engine

Hi all, As in the title I'm getting a strange metallic sounding tapping noise from the offside of the engine. I've not heard a noise like it before so don't know what to look for, so I was hoping someone might have an idea! Video shows the noise, it isn't as audible on the near-side of the...

hi, this is the first post I've done on here but I've had the account a while cause its fun looking at peoples build threads to get ideas, but anyways back to the main issue.. a few months ago i was driving back from work and all of a sudden the engine management light started flashing and the...

Hi everyone, I’m a bit stumped with this issue so hoping someone can help! Got a 2003 172 that I’ve been planning to use for motorsport. Unknown timing belt history and I’ve only had it a few weeks. Driving it particularly hard today and under deceleration I hear a large metallic rumbling...

Does anyone know if you the gearbox from a mk2/mk3 would fit onto a Mk1 engine? Cheers.

Hi all, I have a Clio 1.2v Expression, that I can’t current use because my spare key won’t turn the engine on. I had to stop using my normal key because the unlock/lock buttons were being unusable, so I started using my spare key instead. Then my spare key broke, so I had to start using my...

i have a 2005 1.2 Clio (mark II) 124k miles Started noticing a significant loss of engine power, struggle to get the revs up, gear stick shaking violently while stationary at traffic lights now it’s at the point where it can barely even get up a Hill in low gear, hill starts are impossible...

Hi, hoping someone can point me in the right direction with my 182 ignition problem. Clio 182 2005 A couple of weeks ago, when i turned my ignition off, the key turned fully and removed from the barrel, however the engine continued to run, and all the lights were lit up on the dash, as...

Hello - I have heard of people putting in a resistor on the plugs of certain senors to fool the engine and make the orange engine light on the dash go out , can this be done with the Lambda sensor (pre-cat/front)? if so what size resistor is needed and (there are 4wires to the Lambda - pretty...

has anyone seen a guide to completely strip down a 172/182 engine and rebuild it or possibly have pictures step by step? Really want to do an engine build with mods to the engine TIA

Sorry to bring up a well known issue however I'll puzzle about This one , when I start my car the gauge appears to be working as normal it'll creep up , then when I drive off it seems to sit a tad lower/cooler that normally will occasionally drop the slightest ( I mean minascule) then it'll...

hey, my car wouldnt start about 3 weeks ago, replaced the crank sensor as that is what code was showing up, did nothing so i then replaced the whole engine bay loom, this had triggered the immobiliser which i reset with the key and now when i turn the key to pos 2 its pumping fuel into the...

So after having serious problems with a miss fire under load and lots of flat spots and spending lots of money on new timing belts aux map sensor lambda sensor etc etc and it still not running right, i decided to start unplugging all these new sensors because why not!!!....what harm could it do...

Hi everyone I have a problem with my Renault clio 1.2 2006 petrol, ok so, when I start the car it will rev right up to 5-6k so I unpluged the throttle body and the revs dropped to normal 1500, plug it back in and it continues at 1500 revs, if I hold the throttle pedal it will limit it at 3500...

Hi everyone i'm new to this :) story is i bought a 182 FF with 109k around 2 years ago, spent a load of cash on the thing. It has 130k on the clock but still used to drive really nice until a trip from Tamworth to Edinburgh and back again, ever since that long trip, the car has been acting up...

Alright, I need some help people! Searched al over and can see one thread that is anythin like this, but can't find the answer! I have a 2005 182 ff and had the dephaser and all belts, pulleys etc changed last sept, the car now has 93000 on the clock and has developed at tapping noise! When the...

Spent a couple of days painting the engine bits & good clean up!.pretty pleased with the outcome,so thought whack some photos up!

Hi guys, Looking at doing a straight engine swap in my 182.. Was wondering if there's anyone on here that knows a good reliable place to source a low milage 182 engine preferably around 40k. Or if anyone was looking to sell a low milage 183 engine I woukd deffinitly be interested ad long as...

Hi was wondering if someone else could help me unbaffle my head. Ive got a clio 172 with a knocking engine. It was all working brillantly me and a friend done the dephaser change still working fine done a 5 mile trip after we done the dephaser then the main shell bearings went. So we changed...

Just been to start it up and nothing :L Starter is turning the engine over and I can hear the fuel pump priming, also I've plugged in the OBD reader and there's no codes being thrown up so i'm assuming it's not the coils (though I haven't pulled the plugs). The only thing I can see from the data...

New to the forums, picked up my 172 sport the other night and it keeps throwing up an engine management light, plugged it into a diagnostic machine and it came up with destructive misfire code 278, has anybody else had this issue in the past? The code reader says spark/coil issue, on the night i...

Hi all. My girlfriend is learning to drive and bought a 2001 Clio II 1.4 16v SI with 103k miles on it. The engine developed a rattle really soon after buying it so I bought a cam belt kit and water pump and took it to get these changed but it turns out the water pump had stretched the cam belt...

Hi, Had a look through many related posts but none appear to deal with both problems. Its a 2005 182 with 110K on it. For the last year or so it's intermittently either started straight away or not at all. It will always start first thing in the morning. When it wont start I've gone through...

Can anybody tell me if there I s there any differences between the 2.0 engine and gearbox in an ordinary 2002 Clio 172, and the Cup variant? Thanks

After changing the engine and clutch I went to turn her over there just to get oil pressure before I run it. Problem is the starter is turning but the engine isn't cranking. I've gave the solenoid a tap with a hammer and no luck. Doesn't seem to be the spade connector either as when I remove...

Hello guys, Yesterday a tapping developed from the top left hand side of the engine, at the end of a fair lengthly track day (oops, but the clio was flying...!) It started a s small tap, on the top left, so I stopped driving, checked oil, and inspected it the best I could, it only tapped as you...

Hi people Ive noticed a lot of people change their clio lump for meg lumps and I was wondering how much does a swap cost on average because I think having a engine already at 225 is better that doing 1 up as it will cost approx the same and be more reliable but that's only if it is about the same.

I`m thinking a engine light modified... You think about it? ECU - remapping Ignition - Magnecor ignition leads or OEM???? Induction -182 Inlet manifold or matched OEM inlet manifold????? - Green air filter Cylinder head - Cat Cams 5502428 camshafts or Clio 197 camshafts????? - Clio 197 valve...

I've noticed on shifting up and down on spirited drives it feels like my engine is moving around a lot. Which mount is likely to be at fault, can't see much movement at standstill.

hi, Drove my 8 valve clio campus into a ditch, engine is fine but bodywork wrecked. the cheapest option seems to be to get another clio with a broken engine an put the engine from my campus in it. the problem is most of the clios out there seem to have 16 valve engines. is it possible to put an...

Not long put a new fly on me Clio and recently when warm I get a slight miss under 2k on load say from 20mph in 3rd after slowed down if you ease it on its OK.. If you keep revs above high it don't miss.. It does it pulling away too don't show up no codes? Thinking leads? Don't think it's the...