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I think this is my third project thread on here now :) one day i'll learn my lesson. Maybe.
This is Alex the 9 (Numberplate D570 ALX... ALX = Alex = how original :D )
I first saw this car in 2001 at Shakey, it was owned by one of the marshals there. It was his dads car before that. At the time...
197 cup, 70k miles.
When shifting up a gear, or lifting off the power from harder acceleration, I get a wierd "flapping" noise from the front drivers side. It happens pretty much exactly when you would expect wastegate chatter noise on a turbo car. Its coming from around the belt/driveshaft/hub...
Cross posted from TR
https://turborenault.co.uk/threads/the-last-thing-i-needed-was-another-project-car.100276/
I couldnt afford it and I didnt have time for it. So. I bought it anyway... I've just picked it up after a marathon 2-day round trip (from Coventry to Aberdeen and back) from being...
Clio 197 cup Headlight question- my dip beam cut out last night. Mains, sides and fogs work OK. Identified fuses and relay in engine bay. Fuses OK, relay tests OK/swapped with fog relay. Bridged the connection and dip beam works. What triggers the relay? There is no signal coming to trip the...
....entertaining little things, these Clio's. Different to what i'm used to I must say.
Have just added a '53 172 to the collection, picked it up for a steal with a knackered PS pump. Nothing like taking an awkward Renault to bits is there?
:p
Makes a change for nothing to be seized...