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Thanks Simmo - i'll drop them a message

Does anyone know of any decent garages in the Northants area that I can trust with my 172? After changing ball joints and inner and outer rods the steering still feels vague so think it needs to go into a specialist now before I get fed up with it!!

I've just replaced both my rear shocks at 52k miles, they looked ok and didn't leak but I changed them anyway. The car feels a lot better now, just goes to show that even if they appear to work ok they can still be a way past their best..

..have you done as Henk described, updated to the latest version?

..thanks mate I was worried about it being gearbox end because of the risk of it losing its gearbox oil, i'll order one of the adjustable ones.

..I'm part way through replacing a drive shaft on my 172 FF. The clip that holds the boot on at the gearbox end has come off the replacement drive shaft. The clip looks like this:-...

I did this test on mine and got 13L, I just figured it was how much fuel is left in the tank?!

..also, they normally give you the option of buying the car back for 10% of its book value :-)

My Fiat Coupe was written off last year because of minor scrapes to the bumper and bonnet, doesn't take a lot for them to write off older cars nowadays. Did you get the other drivers insurance details?

Sorry if this is a daft question but I've seen lots of people referring to their "daily derv" ..what on earth is a derv when it's at home?

I think most things car related are just patience, confidence and the right tools (pink tools in Stephies case!) ..and if my experience is anything to go by garages don't always do a very good job!

I suppose re-applying false nails after changing them adds a one to the difficulty! ;-)

not quite.. The inner track rods tightened up the steering but it's still got some play somewhere. Think I'm going to try wishbones next as they look original. Not really sure how long the original wish bones last? anyone?

on a scale of 1 to 10 with ten being the hardest. I'd describe it as a two.. you just need a decent set of sockets and spanners You might also need a set of spring compressors, you don't have to use them on the 172/182's but im not sure about the 1.4

Thanks Russ.. I'm going to be doing front shocks, wishbones, disks & pads all round so cant stretch to £60+ a side for the full top mount kits at the mo.. I don't think the top mounts are that bad, It doesn't knock or cluck when its being driven.. it's only 52k miles at the moment But, makes...

..some of you might have seen a separate thread regarding some front end issues i'm having at the moment. This may or may not be related so thought it warranted a new post. I'm thinking whilst its in bits I'll check the top mounts as well. ..and based on some other threads i've read it sounds...

I had it checked out by a local garage and they said that they couldn't find any play in the wishbones, ball joints, track rods etc.. But it's definitely not right. I'm pricing some bits up at the moment but I'd rather not buy parts I don't really need!

I'm hoping you can help me diagnose handling issues with my 53 172 FF Recently the front end hasn't felt right.. vague, twitchy.. I seem to have to constantly make minor adjustments to get it going where I want. Makes for a nervous feeling car that's lost a lot of the fun.. it's only on 52k...

It's a lot easier to diagnose an injector when they have died completely.. just unplug them one at a time, the one that doesn't make the car run even worse is the problem! When it happened on my Fiat Coop, the ECU spat out an error and even told me which injector had failed! If only fault...

..just another thought - when one of the injectors packed up on my old Fiat Coupe it would start ok, rev ok on the drive but once moving it would run rough as soon as I put my foot down. The tired injector was supplying enough fuel to keep the engine running ok when it wasn't under load but...

Does it idle ok? Does it rev ok whilst in neutral?

Hi, I had symptoms like you've described on my old Fiesta, turned out to be a duff MAF sensor. Looks like the Clio uses a MAP sensor instead of a MAF sensor but If its faulty I suspect it will cause similar symptoms.. I think you can clean them.. but admittedly I'm not an expert!

Mines also quite noisy at speed but I wouldn't describe it as whistling.. Perhaps the door seals need replacing..

..I think I'll be a lot happier with my 172 FF when it's been mapped and no longer idles lumpy! It's a minor thing but bugs me!

I've seen 42mpg on a motorway run, tend to average 35mpg. (172 ff) Readings from the onboard computer.. Makes me wonder what a stripped out 172 cup could manage on a long run, 50mpg+?

I feel your pain! My old Fiat Coupe was written off whilst parked in a Tesco car park whilst I was shopping! Not a nice thing to find when I returned to my car..