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i'd be highly surprised if its rings, i don't think i've ever seen them fail on a 172/182
oil does go back through the inlet thanks to the breather, you compression tested it?
rubbish, i purchased new ones a few weeks ago, the tools are still in use on the new clios and meganes, pm T21 ADS - renault parts guy, cheaper than anyone else
waterpumps are quite rare, i've done maybe 30 ever
dephaser is a must plus the seal kit that goes behind both pullies - £25 for that, so is the aux kit (FULL KIT)
crank pulley info is wrong, reuse the non keyway pulley, no need to replace plus it cam be a t**t to time up if its keyed
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torque settings in autodata are still incorrect IIRC
i "can" do the job in 2.5 hours (bumper off method) but when people are paying over £600 i like to take my time