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I've had the car 4 years and this is the first major thing that's gone wrong with it, so I guess i'm lucky really as i've read horror stories of people buying 1*2s and they've had the cam belt snap on the way home or a few weeks later. A second hand box is £400 delivered from ClioSpares...

Yeah, I got a breakdown truck to bring it back to my house and managed to pull it on to my drive so on Monday i'll have a look, i've got work tommorow and will be driving my mums £400 Mondeo shed............oh how the mighty have fallen. LOL I now worried that it's knackered the driveshfts...

So i'm driving home from work today on a duel carriageway with no hard shoulder or laybys, i'm doing 70mph for quite some time and all of a sudden CLUNK!! :eek: The car starts decelerating so hit the clutch take it out of gear a release it and it starts declerating again, so I franticly try...

The clear stuff does, according to their website it makes glass shatterproof, whether that's true or not who knows, i'd imagine it would be more effective as a chip prevention, although I wouldn't spray it on my windscreen...

I might take you up on that, saves me almost a tenner. Do you take credit cards/paypal?

Ok just so people know if they do a search, i've just rang Renault and asked for the exact gearbox oil for my 172, I gave them my Reg and they have said that it's TransElf NFJ 75W80 GL-4. Where I live in Coventry the dealership sells it in bulk, so I have to take a container with me, but for...

What's there to hate? It's black on black with a few orange bits, it's not like you have tints & a bodykit.:S

By lacquer them do you mean the clear PlastiDip that makes them look gloss or proper lacquer, because surely lacquer would make it permanent, as in impossible to peel off at a later date? Car looks great by the way, the orange bits work well.:approve:

After reading countless threads about gearbox oil I have a question. Is this the stuff Renault recomend/sell for about £50 ? http://www.ukpricebusters.com/acatalog/Elf_Tranself_NFP_75W-80_Gear_Oil_5_Litre.html Because it says GL4 and all the threads say GL5 apart from one.

They look really good, I like the contrast between the textured matte black and the gloss orange. Is the orange Plastidip with the clear coat, or it is normal paint?

God they look good, i'm jealous! I've got an iceburg 172 and that's how I want mine to look, not to mention being able to buy cheaper 15" tyres.

Hopefully a Kidney goes for the price of a gearbox, clutch, mounts & Labour, although I suspect Kids n Eyes go for alot more.;)

Yeah this wasn't gradual, one minute it's going into second no problem, the next it's crunching. Knowing my luck i'll need a new box, clutch, dogbone and upper mount, then pay someone for hours of labour!

Great! I'd best sell a kidney then.

Phase 2

I'm driving home from work and out of the blue second gear starts crunching like i've not pressed the clutch enough, except it's flat to the floor. All the other gears are fine but second now crunches every time sending a judder through the car, obviously I stopped using second after a few...

Wheels look spot on, that Plastidip stuff looks pretty good, how did you not get the 'Speedline Corse' covered in it?

I've just insured with them this year for the first time, I asked them about just paying monthly instalments without a deposit, they said they can't do that I have to pay a deposit and then 10 monthly payments.

I know rats make alot of people angry, but ones like like are cool. There's an old VW caddy driving around Coventry thats all rust, streched tyres and slammed so much it damn near scrapes on the road, it always makes me smile when I see it. One thing i've always wondered is how long do the...

Looking good, rusty rat golf looks good aswell.

Yes.

A good quality exhaust, decent set of springs (or coilovers if you're wealthy), remap the ecu, and decent brakes, job done. Anything else is a waste of money really.

Cool, easy little job for me tomorrow.

Cheers Danny, nice one mate.:D

Ive got a rocker cover bolt that's leaking a little oil, what exact product should I use to seal it? (and can I get it from Halfords?):o

If I ever buy a car off you, remind me never to come back with a complaint!

Dog hair..............that is all.

Sounds like you've bought a right can of worms, might be worth asking about parts cost in the Engine/Gearbox/Running gear section. If your going to get it sorted i'd recommend becoming a member, then you can access the traders section, they all offer discounts for members, one of the traders...

That's pretty high mileage but then again it was £800quid, whats wrong with the gearbox & clutch, and how much you been quoted to sort it?

The thing is when you break one most of the money is in the engine and gearbox. A serviced engine in good nick with new belts will go for around £800. By the time you get the gearbox, clutch, pullys and belts sorted on top of what you paid for it, you'll be in the rough ball park for a half...