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All started a few weeks ago when the battery started dying, so changed that and it work for a week or so, then car wouldn't start and immobiliser light was illuminated on dash, so left battery disconnected and that sort "reset" it. Few days later same thing but the immob relay was clicking so...
My car started to hesitate slightly when accelerating sometimes and then quickly developed into doing it all the time, there doesn't appear to be any pattern to it at all either, its all over the rev range. I've tried a coilpack and map sensor on it and neither made any difference. It only had...
My 182 developed a misfire, but only on the odd occasion when accelerating quite heavily. So I changed the spark plugs, leads, lambdas and coilpack (all the normal) trying to sort it and now its misfiring as soon as it starts up and smoking quite heavily, i've cheacked the plugs, leads and...
Can someone tell me the correct order for both ends of the ht leads on coil pack and spark plugs for a 182? did a search but couldn't find anything.
Thanks
Olly
Can someone do me a photoshop of 15'' turini's (sheep I know) in white and anthracite please and if also the same for 2118's. My car felt so much nicer to drive on my track 15's so going to make my mind up which ones to get for everyday driving.
Thanks Olly
is this the right lambda sensor for my 182? just seemed a good price for a bosch one.
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Finally got my Recaros in and also fitted some headlight washer blanks as the standard washer jets look awful imo.
In the Car:
Few crap pics after a clean:
Seats hold you so much better an driving position feels better, I think it might be because the seats support your...
just wondering if anyone on here had used them before, i was going to go to clive attowe tuning and get my car remapped properly and my mate suggested his guy who is just 10 minutes down the road from me and offers fitted and mapped stand alones for around 700 quid, I'm going to go see him...
my passenger side headlight on main beam and rear number plate light wont work, have tried new bulbs in both and also checked the ignitor packs on the xenons and all are working on the driver side when i swapped them round, but still nothing on the passenger side, but full beams, side lights and...
monaco blue 172 flying past asda on the ring road
04 plate artic blue (not andy lol) going down prince of wales about 11 ish
and silver 172 around same time and place
I've just got hold of some recaro trendlines, but need the subframes, Capital seating quoted me £189 for two, does anyone know of anywhere else i can try or if anywhere else will be cheaper?
Thanks
Olly
one of my headlight went last night, so went to cit-ren today and got another set of bulbs, fitted driver side fine, but the passenger side igniter won't go back on and ive tried all the bulbs in there and they fit and work, and all the wires connected in properly, but the igniter just wont fit...
Got my Carbon Bits back from Tonyt the other day, so gave the car a quick wash and put them on, have to say I think they look great and pics don't do them justice as there just off my phone, will get some proper ones soon hopefully! oh and I know im missing the rear badge at the moment, im...
Saw a flame Red 172 on the ring road, near County Hall about 4.15 ish? had turinis and recessed exhuast, was shining lovely in the sun, put mine to shame :dapprove:
Saw a black V6 about 3 ish with V6 GUM on the plate, looked lush, followed me down plumstead road and turned into shell.
Trophy going opposite way to me down the A11 about 10.30 this morning towards thetford, was going some it looked like.
Saw a black 182 with strange font on the plates on an 04 reg come hammering past me just near basildon bp garage on the industrial estate.
Southend sea front, saw a black 182 with pink side badges and pink line on wheels!
On way into southend about 6/7 ish saw a silver 172 going opposite way...
took some pics in its natural habitat of country lanes!
some more random ones from recently:
going to give a good detailing session at some point over the next few weeks and mates a got a new camera, so hopefully get some good pics again soon!
since ive put the coilies on, they scrub ever so slightly on the passenger side on full lock sometimes, has any modified them so they dont scrub or taken them out? any ideas on what to do, as i dont really want to raise it up unless ive got to.
Cheers
Olly
I brought my 05 LY about 5 weeks ago, totally standard like this:
gave it good clean up, excuse the poor excuse for a fiesta (its acctually a puma ;) )
fitted the k-tec matt carbon splitter:
went for a major whorage session with a few mates:
then put my...
Just wondering what colour 182 cup alloys are? or is there a paint code for them, as was going to spray my badges the same colour? but wasn't sure if they were just anthracite grey or gun metal or another colour?
and does anyone know the paint code for liquid yellow?
Cheers
I just got my 182, and ordered some coilover for it today from ktec, i rang my mate up whos a mechanic to see when he was about to fit them for me, and he said he thinks there on a torsion bar, and he doesnt like doing torsion bars (which i can understand after my saxo) is this right or is he...
Hey everyone!
Im Olly from norwich, but i dont drive a tractor :rasp: i drive a 2005 liquid yellow 182 sport with both cup packs on. I picked it up today and im in love with it allready, its such a joy to drive!
I've got a few plans for it allready, im going to have a spending spree at k-tec...