hi guys thought i'd drop by and introduce myself
had 2 e36s, a 323i (totaled after 3 weeks), a 328i with mt tranny swap (engine and shell gave up after 2 years after replacing basically everything new except for engine, interior and body)
had a jdm subaru gc8 sti type r (sold after 3 engines and 1.5 years of ownership)
so now i bought myself a clio 172 to have fun in
had the car for about 7 months....constant problems and money pit
did the cam and aux belts..waterpump and gearbox selector seal because it was pissing oil then found out the front subframe wishbone mounts were poorly welded onto the subframe after being taken out by improper installation of powerflex bushings from PO
so i asked my mechanic to get a used subframe for me from scrapyard... but apparently he got one from a 1.2 that was previously installed on a 172 as well and failed to let me know he didnt install the lower transmission mount because the hole is missing which i found out later
anyways, after replacing subframe and several hundred km later, steering became vague and heavy, noticed the car was understeering a bit more than before into corners and sometimes it clunked when turning the wheel. i also had to hold the wheel either to the left or to the right a bit to go straight, had an alignment shop check it out and found steering rack bushings had gone
so i did powerflex black steering bushings and ktec engine mounts + powerflex black dogbone mount at the same time, steering got a bit better but the clunk and the steering weirdness is still there, gearbox is still pissing oil and i still have to replace the subframe again... also got wishbones to see if it will fix the issue
then power steering pump started squeaking but after ignoring it for around 1000km it stopped, gearbox selector bushings needs to be replaced as well and gearbox centering spring snapped while i was shifting to reverse.........
already spent more than what i paid for the car with parts and labor fixing it but some problems are still there... 😞
had 2 e36s, a 323i (totaled after 3 weeks), a 328i with mt tranny swap (engine and shell gave up after 2 years after replacing basically everything new except for engine, interior and body)
had a jdm subaru gc8 sti type r (sold after 3 engines and 1.5 years of ownership)
so now i bought myself a clio 172 to have fun in
had the car for about 7 months....constant problems and money pit
did the cam and aux belts..waterpump and gearbox selector seal because it was pissing oil then found out the front subframe wishbone mounts were poorly welded onto the subframe after being taken out by improper installation of powerflex bushings from PO
so i asked my mechanic to get a used subframe for me from scrapyard... but apparently he got one from a 1.2 that was previously installed on a 172 as well and failed to let me know he didnt install the lower transmission mount because the hole is missing which i found out later
anyways, after replacing subframe and several hundred km later, steering became vague and heavy, noticed the car was understeering a bit more than before into corners and sometimes it clunked when turning the wheel. i also had to hold the wheel either to the left or to the right a bit to go straight, had an alignment shop check it out and found steering rack bushings had gone
so i did powerflex black steering bushings and ktec engine mounts + powerflex black dogbone mount at the same time, steering got a bit better but the clunk and the steering weirdness is still there, gearbox is still pissing oil and i still have to replace the subframe again... also got wishbones to see if it will fix the issue
then power steering pump started squeaking but after ignoring it for around 1000km it stopped, gearbox selector bushings needs to be replaced as well and gearbox centering spring snapped while i was shifting to reverse.........
already spent more than what i paid for the car with parts and labor fixing it but some problems are still there... 😞
