Recent content by Bandit

Hi, my temp gauge seems to be going up and down a lot and I get the impression somthing might be wrong.... anyone else experienced this? cheers

this may sound obvious but have tryed a ECU reset? I don't mean taking it to renault I mean disconecting battery, leaving for 30 mins and re-connecting. If ECU had gone in to safe mode, this should sort it. I had a fiat coupe that I modified and whenever I messed around with boost it would go in...

i've got a k&n which I think gives slightly better top end, think they're all pretty much identical though...

got my service done yesterday at Edgedale Garage in sheffield, cost was £100 including fitting new rear pads and rear wiper blade. Supplied own oil and filter. Seemed very professional service and trustworthy, spotted the pads were worn which I already new about and rang before doing any work...

cool, thanks for the replys guys. I've heard of place in leeds thats run by father and son, (son does tuning side) and the specialise in renault but can't remember the name now. Any1 think of it?

Hi, just realised my service is due but can't find any info on decent garages or specialists in the sheffield area, can any1 give me some advice on where to take my 172? There's a renault main dealer in sheffield but i'm trying to avoid it. cheers

is the manifold work something most people can do at home? any chance you can do a quick guide i.e. what you did and tools needed etc.? cheers

must admit, I wasn't a fan of the clio when I got it, planned it as a go between but it's really grown on me and decided to keep it for the time being. I thought I'd miss 240bhp but there really isn't that much difference at legal speeds and I can chuck it around like crazy and just keeps...

are they? why's that then?

not sure tbh, something rediculous like that! fine if you have pots of cash! Thats the beauty of the rs clio, fast and cheap!

Evo is all well and good, very fast etc. but you've got to factor in the running costs, 6k mile service intervals, petrol consumption, insurance, wear and tear etc. you wouldn't really be getting one for the same price as a FRS, it's the initial cost then another £3-4k a year. No thanks!!

thanks for the replies, maybe it's all phsycological, my last car was a fiat coupe 20vt so I'm used to loads of midrange and that had a throttle cable. I guess I'll go with what feels best which is feeding throttle in gradually. cheers

yeah, I've been in an rs and it feels quite a bit quicker than my 172, but that had the bluefin thing...

This might sound a bit odd but I've found recently that when I ease the accelerator down slowly rather than jam it to the floor, the car seems to have a lot more go about it, especially in the midrange, is this maybe due to the ammount of petrol going in at once, i.e. can flooring the pedal...

Ive noticed my radio switching itself off and found rerence to this in the manual but not sure if it should? Also the clock only comes on when the radios on, is that normal? its a mk2 172 by the way! thanks [Edited by Bandit on 16 September 2005 at 10:12am]