Recent content by 16v_paddy

Does it have a MAP sensor? Only ask as it's a fairly common thing on the 16v/Williams to have a similar issue if the MAP sensor is faulty, unplugged or has a leak in the vacuum hose for it

I don't know anything about it apart from it would have been worth around £1,000 - £1,500 at absolute max in 2008 so the damage to make it a Cat D will be pretty minor. My Valver was written off as Cat D in 2008 & the cost to fix & make it mint again was £600 so there's no need to be too...

Not sure if it's what you're after but I found these for sale https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1EEj8UYgf7/

Depends what wishbones you're using tbh, if they're Williams, new ones don't really exist so refreshing them is certainly the best option. If they're Valver arms then I'd personally just get new ones as they're readily available & not obscenely priced as they were also used on the lower spec...

That'll be Peter, him & his Mrs are both Clio freaks and they're in Newport plus there's @RichValver a bit further along the M4 in Swansea

What parts do you need and where abouts are you? There's a fair few people scattered about the country (Essex, Reading, South Wales, Warrington/Manchester, Leicestershire/Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire) with hoardes of Mk1 Clio stuff so should be able to point you in the right direction

Impressive thread bump 😲 Have you got a link to the video? I've never seen it but I think there's a possibility I might recognise something. There's a guy on the Williamsclio.co.uk forum that was in Wales and I think his name is Gareth & on the forum he's MAXIBOY I could be talking utter...

Kinda wish I'd seen this thread sooner to tell you that it's possible to remove the engine with the loom still attached to it 🫣 It's just 2 plugs in the relay box, rad/fan connections and a couple of earth connections to undo. The wiring bundle for the ecu just needs to be unclipped from the...

You can easily just use a cereal box for that rocker gasket tbh 🤣 it wont matter what you choose Parts wise, the F7P & Clio F7R are pretty much identical apart from the sump pan, crank, pistons, cams and the valves The spanner in the works is that the Megane F7R is half identical and half...

Yeah that's the one, they also sell the front & rear jacking points for the Clio as well

Outer sills don't exist but the lower spec ones simply need to be cut down to size as they're shorter on the 16v/Williams so that's relatively easy There's a company on ebay (can't remember the name but will have to dig about to find it) that does R5 bits & bobs and the inner sills they make for...

You want to click on C57D for the Valver or C57M for the Williams https://www.catcar.info/renault/?lang=en&l=c3Q9PTIwfHxzdHM9PXsiMTAiOiJNb2RlbCIsIjIwIjoiQ2xpbyAocGhhc2UgMSAmIDIpIn18fG5vcHJzPT0xMjYwIiwiMTI2Mnx8YnJhbmQ9PVJlbmF1bHQ%3D

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Have you removed the alternator belt to try turning it over? Only ask as I've seen seized up alternators, pas pumps and the tensioner pulley stopping them being turned over by hand. Another thing I'd do is remove the rocker cover and the distributor then pour some oil all over the cams & lifters...