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When he sold it a few years ago there was a big wad of paper work that went with the new owner.

Engine bay also got a spruce up.

Another job sorted today, noticed the washer pump wasn’t working. Instead of buying another one which are about £70 genuine i thought i would strip it down. Motor seized up, looks like the seal failed and let water in. Went through my tool box and found a couple of Megane washer pumps with a...

Been in the family 20 years so i very much doubt it will ever get sold tbh 👍

Few more bits done today. Clay bar then a blast over with the DA polisher, nothing intense, just wanted to remove a few marks and brighten it up. Boot cleaned out inc spare wheel etc. New gear knob insert.

Another little job done, wanted to clear out the centre drain under the scuttle panel so got that sorted. Whilst i was there i noticed the wiper linkage was all floppy, circlip holding it together had almost disintegrated so i replaced it with a new one and greased everything up. Before...

Thats my mates old one 👌 Pretty sure it was Amax springs we fitted along with front and rear cup shocks and new top mounts (kit) was all genuine parts.

Common starting issues/stalling on these 1.4 16vs is a simple fix Clean the throttle body out, bolted right at the back in the middle. Will run like a trooper, used to be forever cleaning them out when i was a Renault tech back in the day.

Wet sand 2500 then machine polish with compound 👍

Sitting nicely now!

Onto replacing the springs, ended up finding 3 broken 😂 Probably should’ve replaced the shocks and top mounts but it will be fine for now, no play in the mounts and no leaks from the shocks.

First job was to sort the headlights, god knows how many Clio headlights Ive done over the years.

Another thread. This time its a little Clio billabong 1.2 16v thats been in the family since 2004. Originally my mothers car which i learned to drive in way back in 2005. And then subsequently thrashed the life out of it when i passed until i got my own Clio. My mum owned it up until 2018...

Aliexpress wireless CarPlay kit arrived so got it fitted, amazing bit if kit for £95. Runs off the original screen and headunit.

Nope, no rattles, engine was silent. They said some rattle real bad and some are really quiet like mine. Some snap on 50k some 150k, just never know when they're gunna go they said.

One chap One chap on his own did the whole thing, drove it in at 8am, into the waiting area, 8:30 thought id go get some fresh air and the engine crane was attached, walked back in 10 mins later and it was out. Bloody magicians All come from a BMW dealer background, guy who owns the place was...

N47 timing chain, all genuine parts, new oil, oil filter and air con regas is £1,099 inc vat Gearbox service was £449 Whilst you wait service as well 😂 The 3.0 diesels also suffer as well, they do loads, look them up on facebook.

Couple more recent pics from the last few weeks.

They do around 7/10 chains a week, thats why they’re so bloody quick.

Yes, a real decent garage who honoured their maximum claims limit within 3 months of purchase.

All this done and i was back on the road before 12:30, absolutely staggering! Nearly 400 miles, left on a full tank, just over half left. Drives absolutely mint, no issues with any of the work they have done and i am one fussy b*****d.

Got talking to them about a gearbox service, said they can do it there and then so i said go ahead Genuine zf gear oil, new sump pan and filter, filled correctly as per the ZF instructions.

New genuine chains and guides/tensioners fitted.

Spoke to the garage again i got it from, again, absolutely sound and contributed to most of the cost involved in getting the timing chains done. After some research i booked in with BMMINI TECH in Colchester! 200 miles each way, i arrived there at 7:45am. The car went in at 8am and by 8:40 the...

Noticed a slight burning smell occasionally a few weeks into ownership, the common rocker cover was weeping and dripping onto the dpf. Booked it in at a BMW specialist who also noticed the oil cooler and oil filter housing was weeping as well. Luckily the garage i got it from were absolutely...

Next day i gave it a quick wash to put my mark on it. Shame about the dog s**t tyres, as new though and drive fine on them.

So, the Mrs did not like her RS220 Clio and wanted to go back to a german car again. Criteria, German, White with black wheels, thats it 😂 Always fancied a 5 series again after i bought one years ago off @Daniel Anyhow, stumbled across a lovely 520d with decent spec, wheels just powder...

quick drive around my private road, to keep things moving.

Nice, i think i did take some pics from behind the rear door cards in my thread. Unlucky ref the eml light, never had that come on 😢 probably due a fresh set of injectors anyhow 👍

So glad its staying within the CS community. ❤️