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Had a misfire on the clio about 2 weeks ago. Knowing what these cars are like i went through all the usual protocol.. ie changed the coilpack, changed sparkplugs. It ran but still had a misfire, before i had chance to check the injectors over it stopped starting.
Upon turning the key the...
spotted a black 172 with morrettes in creswell yesterday, and a 172 in clowne at the traffic lights
then today another 172 cup ( 52 plate)
54 plate blue 182 cup in bolsover car park
and another 172 cup at autosupplies in bolsover.
Never seen so many in this area before.
has anyone else tried this ? I recently downloaded this and have found it strangely addictive.. Also a few friends that have seen it now seem to be hooked on the game.
for those who hav'nt seen it.
http://www.sevenlittlewords.com/
Just wondered what everyone is running, as we only ever seem to see the engine bay etc. How many on here are running an up rated system i.e external pumps, filters, swirl pots, fuel cells etc etc.
And of course... pics ?
basically got this the the other day, i have rang up and had my tariff changed over to suit it. but i still cant get it up and running properly.
i get onto the email setup bit and were its mean to come up with 2 options i get connect to enterprise server.. is there anyway round this as its...
as some of you will know im doing a 172 conversion on my van, its pretty much finished now one of the last things i need is the ecu and uch i have to be compatible. as there both of different cars.
am i better of unlocking my ecu so i dont have to take it to renault to get it reprogrammed...
wanting to get my project back on track now.
from one 172 i have key, ecu, decoder ring and from another i have the uch..
now know i will need the ecu and uch to be paired for the car to run .is there anyway around this or am i going to need the ecu unlocking, and if so were and howmuch
who needs expensive kits when for £600 you can have one of these, 25psi of boost !!! :dead:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RAM-AIR-UNIVERSAL-AIR-INDUCTION-KIT-25-PSI-BOOST-/150503270874?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item230ab1a9da#ht_2834wt_905
that coupled with the 15bhp 4 branch...
this is something i have been working on recently and may be of interest to some of you . i dont currently have any pics of it before only when it got damaged and the work there after.
it started out as a scania v8 p340( think iv got the model right) then after a trailer got reversed into...
just wondered everyones opinions on farecla g6 i have always used g3 before which was ok but very messy and took ages to get the compound of.. recently iv been using the g6 with the g6 mop pad and its loads better you use it dry as apposed to wet with g3 so is alot cleaner and no need to...
as some of you may know i have just bought a engine for my conversion, its done 66k and the cambelt has been done... but at what point i dont know.
the belt still has the writing on it which i know can fade away quite easily and it looks pretty new so must of only covered a few thousand .
its...
my engine should be here later on today and im struggling to think of a good colour or colours to do it in i was thinking red block , head chem cleaned or painted in that silver fred uses for inlets etc then do the rocker cover red , i think that should go well against the colour of my car...
just got a full wiring loom from a 172 to use in my conversion and it came with a scorpion alarm wired in
will i need a key fob for this or will it be activated from my key ? and how hard is it to removed if i have to
not sure if it was on here or some other forum i saw it bu i could swear some one lowered the seats by about 10ml just wondered if any one knows who or how to do it as iv had a quick look and cant work it out
well as mentioned really . was a silver sport and poss had gunmetal grey wheels.. pretty sure it was a 51 plate but didnt get to see it properly as who ever was driving it was ragging it up and down the yard... interesting, i wonder who was driving the owners or the tyre fitters haha
as above how to i reset the immobiliser on my dci ? seen alot of people talk about it but no one said how to fully do it .
tried starting car and heater plug light comes on and goes of again but the little light at the top in the middle just keeps flashing..
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/2000-RENAULT-CLIO-172-track-car-mid-engine-rwd_W0QQitemZ270527744548QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item3efcb5ca24
looks like some one has already done it ... erm nice bodykit to
every now and agiain my dci wont start , the glow plu light comes on and goes back of again but the car wont turn over .
i have read that if the battery is to flat it wont disable the imobiliser ..... but then if the imob was still on then the glow plugs shouldnt heat up ??
so not sure...
my grandma and grandad are have just bought a new red mada 2 and have been offered a paint protection package for £200 they have been told the car is never going to need to be polished again as this stuff willlast a lifetime .
i told them its sales bullshit and will wear of eventually and...
was showing a mate my car the other day and told him about the clio having plastic wings . then he started saying i should make it rat look and rust the wings on it even though i had already explained they were plastic he still could not figure out why i couldnt get them rusty . not that i...
i have £20 left on my ebay account and want to get a good or decent wax, u currently have .
farecla glaze ( is this a wax or polish ? )
and turtle wax nano tech polishing wax which seems to do a good job .
im not after anything mint just something quite good so what would you recommend...
hi this is my van it started out as standard van in a dark blue (similar to monaco blue )
dont have any before pics :(
then it had a full 172 bodykit fitted and painted in think its artic blue ?? some one may recognise the colour .
then it went to derv doctor for a while to be mapped...