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check for an air leak mate,also mine had a prob like this and it turned out being the idle control valve hope that helps

if i had the money id have a dc2 mate,iv had a scoob,great fun but can be costly,so no real difference in that and you keeping the evo

ok lol,question,i know its good to have all cylinders at the same compression,but i was under the impression that compression tends to drop as an engine wears? so i would have thought mine would have been lower than it is if that is the case?

oh right,fair enough didnt realise that fred

yeah true matey,its nice to know after 113k its still good,my 1st valver on 125k only had 110 psi lol

iv gotta be close with 113k my old 520 beemer had 197k lol

i wasnt expecting plugs tbh mate,as they were only changed @ 70k but hey ho,im glad thats solved it

fixed!!!!! turns out even though they all sparked when tested it was the plugs!

right tried a coil pack off my mates 172 and still the same,i cant see it being a knock sensor,as surely it cant make it run like its on 3? im trying a set of plugs in it,shortly,so im keeping my fingers crossed its that,does anyone have any other ideas???

i dont really worry that much,im used to cars with higher (my highest was 197k on a beemer) but i meant that the compressions are all very equal over the cylinders and still showing i high reading so im happy with that (oh the reason y i have this car is i bought it bk at the beggining of the...

as most people,i worry about high mileage,so had the chance to check the compression on my 172 today,and all cylinders came back at over 160 psiwhich i thought was pretty good for 113,000 miles so no more real worries for me lol

right fault codes are : missfire 1 and knock sensor,so prob go for a knock sensor 1st?

lol thats ok its no rush bud,hopefully il fnd out the prob 2moz with the comp and go from there

cheers bud il give u a txt 2moz nite,just bout an old escort convertable to tide me over lol im a sucker for cheap cars,funny thing is iv got the use of an 07 ref golf gt

which one buddy front or bk as mine has 2? i will let you know 2moz but that might come in handy if poss matey?

never tested compression,runs like new really,desnt use a drop of oil or water,and gets used like 172s should,but i warm up correctly and keep her serviced more than needed really,goes like stink,revs clean to 7200,and doesnt feel any diferent that my mates 172 on 65k so im quite pleased...

reg june 2001 - 113k

just put fuel in,then left for 3 days,def put super in her got a 25k garage comp to plug in monday night lol hopefully that will tell me,im laying money on either cat has died,or one of my 2 lambda probes? taylor,as mines a late ph1, (june 01 regd) i have 2 lambdas,will yours fit? as if it...

right it STINKS of rotten eggs,so maybe cats broken up? could that happen?

Anyone? pls guys im desperate for ideas it seems the light only flashes for a few mins then goes out? iv pulled each lead off the coil and all are soarking so its more of a really bad missfire but i can hardly move on its own steam

id say p/steering pump,my last 2 clio's did it,so i replaced the p/s fluid and added a forte treatment in and noise went away

Iv not driven my 172 in 4 days,come to drive her 2nite,got 2 mins into my drive home,when it dropped a cylinder and the orange engine warning light started flashing,seems to idle ok but exhaust is VERY boomy,then feels like on 3 cylinders when driving,any ideas guys?? cheers

fair play mate,nice to see if there looked after there still good,mines coming up on 113k now,iv done coming up 15k and iv had to spend out on new engine mounts,a icv,4 tyres and yesterday i ordered 2 top mounts and 2 new steering arms,now that may sound like a bit but i only payed 2k for the...

lol what ya need? ah that explains why i didnt see ya

i work in vw matey so im usually about,i didnt see you tho!

that would have been me!

s**t sorry to hear that mate! iv been over and seen the damage,at least you did a proper job with the box bud,is it def the belt thats slipped? give me a txt if ya need any help matey

best veyron vid ever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNqNEk5mbQk

mine with no rear box on at all lol http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g108/Russ_16v/?action=view&current=noexhaust.flv

phhh,iv got one of them on the clio..........