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Does my engine sound dodgy?



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Mackenziemil

  Clio 172 Cup
Hi everyone,
I've recently purchased a Clio 172 cup for cheap (£1400) from auction without any info on the car or anything and drove it home today and the engines sounding a little questionable, i'm not really too knowledgeable on cars i'm thinking the belts will need doing as when i rev it there's a squeaking sound but can anyone tell if there's any other problems with it or if that noise is something different from the video of it running?
Any help is much appreciated👍🏼
 

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Matt Cup

Matt Cup

ClioSport Club Member
  Leon Cupra
The whine in the power steering. Check the pas fluid level to see if it needs topping up.
 
M

Mackenziemil

  Clio 172 Cup
Matt Cup said:
The whine in the power steering. Check the pas fluid level to see if it needs topping up.
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nice one mate thank you i'll have a check when I get back from work, other than the whine does the engine sound alright in your opinion? not very familiar with these cars so can't tell and the mileage is quite high so just want to make sure
 
Mr Underhill

Mr Underhill

ClioSport Club Member
Mackenziemil said:
Hi everyone,
I've recently purchased a Clio 172 cup for cheap (£1400) from auction without any info on the car or anything and drove it home today and the engines sounding a little questionable, i'm not really too knowledgeable on cars.
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Welcome 😂
 
mumpy

mumpy

ClioSport Club Member
  Clio II RS 172
Mackenziemil said:
Hi everyone,
I've recently purchased a Clio 172 cup for cheap (£1400) from auction without any info on the car or anything and drove it home today and the engines sounding a little questionable, i'm not really too knowledgeable on cars i'm thinking the belts will need doing as when i rev it there's a squeaking sound but can anyone tell if there's any other problems with it or if that noise is something different from the video of it running?
Any help is much appreciated👍🏼
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A bit of lifter tick as well I think, pretty common too I believe (goes away when warm usually)
 
M

Mackenziemil

  Clio 172 Cup
Matt Cup said:
The whine in the power steering. Check the pas fluid level to see if it needs topping up.
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just had a look when i got home and fluid levels fine it's at the max, here's another vid of it when it's revving if you have any other ideas?
 

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Mackenziemil

  Clio 172 Cup
mumpy said:
A bit of lifter tick as well I think, pretty common too I believe (goes away when warm usually)
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is this a big problem as in, needs fixing asap?
here's another vid of it revving incase you have any idea what the noise is as it's not due to the power steering fluid
 

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Daz...

Daz...

ClioSport Club Member
  Inferno 182 Cup
Sounds like the aux belt and associated items need replacing. Possibly a full camber job depending on the last time it was done.
 
Matt Cup

Matt Cup

ClioSport Club Member
  Leon Cupra
Daz... said:
Sounds like the aux belt and associated items need replacing. Possibly a full cambelt job depending on the last time it was done.
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Agreed. Those noises sound very much like this. And the last thing you want is the aux belt failing taking out the cam belt with it.
 
M

Mackenziemil

  Clio 172 Cup
Daz... said:
Sounds like the aux belt and associated items need replacing. Possibly a full camber job depending on the last time it was done.
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that's the problem i have no info on the car as it was won at auction so not too sure when everything was done, how much are we talking roughly for the full job? thanks for the reply👍🏼
 
Daz...

Daz...

ClioSport Club Member
  Inferno 182 Cup
Try Mick at Diamond Motors in Nottingham.

Well worth travelling to for peace of mind that a proper job will be done.
 
M

Mackenziemil

  Clio 172 Cup
Daz... said:
Try Mick at Diamond Motors in Nottingham.

Well worth travelling to for peace of mind that a proper job will be done.
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nice one mate i'll give him a ring tomorrow when they're open, is the car safe to drive to nottingham you reckon? about an hour and 20 drive from me
 
mumpy

mumpy

ClioSport Club Member
  Clio II RS 172
Mackenziemil said:
is this a big problem as in, needs fixing asap?
here's another vid of it revving incase you have any idea what the noise is as it's not due to the power steering fluid
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not a big issue or worth fixing, but belts need doing asap i think
 
Ol’ Tarby

Ol’ Tarby

ClioSport Moderator
  Clio 220 Trophy
Mackenziemil said:
nice one mate i'll give him a ring tomorrow when they're open, is the car safe to drive to nottingham you reckon? about an hour and 20 drive from me
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Use his website mate and fill in the contact form. He'll then get back to you 👍 think he prefers that method as he's usually pretty busy

You're looking at around the 1k mark all in
 
Chrisgti6

Chrisgti6

ClioSport Club Member
  Too many
Ol’ Tarby said:
Use his website mate and fill in the contact form. He'll then get back to you 👍 think he prefers that method as he's usually pretty busy

You're looking at around the 1k mark all in
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That's shot up, used to be £5-600 didn't it?
 
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