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  1. LiamH

    Project 338

    Been a while since I updated 338, Just been looking after the general maintenance of it, a Today it's had a full service and while I was in there I investigated a problem of the car not getting up to temperature, I found this to be a failed Thermostat housing gasket, also the source of a...
  2. LiamH

    Project 338

    I may just got OE then to be fair as new OE should still be an improvement over 90k old bushes Also just put a brand new set of PS3 on the front as during the driveshaft work I noticed they needing doing too!
  3. LiamH

    Project 338

    Still loving the trophy, I've put another 10k on it or there abouts. Today's I have changed the Nearside driveshaft for a new unit as it had become notchy on full lock... I noticed the outer ARB bushed need changing while I was doing this so my question is should I go for powerflex or OE?
  4. LiamH

    Project 338

    Been a while since I've last updated, I still haven't got round to fitting the brembos! However I have done a few little interior bit to tidy the car up: I've fitted the leather pretensioner covers on the seats as I hated the way it looked with them exposed. Also today I removed the original...
  5. LiamH

    Project 338

    Brembos are good to go, just gotta throw the new seals in and make some link pipes up. Can't wait to get them on now
  6. LiamH

    Project 338

    Seems like it must be fairly common then, pretty glad it didn't get quite as bad as that and very glad I didn't ask Renault to do it as I nearly did.
  7. LiamH

    Project 338

    Frightening amount really, just glad I had it done before any real hard was done
  8. LiamH

    Project 338

    Yeah I'm sure Renault wanted nearly £500 to do it, over all I'm glad I had it done as he pulled some nasty bits of sealer out the oil strainer in the sump so pretty relieved it was caught.
  9. LiamH

    Project 338

    Got the sump gasket sorted today, I can definitely recommend RPM Automotive in scunthorpe, Tom there seems to know his Clio/Renault stuff. They cleaned the little mess it had made underneath from where it had been leaking too. For reference it cost £162 all in but that was all genuine parts...
  10. LiamH

    Project 338

    I've heard mixed reviews on them, I had a set on my mini and I couldn't complain about them, but having read conflicting reports about the Clio with them I opted for something else, On another note my caliper adapter for the brembo brakes arrived today, so I can retain standard 280mm discs...
  11. LiamH

    Project 338

    I pressed the originals out in a vice with and a few sockets, they came out surprisingly easily to be honest. Getting them in as they are 1 piece bushes was interesting, I ended up using an old BMW mini control arm bush tool I had at the back of the garage (had a JCW r53), they went in a treat...
  12. LiamH

    Project 338

    Treated the trophy to poly bush dog bone mounts today, a nice simple upgrade and I have to be honest I went for the Flo-flex mount kit and I was sceptical. However they are slightly firmer than the originals without giving awful vibration through the cabin / gear leaver with a nice difference...
  13. LiamH

    Project 338

    I've actually managed to source a pair, so hopefully it'll be a nice straight forward conversion now, I'm in no rush as I know I still need some braided lines and some fresh pads for the brembos, I don't know anyone daft enough to use second hand pads ?
  14. LiamH

    Project 338

    I think I'll drop some fresh oil in it too as I don't like the idea of reusing oil for all its only about 100 miles old. Picked up some brembos off a 197 for a good price so in the future I see a brembo conversion coming. Shouldn't be too much hassle I've decided to go down the route of...
  15. LiamH

    Project 338

    He seems like he knows what he's taking on having discussed it at some length with them, he's saying a couple of hours labour which I think is fair enough, I've tackled engine out jobs on the drive namely a b5 S4 with rattling manifolds but I really don't fancy spending my days off crawling...
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