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Hi all, Im looking at buying my 3rd Clio Sport, a 182... Had a 182 & 172 in the past, but sold when I needed to buy my first house. Now I have 2 small children, so my question is, who owns a Clio Sport and has 2 kids? How is it for room? This is my only concern....

on my 02 172 i noticed about 2 months ago that water level had dropped, so topped it up, on slightly tho. Driving to work just now, and heaters went freezing and temp gauge went right up, then a minute later it dropped down to the middle and heaters got boiling...had a quick look at water level...

Guys thinking of having a towbar fitted to my 02 172 to tow a trailer with a motox bike on it...has anyone got a towbar on thier 172? Do you use it for the same purpose as i want? What, if any strain wil it put on the car? Any advice to this?

FAULT 1...done a 340 mile trip on the weekend in my 02 172, when i arrived i parked the car up for about 3 hours and then moved it across the street and noticed a fresh oil spot, smelt it and it smelt of a weak hydraulic oil, looked under the car and found drivers side rear shock wet, possibly...

...rear shock absorber/s from for my 02 172, as my drivers side is leaking..? I tried 2 local factors this morning and GSF and they dont sel them, Reno want £49 for one, if i can get a pair of aftermarket shocks et2 at the right price then i will change the 2...

suspect wheel bearing gone. Aint sure yet front or back? I want to know how hard it is to change front and back wheel bearings on my 02 172, also what they cost? I also noticed yesterday that my drivers side rear damper is leaking oil, and the damper leg/piston is soaking with oil leaking to a...

Guys, traveled about 160 miles today, and after about 15 miles I could hear a rumble, i suspected a wheel bearing, and thought nothing of it (apart from which one and how hard to change)..parked it up after i travelled my distance and after about 3 hours i came back and moved it across the...

if you can replace rear wheel/hub studs on a escort? Im pretty sure you can tap out the old and tap in the new, they are splined at the hub end..

.... standard 172 wheels. Thinking of painting my calipers on my 02 172 but I have the standard 5 spoke 16" wheels and not a nice multispoke wheel to show the calipers off...anyone done thier calipers with standard 5 spoke wheels on thier Clio? How do they look?

Renault isn't listed, but will TSW Imola 16" 4x108 40mm offset fit my 02 172?

on my 02 172 I have only ever used the fob to open/close the car. I tried opening the car by using both drivers and passengers side key locks to find they both seem jammed/seized solid and wil not budge, dont want to put to much force into it, feels I wil break something..is this common, any ideas?

My Girlfriends corsa failed MOT last week on Park brake efficiency at 10%. I ve just cleaned the shoes and hub surfaces with emory cloth as they were shiney/glazed and adjusted both sides, theres about 3-4mm of material on the shoes so still a load of life in them.. what I want to know is, is...

my girlfriends car just failed the mot on Park Brake efficiency. It says " RBT Park Brake efficiency: 10%"...Parking brake below requirements (3.7.A.9/10). Does that mean that when they check the handbrake on the rollers it aint holding enough? I had a look at the shoes yesterday and it was...

my girlfriend has run her pads right down so theres no material on them. When i had a look at it the other day im prety sure the score is in the centre of where the pad material is, approx 1-1.5 mm wide, wil i get away with just putting new pads on it, or wil it fail the mot which is due next...

i need to replace my front 2 Vredestien on my starndard 16" 172 wheels, i am after a set with money in mind (cheap), anyone replaced thiers lately or recomend some?

removed the manifold on my 172 to get at the plugs and noticed that 1 of the back 2 threads has stripped so i want to helicoil it. Does anyone know the thread size of the this thread? I think its M8 but aint 100% sure and need to grab helicoils to do it later..

Can someone explain where the UCH is and what it does/used for? Is the ECU the black metal cased box by the airbox, is this the engine management?

as title, anyone know. Im pretty sure thats the noise I can hear when I turn the ignition on and I want to remove the fuse/relay for it to confirm it..drivers side light..

just replad tdc senso, not startin! Plugs are dry and no spark,any idea?

going to change the TDC sensor and battery on my car later, what I want to know is wil I need to re-enter the code on my radio?

as title, looking for a answer for my car turning over but not firing without paying Rena £70 for them to put it on thier diagnostics, prety sure it is TDC sensor..? Going to get the sensor tommorow hopefuly it wil cure it?

My172 been problamatic the last week where it turns over but not firing, cleaned the TDC sensor and it worked fine for a fewdays...TDC? So I cant afford to have it put on the diagnostics at Renault, so I am going to get the TDC sensor and the loom @ £56 of the both, do you think that wil sort...

Had my 172 ful serviced approx 10500 miles ago,oil,filters,brake fluid,air con re-gas,plugs etc...now the 12000 mile service interval is aproaching, what do I need to have done at this service? Do you do your own servicing on your sports?

My 172 wouldnt start last week, my immob does not dirarm sometimes,i know when that is the prob due to the red light flashing, this is something else! When it try to start, it wil turn over but not fire,took it to halfords,batt check showed 12.5 volts 51% start capacity, he told me that wil give...

About 1 year ago on my 02 172 I was having the problem of when I try starting the car the immobiliser was not dis-arming and would not start (seems to be a common fault)! So I took it to my local Ranault dealer where they re-synched the key and cleaned some fuses/relays, all for a lovely £65:(...

Guys, which weight (5w 40) oil do I need to put in my 02 172?

Left and Right brake lights have stopped working on my 02 172, centre brake light on top of the boot lid is still working....any ideas??

Just failed my car on the MOT..Inbalance on the front brakes, he said it could be, Discs, Pads, Sliders???? Told me they would change the Discs and pads and go from there... So I said I'll change them and bring it back...started going on about could also be a number of things resulting in...

When I'm driving with the headlights on I notice that the drivers side headlight is higher than the passenger side....I thought that these have automatic headlight adjustment? How else can I adjust it?

Guys, On my 02 172, sometimes when I select reverse and then start moving, I hear a loud noise as if something is moving or the reverse gear is not being selected until I start moving and then it will jump into the correct gear, comes from the front of the car, possibly gearbox area?? Only seems...