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Hi all. Changing the oil on the 172 today and as I got the oil filter off, there was a long, flanged-hexhead bolt jammed behind. Now have I been a dumb s**t when changing the alternator a few weeks ago and it’s slipped out during the wrestling-into-place? I’ve not driven the car since but...

Just another person coming on here to warn others about fraud. My place got stung for £75,000 last year. Was a very clever system used and started off with legitimate sales etc to build up a rapport and trading history over a few months before the shenanigans started. With the OP stating its...

Update 8/2 1) Solve exhaust vibration at high revs. 2) Change oil & filter, plugs, leads, fit new cabin filter. 3) Sort out hose routing for power steering cooler, install, mount cooler core & swap fluid for high temp stuff. 4) Figure out if the rad fans are actually functioning. Its never...

Was that by hand or with a machine? I've tried by hand with sandpaper, the Turtle Wax restoration kit and also using a drill with a flexipad and sanding discs.

As mentioned previously, I've tried a few times to polish my headlights with no joy. There's this cloudiness that you can feel from the outside. Is it inside the lens or do I just need to polish more? The lenses are pretty smooth...

That was this weekend's job! Still get kinda surprised when I remember I own a house. A work in progress, but got a shot of the other work in progress at the same time! Bumper off! Closeup of my tumble dryer hose bespoke self designed brake ducts God bless whoever found out...

Update 8/1 1) Solve exhaust vibration at high revs. I've used a cable tie to pull the exhaust mount poly bush over to one side, but I suspect it will need further adjustment when I can get it in the air. The exhaust is definitely touching the exhaust mount though. I suspect it'll need...

Does the difference above suggest that they're a reseller, buying parts in from different manufacturers and slapping their sticker on the boxes?

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They can't want to do it that badly if they're quoting those prices :LOL:

Battery came back fine on the tester, so threw the multimeter on. 11.7v across terminals, so its goosed. Luckily I can get it rebuilt through a friend of a friend so not a total financial nightmare.

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Brill thanks will have a look! I remembered it should have been higher than 12v but the scale on the live data readout for the code reader only said 0-12v so I'm hoping its an easy diagnosis.

1) Solve exhaust vibration at high revs. 2) Change oil & filter, plugs, leads, fit new cabin filter. 3) Sort out hose routing for power steering cooler, install, mount cooler core & swap fluid for high temp stuff. 4) Figure out if the rad fans are actually functioning. Its never overheated...

Okay so more as a way of keeping track of things for myself, my plans for the winter rebuild are as follows: 1) Solve exhaust vibration at high revs. 2) Change oil & filter, plugs, leads, fit new cabin filter. 3) Sort out hose routing for power steering cooler, install, mount cooler core &...

Good, that's what I was leaning towards, but like you said - I wanted to avoid a parts-cannon approach!

I’ve never done them so at least 6 years. I was just a bit confused as with it being electrical my first thought was they either work or they don’t. But then I thought about the strength of the current and if they’d be getting brittle now and changing them would avoid any breakdowns in the future.

Would folks recommend changing the HT leads when doing the work plugs? No issues or anything etc just wondered if it’s worth doing on a 17 year old car

The name rang a bell with me tbh, strong opinions and very active on FB trackday groups?

Just realised how badly I need a better spoiler...

Thanks for updating with info even though nobody replied. Should start offering your services for £20 a pop!

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Test drove the other day and it was fine. Came to work in it today and found that above 5000rpm it vibrates like I've got my electric toothbrush in my back pocket! I think the hanger is touching the mount. Will have a bit of a fiddle this weekend.

Productive Saturday! The car failed its MOT on the exhaust, and whilst I want to upgrade the exhaust at some point, at present I have other mods in mind. I bought an OEM spec catback system which was delivered last week. I then sprayed the welds and seams with galv spray and sprayed the...

Thank you sir! Hopefully get some more shite on here in the next few months.

Yes - Callum? Pals with George? Small world!

A little update, it failed it's MOT last week for the exhaust, so throwing on a replacement to get me through the next 12 months or so before I get a stainless one sorted.

I can't stop looking at that Skoda suspension! Here's the adjustable wishbones on eBay

Thanks for the writeup! I think I follow it lol. I think cost wise some of those mods won't be happening this year (PMS adjustable wishbones cost the same as the car did) unless the tubular ones on eBay are any good? I really want to get into the guts of setting the car up, but I think I need to...

Obviously throughout the past 2 years of ownership I hadn't intended on not tracking it. I think I had at least 3 days booked that I ended up either selling or getting credits for due to mechanical issues. So I grew a set of balls and booked on for Blyton Park with some pals. I'll have to...