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Dan you tried the fuel treatment you can pick up from Halfrauds and stuff like that, bit of a cheapskate option though. Or book it in first thing and nail it round for half an hour before

No exactly the easiest engine todo by a mechanic on the floor with a trolley jack I assume? Question is did he really change the belt? If so like others have said, can you prove the belt failed? Send the bill to the place that supplied the belt.

Pull the rubber stretchy thing off the top, and take it out the way, Then pull the coolant pipe off the side (pushed into the housing on the side of the airbox) then just pull the whole thing towards you, its only pushed onto the throttle body housing. Easy as that. You should be able to see the...

Idle should be 1 bar

Ah right yeah he said something about that, you know Mark aswell?

Yes mate, Who do you know who works there?

Came into Sutton Park - Rugby car park today, Nice number plate :)

Standard at most Renault Dealerships now mate, they put all the lubes through unless you say you don't want them

Mileage is pretty low if its the real mileage :rolleyes: Check for service history too mate

When you start it up, does the coolant/anti-freeze in the header tank start bubbling straight away? And smell it for oil... Like everyone else says, sounds like headgasket, easy enough job really

Try a large screwdriver or prybar under the bottom of the hub but above the bottom arm, as close to the ball joint as possible, and pull down, if it comes down a long way, probably your ball joint making the noise. When its jacked up, try working the wheel slightly side to side and top to...

Bout 89p from a Renault dealer mate :approve:

Rugbys the place to go mate ;) -Tom

Your allowed to drive it to the nearest MOT test centre with a pre-arranged appointment I believe. -Tom

Yeah agree with edde mate, even if non-genuine, they're cheap enough :approve:

They genuine Renault parts mate?

What was it booked in for GuyS?

German & Swedish, The MK1 172 Vented ones are R62339 (Fronts) - £25 Dunno the Rears, best bets probably ringing them up mate - 020 8917 3802 --Tom

Wheel Bearing??? If you've checked everything else people have said, jack it up under the sill or wherever, and work the play on the wheel from side to side, and up and down, then spin it up as quickly as you can, & listen for a grinding noise. Oh yeah, don't forget your Axle Stands & Wheel...

Yeah, probably started out being pushed between the inner of the tyre sidewall and the rim of the alloy. Can't see how they missed it though? :S Maybe caused a slow leaking, so the pressure went down, so it fell out of place. Take it back to them and say "Look what I found inside my tyre...

You ever had new tyres fitted on it at a garage? If so they probably changed the valve, which to take out can be cut from the inside, then pulled through with a tool. Probably went to change the blade half way through the job and forgot? -Tom

1/4" Drive Ratchet 1/4" Drive 10mm Socket Pick/Small screwdriver Held in by 2X10mms ontop of the G/Box Bell housing, undo them (Don't drop them) Then pull it out a little, unclip the little block plug. Then do same in reverse to fit new one. -Tom