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My windscreen washers started failing intermittently and have now packed in completely. Can someone tell me how I get to the pump in order to replace it? It's a Phase 1 172. I can see a couple of wires next to the screen wash filler cap that I presume attach to the motor but I can't see an...

I've just rolled past 75000 miles in my phase 1 172 and I'm still on 3 of the original dampers. How long do these typically last? I've been thinking the car has been a bit twitchy recently and wondering if this might be one of the reasons. Is replacing the dampers a DIY job or one for the...

My 172 seems to eat rear wheel bearings - I seem to get about a year out of them before they start getting noisy again. Does this sound normal? Anyone else had any problems? I do most of my mileage on the motorway so it's not like I'm treating them particularly hard. Do I need to grease...

My exhaust fell off my phase 1 172 while driving down the Borders the other week - that makes it my second Renault exhaust in 4 years so I'm looking for a stainless replacement that will last a bit longer. The trouble is I want a quiet one as I do a 30 mile motorway commute every day and they...