Recent content by bigmonmulgrew

I'm not buying them. The place I got them tests them before refunding me. I'd still rather be sure though. What do you suggest I test beyond the voltage and amps.

I have a tester that reads the amps with one of those loops over the cable. I'm sure a proper meter would be better but it seems pretty accurate. Good enough to determine if theres a significant load. It only goes to 1dp on the amps setting so to detect nothing means its below 0.05

I've messaged Bosch to see what they say. If no one on here tells me to steer clear then I'm going to assume I've just been unlucky and stick with them since I have had good experience previously.

Hi guys I have a 1.6 16V clio I've had some issues and had 2 faulty Bosch Silver batteries in 12 months. Tested and confirmed. I'm wondering am I just unlucky. I can get these from Costco for about £60. Wondering if I should push for a refund this time and switch to a better battery. I've...

Both batteries are new, and not the same brand What are the odds. My Clio's battery is a bosch silver. I replaced it 5 weeks ago. At the time it was a 12 month old Bosch silver that did the same thing. Didnt even have the charge to open the doors. I've been out today with a tester. Car is...

Hey guys I have a 1.6 16v Clio.the battery is about 2 months old bosch silver . Car was driver about 4 days ago. This morning the Mrs woke me up because her car was flat, driven yesterday and the battery is 2 weeks old. A Peugeot 307. No problem I thought I'll grab my jump leads . I then...

Hi guys Just serviced my dads megane 1.6 16v There was a lot of oil around the spark plugs Definately not spilt any. where could it be coming from.

Definately interested in these. How much we looking for the kit. Website does not list everything does it? How difficult are these to fit?

Hi guys My dads car is due a cambelt. 1.6 16v K4M engine same as my 1.6 clio He has a local mobile mechanic who has offered to do it cheap. How much should he expect to pay and how much does the kit cost, any of the traders here supply a cheap one? Might get mine done a little early if the...

Ive been searching for oil details. I'm sure i read in haynes the 1.6 16v engine should have 5/30 oil. All the searches ive done pull up posts for the 172/182 I did find one for the 1.2 saying using 5/40. Should i be using 5/40 in my 1.6 16v.

I love my 1.6 compared to the 1,4 I've driven but if I were going to go to the effort and expense to swap I'd just go for a 2L engine. Although I've heard a turbo wont fit in the 2L engine bay and it will in the 1.6 and i love the thought of a clio turbo. You would have to ask someone whos had...

OIl was low, but not off the dipstick. Put more in and fault didnt clear.

Hi guys my dad has a 1.6 16v megane. Not sure what age but around 2000 The "SERV" light has come on on the dashboard. When turning the ignition on it also flahshes "oil" with lots of dashes. I pressed the button on the stalk to get into the mini diagnostic on the dash. It reads "---h"...

I did mine by 30mm. Swapped springs and dampers. I wouldnt go any lower on a road car. I just scrape the odd high speedbump occasionally and the ride is pretty bumpy Not too difficult to swap either

I've done mine a couple of times now. Springs and dampers. Takes about 20 min on a good day to swap each one. However last time i changed a front spring i found the top of the damper had rusted so much there was nothing for the allen key to grip. That one took a couple of hours to get off. To be...