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Hi all, My missus' 182 has developed some seriously dangerous steering. Sometimes when cornering well or if you hit big tramlines in the road the steering goes kind of light and basically the car understeers for a meter or two until it goes back to normal. Its knocked for a while somewhere and I...

Hi all, Trying to remedy a long time knock on the 182 O/S. When you go over any nasty bumps in the road it knocks at the front OS like the subframe is loose. my garage could find nowt wrong. its been like this a year and sounds dreadful. Checked everything best I can. wishbones/drop links/top...

Hi all, bleedin 182 had killed its pads and discs due to seized slider pins, inner pads muched and discs now warped feeling when breaking. so new discs/pads on the way but in the meantime I've dismantled the car and.. the bottom sliding pin on each front caliper had gone rusty and seized, one I...

Hi all, Managed not to check the lights before I went to the m.o.t place. Even though I had the gumption to changed the rear shocks, both tie-rods, both washer bottle pumps and have the airbag/serv light turned off. Idiot. So I did the check before I drove in, no drivers sidelight... tried two...

Hi all, I'll be short! Had a crash at the 'ring years ago, seat airbags deployed, airbag & served lights on since. Replaced seats and now need light turned off for new m.o.t regs. Can I remove the airbag ECU and still drive the car? and is there any special procedure for this, I.e disconnect...

Hi guys, the top engine mount on my 182 is split so need a replacement, as a standard replacement appears to be about 55£ I though I might aswell get an uprated one. Where's the cheapest place to get a vibratechnics or similar? Thanks.

Hi guys. As title just broke down. Was overheating so pulled over, coolant gone. Waited till cool, refilled and it's coming out nr water pump fairly swiftly. What is the most common failure here? Going to call RAC but they won't be able to fix. GUTTED

Hi all, My 182 gearbox is past it.:( cant get 1st anymore from a stop. 2nd crunches all the time... the gearbox took a hit when the car had a crash so is definately dead. Im going to put a new one in on the bank holiday weekend at the end of the month. but i am no pro mechanic and would...

Hi Guys, after rebuilding the 182 from an incident, and having the subframe off, I had to disconnect the gearchange rod from the box. just a 13mm pinch bolt I think. The question is, how do you bolt it back up in the right place. Ive got it all good in all gears except 2nd which has a slight...

Thought I'd start a thread for my new project. Basically my mate crashed it @nurburgring with me in the passenger seat ..and I bought it off him not knowing its true condition...only just saved fron scrap heaven. Just repairing it to start with and adding a few hidden upgrades along the way. It...

Hi guys I've only gone and crashed my 182 at the nurburgring...rather gutted. Not got any pics yet as its stuck in Germany till next week. I hope it can be repaired with your help! I think the ARB broke or something and the car understeered into a barrier at about 40mph. I hit the near side...