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Hmm strange will have to have a look at that all the docs i've got one it (renault ones too!) say its a normal spring loaded tensioner. What do you need to untension it then?

Oh and don't you know it.

^ for sure lol. I thought the throttle body wasn't really the problem it was more the mismatched plenum and fanimolds and then there widely varying gains to be had.

Nope only those european b******s had arse warmers in the seats. Not like i'm jealous or anything :rasp:.

Special tool for the aux tensioner? Its just a 13mm spanner on the centre bolt of the tensioner to take the tension off the belt to remove it isn't it? Everything i've got say it is and it was the same on my 1.6 and the design looks the same.

Stumped tbh, erm try swapping the adjusters to see if it does it in the other light. Would probably say the adjusters knackered can't really think of anything else.

Didn't think they did a 1.6 billabong, only the 1.2/1.4 hmm.

Its a small engined town supermini at the end of the day, to get anywhere near a ton is pretty impressive really. It was never intended to go those sort of speeds.

Block yes, trouble is the meganes use cable throttle and the clio is fbw electrical wise. Although mechanically I can't see a problem, probably have to swap all the aux brackets over and the manifolds etc but the base lump should be the same. Cambelt went in yours didn't it?

http://gallery.getflat.co.uk/v/My_Cars/2003_Renaultsport_Clio_172/Carbon_Splitter/ Quite a few detailed pics there.

Book figure is 106 for the 1.2 16v yeh. The 1.2 8v is 96 iirc or somewhere around that. No limiter just s**t slow i'm afriad.

Bumper has to come off to take the lights out with the xenon clusters to change the dip xenon bulb. The other are easy enough, nothing too taxing anyway just a little fiddly.

5w40 full synth of the oil. Standard NGKs for the plugs, can't remember the exact model do a search these have been posted a million times.

You don't need to unscrew the display, there'd be more than just the clocks out if the dash lighting fuse was blow afaik. I'd say its the bulbs as there not LEDs like most of the others, dash top off and there are two bulb in holders that twist out at the back of the display.

Because they'll be unlocked so they'll code to the car the first time there used ala the GrpN ecus. They can be reused on another car once they've been unlocked but only then.

Mine are brilliant with the rubber shims on the back of them, no coppaslip at all and there silent. The set I fitted to my 1.6 that came with the shims you had to cut and stick wern't so good but coppaslip solved that. Squeel is all down to the installation apparently. Although I think some pad...

The redstuffs are more track oreintated than the greenstuffs iirc.

The ECUs are coded with the UCH etc for the immobiliser so its not a straight swap. You have to get yours unlocked so it could be recoded to another car and the same for the replacement you source aswell, then you'd need to get the replacement standard ecu coded to you car and the remapped ecu...

Nope you don't have to, the 1.2 16v engine is SOHC. As Dan says you use twin followers to operate two valves off one cam lobe.

My first 1.2 was shite didn't work with a great range at all, the 1.6 that followed and the 172 i've got now work from miles away.

172 Engine

Power caps don't work, get an uprated battery. Then if it still flickers you need to be looking at an uprated alternator.

If the plip isn't working it'll most likely be the IR reciever in the headlining. It usually gets wet and stops working, does your sunroof leak?

For going with the car first ones with HID kit.

Look in the manual, shows you which ones etc in there. Its fiddly i'll warn you!

Which ones? Main beam bulbs?

Doesn't leave water marks if its filtered though. Lazy drying then!

Its definetly DOT4 you want. DOT5.1 has all the problems of it absorbing moisture etc. Can't remember the specifics of it all.

Front - Brembo HC Discs/Greenstuff Pads Rear - Standard Renault Discs/Greenstuff Pads With goodridge lines and castrol super responce fluid, does me just fine. All in about £300 or so, rear discs are bloody expensive!

Its fine its not leaking, the gear linkage always weeps a bit. Thats nothing anyway hardly any fluid there.