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I'm not sure but it was fine in your before reading and then in the after reading it's way off. Have your coilovers got adjustable camber settings? They sometimes have a slight adjustment plate where the 2 bolts go through the hub.

Id get that front right camber sorted first it's way off. Check one of the struts isn't bent first

Wow, what country are you in? The aux belt kit in the UK is only £80. Maybe see if you can import one from the UK? Take the alternator off and see if you can get a part number off it that should confirm if it's correct or not.

Why not just buy an aux kit and change the belt and tensioner? You have the typical symptoms of a duff tensioner. There's not much else which could be causing it

They are attached to a little radiator type thing behind the panel. Pure motorsport a.c. delete kit has a good guide on how to remove it. I think you need to take off the wipers. Or just leave it in place, no need to block them off as you have destroyed the a.c. anyway so they aren't going...

Jubilee is fine mate, used it loads of times. It goes above and below the 2 small torx bolts from your first pic, tighten up till the belt is free enough to remove and then remove the tensioner, it's got a large Allen headed bolt in the middle you will need to access and that torx bolt pictured...

The tensioners are known to rubbing on the belt when they seize up aren't they?

Good find Steve! That's mega cheap for a valeo init. Euros should be worried by some of the prices autodoc are kicking out for better quality items.

The 75 amp will be for a 172 cup which don't have air con. All the others including your 182 use the 110amp one. It's the same part number as the one shown here on Renault parts direct, but Renault Wolverhampton on eBay are cheaper which is the link I sent you...

Yeah all 182s have air con so itl be fine. 20 quid back if you return yours too

Get a genuine mate, I'm all for cheap parts but the 2 mentioned are terrible. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-Renault-Clio-2-0-16V-182-172-Sport-Alternator-7711134267/271889562843?epid=652479106&hash=item3f4de17cdb:g:qUQAAOSwZd1VbuNX

Went through about 3 rtx ones in 12 months on my old astra. Tried a lucas, died 6 month later, absolute shite both of em. Get a new refurbed one from Renault or one from a scrapper

Take the aux belt off and run the car and see if the whine goes. If it does it will be one of the pulleys on that belt run such as the alternator. Murdering pulling away could be dodgy engine mounts.

Yet I know what you mean mate. I did hear a rhumor that ktec had done something similar but that was a few months ago now. I can't fault the triscan product though, quality felt way better than non genuine stuff I had in the past on other cars.

Wow, the prices have gone up! I'm sure I only paid about 35 quid plus shipping. I'm half tempted to replace the side which I didn't change last time as it seems inevitable that it will go anyway while they are in stock.

Cup spoiler brake light

Yeh just the front one. My rear one is just tie wrapped up to the abs sensor wiring as the threads stripped when I took it out of the old cat and the car has been running perfectly fine for the last 2 years like this since I replaced the front lambda which was destroying my fuel economy

I'd just replace the front one, the rear doesn't do anything to aid the running of the car. Did it pass the emmissions test? Eml could be a number of things though so best off getting it properly diagnosed.

Remove current idler pulley and replace with new one, remove a.c. pump, fit longer belt. 172 is the same

I think I'd trust the Renault manual over what some system not related to Renault says..

Fair doos I suppose when you look at it like that it's still cheaper than buying the pms kit unless you keep the car for a good few belt changes, but let's be fair, with Renault discontinuing parts like they are doing we won't be on the road much longer!

Guys, has anything changed regarding this argument? I'm thinking of blanking mine off as they don't seem to work anyway. Is it still a case of if it's not fitted it can't be tested and there is no law for pre 2010 cars stating that washers must be installed with xenons?

Why would you want to? 172 cup seats are terrible anyway, it wouldn't be much of an upgrade

Chopped the plugs off today and soldered the wires together, chopped the washer hose off and blanked as I've got rear wiper delete. Removed the brake light and pulled the wires all the way through to 100% ensure it's not sitting on the wires. Bolted the spoiler back down, guess what, still...

Good idea that. Don't mean to sound like I'm questioning you, but would it not be the same amount of stress through the bolt that the regular idler pulley would see with the belt running along the top side of it? Or do you mean the load on it would increase due to the air con pump not been...

Nope. Remove a.c. Remove original idler pulley and replace with the new ribbed one, nothing goes where the aircon was. The new belt now sits in the grooves on the pulley rather than the rear of the belt touching the pulley

I used a 6pk1640 belt and I think the pulley I used was an skf VKM34501 I used about 5mm or so of washers to space the idler pulley out a bit so it ran perfectly in line with the rest as I didn't want the belt pulling.

No problems here using a ribbed idler pulley and different belt.

I bought one. I think the brand was bm catalysts or somethings like that, basically the same as what cats2u sell but without the free fitting kit which adds 30 quid onto the price. Paid about 90 quid. Fit was absolutely perfect and flew through emmissions test last year.

Too big I think. Cheers dude