. Martin_172

    my clio rsi 1.6 16v

    it was off a variation of 2.0 16v F4R but none of the RS ones. sure it was a laguna/megane one, do a search the correct engine code to get one off will be on here somewhere i remember reading it
  10. Martin_172

    Winter Tyres

    totally agree with that but at the same time look at the difference between ditch finders and top spec tyres in the summer and especially in the rain, just means you need to take an extra bit of care. id say the same goes for winter tyres. infact id say there would probably be more benefit...
  11. Martin_172

    Winter Tyres

    as much as they are probably very good at what they are, and maby worth while on a RWD car (i dunno ive never owned a RWD car) i done about 6k miles in last years snow and never missed a single day of work, i had to spend a night on the motorway as it was grid lock but that wasnt down to MY...
  12. Martin_172

    Damaged manifold

    strange, usually saw this caused by worn mounts on a few ive sorted. what was causing yours?
  13. Martin_172

    Headlight adjustment on a Phs2 172 - MOT fail?

    front height isnt going to make much difference though, the adjuster is on the rear beam and when the rear is lowered and beam is closer to the body of the car, it lowers the headlight beam. obviously one of the OP's needs a manual adjustment to bring it back up to the same level as the other...
  14. Martin_172

    Winter Tyres

    im rocking 2 20k mile michelin's with about 1mm of tread on them this winter! lol RIP
  15. Martin_172

    the start looking for advise on what to do to my mk3

    wheels would look ok without the red band and if the car was a bit lower but if it was mine id be going with the standard wheels, spacers and lower
  16. Martin_172

    koni's or coilovers

    £400 isnt enough money to do a decent job with aftermarket. as stevo says 172 cup dampers all round and eibach sportline springs is what id be spending my cash on (its what i did spend my cash on!)
  17. Martin_172

    Damaged manifold

    sounds like worn engine mounts possibly
  18. Martin_172

    Headlight adjustment on a Phs2 172 - MOT fail?

    they are auto leveling, if you lower it the sensor on the rear beam thinks the boots full so it points the headlights lower.
  19. Martin_172

    Girl's reaction's to your RenaultSport?

    true, another manager i work with has a bigger store, gets about 10k a year more than me and drives an old W reg 318 bmw, total shed of a car, rust on it etc but serves him well and he says hes not replacing it till it dies. i have no idea what its worth, possibly £2k? if that? and i once had a...
  20. Martin_172

    Girl's reaction's to your RenaultSport?

    never had a bird comment on most of my cars, a few of them liked the silver 172 as it was pretty new and imaculate at the time. birds love the GT though, most ask if they can press the start button lol
  21. Martin_172

    new clio broke down - what route to take

    the 2 local dealerships are that bad that after 6 renaults i doubt ill buy another, shame really as i like the cars! sales are a disgrace and the monkeys servicing are worse. infact monkeys is being polite
  22. Martin_172

    akaboogie. mr cup. sam_tce1.2 pics.

    what wheels/spacers is the tce running?!?
  23. Martin_172

    new clio broke down - what route to take

    serviced outside the network? lol this was renault that serviced it!
  24. Martin_172

    172/182 reliability?

    dont bite, i cant stand to read another thread go this way lol
  25. Martin_172

    new clio broke down - what route to take

    yep sure was
  26. Martin_172

    Best laptop for around £350?!

    ive just recently bought a Lenovo X121e with an i3 1.4GHz, mine was quite a bit more than your budget as i specced the better battery, SSD drive, 8GB of ram and windows 7 pro but the budget one comes in at about £370 on the Lenovo site and other places do them for cheaper although i couldnt seem...
  27. Martin_172

    1.5 dCi - get rid of that smoke!

    i find it near impossible but hey ho as long as it worked for you! welcome aboard!
  28. Martin_172

    Looking to give my 1.4 16v a good service

    deffo the box oil. dont forget the cabin filter and air filter too for all it costs.
  29. Martin_172

    new clio broke down - what route to take

    yep its been bullet proof until it got serviced 3 weeks ago and been never ending problems since they forgot to fit the boost pressure sensor back on and it ended up getting chopped up by the radiator fan! was that related to what ive previously said or have you had the same problem in the...
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