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Lovely motor, although those rusty brackets under the bonnet are playing havoc with my OCD 😂

Is that the Borg & Beck sensor from my link - 8200671279 ?

Doesn’t sound that bad tbh. I was expecting and have heard a lot worse. Timing and a good map will sort.

Deep pockets eh?

Damn, I need a decent boot mat for mine and noticed yours was in really good nick 😂 Joking aside, good to see it's not mangled and should be back better than ever.

Oh I've no doubt the issues are there, like you, I read about them every day. As I said above a lack of genuine parts doesn't help. But you only get half a story most of the time at best. If I'd had read these forums prior to buying mine, I probably wouldn't have 😂 Apparently they all leak...

Strange you say that Russ as I've never had an issue with any of my 3 with those components. I'm on 40,000 miles with the BG on the same injectors and never replaced a Lambda sensor. Before I mapped the track car at EFI, I asked Chris if I should change the injectors before the map and in his...

How lumpy? Got a video? I've had 3 Clio Sport 182's - still have 2 of them - and they're all like sowing machines from cold and at idle. Here's a video of one of them. Stock map, correctly timed by a reputable garage, genuine parts. Just how they were meant to sound from the factory. I had...

As above, thicker oil isn't going to help with wear and tear. I'd just keep changing it regularly. I mean you've got to 166,000 miles, so you're doing something right 😊 Mine's on 137,000 now and was thinking of getting a refresh when the belts are due in January. Always good to have some...

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I've literally just fixed my 182 with this issue. Replaced it with this - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184783904206 and it's gold

Maybe. I pulled out of my road onto the main road after a long queue had formed and a driver flashed me to say he was letting me out. I eased forward, looked left, and then went to pull out and crunch. A woman decided she didn't want to wait so overtook the standing traffic and was on the...

Yeah, I'm surprised we haven't seen more accidents there. A witness said the cyclist had his head down and was properly giving it some welly. The customer didn't even see the bike until he was in his lap, which was part of the reason he was at fault. I hope you get it sorted. Stressful times!

I'm totally out of touch with all the new road laws having passed my test 4 decades ago. Things that seem like common sense are all over the place now when it comes to dealing with two-wheeled vehicles. Case in point below. A customer turned left into the dealership (white car) as indicated by...

I'm toying with the idea of building another track car, but not a race car this time. Something I can drive daily and then nip over to Croft and have a blast. ASTs are on my list so would you say they're going to be gentle enough on my spine on my daily drive to Darlington? The Spax uprated...

It is very addictive. I'm certainly missing the Trackday scene too much so going to build a more capable track/road-going version for that. If you need any help, just drop me a message.

😂 Said no one ever!

They sound awful. Just extra stress you could do without.

No real updates on little Bluey other than I've put about 600 miles on her, she's not broken down and nothing's fallen off. 😅 I've put the paintwork and interior back until the end of the year as I have other priorities .i.e. getting my house finished before winter comes and we all freeze to...

Love a good back story. Looked and sounded great going past Majuba Jon. I thought I was a nutter taking on 3 Clio Sports projects at the same time, haha, but fair play to you, your cars look ace!

Looking good. How far are you going with it? I really enjoyed building my track car, which ended up a race car and couldn’t be used on the road in the end. It was a weapon on circuit and I sold it on this year to a lad racing in tin tops. Going to build another one next year, only this time...

Hmmm mine occasionally stalls at junctions too.

Never checked the pump or fuel pressure tbh. The house has taken priority but I’ll definitely add that to the list when I refit the air con

My BG judders and bounces along the road if I try and drive it slowly from cold. Boot it and it won't go anywhere like it's misfiring. We're talking minutes though, then it's fine. So I now routinely start the car in the morning or evening, slowly put my seat belt on, shuffle my arse in the...

I've read post from as far back as 2006 of people complaining about the cold maps. My BG was playing up a few years back, so I replaced the following on mine: Both lambda sensors New genuine Knock sensor New genuine spark plugs New Magnetti Marelli injectors New genuine temp switch New...

I replaced every sensor on my BG Jon (all genuine new parts). Went over the car with a fine tooth comb - you know what I'm like - and in the end had the ECU reset by Chris to the factory version. Never cured it, so In the end, I drove it to Chris and it's no better really. I thought if Chris...

I parked up the BG as I haven't got around to putting A/C back in yet and used the RB. The Air-con runs really ice cold but on Tuesday afternoon in 38-degree heat with the fan full-on, I did feel for the old girl 😂

Putting it back in my BG now. After 5 years of not having it, i can't take getting stung in the face or pinged across the chops with White Van man stones any longer 🤣 Thank god the RB's is ice cold.

I tried to put the gearbox gaiter bracket over inner boot (opposite ABS ring) and warped it. Got a leak. Luckily I winged it and Shaftec replaced F.O.C. Second time around I just removed the outer boot clip and it slid over, then replaced with a new clip. Annoying that these shafts don’t come...