Drew
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Registered: 24th Nov 01
Location: County Durham
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my nova was yeah
standard with some standard twin 40's and a standard performance cam and a standard performace zorst
nova sport 
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Icy
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Registered: 31st Jan 01
Location: Edinburgh Drives: Mk3 Golf Gti
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how do u knw if u need a new mount?
what signs?
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
Location: north east Drives: clio 182
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the engine moved about in the engine bay 
we checked all the mounts and one of them has sheared off at the weakest point.
is still ok to drive, only slowly tho 
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antscorsa
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: london
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man i fuckin luv da lok f ur clio slammed on kahns, look da biz, this is wot pazs clio from fast car used to look like adn i also walked by everyday thinking how tidy it was.
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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engine mounts, clutch, gearbox and cambelt tensioners are all prone too go bust on those 16v engine.
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
Location: north east Drives: clio 182
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yes i know
all bar the engine mounts have been replaced on mine
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Kris TD
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Registered: 25th Mar 02
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
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know a fair bit bout these cars, i know a few people that have em 
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
Location: POAH
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quote:
Originally posted by sxi boy
on my way home tonite ive fucked an engine mount (its had a hard week ) so need a new one grrrrrrrrrr  its still driveable but i cant really drive fast.
also need new fanbelt, full service, brake pads, lower front suspension arm (strange rubbing sound - not scrubbage - on hard left hand turns, and heaps of understeer)
ive also used £80 petrol this week 
theres nowt like buying french like
never mind
your car don't have a fan belt. it has a thermostatically controlled elctric fan.
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
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quote:
Originally posted by sxi boy
not tryin to sound big headed or owt (well actually..........yeh)
...but a 1.4 RT is not comparable to a clio 16v 
bodywork, interior, performance, its completely different
no they are. both heaps
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
Location: POAH
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quote:
Originally posted by CORSA NUT
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Originally posted by sxi boy
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Originally posted by CORSA NUT
I'll tell you what they had there heads screwed on when they designed it.
Just look at the vent
 explain yourself sir
Ermmmmmm let me put it simply......
It even looks the tits standard 
looks pish standard.
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sxi boy
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Registered: 11th Apr 02
Location: north east Drives: clio 182
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sorry i'll sell it and buy a punto shall i??
it does have a fan belt as my cousin had it replaced on his 16v
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
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quote:
Originally posted by Drew
my nova was yeah
standard with some standard twin 40's and a standard performance cam and a standard performace zorst
nova sport
WTF are you on about
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vibrio
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Registered: 28th Feb 01
Location: POAH
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quote:
Originally posted by sxi boy
sorry i'll sell it and buy a punto shall i??
it does have a fan belt as my cousin had it replaced on his 16v
so the fan is driven by a belt then. please look in your engine bay and look for the fan belt
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