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Think you are correct, mine certainly has an airbag there.

Yeah, phase 1 non sport body for looks, just needs a rear cup spoiler and those shiny wheel trims removing.

Its been getting harder to make the fob work, fitted a new battery and I can see the red light coming on, so I guess its something on the car not working, where do I look?, thanks.

And theres a photo in the phase 1 appreciation thread, makes for a good looking clio in my opinion, and yeah fit some steels and remove the 2 ltr badges, would make a nice little sleeper if that's your thing.

and then ideally you need the sill covers as the wings have cut outs for them. Don't do it, normal clio with a set of wheels is much prettier.

Just been out to start it, air temperature has dropped from this afternoon and its quite cool. started and ticked over perfectly, so fingers crossed its sorted.

Its now ticking over at 800/900 as it used to, dosnt feel quite as smooth though. The final test will come in the morning (maybe this evening) when I try a cold start. thanks for all advice.

OK, went out the next morning, tickover was back to where it should be but was taking 3 or 4 attempts to keep it running, so back where we started. New icv arrived and was fitted and now all is well, not quite, its now ticking over at 4000 revs again. Will leave it for a while and see if it...

Yeah fit another engine to get you up and running, then rebuild yours at leisure adding nice parts as required.

That's cheap enough, but im happy to spend £40 THANKS

£40 from an ebay seller, think it was (will look again) a vdo part, as is mine. I would break it if £300 was the cheapest I think.

Now that's helpful, I looked on ebay and wondered why none of them looked like mine, I now see they come minus the flange, and yeah mine is original with the pressed fittings, brilliant, cheers.

Now tick over fluctuates between 1500 to 2000 revs, try it again in an hour or so.

So thought I had nothing to lose by trying to clean the icv, so removed and cleaned with the only thing I had, petrol. Now it starts straight away but wants to tick over at 4000 revs, time to buy a new one me thinks.

Right I will have to see where the icv is, It runs fine once running. Will watch out for the immobilizer light next time I attempt a start, ( once its cooled down)

HAD my clio 4 years, absolutely no issues, now when I start the car from cold it dies straight away, dosnt matter if I try revving or not. Takes 3 or 4 attempts before it keeps running. Any ideas.

Ive just fitted new front/rear mintex discs and pads, bled the system as well. Huge improvement over whatever was previously fitted even though they had little wear, and reasonable ebay prices.

And another

Heres how mine looks at the moment, although I don't like the front end of the phase 2, I began to prefer the more pure lines of the non sport phase 1. So sport sill covers, wings and front panel removed and fitted with non sport parts, quickly sprayed up with aerosols so I didn't expect a...

Don't believe this would do much in a front end smash, its cast alloy, more to protect against flying debris I would think. Front end smash would stop the journey and see the damage, flying debris would possibly not stop the journey and may continue with fuel leaking.

Got my monthly newsletter from quaife, see the 172/182 atb lsd,s will be back in stock by the end of the month.

I walk to work so nobody knows what I drive, but I see what they drive. So when any one asks and I say a clio, I think that they think ( because of my mature years and what they drive) 15 plate 1.1, so I feel compelled to say 15 year old 172 and point out that's the bhp.

I am wondering if early ones adjust in the car and later underneath, mine only has one lambda sensor which I believe makes it an earlier model.

Well, removed the exhaust/ heat shields and had a good look today, and 10 out of 10 mr bloke. the adjustment is inside the car on one side of the hand brake. Didn't see it yesterday as I was on the wrong side.

Think this has the potential to end badly, but good luck with it.

If it is under the boot i cannot reach it anyway, So hopefully tomorrow I will remove the exhaust (want to take it of anyway) then remove the heat shielding completely,

Been under it mate, is the adjuster under the rubber boot by any chance?, that's the only place I haven't looked yet.

Sorry tried a photo but its useless, all blurry. I will take the complete hand brake out to see what I can see, trouble is its so hot in the car in the sun.

Cannot see anything remotely resembling a threaded rod, but thanks for all the replies anyway

Ive lowered the h/shield a bit, the back of the car is raised a bit, now bearing in mind im overweight, old and not very agile I just cannot see anything to adjust, I can see the cables, where the back 2 joins the front one but no obvious adjustment.( I hate this car)