Recent content by otski172

i paid £1900 for it, and im happy with it, ive had plenty of cars ive serviced myself and sold on without a the last 3-4 service history.

throttle position sensor? check the plug on the right hand side of the manifold underneath,

i bought my 172 ph2 about 4months ago from a dealer, car dealer not dug dealer by the way,lol which was apparently a finance recall after i hpi checked it and looked over i bought it it had full mot history but no service history 71k i paid £1900 i serviced it straight away and got the cam belt...

I would say check for leaking injector seals mate, remove rocker cover and check for diesel or black resin (carbonised oil) if so replace injector seals and o rings etc

Depends how long its been split for really, drive shafts have a constant velocity joint inside them hence Cv joint. they rely on grease to keep them running smooth, if there is a knocking noise when you go round bends etc, chances are they cv is knackered, cv boots can be a pig to fit so in the...

for a cheap but fast car skyline r32 gtr or r33 gts or toyota supra tt, for comfy but more expensive fast car audi s4/rs4 8p. or m3

As said above its a 1.2 so no turbo badges or v6 badges like these halford tuners fit. mods u should do if any : lower, decent alloys clio cup or trophy, cup spoiler. and tints and thats it, otherwise it will look like mcdonalds car park jobby.

So whats the bestb way to do it, remove battery and battery carriers, support gbox and undo mount bolts or am i making it sound alot easier than it is.

Yeah loose the bonnet wrap, and it will look decent mate

As above is it a big job, im considering doing it on my lunch break tonight,( i say lunch but i work shifts lol)

Ok so you mean get the cam locking tools and see if the bolt straight into place if not then the belts out, how long would this take to check ???

Having recently had my cambelt changed a friend has a 182 and feels his isnt as quick as my 172, so basically he had a cambelt changed about 9months ago, is there any way of checking if his timings out. or is it easier to find another 182 the same spec and compare the 2.

I would so like to know this as im servicing my 172 soon

Well chris i started the thread as i was asking if people had the same issue with the standard exhaust being too loud, as i was wondering if i had an oe looking aftermarket jobby on there, ill try and post a pic later, thanks to the people who actually help out

Ha ha i know its not an audi, but just wondering if all clios were booming at 70ish, as said the s3 was never as loud but then i guess the sound proofing was prob a bit better, but still having fun driving the 172.