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Hi, Yes, all components installed correct. The only components which have not been replaced over the past eighteen months are the springs and steering rack bushes.

Hi, Thanks for the reply. I can't say I have noticed the handling deteriorate recently, and the dampers on all four corners have been replaced less than a month ago. A defective part is not impossible though. But surely it would happen consistently on every bump in the surface, rather than...

Hi, My FF Clio 182 has developed an occasional but severe vibration which takes place at speeds above 40 mph and I cannot trace the cause. Symptoms are that at speeds above 40 mph, a bump in the road can cause violent vibrations which shake the front of the car as if a wheel had come loose or...

Hi I might be setting my Clio 182 aside as my second car rather than my daily driver. Does anyone do classic or specialist second car insurance policies for these? Thanks

Hi I might have missed elsewhere but what race series does the car compete in?

Hi Thanks for the comments. I think I will follow your suggestions. What would you suggest about the heat shields? Do you know what the people racing these cars do about the rear most heat shield? Thanks

Hi Has no one had to deal with this yet then?

Hi The past winter has not been so kind to the underside the Clio 182. Underseal has been damaged or hardened and split, allowing water in and this has caused areas of corrosion around the rear parts (i.e. boot floor and structures either side). The rear heat-shield is also corroded from...

Hi Bloke What type of connector is on it? Is it easy access from underneath once the front of the car is on axle stands? Is it easy to unclip or fiddly like the injector rail connector? Thanks,

Thanks that's great. Will tackle when the pipe arrives. Do I need to take the engine mount off for access to the retaining clips?

Hi Bloke Thanks for the video link. Having watched that, there was no chance of me getting that connector on with the hose still attached to the car. At least I know for future reference whenever I come across those hoses. PS. In case anyone needs the part no. for the hose it is 8200268626...

Hi Bloke I have had a look and can't seem to find any?

Hi guys In attempting to soften it enough to fit, I managed to melt the end of the pipe. In cutting the melted part off the pipe is now too short to use. I tried fitting it without heating the pipe up but there was no way it going to fit in the pipe. Is this a symptom of the pipe ageing and...

Hi The U shaped bracket yes I probably could have done, pipe connector I'm not sure as in my futile attempts to reuse the pipe I have destroyed the end and it is now too short (see other thread in technical section). It just annoyes me that what was supposed to be a straightforward job of an...

Having read on here that heating the pipe up meant that you can replace just the connector, I can confirm this does not work. I have resorted to cutting the old connector off in the hope that there should be enough pipe left, but then found that even with heating the pipe it would not soften...

You would have used second hand O-rings and metal brake pipes??

Hi It's just items like having had the injectors out (to replace one), I then needed to replace all the O-rings on those injectors. I eventually sourced some but had to wait for delivery. Likewise, as I can't easily replace the connector to the injector rail I am in the process of working out...

Having ran other older cars, like Fords (and even Land Rovers), the parts supply has generally been more on the shelf. But I guess this is my first performance orientated car so I suppose there is less of them around to keep stocks for in the first place....

Hi In my nineteen months of Clio 182 ownership I have found more and more often that whilst certain parts are available, they have to be ordered in over a period of days. I have also found that on starting some jobs, you then only find out about some other associated issues or further parts...

The fuel rail is reassembled and back on with new O rings and the new injector. Problem is I need to replace the fuel line connector to the injector rail as the original one does not clip that well and the o rings have perished. I have a new one from Ktec but cannot work out how to remove this...

Hi I have ordered a set of those injector O rings in the link above, and the Ktec connector for their O rings. I will let you know how I get on.

Hi Arran_ Do you mean these? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fuel-Injector-Repair-Kit-O-ring-Set-Renault-Clio-SPORT-172-182-Megane-Scenic-/251961430623

Or do I have to buy a set of injectors if they're not sold separately?

Hi I have had the injector rail off and the O rings for the injectors are past their best and the fuel line connector to injector rail O-rings have split. Where can I get a set of injector and fuel rail O rings from? Do they need to be resistant to petrol exposure? Thanks!

So by increasing or decreasing the offset what impact does that have? Thanks

Hi Would someone be able to explain to me the Ackermann angle and how having a different offset affects this? I remember reading that on the Clios it doesn't make much difference having greater or less offset (within reason), but then if that was the case why did the 172 Cup have different...

Hi If you ask me, I think the corrosion resistance of these Clios is pretty good compared to a lot of other cars from that same period! Remember the youngest 182 is now 13 years old, and the oldest 172 is around 18 years now isn't it?

Hi Nobody knows?

Hi I believe other cars of the period including Ferraris suffer a similar problem. May be worth googling those too?

Thanks for the replies. Can anyone confirm whether there is a difference between the three and five door roof bar versions? Thanks