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What looked like 3 track based Clios passing kettering in the evening, I passed you in my Sunflower....

In my 15th year of ownership of the Ph1 Sunflower, anybody had their 172/182 longer ?

I'm in the middle of a 172 gearbox removal, everything is out and I'm ready to drop the box off the engine, seems I may have missed some nuts/bolts but can't find anything, I can see it moving . Are there any hidden bolts/nuts that I may have missed? These are what I have removed so far, facing...

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Phase 1 172. I cant get the mpg on the instruments to read over 12mpg ( struggle to get it close to double figures ) and of course the range is also miles out. I have run from full to full and the car is returning 32mpg which im happy with, it has donen this consistently recently. What could...

Temperature on 172 not moving above 81, what is normal running temperature?

Will a PH2 cat direct fit a PH1 ?

Having issues getting the PH1 through the MOT on emissions. Got to take a look today and im quite sure everything is as it should be apart from the cat, measured the temperatures at each end and the left hand side is quite a bit cooler than on the right hand side. If i tap each side with a...

Having tried 2 obd readers it would seem that the ECU won't connect on my phase 1. Any ideas ?

I dont have this on my ph1 172! Strut is held together with a flat nut and the strut passes through the mount. Where do these fit ?

Silver phase 1 , lunchtime in Stamford road on Friday 22nd

What would you expect to pay to have a pair of front wings prepped and painted ? Not metallic paint!

Is it ok to use the Granville black rtv for this ?

Should a new bolt and nut be used once the cam pulleys have been made loose to replace dephaser \ cam seals ?

Are both seals behind the exhaust and inlet pulley the same? I have the one off the depahser but not the exhaust pulley....

Found this on the ph1 today and would like to replace with a steel equivalent. Any ideas what might fit ?

Im in the midst of replacing cambelt etc on phase 1. Anybody have any timing tools i can purchase / loan ? Im not replacing the dephaser

How do you remove the wiper arms ? Totally welded on !

Im looking at a eml on the phase 1. Typically would it be the front or the rear sensor ? Can they be cleaned, car hasnt been driven for a while apart from around the garden !

Are replacement weld in sill panels available for the phase 1 ? I have the rust!

Resurrection starts

Who left that there ??? ;)

Anybody want to have a go at repairing the quarter panels on my sunflower? Im in Kettering Northants and can deliver the car

I have a phase 1 sunflower that I have owned for 10 years. Has been off road for 4 years. Stripping off all bodywork to see how we look. Where do these things rust ? I heard they can be prone to age in some areas.

The sunflower hasnt been on the road for 4 years now. Kept in back garden. Still starts on the button and looks really good despite its age and 140k miles. What should i do to protect it further ? Isnt even kept under cover. Can somebody recommend steps to protect it ?

Last night i fired up my old sunflower 172 that has been parked on the driveway since 2011. Started it every now and then just to check it still runs. I am going to try and sort it and get rid of the green hue and pigeon s**t from it. As it is parked under a very large tree it suffers from the...

Number plate was 'SOGGY' or something. Cliosport sticker on window. Learn how to use a roundabout correctly !

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/renault/renaultsport-clio/renault-sport-clio-182-trophy-443-500--sold/765308 230bhp ! must have been a one off..... This would be alot better than the others on here Which I would would say are bluffed up track cars. take real...

My phase 1 172 smells a bit fumey in the car and when parking it up. Smells like it maybe burning oil and does use some but nothing too dramatic. Engine is at 100K When a clio engine wears and starts to burn a bit of oil is it typically valve seals or something more sinister ?