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Re: Oil types for a 172 - Solaris DPF 5w-30 - Whoops oh Renault your right! This is the reply I have just got from Renault. here we go; ----Original Message----- From: RenaultUK [mailto:customer.services@renault.co.uk] Sent: 02 June 2009 17:16 To: Kirk, Nick J Subject: RE: Fw: Oil Dear...

Spent £600 with Renault to fix a dodgy auxiliary belt which took out my cambelt - lifted head etc... Oil provided by Renauly was Solaris DPF which prides itself on particulate filters er aint that Diesel talk? Second time I asked again (same dealer) for 172 oil and got Evolution SXR which is...

Whats this device, where is it and what does it do?

breakers probably best a new one would be silly money

Job now complete and car running fine. (I built in in the road - busy job long winter. Many thanks to all those that helped (Fred you a star) its been an interesting job. I have learned that; auxiliary belts are a pain and that they can fail at 25k setting camshaft needs care -it is possible...

No but I brought new head and thats is where the pipe must have come from...

First time start today for me too...(since last september) however I connected the battery +ve first, pressed the red button, pressed the lock then opened and it started first time. (need a bit of luck after £600 in bits due to an auxialiary belt) Fuel in exhaust is no wrries unless its so...

The plumbing is as your diagram but I have one pipe over - when you say main radiator thats the big pipe?

Re: PH1 172 mystery pipe ?????????? Heres a picture of the mystery pipe alongside the one from the thermostat cover to header bottle - as you can see it is a shade longer but it would fit. The one fitted has a covering I guess to protect it should the airintake rub on it. Clearer picture of...

the pipe fitted is OK but you have me thinking... The pipe off the car does not smell of oil so it could be the header pipe. Is there a similar pipe that has clips at the ends which goes somewhere else? I will remove am tomorrow and see if the pipe is a better fit.

No that ones fitted

Its similar but thats fitted as is the pipe that goes below the thermostat. I ran the car for 2 mins and didnt get any water coming out anywhere?

Where is that?

wheres it go; car failed last september - run tonight no water leaks but havn't connected up all the air system yet but a bit confused over the pipe? Save me having to crawl over the engine if someone would tell me where to look.

No gasket in the cam cover clean faces and renaults blue sealer is what stops the leaks

My aux belt lost a small 1/16th peice 7inches long into the cam cover enough to let the belt slip (didnt snap). My tensioner wheel got damaged (lost a small section)because I released the spring rather than use a 3/8 drive to take up the tension. Tensioner wheel assembly £130 however dealer...

Oooohhh, dont say that spent me Saturday under the car, buying a torx socket, working out how to juggle the pump up and out of the car, and fitting a new one after paying City Motors £60-43p+vat for the privilige and all because the threads say change it at 60K miles...

I had a once per rev wheel clic that turned out to be the brake anti squeal plate. Also drivers side has all the auxiliaries such as air con pumps they can click but as the noise is only when uner motion it wont be that..

Whats the auxiliary belt look like? Mine lost a small piece which went under the Cambelt cover and wrapped around the crank which let the belt jump a tooth (~18 degrees out) - bye bye valves.... see here http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=349204

Looking tools for an F4R are the Mot 1801 which also fits other Clios plus the cog from a Mot 1509-1 with a wider shoulder for the exhaust pulley. Tool on Ebay sets the Cams - Renault number is Mot 1496, and the pins lock the crankshaft.

Does the Clio 172 waterpump gaskets need any sealer? The gaskets fixed well to the pump face so I assuming yes. Its well fixed so was going to use the Renault blue stuff - is that right?

Look for emusified oil in the sump oil or do a pressure leakdown check on the head to check a gasket. Also you can get water in the cylinders so the plugs should let you know the health of the engines

Photo on the right then - many thanks

Setting the tensioner - do you set to align the cutaway on the tensioner (driven by the allen key) to the arrow as shown in PHOTO13 lower tension or do you adjust to the cutaway on the spring plate as PHOTO14 which would give higher tension. I realise that you need to turn over the engine on...

wise move my auxialary belt lost a small peice from the edge got in the cam cover which allowed the cambelt to ride over the crank pulley and take out the cylinderhead. so it goes

Sadly my auxiliary belt at 25K shredded a small peice from the edge which got under the cam cover which lifted the belt over the crank pulley putting the engine out by 18 degrees and therby taking out the valves. So its cheaper than a garage by a country mile to do it myself. When Renault...

thanks Fred - REnault (S J Cook) sold me a 0000150901 tool which consists of one new cog, two spacer washers and a nut (as in your pics) for £18.49. With the nut and two washers for the longer cog already in the 1801 tool I think I know have all the bits I need - Ill set the tool this weekend.

only a slight noise at the pump - thought it would last longer with a refresh of good Elf oil, get rid of any debris from 60K of fun driving thats all. No faults or tightening of the steering or vibrations.

How do you change the fluid in the Power Steering System ie is there a drain? Car is a 2001 Renaultsport Clio 172. Get a slight noise on full lock, car not moving and an AA mechanic said he fixed the noise with an oil refresh.

Cheers Fred Renault did not supply those bits. The nut explains my second question which is I dont have enough thread on the lower location. Im speaking to Renault Customer Service (based in Ireland and really nice people) so hopefully will resolve. Many thanks for all the guidance