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Due to the amount of cars being knicked at the moment especially ones were theyve broke into your house and knicked your keys , heres a tip which will have the cars thieves scratchin there heads and will end up leaving your car were it is. Its very simple and takes 20 seconds.
When youve...
Heres a tip for all clio owners - when you lock your car up at night flip the drivers side rear seat up and this gives you access to a black circular cover - lift this up and disconnect the wiring going to it. This will cut your fuel pump off and totally disable your car.
Fuel Tank has an 11 gallon capacity ( 50 litres )
When the light comes on there is approximately 7 litres of fuel left in the tank - depending on how tame you drive the car this could last up to 60 miles if your lucky.
Once the light comes on it temporarily records this on the ECU and it...
The vin number deciphered tells you what yours is - the dealer will sort out the correct part
Equipment level ES4
Additional to equipment level SAN913
Additional to Limited Edition AMB06
front shockers £40.49 + vat each going off your chassis number
rear shockers £42.51 + vat each going off your chassis number
pm'd you your factory build sheet
can he fabricate me 2 outer door skins and a tailgate in clear perspex - i can drop the doors off for him and the tailgate. I basically just want outer moulds making - not inner frames.
Maindealer between £275 & £400
Timing belt change every 72k or every 5 years - whichever comes 1st. Personally i would do one every 50k are every 3 years due to experience with these snapping.
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CLIO 1 - PH1 & PH2 were built from 1990 - 1996 ( seperate headlamps & front indicators ) chassis number will start VF1C57A ( 3DR 1.2 ) eg
CLIO 1 - PH 3 were built from 1996 - 1998 ( combined headlamp and frt indicators & the new DIET engine was introduced - the tailgate had a brakelight in...
A cambelt kit - part number 7701474019 is £120.00 + vat and an auxilary belt is £15.99 + vat part number 8200226493. The labour rate with Renault is 2.7 hours to do both belts ( £45 - £70 per hour depending on dealer ) When you fit a timing belt it is essential that you fit new pulleys as well...
If your red light is flashing the Plip has lost its code - you will need to hook it up to a "clip" diagnostic and enter your overide code to reprogram the key. It takes 2 minutes to do and Renault will charge you the pricely sum of between £30 & £50
Get a nice cup of tea and a paper and maybe a slice of toast ( perhaps with some jam on it ) - buy yourself an autotrader and get yourself a faster car. Dont waste your time as the 1.9 Dti is s**t slow - the 1.5 is actually quicker and more tuneable.