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when the car is running does it idle fine?

the starter doesnt reset, it has a solenoid on it (a plunger to non mechanical people!!) that when a voltage is applied to it, it engages the starter to the ring gear and cranks the engine over, once the engine is turning over on its own the voltage is removed as starter is no longer required...

yes. would be the same as having a loose battery clamp....

i cant say ive ever put less than a fiver in mine......it might get it unstuck or it might still be fcuked, if it doesnt change do a resistance check on the sender thats probably the easiest way or telling whether its forked or not.....when my low fuel light comes on ive still got over a tenner...

after cleaning it out, enlist the help of a hammer if it still doesnt work lol next time its revving high on its own just tap the valve and if the revs die down its definately that! when the chav before me had mine hed put a induction kit on...that soon came off and as it was so dirty thats what...

whilst driving to work in the early hours of this morning i happened to glance in my rear veiw mirror......and see nothing but a bluey smoke :S the cars behind me couldnt see fork all.....lol i pulled over nd had a butchers....and couldnt see anything visably wrong.....this was after about a...

i expect hes thinking the bonnet vent is a must, god knows

have considered the 1.7t for mine, but isnt it less than 135bhp standard?!

is your wing mirror meant to be wonkey in that last pic?! pmsl only kiddin dude! ;-)

yeh ive never had an r5 but i can defiantely see where ur coming from chap! you say a megane head is better for more power is that only when its bolted to a different bottom end or when its a complete engine? if the engine was to have a change then itd definately have to go in with the...

how low is mine then guys?!? it was done just before i bought it, i was under the impression it was one click on the torsion bar and 30mm at the front.......but looking at others tbh i havent got a clue without actually measuring it myself!! i know its black and not the easiest of colours to see...

thanks. yeh its only a random idea ive had, have got the workshop etc at home to do it so thought it might be worth a go, just wondered what my options were, wasnt overly keen on an r5 as theyve got a habit of going bang every 20k lol, ive seen people writing about a megane 2.0 16v engine being...

much appreciated!! right im currently driving a k reg clio rsi, not really modded, full scorpion stainless, lowered on spax's springs nd shocks, multispokes etc etc, ive had it for over a year now and looking into either an upgrade maybe to a bigger better car but i was wondering what could be...

hi ive got a mk1 clio rsi....the other day the battery light came on whilst i was driving which obviously meant not good lol i havent used it since this happened (sunday) as i have my motorbike for work but looked at it today and have tensionned the belt (as a new one was fitted along with cam...