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so it might be best to take it to the local garage and tell them to do better job this time and fit ALL the parts i give them!!!
(this is the garage that said i got a one off engine and differant gearbox on the car that it should have lol)
the one i can get to had a job trying to undo the old nuts and it just sheared off!! was hoping to do the same on the left one but its in such a tight place cant get to it.
was thinking just use my long screwdriver and levy it till it breaks but then i got a job to get new nut on :-(
hi, i got the dreaded tank noise accelerating on my ph2 172 :dapprove:
bought the kit but cant get hands or tools on left bolt (looking from front of car)
got plenty of rash too on hand from the fibre glass thats near the job :mad:
now pretty cheesed off with the whole job and thought i would...
i went down yesteday and the chappy got the shaft out that they got for it, said this is whats sposed to fit my car, said i got a totally differant gearbox to whats sposed to be on car!!
today i got some pics off k-tec website of both new shafts after getting call to say the car was ready and...
think you are correct.
just been down there to see what the feck is going on, he now says he is getting cv boot from renault and is going to take my driveshaft apart
and fit it that way!! thats all they had to do in the first place duh.
he also said they had renault techs out who confirmed i...
hi guys, got a major problem getting my 172 through the m.o.t.
it failed on outer and inner cv boots on one side, its in an independant garage, and they said need to replace driveshaft.
looking into things on here it had been said its easier to do it that way.
had a ring from the garage to...
hi all, done the required test to bridge the connections 1 and 5 and the heater comes on full so guess its the resistor
where can i get one from? scrappy maybe? dont want to pay renault silly money
had a looky on fleabay but they only have refurbish service
ok update..... SUCCESS!
a little 5amp fuse was gone! it stopped it all working!
done the reset for immobliser and started all lights ok im back on the road!!
thanks very much chapster your a star!! :)
just need to sort the heater now as not blowing.
no nothing, notice serv light is flashing on and off for a while then goes out after about 5 secs.
seems no power going to that interior locking switch
ok had a closer look at wires going to back of interior locking switch and there is an exposed wire!
wiper washer motors work but not wipe, fog lights work but no others.
chapster will try your method brb!
i had look behind where stereo goes and noticed i`d knocked off plug going to interior locking switch, plugged back on but still no cure to above probs
right here goes :-
this morning on way to work noticed that the heater fans not coming on, so this afternoon had a mess about after reading on here few things to check.
pulled out my aftermarket stereo to check all wiring behind heater controls still all ok.
pushed stereo back in to position...
i had the windscreen replaced on mine, now the wipers on auto have a mind of their own, little drops of rain and the wipers are on superspeed :S
other times its lashing down and they think its drizzling :mad:
think i`ll have a look at the ibruprofen trick the weekend ;););)
i have a 172 and girl and boy, shes 11 hes 9, its a bit of a pain sometimes getting them in/out.
they just about fit in the back so few years and think i`ll be back to scooby ownership :D
its best just to say feck off and do the same as not to get to that stage, my relation had a come to with another driver and my relation was used as a bonnet duster!!!