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Its common for the 12v feed to starter to become unreliable. With mine it was corroded at the spade connector but some contact cleaner and its been fine for last couple of years.

Pagid or Brembo O/E pads are good enough for the road, to be fair. Trackdays, no. With pads you can also look at 306 GTi-6 shape pads as they are usually cheaper and the pad area is slightly bigger. Ebc yellowstuff does seem to makes some sence when you go for them in that shape as they are only...

Think I am in the same predicament. I'm pretty sure my drivers side carrier (yoke?) has one hole ovalled, the pin has a fair bit of vertical play in it yet no side-side play. Would lilke to know if any other cars share this carrier for when I'm next at scrapper's yard.... Or a source for a new...

Yep, as you suggest - just repack it with grease and re-clip it (I've used jubilee clips on the outer boots and have been perfect for 50k+) If it doesn't solve the issue you've not lost anything but your time and a few pence.

not got a pic, sorry. will try find a google example...

I was looking in the wrong place, its what you said daniel, it just needs a polite tap with something heavy.

in your pic it seems there is nothing to remove? from what you said I thought you might be having difficulty getting the snapped end of the cable out, like if it was seised in to the arm. but the arm looks like is ready to just have the new cable put in from that pic. no? Am I missing something...

Sounds typical of a temp sender fault, either the wiring or the unit itself. Probably the wiring. Have you tried disconnecting and reconnecting the plug, checking/cleaning the contacts to rule out the simple things first? I read on here there is another common issue with sender wiring, the loom...

names of the different parts are getting mixed up here I think - when they refer to the top hat spacer, its usually meaning the metal part that sits in the centre of the donut, no bigger than about an inch wide. Not the upper top mount (shown in your pic). The order is: top spring platform...

Its unlikely to really, as if the sensors receiving extra o2 from atmosphere it would add richness but not be reading it as overfueling. Therefore it wouldn't be flagged up by the ecu. Flashing indicates some spikes in the 02 readings, eg unburnt fuel only for a limited time, which indicates...

Have you had the stat out? Is the seal in good condition? If it looks a bit perished then its leaking past the seal and that might be the issue. If it were me Id put a new one in, just make sure its not from ecp as I had to return one I bought from them as it was undersized. Genuine Renault one...

They [dynamique alloys] will fit fine, will just clear standard brakes and have a standard clio offset. I have them on my 182 right now (for winter tyres). Thing is, as you probably know, 888's are quite wide, slightly wider for a given size than regular UHP road tyres, and whilst they will be...

Yes, they will fit no problem. They are only 6" wide though and ET43, which might be something to consider.

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Op stipulated hard wearing and long lasting. Also econnomic. So sports tyres wil not be the right choice regardless of what car. If getting four new tyres then it does make some sense to go for the 195/50 r15 size as was metoned a few posts back. I run that size on the dynamique alloys as my...

Quotes for spring rate "increases" in press releases are not something I trust that much really, what if they just say what they think customers want to hear? who checks? I actually like the 182 cup springs very much for a road car. The rear spring is also fitted to the Trophy (although that...

Yes, they wil fit. The springs are interchangeable and the differences in ride height between all the varients is actually very minimal, 10mm tops. The 182 cup front springs are a slightly progressive winding, having 5 1/2 coils, with narrower spacing near the bottom, which close up under load...

Those times were both on EBC yellowstuff pads as well, but yeah its suprising how slow the scooby was (hit around 112 on park straight vs clio at indicated 105 for example), but was just not able to turn in at speed.

Clio is so much better on brakes. In another league.

no idea cold. RE cadwell - I did the 200 miles down from Otterburn at 5 am with regular (33psi) front pressure. After first sesssion they were at 38, which I'd anticipated, and after second they were over 40, so I dropped down to 38 and maintained there for rest of day checking after every...

I've only had the one set on the clio and will need a new pair for the front when I put the 16's back on (winter 15's currently). I've a mate who runs a Trophy and (bar Trophy dampers) runs pretty much exact same spec as me and we run the tyres at taround those pressures. It works very well for...

yep. have you tried it? was doing 1:51's at cadwell park end of october, standard 182 (bar pads tyres and camber bolts), 2-up, full interior. I've found in all the cars I've had, all the tyres I've run that I just like higher pressures

Without getting the engine on live timing its just guessing now. But as we're on a forum I'd bet that the pre-cat lambda is not responding quickly enough.

Thanks. I've had another brief look tonight and I think when the belt and pulley is off I just might be able to get a puller in there. But I'm not convinced. I'm thinking of ways of making up a tool using bolts and shims to pull the pulley in situ ATM, as it seems worth a try. The things I...

Thanks for the reassurance! I've not got a huge range of tools beyond the normal sockets/spanners etc - I'd heard of needing special tools and wasn't sure how much of a problem it was to do without damaging the pump. Its the three arm flange that the pulley bolts to I'm on about...so that part...

Could anyone help me out with this worrying issue on my 182... I replaced the PAS pump with a re-manufactured one a couple on months ago and fitted a genuine aux belt kit at the same time as it was due ( for its 3rd). At the time I had concerns over the alignment of the pulley on the pump, it...

Thers nothing "wrong" with running 16's on a clio. 15's just offer more choice in tyres... and they are cheaper. The weight is marginal, but its more of a ride issue on the road than a race/speed issue IMO. I have sets of both sizes and its not a simple answer of "15's is better". I run 15's...

Was the injector exactly the same as the on ethat came off? I've read on hear about fake magneti marelli IWP042 injectors off ebay etc. The "genuine" IWP042's will come with the clip as far as I can gather. Second what has been said about the fuel hose connection, I've had to replace an o...

Re. the OP's first questions - You've done the right thing to check before doing anything, but moddifying your car is not illegal, and that includes the exhaust. However it is a bit more strict than many realise. Rather than go off other peoples opinions though, check out what the authorities...

38 front and 35 rear for me in the RSr's. Higher pressures than others seem to prefer, I know. But I like the precision it gives and don't mind a little slip to nudge up to when feeling for the grip available, whereas I really hate the feel of an overworked/underinflated tyre. ...thats hot...