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Hi all. A couple of thousand miles back I had my cambelt changed. It's still relatively new, as is the tensioner and all other pulleys etc that were changed at the same time.... but the Dephaser has started the familiar knocking that we all know and love. :dapprove: Is it possible to change...

I had a new screen fitted a few weeks ago - the stonechips got a little too annoying in the end. My previous screen had a chip dead-center at the bottom when i bougth the car. I thought it had been "repaired" with some sort of patch. I labelled it as a crappy repair as the patch was totally...

Is there anyone here who's managed to get a satisfactory job when it comes to recovering the shitty 172 steering wheel? Or does everyone just go for a new one and ditch the airbag/add a resistor? Also... is removing the airbag technically an MOT failure, or is it the airbag light that causes an...

Hi there. My 172 has been off the road for the best part of a couple of years now (sprogs and house renovation take priority) and after having recently tried to sell it I've realised that it's not worth as much as I'd hoped. So Im keeping it. It's in perfect condition apart from the Dephaser and...

Long time no see :( My old 172 is in the process of having all it's niggles ironed out prior to selling it... and the ABS light problem is one that I aim to nip in the bud. The ABS light comes on intermittently, and I suspect it's a break in the wire on the Offside front. Where the wire enters...

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I thought of something new recently, and I'm feeling rather smug at the moment... I made 2 last night, but will make a couple more this afternoon before I head home, and I'll whack them on the car tomorrow morning when I change from winter wheels to summer rubber :) 4 degrees 100mm PCD 60.3mm...

I have a simple question. My Dephaser's on the way out - annoying since the Ren specialist (who did use all the special toolz and did seem painfully aware of how wrong it could go) changed my belt + tensioner + Waterpump just a year ago. CS search tuned up the normal symptoms: Clicky from...

I Picked up a bootlid from the scrappy the other day. I've now stripped it of parts and glass, and have filled the minor dent, blanked all the holes etc, and when I next get some spare time I'll start on preparing it to rip a pair of moulds from it. The thing is, I'm not sure if I got the lid...

I'm aiming to build my own cage before too long, and I'm wondering what's best when it comes to bending 44 and 38mm CDS. The two options as far as I know are 1. "Rotary Draw" bender, which requires expensive dies, (the framing and hydraulics I can build myself with no problem), but I'm looking...

Has anyone else noticed this? I started to notice a phenomenon that occurs when watching LED lights in my rear-view mirror. Things like Traffic lights, the reflected image of some signs and twattish AUDI lights that are LED-based appear to scan up and down, or Bounce (depending on what revs...

Question. My old Mk1 was sat on A set of shoddy kuhmo 195-50/15's for a couple of years in the dark. They were flat with the weight of the car on them for probably a year? They've got a lot of meat left on them. Will they be completely buggered, or Id I keep them over-pressured for a year or...

Hi there.. just introduced myself in the newbie section, and am in need of some help here... A few weeks back I fitted a Janspeed De-cat and stainless K-Tech exhaust system to my little 172. All was fine until the "exhaust system fault" light popped up. It is now running rich: MPG readings...

Hi there. um... I'm an engineer living in Sweden currently running a 2001 Ph1 172 Sport. Mods are minimal, 57i filter kit and a full K-Tech stainless system with Janspeed De-Cat My old and much-loved 1991 16Valver is currently stripped to the bone and on the cards as a track-day project...