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Just thought i would let you guys know... i had the timing checked a while ago and it out massively! So much in fact we thought it was quite possible the pistons were clipping the valves... so i arranged to have the head off and new valves ect ect. I also took advantage of the situation and got...
Hello [emoji4] im just wondering if anybody on here bought my 197 from a garage in derbyshire, i cant remember what the garage is called. Im just wondering how the cars getting on!
Thanks for all you replies :) when I first went to look at the car I don't remember it ticking. But when I fetched it I noticed it. The bloke that sold me the car did the belts ect
Just wondering if anybody knows what this ticking could be.
The cars just had the belts done and dephaser.
The ticking gets louder when you Rev it too.
I think the noise is coming from the injectors but I can't be sure.
Thanks :)
I'm very surprised at the mpg of the 182!!!
Although I didn't realise it was recommended to run them on 98RON! totally missed the huge sticker on the filler cap haha
So after using the car quite a bit over the weekend I've come to the conclusion that I prefer it to the 197... And it feels quicker [emoji51] just need to got it dropped a little as the standard arch gap is pants.