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Oh - one more thing to add. I tried using the stereo, which I assume is the OE one. It asks for a 4 digit code. Not sure why. Anyone know about this? Thx

Cheers guys - OK regards the P0443 errors I'll just plug the purge valve back in, I'm not even sure why I removed it, was just bored I guess. - regards the seat, actually that sounds really good thanks, I'll remove seats and remove spacers, I'll think that'll do it. Just hate it when head rubs...

Hi guys. Just an update of how the car is going. I have performed several test drives, 1mile then 2 then 5 then 10. No engine problems which is great. The car runs faultlessly. :) After each run I checked all over the engine to ensure nothing had slipped and no leaks had developed etc. A few...

OK! Thats one repaired Clio 182 :smile: Many thanks to all who have participated in the thread so far, I literally could not have done it without you all! Gunna do some small test drives now to ensure that the tensioner doesn't look like slipping again.

Got her running again. I removed all of the relays and fuses out of the engine bay fuse box and cleaned them up and put them back and now the fuel is running and the car is working. Looks like I have a gremlin in the engine bay fuse/relay box. Possibly corroded terminals, possibly loose...

LOL this thing REALLY does not want to run. After the first successful trial I tried it again with water in it. It worked for a few seconds and then spluttered and died. From then on it would just catch for a few revs and then splutter and die. From my Nissan years that sounds like fuel...

IT WORKS! THE BLOODY THING WORKS! phew OK I spent 2 hours today trying every combination of starting/locking/blipping etc etc. In the end the thing that got it working was I locking it up AND put tape on the bonnet shut sensor so it thought the bonnet was close (no slam panel). THEN I walked...

Cool Immob is fine I think (light is staying on during key turn). OK I'll start again tomorrow with a fresh head: - check OBDII for any errors - check injectors are squirting - check plugs are firing Does anyone know a decent way to check if the injectors are firing? Currently I remove rail...

OK; - engine bay finished, looks very nice - cylinder compressions don't look too nice; 200Psi, 215, 185,175 - never had a car with such variance. That was a cold and dry test, haven't got engine started yet. - and now for the bad bit... the engine still doesn't start. **sigh**, turn key and...

Cheers James I'll get on it. Some stuff I got done today: - took advantage of empty engine bay, painted both side of engine bay & inside front arches with anti-rust gunk - re-fitted most of the engine bay parts. For anyone following the thread, you don't need to remove all of the stuff that I...

Hey guys just a couple of questions about engine bay please while I'm putting it back together. - I don't like the OE air intake box and was planning to replace it with some kind of bad boy open cone intake, you know the kind of thing I mean. If so, then the thing on the far front passenger...

I used engine oil to lube, maybe that was not the right choice. Easy to remove the rail so I'll sort that a little further down the line once I've checked that everything is working.

OK main engine core in and mounted. Looks rather nice. Damaged injector replaced with another from Engine Dynamics. Had trouble getting the injectors into manifold. 3 went in ok. One would just not go in, seal is slightly bulged out on top, I guess we'll see how it works. Hooked up ECU and a...

Yes I've literally just done this and taken a photo. About 6mm @ gap C

Sounds good to me. If I make extra power by accident, I won't complain :smile: OK next CRITICAL stage guys. Fan belt. This is all where it all went wrong last time and I wrecked the engine. Well actually it was my neighbour, who I no longer talk to... but thats for another day. See below. What...

Yes that really is a skill. I had no idea cambelts were this hard in general. Well I've got it the best I think I can for the moment. The setting tool goes in and out with one hand with medium force, but still nothing like you guys do. I took some time to take some proper measurements and did...

Yes! I understand exactly what you mean. That was what I was trying to say earlier but I did not say it very well. May i ask how you made your tool? I thought about adding some weld to the Renault tool and grinding it down, but I think it just would not be accurate enough. So I need to make my...

Nice video! How the hell can you do that? I really don't see how that is done... Ok, talking damage limitation - does it matter if your inlet cam is out by 1-2º? I don't see why it would thinking about it. There is plenty of overlap margin in the valve timing isn't there, so it shou;dn't affect...

Yeh I followed the manual step by by step. Just re-did it from scratch. Closer now, 1496 doesn't slide side to side like Dan said but it goes in and out with one hand so that's about as close as I think we'll get it. I've seen the error - it's with tool 1496 and the grooves in the end of the...

So where is the error in the system? I am not sure how far back to go. Should the cam pulley bolts be loosed?

Hey guys - back on the clio - spent most of the day trying to tension the timing belt but keep ending up stuck at the same point: Been going through the total procedure several times. I end up at the end, checking that the tensioner marks are good, and they are, but when I go to dry fit the cam...

OK well she'll stay @ 180Hp then. Thx for the honesty.

Wow - I had no idea. Coming from Nissan Silvias/Skylines where £2-3k will get you a reliable 300-400hp that sounds so weird. Looks like I'll be keeping the Renault more or less stock, there is obviously not a good £/Hp ratio there. I guess thats N/A in a nutshell.

I presume the done thing is to bin the dephaser and fit a normal pulley if that is the case.

Gotcha cheers guys.

Cool - there is a link earlier in this thread that links to pics of the sil80. BUT more importantly here is the build thread - http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?566318-Tokyo_black-s-180SX-becoming-EMPEROR-TUNING-s(Jont)-Sil80-Project&highlight=emperor That takes it from when I got it a...

Will do Dan. I'm away now for the weekend to help someone else with a car so can not work on Clio till Mon 😧 Can we change topic for a couple of days please? For fun. While doing this re-build I have been looking for tuning possibilities as I've gone along. I'm starting to like the car...

OK - gave it a wiggle and no movement, didnt want to go on any further. - so yes as you said bolted up to 20-30Nm and def no movement so is def on correctly or as far as she'll go. - next I put a level on the edge of the dephaser and it is perfectly inline with outer edge of the exh pulley. So...

Cheers guys. Doesn't seem any point in risking it so I will remove belt and have a poke around the dephaser and see if I can get her to sit a little better.

Hmmm well that was sh*t. I attempted to follow the procedure from the manual, but got stuck at the same part each time and had to abort... So, with TDC pin and non-timing end cam shaft lock in place: followed procedure turning through 6 timings, then torquing the tensioner bolt up to full...