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Hi guys, my rocker cover on my 172 developed a leak the other day and iv been told that when the rocker seal is re-done you are ment to change the cam belt at the same time no matter how new it is, this chap is a friend of a friend and says he can do it for me and he doesnt need to use a cam...

Hi guys, my 172 developed another misfire the other day, iv already changed the coil pack, ht leads and spark plugs so i was a bit puzzled. I took the spark plugs out tonight just 2 check them and found that they had fresh oil on them but on the outside of the engine, so where the ht leads push...

Hi Guys, my phase 2 172 has decided to stop starting. My mum has recently been using it regularly as my sister put her car through a hedge. She went to start it this morning and it started a couple of times but it would cut out, now the starter motor turns over for about 2-3 seconds and cuts out...

hi everyone, iv got a phase 2 clio 172, i did an auxillary belt change yesterday which was a right pain in the arse, its all back together now but the car wont start. All the ignition lights come on as normal but the engine wont turn over, from the sounds of things the throttle body and the fuel...

Hi, i think i was a bit lucky the other day, i took the clio out for a blast down the motorway at the weekend and found that it had a bit of a misfire. I know im due some new spark plugs but i popped my bonnet up when i got back to have a look over it and as the engine was ticking over i could...

iv been suffering with limp mode for a few weeks now, then a friend of mine said he had a mechanic coming to put diagnostics on a car of his so we got him to have a look at the clio. Aparently there were a number of faults on it that he thought were caused by another mate using a VW diagnostics...

limp mode has come back and i must have pi**ed it off, for some reason i had limp mode a couple of weeks ago that gradually faded away after trying a new throttle pedal, cleaning the throttle body and spraying wd40 on as many electrical connections i could find. Last night it came back on and...

Yet another problem with my 172, i think iv just got rid of the dreded limp mode after replacing various parts. My girlfriend has had the car for the past week and says that it has worked absolutely fine. When i took it out yesterday i gave it a bit more beans than her and found that it seemed...

Iv just had to replace the upper gearbox mount as that had snapped, took it out for a spin last night and it ran perfectly, however when i started it up today it ran ok for about 20 seconds but then the engine went into a safe mode so now the engine will only rev to 3000rpm. It does this every...

My girlfriend has a clio dci that is a bit tempramental, it has developed an intermitant fault on the accelerator. The pedal moves normally but it just stays on tickover, she turns it off and on a few times then it starts working, she reckons this happens more often when she starts and stops a...

Hi guys, i was possibly driving a bit enthusiastically from 1st up through 3rd to show a mate what a 172 was like as he is after one when i noticed something wasn't quite right. There is now a nocking sound every time i touch the accelerator and there is a lot more vibration when pulling off...

hi guys, iv got an 02 plate clio 172 that iv had a few weeks now and for some reason the engine is ticking over very lumpy and doesn't hav the power it shud have. Im sure all cylinders are firing cause when i disconnect 1 at a time the engine runs much worse. When i put my foot flat to the floor...

Iv got a Phase 2 Clio 172, not had it long but had a couple of niggles. When the temperature is turned all the way down it still tries to cook me, the air con doesn't appear to be working as it is still blowing hot air out of the vents, its only just started doing this! Any ideas guys? Cheers!