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hi all i recently fitted a new gearbox , i now have abs , esp and serv lights , any ideas what this could be ? it was not on before this , thanks

hi , does anyone know if the handbrake cables that euro car parts sell will fit the 182 ff , thanks

Hi , i have a 04 182 ff , couple of weeks back i was pulling out a junction , and completely lost all drive to the front wheels , have jacked the front end up and none of the wheels spin at all when putting it in any gear , but have noticed that there is a clunking/banging noise coming from the...

So i noticed the other day that my car was doing alot of knocking when going over bumps etc , took off the wheel and i noticed that the clamp/bracket that holds the antiroll bar to the wishbone had snapped does anyone have any idea where i can get a new one from ? thanks

hi all , so i have been having a problem with my car for the last few weeks , its a fairly loud knock sometimes it sounds like its coming from passenger side front , then some times it sounds like its coming from underneath , It will happen every time i drive numerous times , it can be when i...

So i have brought a new clutch cable as i believe mine may have stretched , as its a bit dodgy when changing to 3rd , and can be a pain to get in 1st sometimes, can anyone give me any advice on how to do it please , I spent an hour on it earlier just trying to find where the cable goes through...

Hi all , so I made a post yesterday about buyin sportlines/cooksports (undecided on which yet) but I was also thinking of getting a whiteline arb , my question is will it make much difference on either of the springs as they already reduce the roll alot thanks

hi all , im after buying a set of springs this week , was just wondering what everyone's opinion were on whether to go for cooksports or sportlines , which ones give the best ride? which ones give the best drop ? etc thanks

So i have a few problems with my 182 : 1. my mpg is really crap getting like 25-27mpg and other people say they are getting like 30-35 mpg , i have a full scorpion exhaust with decat, itg panel filter , and rs tuner performance map, i dont understand why my mpg is so low 2. i have recently...

hi all , so basically 2 weeks ago i fitted a 2nd hand gearbox (from renparts) and also a new clutch (valeo) , obvs i had to drop the subframe to do this , so while i was there i got some powerflex arb bush's (euro car parts) i fitted these while the sub frame was off the car , about a week ago...

Fitted a new gearbox yesterday , and for some reason when I go all the way right to 5th there's a knock under the gear stick , the same happens when I take it left for reverse . Any ideas what this could be ? Have I bent something ? Thanks

hi all , so tommorow i will be attempting to fit a new gearbox and clutch , just wondering if anyone had any advice or tips on the best way , Also will be fitting: wishbones track rod ends polybushed dogbone mount polybushed arb bushes inner & outer upper & lower gearbox mounts thought it...

hi all was looking to buy some arb bushes from euro car parts , but it only comes up with 23mm when i enter my reg , i think i need 25mm i have a 182 ff , does anyone know if they sell these ? thanks

so its looking like i need a new gearbox for my 182 , any advice on what one i need and the best place to get one? i know its the jc5 , but i have read something about a bolt in diff and a circlip diff ? any advice please ?

Hi all so early tonight I fitted a dog bone mount that I brought of a member on here , jus went out an it was fine , went in the shop , came out and went to accelerate off hard n the was a clunk , I thought it had jus popped out of Gear but when I tried putting it back in there was nothing ...

hi , so yesterday i got some new rear brake pads , fitted the drivers side with no problems , went to fit the passenger side and thought i would remocve the discs to give them a clean , the disc was seized on because of the bearing , eventually got it off but the bearing split in 2 , leaving...

hi all , so i got in my car this afternoon after finishing work , and it jus aint running right , i can feel some sort of vibration when dipping an lifting the clutch , and its sooo noisy in high revs its kinda like a misfire , really cant describe it any better than that , i heard a few funny...

So I picked up some led strips from fcs , but wanted to know the best way to wire them in . Ideally I want to wire them in so they will work when I open and close the doors but also want them so I can put them on even with the doors closed and without needing the ignition turned on , Obvs I...

hi , recently put the overrun map on my car and just wondered if all the pops,bangs and flames can cause any damage , i.e blow up the engine , set on fire lol , thanks

so i recently mapped my car with the rstuner and its alot better now . My mate has a fiesta st and wants to do the same to his is there anything he can buy thats similar to the rstuner ? thanks

I know there's a lot of threads on this already , but thought i would add to them lol . thinkin of spraying up my inlet and cover , question is theres alot of mixed opinions on using high temp paint and some some say normal is fine , i have a few spare cans of halfrauds gloss black and was...

hey all , have a big problem , i have an rs tuner just tried using it for the first time on my 182, i have unlocked it etc, so i read my ecu 8000 and cal files and saved them , then i clicked write ecu and picked the update file 8200 that was all fine everything worked , i then tried to load...

Hi all jus had to buy a new rad as mine sprung a leak , just wondered the best way to flush and bleed the system , I have also got a new thermostat and seal, thanks

Was wondering if the noise on the video was defo the dephaser pulley. It sounds like most of the other videos i have seen , but just wanted to make sure :) http://youtu.be/LGZhD6AVmsE Thanks :)

So i seem to be havin a few problems 1. the fuel light seems to come on and go off , e.g last night when i got home the fuel light was on and it would not display how many miles i had left , this mornin i got back in the car , the fuel light was off and it was displaying 50 miles left , it was...

Hi , My cars reached the stage where it sounds like a tractor lol , and its beginning to annoy me , so i think its time to get the dephaser changed. Just wondered who i could go to that had the best prices ? and who was most recommended ? i would like the dephaser doing , cambelt kit , aux...

Hi all , was looking on ebay for cambelt kit and came across this : http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220802506142#ht_576wt_952 Do you think its a good price ? If not any other suggestions? Thanks

Hi all when im using a bit of speed there is a knocking/vibrating an its quite bad you can feel it n hear it quite bad , ne ideas ? Also when im accelerating hard my steering wheel trys pulling everywhere had the tracking done but still does it ? Ne help wud be appreciated

Hi all , had a problem with my car for a week or 2 now , just got a elm 327 diagonstic reader , i am get the error code P0300-Random/multiple cylinder misfire detected any ideas what this could be ?

Hi all , i currently have a fli active sub in my car I would like to no if i installed a seperate amp to use to power my speakers would i have to run a whole new set of wires i.e power , rem , ground etc , or can i somehow use the same ones that powers the active sub ? also if i was to use...