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I need replace my fuel pipe that connects to the fuel rail. Some of the plastic clip has broken on the end, so before it starts leaking I have ordered the part from renault. It seems to disappear off down the side of the engine, and i think it comes out under the car. Any advice on how...

Hi all I am having another missfire problem, I had one before christmas on cylinder 4 and it turned out to be a broken connector on the injector so i replaced the injector and all was fine. as title i am having a missfire problem again , this time on cylinder 3. Thanks to the last misfire...

my clio 172 started misfiring on one of the cylinders on monday evening. I went for a short drive to tescos and it was fine . when i came out to drive off the problem started. Since then I have changed the leads , coil pack, checked each spark plug. they all seem to fire when they are not in...

Hi I have had the car almost a year and not had a problem. Just got back from a short drive to tesco and it seems every half hour to an hour the alarm goes off. I have checked to make sure the bonnet is closed properly the boot and both doors. If it was one of these sensors the car normally...

Hi i have been noticing over the past few weeks the squeaking/knocking/crashing noise i get when turning slowly on full lock to the right more severe. When driving slowly , for instance when turning the car around it seems to be more of a squeaking sound, but some times it happens when...

Hi I have been looking for a last half hour for an idea on maximum depth a speaker can be to safely fit the clio 172 with out hitting anything or having any problems. I plan to cut away the plastic of the door card to fit the 6.5 inch in just want an idea on maximum depth???

Hi all Just a message to people who are thinking of getting rear discs for there 172/182 's If you are after genuine renault rear discs I found them at yozza sport and k tec, I highly recommend people order from Yozza !!! I unfortunately ordered from K-tec and I received possibly the...

Hi guys just recently fitted my alpine head unit , just wondering how on earth people have managed to use pre outs on there head units as there seems to be no room what so ever for them to fit in !!! it was hard enough pulling the iso connector wires all out of the way! the phono leads will...

earlier today I followed the guide on here for taking the dash off , and i fitted my alpine head unit to the car with leads that connect to the steering wheel remote . through a red connector behind the clock/ display. after refitting my dash and with the head unit working my auto wiper section...

Was looking through my car trying to elimminate some rattles at the weekend when i took out the spare wheel to find the insulation underneath to be saturated in water so i took it all out to dry off and so i could keep an eye if i got a puddle or if it was just condensation. Had a look again...

Im looking at making some upgrades to the speakers in my 172 , i have a ALPINE-MRP-F300 amp already from an old car is 50w rms 4 channel , so have been thinking of getting some new speakers to run on this . my thorts have been focals as they seem to look good for the price , but wondering if...

Bit of a long shot really dont spose anyone has a ricado wave model for the 1*2 engine i think its the F4R engine, that they can let me have with out getting into trouble? Thinkng of making a model up in my evenings play arround with ideas on the breathing. would save me bit of time if...

Hi guys for people who have had the EIBACH pro line springs fitted on there car, do you need camber adjust bolts as well or is there away of adjusting camber on the stub axle already ? and how much would it need adjusting buy? Im really not that interested in lowering my car at all, as i don’t...

Hi guys i got one of these alpine / renault cd changer things under my passenger seat and its been bugging me since i got the car as it dont work. when i flick to operate it on the headunit or control stalk it just comes up with cd error. then if i try to open it i open the little hatch door...

does anyone know if its possible to get replacement fuse box covers or aftermarket covers, any good ones? for the one under the bonet. mine looks to have a dodgy clip holding it in place and it dont look very secure, and as its in the engine bay i can see water being able to get in there and...

Hi guys ive got a 172 and is pretty much standard, it had a aftermarket exhaust on when i got it , though i dont think its anything special as its mild steel, and sits under the body work. So going to assume standard performance still. Basically i have been thinking when the time comes to...

Hi ive been searching on here for about an hour looking for some idea of how to remove the rear speaker grills / covers. Is there a proper way of going about doing this so I don't just snap of all the clips trying to prise it off with a screw driver, leaving it to never fit right again and...

Hi I just got my 172 last week and i got two keys with it, one of the keys didnt work when i got it told it had a dead battery. turns out when opening it un just the little button on the bored has broke off , if held in place and pressed the little red light works and opens the car. But my...

hi i have searched this forum for information on the head light washers , and it seems this is a common area for faults, most of the time it seems that they end up leaking . mine on the other hand seem to not leak or spray water. When i have my head lights on and i wash my windows just after...

hi im a newbie to this forum , i just got my self a clio 172 , and want to fit my head unit from my old car, the head unit is less then a year old so would like to see if its compatible to use with the manufacturers display in the dash and the controls on the stalk near the steering wheel. I...