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Looks like I have a (so far relatively minor) oil leak, think the seals may be on the way out. Is this the kind of thing when the seals then go all of a sudden, leaving me with a load of dropped oil and a seized engine? My 20 mile journey to work is mostly motorway, so high speeds etc. How...

....and just had it re-charged 2 weeks ago, with no leaks on the system either before you 'spot' the obvious! Bought my Phase 2 172 at back end of last summer, so didn't really use it and so not noticed until now. As stated, had it re-charged a few weeks ago when it went in for a service in...

....looks like it's coming from the plastic shield at the bottom of the engine. Looks like some kind of foam/insulation type thing. Thought I'd run over a bag or something but when using a pole to try and remove it found it was this! Any idea's what it could be, and whether I should just leave...

I've just bought the above, and just wondered whether it would be worth changing the dampers at the same time as fitting the springs? It's an '02 172 with 58k on the clock. Just after people's opinions really, if they tend to go at 70k for example I may think about changing, if they last over...

I have an '02 Clio 172 and in the last day or so it's developed a slightly puzzling problem when starting. Yesterday after work I got in and turned the key....nothing. Tried again a couple of times and it started. When I say nothing I mean that the ignition didn't fire, there was no sound of...

Looks like a fairly common fault by searching through the threads! Is there any other way of stopping/fixing the leak than buying a new unit and removing the bumper? Although annoying, I'm not sure if I can be bothered to go to all that hassle for something so minor. Call me lazy!

I'm going to change my springs at some point in the near future, purely for handling purposes and not for appearance/lowering. Looking at threads on here I've decided to go for Eibach springs, they get good reviews and are relatively cheap. Now I just need to decide between the two. Would I be...

I have a 2002 Clio 172 and was driving to work this morning, had only just set off and gone about a mile or so when I set off from some traffic lights. Accelerated away, not heavily or anything daft as the engine was still cold. I then heard a 'slapping' noise from the frint, which sounded like...

Is it normal for it to reset to zero everytime you start the engine? I know it sounds a bit sad, but in my previous car's I've always reset it when I refuel and then left it until the next time so that I can see how much I'm getting out of a tank, with this though I've no idea! Is there a...

I've got a Phase II '02 plate 172 that I've owned for about 2 months now, it had 49k miles when I bought it but has only been serviced twice! :O The last one was about 8k miles ago, due to age and mileage though it will need the belts doing. What sort of price should I be looking at for...

Ok, I've solved that one and decided to get a pair of Goodyear Eagle F1 GSD3's. ideally I would have gone for Michelin Exalto's, but got the Eagle's at £150 fully fitted which is nearly £50 less. These are to replace the Toyo T1-S's on the front which are below 3mm of tread now (and are...

Hi, got one of these for my new 172 that I've had for a few weeks now. I had the X001 in the Subaru that I sold which was really good, so looking forward to this being fitted. Just a question thoough: in the Subaru the glovebox was basically a hinged shelf which allowed you to just feed the...

Picked up my '02 plate Phase 2 172 about 10 days ago, it's got 49000 miles on the clock, but has only been serviced at 22k and 40k :o Any problems likely to surface if I don't have it serviced asap? If not was thinking of waiting for another 3k to bring it into line with 12k after last service...

I bought an Alpine iDA-X100 head unit today :) for my Phase 2 (2002) Clio 172 that I bought last week :D I would like to be able to use the steering stalk control with the unit, does anyone know or have any links to which adapter I will need to buy? I've searched the forum but not sure if...