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    Runnig Car Cold

    If you do it on a regular basis youll get mayo in your engine oil due to condensation.....not good!!
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    Import Warranty - Help

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    How old are all you 172/cup owners

    27, full ncb, £520
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    Import Warranty - Help

    I also got mine from the Motorhouse2000 last September and have got the same problem. I had some warranty work done in wolverhampton and like yours mine had been registered in July. Ive seen quite a few posts on here about getting the full warranty on imports, I think that VivJ was the last...
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    You wont believe this!

    A friend of mine whos into motor cross had his spanking new crosser nicked from his garage a few weeks ago. The Police didnt do anything. A few hundred quid paid to a few heavies and he now has his bike back. Turned out to be the local resident travellers!!! Apparenty one of the guys was...
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    Whos had 172 Problems

    Leak under n/s rear seat (fixed under warranty) o/s headlight filling up with water!!! (replaced under warranty) Airbag light coming on (dodgy wiring under passenger seat) Rattle in boot when open/close (fixed that one meself, bolt had come of back of lock/badge, other 2 were loose)...
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    Flickering battery light

    Could have been the +ve battery terminal. If you havent got a good contact then the battery wont be able to draw charge due to the high resistance. Changing the alternator should be relatively easy, even on a driveway. Ive never done one on a clio but on vasrious other cars. Just make shure...
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    the 172 was spluttering!!

    The coil feeds the distributor or equivalent in a 172 that in turn feeds the spark plugs. If the coil is breaking down u would get weak sparks resulting in a missfire.
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    Fu*kin Stupid Kids

    What they need is a good kickin!!!! Scum like these dont understand anything else. With all these laws about where teachers, etc cant discipline kids it is all getting out of hand. Just imagine what its gonna be like in another 10 years. I say if it happens again, grab one of them...
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    Got my warranty upgrade! Whey hey!

    Scudetto, did u have to send off your service book as the letter states? It states that you have to prove that your vehicle has been maintained by Reno via your service stamps. I havent had mine serviced yet......Did you also send the original book???
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    Got my warranty upgrade! Whey hey!

    Ill be sending mine off too!!!:D
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    Can you ’weld’ plastic

    Ive tried this sort of thing in the past and if the bracket is going to be load bearing, if you try and weld the plastics together they usually break again as the join will be weak!! If youre not to bothered on how its gonna look I recommend you use something like 5 minute epoxy (comes in 2...
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    172 lower on drivers side!

    Hasnt there been a post on this site about this before? I rember someone saying it was because the bulk mass of the engine is over the drivers side of the car.....;)
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    Clio 172 import - Renault warranty work

    Rod, I live near Cannock and took my import 172 to the Renault Dealer in Wolverhampton. They fixed my problems no questions asked (changed o/s headlight that was leaking, cured leak under n/s rear seat and straightened my o/s front jacking point!!) and they knew it was an import. People had...
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    Washer bottle problem

    Is this 4k rattle something to do with the exhaust???? Suprise suprise mines just past 4k and its developed a quiet but annoying rattle that seems to be coming from the rear of the car.:@
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