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When I changed my oil last I had to resort to ramming a screwdriver through the filter as the strap undoer wouldn't work. Sad news on the injector. Wonder if anyone local to you off here has any? Whack a wanted post up asap. Oh and whenever I work on the car something invariably goes wrong and...

Wow that was an easy fix, unless the problems haven't raised their head!! Fingers crossed for you mate.

I'm sure someone recently had it done at a garage for not a lot of money, so might be worth asking around?

What about this offer @DickP

That's a good smart repair mate, might have to get in touch with your man to tidy mine up when I'm ready to have it done!! Loving the progress you put in on it, you just get on and do!! I start and give up. Lol

Now I know why you didn't look in the slightest bit impressed when I opened up the bonnet!! Ha. You could see bits wrong that I hadn't even noticed no doubt. Lol

@NorthloopCup wow really?! Brilliant how this site just gets better and better. I'll be in touch mate.

Looks lovely and great progress. Coming from an Abarth grande pinto with big brembo brakes I'd love to have some on my 172.

Mmm @STEVE.M that's an interesting thought and suggestion. Is that something that can be adjusted without the belts being changed? I know specialists can check it? I'll get in touch with someone and see if they can check it/adjust it if so.

They will definately fit. You can pull the seat forward, put the rear seats down from there and then put them into the car/boot from the front. Or they should fit on the back seats side by side.

I swapped them front to back as the front lambda was showing an active fault on the code reader and I figured it wouldn't hurt to switch them. I wonder if the change if there was to be one would be straight away or after a while. The lambda code hasn't come back though since resetting it which...

Thinking about it I don't think it's smoke, more steam so it's normal.

Yeah only two weeks. Log book came in today so I might sell it and buy another one. :)

@jamesycc Yeah now you mention it it is a little. Was yours hesitating slightly when driving and changing gear etc? It pulls fine and goes well though.

It's definately hiccuping on idle and you can feel it slightly hesitating when your driving. On the video you can hear it from the exhaust, it's like a spitting noise I'm in Staffordshire.

Thanks @STEVE.M There are no lights on the dash now at all. Nothing scanning on the code reader either. It's more the running that's not right. It's not so much a misfire but hiccup if that makes sense and you can hear it in the video above.

I've tried to capture it on video (in the dark, with an ipotato...) Its more audible from the exhaust towards the end but I wasn't going to mess about with trimming. I could just about work out uploading it. Lol @STEVE.M @jamesycc

Well unplugging them one by one changes the engine note every time so I doubt it's that. I'm starting to get annoyed with it now.

Thanks mate. The spark plugs looked normal comparing them with the YouTube video you've linked @STEVE.M (normal as ngk describe them, no sooting up or burnt marks.) all plugs were the same too. Mpg is around 30 on the obc but actual is about 25, that's driving normally varied speeds and a 9...

Cheers @jamesycc The engine note definately changes when you unplug them one by one though which suggests not. Do you know how to actually remove them?

Switched the lambdas over today (before I buy/borrow a compression tester) and it's exactly the same. Would the car need time to adjust or realise it's got a better reading from the lambda or would it be instantaneously better? I also had the plugs out, they are the correct ngk plugs and look...

Very nice, but a shame about the aftermarket gearknob. Lol Does look a very clean example, congrats. I always thought jdm cars were right hand drive, so is it strange that it's lhd?

It doesn't pop or bang when driving it does idle poorly and there is a smell of petrol present initially after starting. Also it's drinking petrol like an alcoholic!! The reason I was going to swap lambdas around is the code on the code reader showing as sensor 1 fault. I know it's not the...

Reset the code the other day, have driven about 60 miles over that time, still runs rough, with a petrol smell (running rich I think) poor mpg etc but no code has manifested itself again? I'm going to switch the lambdas around as soon as I get time to see if that cures it. I'm right in thinking...

I remember looking at this one but it was too far. Having the nan lay over the front actually it me off! Lol Brakes are the same and fit both 182/172 Induction side anything will fit either Bushes (poly etc) will be interchangeable/usable on 182

2 x 1.2 16v dynamiques 1 x petrol blue 182 1 x iceberg silver 172 1 x Monaco blue 172 (current drive)

The proper fixing kit has two bolts, two springs and washers and nuts. The spring goes over the bolt to keep tension I guess. If you put a washer on both outer faces of the joint then it should hold better. http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2335 (Although you can get them cheaper...

Hello and welcome!!

Beautiful!! And your RB is very nice too. Ha. Such nice photos.

Mine was really loose and when underneath I noticed the selector shaft was about an inch down the rod. I adjusted it back up to the bolt and now it's much better. Might be worth a look?