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It was early hours, I needed a wee and I'm old. I imagine if yours is seized, then that'll be why it was sold. Stick a new one on. Less risky.

Throw my reply in the bin then 😂

I’m 99.9% sure that bush is meant to be tight in the body of the tensioner. The circlip is there to hold it in place. To facilitate belt removal with the tensioner tool, it must be able to move and pivot as needed. So it’s fixed in with a partially threaded bolt - see picture below. I can...

Cool. Cadwell is the perfect test. If you get time, could you ping me over a list of parts if you don’t mind? 😊 No rush. I’m at Croft in March for my new cars first outing. But I’m sure I’ll be making some modifications over the new season

Yep. Fitted them to all my 182s

Have you been out on circuit yet? I converted to EPAS on my last 182 circuit car, but suffered the usual power drop-outs.

Well, the car's been going great. I did a few more miles back and forth to work but have now decided it’s time to move on. She’s currently in storage, and I’m going to fit the last few remaining genuine parts to the car and give her a proper detail inside and out before listing it for sale in...

Yeah, old cars I’m afraid. But it’s better than winging it in a polished turd. 😂

Looks like a pretty good diagnostic tool that.

I had mine done a few years back and I just supplied them with the valves. https://www.pure-motorsport.co.uk/clio-2-3-meg-2-supertech-uprated-valve-set.html

Looks nice and tidy.

Only one way to be sure Jon 😂

Yeah but it’s proper messy stuff and goes everywhere. Perfect for places like inside the rear quarters where the corrosion has eaten into the seam. Or inside the sills, rear beam or pretty much anywhere where water, dirt and salt will collect. It displaces water. It doesn’t like UV light, hence...

That's not too bad and at least you've started fighting back. It'll eventually beat you of course, but there are plenty of places that will cut out the old rot and refabricate new sections. S50 wax oil by bilt hamber is also very good as it creeps inside the places you can't reach and has...

Yes, and they're quite a hard compound. I'd put in a fair few laps and get some heat in them before attempting a hot lap to be honest. Used in the fun cup. I used to get them from Track Torque Racing in Tockwith, but it's been a while.

Sounds good. Whatever you decide to do, I'm sure you'll enjoy it. TIP. If you remove any original parts, don't throw them in the skip.

Congrats. It looked like a nice car. Any plans for it?

That is the male connector. The female connector will no doubt be connected to an old steering wheel if you can pick one of those up. The part number is 7700432801.

A bargain. SNR make the bearings for Renault so probably the same.

Yep. Used by many dedicated track cars and novice championships inc 750mc, TDT, TDC etc…

Mine and the gasket which I bought off K-Tec. It’s the only one that’ll get a decent seal on PMS exhausts.

If it’s any consolation my RB still gives me a whiff of exhaust first thing and that has a brand new flange, exhaust, cat, gaskets and been fitted by a professional exhaust centre. There’s very little insulation under that gear shift gaiter. Door seals have seen better days etc…so I’m sure it’s...

I insured my RB with them when I lightly modified it last year. They told me the more modified the car, the cheaper it would be. When I bought that 182 hill climber last year and put the RB back to stock, the price almost doubled when I went to switch the policy. £660 for an old geezer who’s...

Just paint but I guess you could if you wanted.

I’ve been using the Cuvva app for my new toy. Like you, AF wanted a kings ransom so I fooked them off. Now I just insure it for a day or so if I want to move it out of storage and work on it at home. Costs me around £20. I’ll be doing that going back and forth to Croft this year as I’m damned if...

Cheers Andy. Yeah I’m lucky to have Jon on my doorstep and he’s always happy to help. His head is full of useful Renault information 😂 Mines proper standard and behaves itself. It’s probably how it drove from factory, bar a little wear and tear. My BG was feral and tried to kill me every time I...

Thanks Kyle. It certainly gave my puzzler something to think about.

Cheers Rich. Other than the washer pumps' poor connection, I inadvertently caused the starting issue myself by removing the fuse box too thoroughly, leading to a loose wire. These older cars can be tricky. I mean the car ran perfectly until I replaced a wiper stalk. 😂 This morning, with the...

Feeling enthusiastic about the car again, I figured I’d replace the tailgate struts as they were a bit soft and occasionally the tailgate would come down on my head. Picked up a decent pair from @Toms_clio a few weeks back. Thanks Tom, they worked a treat. Gave the old girl a run up the...

And we’re back in business. After doing a load more diagnostics I came across this new fault code. Google proved unsuccessful again but it made me look in another direction. I’d normally do a Smart Scan, but this time I figured I’d do a manual scan. The diagnostic was able to scan...