172 or 182 engine?

[berilia]

Hello!

Is there a way to tell if I have a 172 engine in my car and not a 182 engine? Without it going on a rolling road

Is this a stupid question? Sorry

 

[bloke]

upper inlet or cam cover/breather plate.

 

[Adey.]

A few bolt on bits are different. Going on a rolling road won't show anything useful.

 

[berilia]

upper inlet or cam cover/breather plate.

So what am I looking for?

A few bolt on bits are different. Going on a rolling road won't show anything useful.

What kinda bolts? I'm actually missing 1 or 2..!

 

[DannyR]

Take the inlet off.

If you have a flat plate you have a 182, if it has a big hole coming up 172.

Why do you want to know?

 

[JP83]

So what am I looking for?

That's a 172 engine.

 

[berilia]

Take the inlet off.

If you have a flat plate you have a 182, if it has a big hole coming up 172.

Why do you want to know?

Cool thanks!

My current 182 just doesn't feel as fast as my old one.. The seller did have a 172 at his garage so it's just a thought that's come to mind!

Judging by that photo, I definitely have a 182 engine.

I don't have the standard induction kit, I have a silly massive on thay doesn't even fit in the engine bay, which does cause a bit of lag. I have a standard one to fit, maybe that'll make a bit of difference!

Thanks for the help!

 

[Mr R.]

Might be worth getting a compression test done.

 

[DannyR]

Worth getting belts checked too, did the garage do the Cambelt by any chance?

 

[Knuckles]

Iirc fred shows the difference in here

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/beware-low-mileage-liquid-yellow-clio-182-vo54-ffz.627166/

 

[berilia]

Worth getting belts checked too, did the garage do the Cambelt by any chance?

Another garage got the belt done few months before I bought it, but it makes a whiring noise, I'm worried they've been done too tight?

 

[berilia]

Iirc fred shows the difference in here

http://www.cliosport.net/threads/beware-low-mileage-liquid-yellow-clio-182-vo54-ffz.627166/

Haha! Not that Clio again!!

Thanks

 

[DannyR]

Another garage got the belt done few months before I bought it, but it makes a whiring noise, I'm worried they've been done too tight?

Sounds like they did the belt and didn't swap any tensioners. Quite common for people not knowing what there doing to forget doing the auxiliary tensioner and just doing a belt

 

[berilia]

Sounds like they did the belt and didn't swap any tensioners. Quite common for people not knowing what there doing to forget doing the auxiliary tensioner and just doing a belt

Ahh nice one! t***s!

I was thinking of calling the garage and seeing what can be done about it, been just over a year now though... So probably nothing!
Thanks for your info

 

[DannyR]

I'd personally take it to a specialist that knows what they're doing anyway.