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  1. BenR

    engine transplant

    look hard......i wouldnt pay more than 400 for a complete unit. and milage.....since it is out id replace bearing shells and rings at the time just for good measure....dont want to have to take it out again of something goes wrong with them.
  2. BenR

    172 cam followers

    no, they use little hydraulic roller followers.
  3. BenR

    oil filter relocation, scavenge pump

    sure add a sender.....its not a major operation...and quite handy.
  4. BenR

    MK1 172 = Slightly scary handling

    hmmm......the SX GTs that they originally came on are ok, not great.....and squeel for england. WHen i had my mk1 i found it dynamically more fun, it was twitchy.......quite a fair bit more thatn teh MK2 which softened up a bit and lent itself to the less handy driver. THe MK1 rolls ALOT, but...
  5. BenR

    Exhaust rattle on RSi

    there is a heat sheld yes......get it to rattle and witha glove on.....push the silencer up or down...if its stops you;ve found the solution. But also check the hangers jsut before it bend over the axle...they can tap and really rattle agood un.
  6. BenR

    Help oil temp high!

    im using a 15w50 mobil 1, level and quality is never a problem.....always run that high since ive used it......pressure is fine, but i might trya nother oil to see if its related problem.
  7. BenR

    Commpresion

    hello style tips!!!! i was told i would be a n annonymous contributor! thats it, im sueing hello!.....
  8. BenR

    Perspex Bonnet

    thats more like it! haha.... but still.....a german peice of sh*te in a british car, AND TURBOS! ergh..and weight! pah..... still think the quaife solution is best.
  9. BenR

    Commpresion

    if they are all that low sounds like you havea common problem in all of them. Youhavent touched it since? changed tha cam or anything? Do a check, table spoon of oil down each bore then check again, if compression goes up, its your rings as they are temporarily sealed. If the comp doesnt...
  10. BenR

    172 handling transformed =)

    fitting as JJ said is not anything to do with the actuall fitting, but since htey are testing it quite expensively i would assume that they would like to make sure each car gets the exact geometry changes spot on....as each car can differ slightly with the assortment of shims and bolts, but you...
  11. BenR

    NOS FOR CUP

    it shouldnt look like anything but 2 solenoids and a few nylon pipes.
  12. BenR

    oil filter relocation, scavenge pump

    no you dont have to, unless your panning on pointing them at the floor. As for baffling the sum and/or dry sumping.......are you getting any surge problems? If not, dont bother. cant see a point.
  13. BenR

    Competition cup parts for std Cup

    to long, short wrong diameter....what?
  14. BenR

    Competition cup parts for std Cup

    single coilover unit.
  15. BenR

    Slight Popping

    but he said it was at idle. Is it a std exhaust...and is it actually popping or is it more of a pulsed sound? it shouldnt really pop at idle.
  16. BenR

    My New Web Site

    in that case.......ok...haha... as long as its not a 4 month project im diggin into haha
  17. BenR

    My New Web Site

    did it take you 10 mins?
  18. BenR

    Help oil temp high!

    on the track mine was running inbetween 110-115.......a bit higher than you really want to go but no probs....not tried another oil to see if it makes a diff.
  19. BenR

    My New Web Site

    um......its functional....but basic. and a link dont work, or rather..nothing is on the page about your car.
  20. BenR

    Adjusting temp in 172 Sat nav

    yea, i work for a Hong Kong Dealership......but we are very nice to our customers........small market means bad word gets around FAST....
  21. BenR

    MAP sensor

    try the coating thing later, and try keeping some throttle on (ill give a higer potentiometer reading) and the ECU wont think about cutting the fuel during the coast.... just that it runs virtually no fuel on overrun, and when at speed the engine uses the speed sensor to calculate the fuel...
  22. BenR

    renaultare nutcase’s!!!!

    not quite the same as the espace!!! that was the easy way to do it hehehe........ saw a BMW X5 with a F1 V10 in the FRONT.....sounded bloody amazing!
  23. BenR

    Adjusting temp in 172 Sat nav

    we get a couple in like that, just replace it in a day....nothing major or expensive so they should just swap it.....unless they arent vey nice people.
  24. BenR

    Adjusting temp in 172 Sat nav

    just get it to ren to replace the temp sender
  25. BenR

    MAP sensor

    sounds like the speed sensor......try just dipping the clutch and coasting.......if it stalls or holds a crap idle till to reach a standstill its prob the speed sensor. or try driving with teh map sensor unplugged
  26. BenR

    renaultare nutcase’s!!!!

  27. BenR

    MAP sensor

    take it off under load!!?? so your pinging off the limiter? or do you mean whist coasting.....if whist coasting its usually the speed sensor behind the speedo dial. map sensors are all the same so pick one up off another clio froma scrappy.
  28. BenR

    engine bay cleaning

    a rag and aleather glove to protect knuckles
  29. BenR

    Competition cup parts for std Cup

    THey are std apart from the option of camber bolts of which they are alloed to use one (they have a few to choose from) non adj dampers but have a height adj platform, rear camber plates, orbisound exhaust (900 odd quid) open air filter and a diff ignition control by magnetti marelli. and look...
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