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i changed the engine in January when the crank pulley fell in half and it ate the cambelt..

its a bag of shite mate hahahahahah but then it has done 130K .....

that would have been me...

be careful of the air con. that stuff is dangerous to breathe in and should really be removed professionally. unfortunately my hand slipped when i did mine and it leaked out ;) !

i have had the motor out twice now. once for a clutch \ belt change and once to fit a new motor. not a difficult job. just take your time and remember there are no short cuts. you have pretty much covered it all. if a belt change is also needed then get it done at the same time. can be a bit...

if you pull out the motor and gearbox its a doddle to get to !

Do you think it has DRS ????

Fit blade in one end with a sperical bearing mount. Blade can then be adjusted to increase \ decrease stiffness..

i bought mine from baldocks £120 delivered. genuine disks and pads and two stub axle lock nuts

Have been thinking about this myself. I have a blade from a single seater. Anyone fancy an in car adjustable ARB ?

At the RWS last year there was a race prepared V6 in Sunflower. Was on the renault historic stand.

Changing rear discs today on my 2001 Sunflower. The nearside went as expected with no problems. The offside i remove and the wheel bearing falls out ! After checking and calling Dan at 519 ( always helpful ) i find the spacer between the hub and bearing inner face is missing ! I have owned he...

i just got some genuine disks and genuine pads plus 2 x stub axle nuts from Baldocks on ebay for £120 all in delivered !!!!!!

standard every time. Valeo the same i believe...

checked oil level and it hasnt moved. started car and lo and behold error cleared. french electrics meet British weather ????

Dropped the sunflower in for mot yesterday ( failed on rear discs ) and when i picked it up the oil level display flashed at me with no level and the 'SERV' light is on constantly. Any ideas ?

No ramp for me. I can see your point. Bloody useless design.

just looked at that link and see the difference between the phase 1 and the later models ! anyone having problems with theirs should look at phase 1 owners and give them so sympathy. mine managed to seal perfectly so leave it for the moment with a view to add the missing washers at a later...

one steel and one fibre that looks to profile the inside of the cap... i didnt fit them just noticed the steel washers have a bite taken out of them...

i fitted it and all sealing. didnt fit the extra pieces. it was a git to fit as it was. cant hold them on and get the nut on. who would buy french cars !!!

in the middle of changing the gasket but the kit has more parts than the one i took off. took off nut, cap and spring. have 2 extra washers per side in the new kit. are they necessary or for use on alternative vehicles?

i did the same and fitted new belts while motor was out. also fitted new water pump. didnt bother with dephaser. seemed overkill ...

Sunflower arkwright road. Thats me ....

How wrong you can be... Anyway the place is full of Eastern Europeans now. The day of the plastic jock is coming to an end !

I was just around the corner from Asda. It looks a bit rough at the moment on account of me just fitting a new engine after the original let go on the Corby to Kettering road.

Now that would be me......

could we create a google map with 'approximate' locations. see how they are distributed across the country...

Several months ago there was one on ebay in Darlington. Think it was up for breaking.... 1 down ???

16) X881 FPP Date of registration - 06/02/2001 Former keepers - 1 previous Mileage - 128K ( i bought at 88K four years ago ) Alloy bonnet - No Replaced motor at 126K when the crank pulley disintegrated and it destroyed the head. Now fully running again after a 2 month lay off. Completely...

how do i get the plugs out of a 1.2 clio ? leads are stuck tight...