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few more: I take it the crank pulley needs to be removed/loosened to time the engine up? - this needs to be done with the crank locked at tdc? (i.e. use the locking pin to hold it in place to allow me to undo the 18mm nut) Do I need to do anything to piston 2 (short of replacing it)

wet and dry the head? :eek:

ive checked and lapped all the valves now and have replaced the broken parts couple more questions ;)... Do i just put the little 'rocker' type things on the valves or do i need to do anything like check clearances or adjust anything? I take it theres no gasket for the cam cover, should i...

the one below the filter is the level and temp

fairly sure the green one is the oil pressure switch :S

http://www.demontweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MSPORT&pcode=LMA074 would something like that work? or something like: http://www.demontweeks.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?cls=MSPORT&pcode=LMA095 tbh, there seems to be a fair amount of room on the block when using the mk1 aux...

the 172 manifold is a dream to work on compared to the cast valver effort!

do you know the fitment or when I'm likely to find a t-piece?

I remember seeing a 197 in that colour once, looks brilliant! :D and I recognise that valver (L HOL?) :D LisaGT isn't it?

anywhere on the highsteet likely to stock one?

I've replaced the one in the sump for the valver one, as that gives oil level and temp readings to the guages... but I'm after pressure which is from a seperate sender on the back of the block usually

I have a 172 engine fitting into a mk1 clio and I want to wire up the oil pressure sender like the mk1 engine... but the mk2 doesnt have the hole... would I be right in thinking I can buy a sandwich plate for the oil filter whick will allow me to screw the sender in? anyone got a link to one...

Spotted this afternoon - the valver/williams had some front end damage? heading out of newhaven and spotted a flame red 172 heading in to newhaven

i keep a few spare now ;)

I only got 115psi on the other cylinders... dont know if this is a gauge problem, timing problem or if the valves havent been lapped (swapped around maybe?) so I think I'll lap them all

it's all a front! :D I just bug everyone in the mechanical section :D :rasp: the F4R seems really nice to work on tbh (and all my bolts are new, so that helps) - a lot easier than the F7P!! only thing that's got me worried really is the timing :S

good plan! p.s. was it you that offered to loan me the timing tools? :D

where are the ones of me! :D

Dan's trying his best to avoid me - he didn't sound happy when I called him on his new number ;) I see he is online on CS quite a bit (and on other sites) so he is out there clio better be ready for the airfield! :D - reminds me I need to bug clarkie for a major service on the valver too :|...

oops, forgot to update this... tensioner not done up correctly (Dan's fault) cam cover off bit of damage caused by the broken spring head off head bolts and followers 1 step forward, 8 steps backwards: damage to piston 2 caused by a stuck valve hence the poor idle stuck...

feck

damn... thought that might be the case i'll try in a vice padded with a bit of wood?

got my bits from renault and the new valve spring compressor all is well, except they gave me 1 single collet... so now i've gotta go back on tuesday ffs :( are the cams meant to come away from the cam cover? as mine seem to be stuck on by the pulleys and i dont want to force anything... makes...

this is confusing :dead:

I saw the valve grinding 'kit' thing in halfords, will pick that up too what's the deal with grinding them? do i just make it smooth or something? how do you rotate the belt on its pulleys (tensioner + idler?) - surely it will be stuck on the cam pulleys and crank pulley?

just to add.. do i need to do anything to this valve before i fit it?

i'll purchase a torque wrench and angle gauge and hopefully thieve the timing bits off someone for a few days :D what do you mean by 'something to rotate the assembly whilst engine is locked and belt is tensioned'?

should try and disconnect it on the bolt that connects it to the gearbox, not the adjustable bit a bit further along the linkage easiest solution would be to get another linkage... afaik all mk1 clios should fit?

bet it was dropped in.... wonder who by :D - none of the renault staff could identify it :S anyways.. i got a new inlet valve today (from a motorfactors, renault wanted to sell me 8 @ £117) and the spring/collet/retainer/seal will be in tomorrow gonna go get a proper set of spring compressors...

So i've just got a random bolt wonder if it could've been dropped in the oil filler cap at all (intentionally or not)