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I've checked the temps, both are evenly warm. The calipers were checked before being bolted on, the pistons are free moving throughout the full range. Pads appear to be evenly worn (baring in mind they've only covers about 1,000 miles it's difficult to tell) and if I jack the car up they rotate...
Morning all,
Not on a Clio, but the car's not really relevent.
I upgraded the front calipers, discs and pads on my car a few weeks ago. The calipers are from a Focus ST and are used but in perfect condition, and I bought a brand new set of 320mm discs and accompanying pads from Eurocarparts...
He appears to have had a LY 200 stolen at some point, might not be the same one though, this could be his replacement if he didn't get the original back?
PS3's for me (that's what i've just fitted to the T5)
They cope with the bags of torque I throw at them no problem, Never letting go unless you intentionally make it.
I've a local shop to me that sells these at £1 each, i've got about 10 in the garage that I use on wheels, under the bonnet, dusting the interior etc. They'd even be ok on the paintowrk if you're not too into detailing (definately better than a sponge!)
You guys with the easibleed problems - you aren't using your car tyres to pressurise are you? If you are, have you reduced the pressure to <20psi first?
I've used many of these kits and every one has selaed correctly unless excess pressure has been used.
Get a quote from a garage and see how the prices stack up. Remember his time isn't free, I know he's a mate but he's got to make something out of it too.
The gearbox issues aren't as common as people make out, it's only becuase we hear about them more with us being part of a forum. Their are thousands of 197 owners that haven't had issues, but they don't come on forums telling us that they HAVEN'T replaced their gearbox.
The cost of fixing the...
Build quality in the mk3 Clio is much better than the previous clios! My 70k 197 with cup chassis didn't rattle, squeak or feel cheap. Of course, they've got a lot of catching up to do with the Germans but they're fine!
You may be able to reuse the old clip, depends on the condition really. Failing that a jubilee clip will be fine.
Why on earth did you have to swap the calipers?
I have the same situation. My commute is only 7 miles. 5.5 miles of motorway the rest town. I average between 20 and 22 mpg. Yet if I go on a journey of say 50 miles, mainly motorway/ dual carridgeway then I can get 40+mpg.
It's purely down to the journey and how I drive. I know my car is fine...
I had a similar issue on a pug 307 a few years ago. I used some silica based cat litter to draw the moisture out, it was fine after that. My headlight had an obvious break in the seal though, so i'd expect your's to be similar for that amount of moisture to have made it's way inside.
I'm asuming that's in reference to the speed comment and me chasing him down? If you saw the situation you would see why I called him a tool, you weren't - so your comments are invalid.
I love these!, I almost bought one a few years ago but ended up with my pug GTI-6 (which i'm glad about). As others have said, it's a shame about the boot but the rest is good! A little worrying that it's had a respray though? Cheap resprays never last very long.
I've just been behind one on...
Was the road flat or was it on a slight incline. The TDCI ST might only have 150ish bhp but they have nearly 300 lb-ft of torque (briefly, on overboost) so a slight hill would kill your weight advantage and the extra torque of the ST would easily allow him to pull away.
I proved this a couple...