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Hmm, well there we go........local Renault would not sell me the tools. is that normal? Off to RPD i guess, shame as I was hoping to get cracking early. :/ J

Yeah. This is my current thought. This wee bus owes me nothing considering it was a blind ebay purchase nearly 8 years ago.

Cheers Chris.

so.....gonna pull the trigger and buy the tools this week and have a go at my assumed steps. will update as to how i get on (or if i need help) j

You can't swap from a manual box Nor can you put a lighter clutch in But you can prevent it vibrating like a washing machine in traffic with a simple combination of relatively cheap parts Just IMO of course dude

You are crackers Niall......its a lovely daily driver.......great compromise of speed, ability and comfort. I just does not need to be shaking itself to bits while sitting in traffic Track use? maybe

Mine was like a dildo. A big. Iceberg Silver. Dildo. lol!

I found it a bit harsh tbh. Powerflexed dog bone (make sure its the new type, i posted about this) and standard everywhere else is a good combo J

Right-o bud. Thanks for all the help.......I AM MOTIVATED TO DO THINGS NOW! LOL!

Aaaaahaahhh.......solid detective work there Davy....CHEERS! See this point Davy? "That's where I went wrong. The belt buckled the tiniest amount and that was enough to knock my timing out.".....how can that happen if the belt is tensioned? Is that the belt stretching or something? J

Hey bud......yeah......I don't want to make a mess here.......I am just trying to get my head round it as I am fairly competent with cars. Old Civic's D16's and B16's I could turn the belt job round in an hour or 2 but this is obviously a-lot more to chew. The real mingin' part of the work has...

Appreciate that Davy............cheers for following up for me. J

100% in the locking hole bud. Checked with timing marks on the flywheel. Don't have a pin......trying to see if anyone has a proper kit local. Also checked slightly before and after tdc and there is no point where the top cam marks run straight. With my seeming drillbit-tdc the exhaust is on...

Umm.....well.....for the purpose of these checks.....its a drill bit. *awaits abuse*

Ok......so.......please feel free to abuse me here.............but I am trying to think my way round this and understand the process. Hypothetically....... - my belt is fitted and currently under the correct tension - right? - when i lock my crank using the factory approved...

Would appreciate that fella. Cheers J

Good result buddy. Yeah. The pick up from idle is the killer for me. If I jump the pedal while out of gear and standstill, the car almost takes a gulp of air and the revs drop before it finally revs.......that is really noticeable when driving normally i.e. round town. J

So, I don't think I want to go back to my garage now............I have left it too long IMO. On that, can anyone specifically recommend somewhere or someone in NI who can sort my timing and sort it right? Either that or someone in Scotland......could probably stretch to that ferry as it is...

Thanks for the update Davy......really glad you got it sorted although that does confirm that my mechanic is probably not using the right gear :/ J

Hey Davey.......have you made any further progress with your lumpy running I swear mine is getting worse so while my timing is deffo out, something else is at play......prob injectors based on my logs that Steve eyeballed for me MAP reading quite high

Are you reading it from RSTuner Steve? Its a zipped up csv and I just opened it here in work on my copy of RSTuner

Hmmm.......I did toggle all but then removed some of the values that I did not think were relevant. So it has got most in it J

FML........sorry dude https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2HUNM5eY-_AZm56cERzSGtSMUE/view?usp=sharing

lumpy ass running logs https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2HUNM5eY-_AZm56cERzSGtSMUE

I do bud.....not sure if Davy does but tell me what might be of use and I can grab it tonight.

Thanks for that bud. Mine is 100% getting worse lately......and I don't think its just in my head. So while the timing is definitely out a bit, I have something else at work here too FML

Hi Miguel, Never considered that......tried it today while the car was warm and coasting...........idles at 1000 A

if you don't mind me asking bud....how much did that run you? J

*adds Stena Deals to favourites* *waits* *watches* Noted @bloke ;) J

you know.........while I am still sure (and can be seen in my pics) that my timing is a hair out............I am pretty convinced that my car is running worse by the day here. at 96K miles......are injectors a serious consideration that I should be having? original plug leads and coil too but...