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hello all,
had aux and cam belt done on my 172 ph1 the other day, since then i have had a whistling noise, sounds like a turbo spooling lol, it is constantly there, regardless of gear or rpm, anyone suffered similar or any ideas? its quite high pitched, can't be heard in car with windows up...
hello all,
my 172 has done 90k miles, i have recently had a really irritating noise coming from the rear wheels, i suspected it was wheel bearings and they had some play in them so i changed them, the discs were not looking great but were looking good enough to go back in so, well i put the...
thanks for your comments guys, had some slight issues with the carpet being soaked, turns out the plastic plug that sits under the rear footwell had been letting in water, so i now have a carpet less interior and no rear seats. have fixed the problem but am waiting for the carpet to dry!
thanks guys, yeah i love it, its a fantastic car to drive, especially on the lanes,
yeah side reps and subtle mods will be the vision going forward, i have a thing about dark wheels, refurbed my last set myself and will do these ones too
very new to the site thought i would put some pictures up, have just taken ownership of this ph1 172, it needs some work, but i was aware of that when i picked it up so, here is the starting point,
after i have had the belts done, and corrected a couple of minor mechanicals i plan...
Hello all,
despite my username being Ralph my actual name is Stuart, just picked up a ph1 172, its not mint by any stretch of the imagination but its a bit of a project, i will stick some pictures up in the pictures section,
look forward to meeting you all at meets and shows,
cheers stu