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Do not go anywhere near Mr Clutch !!!!!!! What year is you clio ? I have a box for a 172 but its a phase 1.

i have 2 connectors that look exactly the same to me. one is speed sensor on gearbox( phase 1 172 ) and the other is temp sender. which is which on loom ?

some years ago i had an old corsa. it never locked so i left nothing in it. one morning the glove box was open but it was empty so nothing gone. 3 days later went to take my son to school and realised they had nicked his car seat !!!!! how desperate can you be...

saw a tv program on scrapping cars and they had a hydaulic ram with a brass point to punture the fuel tank. the fuel ran down the centre of the point into a collecting tank.

i set number one cylinder at the middle of tdc and removed the cam end plugs. as an estimate i would say that the cam ends that should be at 3 oclock are between 1 and 2 oclock. so im pretty sure the timing has slipped due to the bottom crank pulley separating at the damper.....

yep have the earth on and the lambda. need to have a nose around

having dropped the new motor in and clamped it all up i then find the heat shield sitting on the driveway ! how necessary is it ?

Found out what this was last week...... When the crank pulley decided to separate !!!!! Check your crank pulley.......

Phase 1 172. Have some electrical connectors running down the back of the gearbox just behind the mounted ECU. What are they can somebody tell me ? Lambda ?

i will get some. left it at work. using it as a paper weight !

Apparently not. The pulley is a pressed together item with a rubber damper. Looks like mine shed the damper which caused the 2 parts to separate. I dont think it actually caused the problem but was larming when it fell apart onto the floor when i cut the belt off !

With zero compression on cylinders 1 & 2 and only 50psi on 3 it wont run of course. If timing had slipped then the compression on cylinder 4 wouldnt be 180psi. Really mystified as to what has happened. I suspect head gasket or head warped. Also found that the crankshaft pulley ( bottom pulley )...

the engine is out. im just having a look at diagnosing the cam timing. it was showing zero compression on 1 and 2 so i think the problem is more fundamental than the timing slipped.

Ok sounds good. How obvious will it be if it has jumped a tooth ?

What am i looking for on the end of the cams ?

how can i do a quick timing check without the special tools ? are there any timing marks that i can use ? just trying to confirm what happened when my engine failed...

yep thought as much. Was just trying to save a few mins . No shortcuts..

With the box in neutral can i run the motor without risking box damage. Input shaft will be driven i guess... Or am i being blonde ?

So i am now guessing that the timing has jumped a tooth. What are the chances of having it simply timed up again ? Would i be looking at valve damage ?

i dont have my other engine to check but is there a rubber between the inner and the out parts of the pulley ?

are they damped to stop resonance destroying the crank \ bearings ? i have never heard of this before.

Not a tensioner but the main crankshaft pulley. Just fell in half...

Is this a first ????? Lifted the broken engine out of the sunflower this evening. Suspect headgasket as lack of compression across cylinders. As i lifted it out i noticed the aux belt not sitting correctly and pinched under the cambelt cover. Immediately i was thinking that it had jammed the...

My Clio 1.2 does not self centre the steering. Checked wheel alignment and tyre wear and all ok Think it has an electric rack. Do they have problems ? Cant really describe it but its like a high spot if you know what i mean.

Are the aux belt kits still £60 from Renault ?

Saw a sunflower phase 1 between thrapston and Oundle on saturday morning. Anyone on here ? Just road the corner is mine but minus engine.

check the cover over the fuel rail isnt loose. they can make an annoying racket. the bolts can shear

sunflower appreciation ?

ill buy the engine off you !

but if no alternative its a must right ?