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hello, i know this has been posted several times but i just want to be assure that i dont waste my money. i have got a 172 ff non cup. im living in the netherlands where there is no 172 cup only 182 cup. so i have got 3 questions. are the cup shocks a good upgrade of my car instead of the...

Hiya, Does anybody have a wire diagram for a PH1 engine bay loom, fitted some parts yesterday and appears I've disturbed a wire - Car is cranking and fuel pump priming but it's not firing up (Fuse's are fine, no immobilizer and the fuel cut off hasn't popped) Cheers Paul

I recently changed my OS front hub, bottom ball joint and driveshaft on my 172. Both hub and driveshaft were second hand. The ball joint was new. The driveshaft was in really good conditions and not apparent leaks from any of the boots etc. The hub was a little dirty/rusty.. but cleaned up okay...

i have a 1.4 16v 2000 mk2 It's mainly in the cold morning but can do it anytime but it will Rev it's self really high and if you try to drive it will just cut out like its flooding it's self and then won't restart straight away and it's stinks of over fueling. There is no warning lights or no...

Hi, Brand new member looking for some advice! Looking to buy a Clio 200 and have up to £8k to spend. Was wondering if there was anything in particular I should be looking out for? I have heard about the gearbox synchros for example - does that mean if the gearbox hasn't been done previously I...

Hello! Let's get straight too it, I need your help. I own a 1.2 Clio Mk.3 2012 (facelift). It comes with all the fancy leather interior, glossy dashboard and tom-tom. It's a fancy piece of kit for what it is and it looks quite nice in my opinion.. But it's painfully underpowered at a measly...

Hello all. I'm Tyler from Farnborough. I have had my cars cambelt done and I know the garage is very good with modifying all sorts of cars but I'm not sure if he had the correct tools for the timing on my 182. Is anyone able to check my timing for me this Sunday? I know it's a Sunday which is...

Was driving back from York to Huddersfield last monday and my airbag light and serv light decided to randomly turn on... I've looked under the passenger seat and I can't figure out how to disconnect the black plug to try and clean up the pins? There is no grey plug but there is electrical tape...

Had my Clio 182 for about 2 months with 58k on the clock, just had de phaser cam belt, and aux belt done, car was running spot on, turned my car off and went back to it 10 mins later and it's struggling to tick over, has very bad throttle response and has a loud ticking noise, the ticking noise...

Evening guys, Looking to start doing a few things to my car. Currently got a Mk3 1.4. I've been looking around for exhausts and the like and was wondering if anyone had any an idea of an exhaust that would fit? Looked on a few forums and a lot of people are saying that you have to cut the rear...

Evening guys! I know you've probably heard this a thousand times but here goes... I've got a 2002 mk2 clio, only had it a week or so and its been fine. I swapped the radio over tonight and now it won't start. When I put the new radio in the interior light etc went out so I found a popped fuse...

I have purchased FK 40mm lowering springs and shocks. I am wondering how this will affect day to day life, for example is the car going to collapse on me driving to work?? is it going to fail MoT?? I hear a lot of talk about struts and quite frankly I know nothing. do I need to buy better strut...

Hey, Alternator kicked the bucket today, Ive priced up a replacement and got one sorted out along with a belt but i'm having trouble removing and fitting the new one. Ive got an 04 clio dynamique 1.4 16v with AC. There isn't enough room to take it out through the top because of an AC hose so...

Hi guys and merry christmas, I have recently purchased a clio 172, phase 2. The car has covered 107k. Now when i say recently purchased im talking 700 miles ago...and the engine has decided to throw in the towel, and is sat on the drive kicking its heels, its running 3 cylinders so may not be...

So today I went to fit some camber shims to my 1.2 16v 54 plate... (First Car) All was going well then the first bolt i started un-doing snapped after a few turns! I'm not sure if its the M8 bolt or the M19 bolt which has broken as I know theres 3 of one size and 1 of another. My question...

Hi guys, I have owned a 1.2 2004 Clio for 13 months now. Ever since I got the car the water coolant runs out very quickly and i used to check it quite frequently and always top it up. I haven't really had any issues with the water levels at all, apart from filling it a lot. However recently i...

I have seen people speak about removing gear knob's from clios but I'm unsure on where to find nice replacements for lift up reverse. I was wondering if...