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    Gearbox Grind

    Need a bit of help, I've recently purchased a megane scenic 1.6 sport alize, and yesterday morning I went out and hear this grinding (sounded like metal dragging). My first thought was clutch as noise went when clutch was engaged and came back whenn clutch was disengaged. The car started doing...
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    Engine swap 1.2 16v for 1.2 16v

    Hey guys Basically Im going to swap my 155,000 mile engine for a lower mileage due to the fact my engine has had its day and the shell is to good to throw away. I'm guessing this should be a straight swap just pull the old one out and drop the new one in. The next question is some of the...
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    Blue MK2 V6 (portsdown hill)

    Was on way home about 8pm tonight and saw a blue MK2 V6 clio leaving micks burger van is it anyone's on here? Looked mint
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    Best and right brakes

    Right I need a new set of front discs and pads and i need to know the right set to get as I've seen so many variants. The cars a 51 plate 1.2 16v. I've got vented discs at the moment. Can anyone recommend please
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    Code Help DF033

    Hey, my service light and airbag light are currently on and the code that has come up is DF003. I've read that it's to do with side impact sensors notprogrammed? I've read that the only way to get rid of the light is with CLIP. Is this the right way to go? I was thinking of cleaning the...
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    1.2 16v spark plug socket

    http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=250820916048 Is the right socket for my clio. It's 1.2 16v 51 plate.
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    side impact sensors not programmed

    Hey, my car has the air bag warning light on and I've had the code read and it's saying side impact sensors not programmed? Does anyone know how much it may cost to get them programmed, or if it's worth replacing them?
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    1.2 16v D4F possible head gasket?

    I've got a lot of gunk build up in the coolant expansion tank, grey colour,looks like a mix of Mayo and oil is this a bad sign? Also I've noticed some oil on my air filter, and as you look through the gap there's a small puddle of it sitting there? Any ideas guys? Will post pics if needed. Cheers
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    Gunk in coolant tank

    Hi On the Friday just gone(19th), I was out in my clio when it started to smell and steam started to pour from the engine. Managed to pull into a car park and opened bonnet to be welcomed by lots more steam and coolant all over gear box and bulk head, and huge puddle underneath car. Left it...
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    Mars Red v6 (phase2) and a RB 182 clanfield

    Was out on a delivery yesterday evening and spotted the above on the drive I delivered to, anybody know who the lucky bugger may be?
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    Help with code please

    can anyone help with this code please? I had MOT last week and it failed on usual air bag/service light.i left it with garage overnight and it still hadn't been fixed! The car is used by other half for work so needed it back for that (aswell as having 2 children) so they said take it and bring...
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    Need a quick answer

    http://www.eurocarparts.com/mobile/ecp/c/Renault_Clio_1.2_2001/p/car-parts/brakes/brake-friction/brake-disc/?104745281&1&499c75bf869d89ed24d566a4329c5385919d9458&000027 Ive got these reserved just wanted to make sure there right it's a 1.2 16v 51 plate there going on, they seem right
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    Air bag light/wires

    So here's my problem. I was taking car to MOT Tuesday and on way I lose a lot of power, found out it was a miss fire on cylinder 3 that has been sorted now (sort of). My main problem is it failed on the air bag light which I know is usually a common problem. I asked if he could clear it on an...
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    Wiper blade size

    Looking to replace my wiper blades and I've been looking around at a few places and noticed there's different sizes for the front. I've got a choice of 21" + 18" or 21" +21 which ones would be the best size to get? thanks
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    Car on axle stands/ramps

    Might sound like a "dumb"question but if I drive my car up onto a set of car ramps then jack it up say from the front and put it on axle stands should this be safe enough to work under it. Ithoughtitmighy as handbrake will be on. many thanks
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    Service Time

    So the MOT is fast approaching so going to give the clio a service. I've been making notes and comparing prices for what I need/want. My question is what engine oil is best: Shell Helix (5ltr) or castrol magnatec (5l) both 10w80. Transmission oil: using 75w80 how many litres what brand, I've...
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    BBS RA's - what tyres for stretch

    I'm looking at possibly getting some BBS RA's and was hoping someone could give me an idea of what tyres would give a slight bit of stretch. The details on the wheels are 6Jx15-37.5ET35. Any info would be great. Cheers Twixxy_1989
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    Protection after headlight restoration

    Im looking at getting a 3m headlight restoration kit and wondering what product would be best to use to protect the headlights after as would like to keep them looking smart :)
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    Dodgy fitting bonnet

    So basically I've got a problem with my bonnet ( well more than 1), and that problem is it sits higher on one side than the other this can be seen either looking at it head on or even from the side (passenger), the gap is rather big. The bonnets been like this a while now but it's really...
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    Bodged wiring

    Hi, I've got some foglights (after market ones) that aren't working so I went and investigated as to why? I then found that the previous owner before my mother in law made a right mess of doing it. I'm now looking at redoing it myself. What I want to know is there's a brown wire wedged into the...
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    Replacement headlamps?

    Need to get some replacement headlamps as my passenger side one is only held on by one bolt, it's that loose I could pretty much remove it.I only found this out yesterday. I've come to the conclusion that the two bottom brackets have snapped :banghead: Anyone know how much roughly a second hand...
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    Leaky rear washer pipe

    As mentioned above the problem is the pipe that leads to the rear washer jet. We went to clean the screen and I noticed that it started to leak like a sive through the headlining, I'm guessing it's either disconnected or split? What are your suggestions? Thanks
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    Boot leak/water in wheel well

    So I was cleaning out the car the other day and noticed that the boot carpet was soaked, so I took this out to find that the wheel well had got water in it :banghead: So took out spare wheel etc and emptied it. My question is where could it be coming from, I've checked the black grommets by the...
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    eBay inferno

    Found this on eBay and thought I'd share, what a waste of a lovely inferno. Must say I did laugh at first though I'm sure it wasn't funny at the time. http://bit.ly/1gGyn72
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    New bulbs

    Hi looking to get some new headlight bulbs and am looking at getting these, what do you guys think H1 - http://bit.ly/1ol6nKz and H7 - http://bit.ly/1fgLnwJ . I'm also looking at these for the map lights - http://bit.ly/RON2zO and this for the number plate light when I get the new housing...
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    Driver & Passenger footwells Soaked!

    So I was cleaning out the inside of the car and I notice than both my driver & passenger front footwells are soaked. It seems both sides are as bad as each other.How long it's been like that I have no idea. Has any body got a reason as to why? If it helps I'm sure I can here water sloshing from...
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    Funny sound on braking

    So on our drive back home our car decided to start making a funny whirring sound on braking as if the car wanted to power down when slowing Down but there was no sign of power loss. I'm going to check my brakes tomorrow to check their condition. So I'm wondering if anyone else has maybe had...
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    Whirring noise on braking

    So on our drive make home our car decided to start making a funny whirring sound on braking as if the car wanted to power down when slowing Down but the there was no sign of power loss. I'm going to check my brakes tomorrow to check their condition. So I'm wondering if anyone else has maybe...
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    "Stop" and oil warning light coming on and off when driving

    So here's my problem, when out driving my engine "stop" light comes on with the oil warning light on several times through the day but then goes out again, I've recently topped up it up with 2 litres of oil about a week ago(which it guzzled) to see if this sorted it, this brought the level on...
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    Newbie....clio 1.2 16v

    Hi there, I'm kris and have a clio 1.2 16v in what I have finally worked out is D48 natius blue. Can anybody recommend any where in the Portsmouth area that I could get paint made to match?
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