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Hello guys, wondered if I could get some advice please? I'm undecided whether or not to scrap my 172 (2002, 85k). My circumstances have changed recently and I'm now living on a single wage and having to travel further to work. However, the 172 has thrown some spanners in the works with a few...

Hi guys, 172 broken again!!! It's making a loud clicking noise when pulling away, light braking & turning. Sounds like it's coming from the front right somewhere. Any ideas about what's wrong with it please?

Hi guys, 172 is running lumpy on idle, can really smell fuel. When driving & accelerating, no power & car judders. Having trouble starting it intermittently too, having to tap the solenoid to get her going. I'm thinking coil pack has gone? It's got new sparks & alternator, & the Tdc & updated...

Hello guys, as per a recent thread, I need to change the brake fluid header tank on my 172. Does the tank just pull out from the rubber grommets on the master cylinder or is there more to it? Thanks in advance

Hi guys, got another RenaultSport 172 after 4 years without one! Love it! However, it's dropping brake fluid from the front drivers side? Keep topping the fluid up, but it seems to be low (usual brake light warnings), looks to be dripping from the fluid reservoir & on to the subframe? Any ideas...

Hello, wonder if anybody can help please? my 172 keeps cutting out when driving and it won't restart. However, if I leave it 10 minutes or so, it starts first time and runs fine. It'll then be fine for a week or so, starting first time, etc, until it happens again. Called the AA and they did a...

hello, i've posted this before, but had no reply. worth a try again... sidelights on my 172 don't work. dash illuminates when i turn the sidelights on, but nothing outside. xenons, full beams and fogs work fine though. the driver side went first, then came back on for a while, and then both...

hello, sidelights on my 172 have stopped working. mike at rentech had a quick look when i had it serviced the other day, but couldn't find out why they won't work, but says it's not the bulbs. he says it might a faulty connection or wire somewhere. anybdy have similar problems or any ideas...

anyone used emco engineering in kent? cheers!

hey, hit two foxes the other day and cracked the front bumper. anyone know of anywhere that does that plastic welding stuff? cheers

re. my previous thread, just a thought, would a blown back box cause the eml to come on?

back box on my 172 has gone, thinking of getting a k-tech stealth. any good?

hey guys, might be of interest to some of you. cambelt on my 172 needs doing, been phoning round for quotes. phoned one renault main dealer, £780, another renault main dealer, £760, etc, etc. Then I phoned another main dealer, they said £516 - there's a 25% discount on cambelt changes. i...

hey guys, read a few threads, wondered if anyone could shed some more light. coming home this afternoon in my 172 the eml came on and the car went into safe mode. had to pull over. restarted the car and all fine. any advice? cheers!

hey guys, when running idle i noticed the exhaust is coughing every few seconds or so on my 172. any ideas? or is time to get a new exhaust? cheers

hey, can anyone recommend some good white sidelights for a 172 ph2 and where to get them? cheers.

can anyone recommend a good cleaner for the suede trim on my 172 seats and doors please?

hey, got a 2002 clio 172 phase 2. the engine warning light flashed a couple of times on the way to work this morning. any ideas? cheers

hey, got a 2002 clio 172 phase 2. the engine warning light flashed a couple of times on the way to work this morning. any ideas? cheers

hey, can anyone give me an idea of how much i'm looking at paying for a cambelt change on a 172? cheers

hey, looking at buying a 2002 clio 172 (44k). how much should i pay if: a. if it needs 48k service soon? b. if the cam belt needs replacing also? it's up for £5,850. thanks