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Not serviced the car in 4 years. So it'll need a cambelt change along with a fluids service. £350's worth of parts £650 fitted.
Easiest way to save money is ignore the service all together.
Oil in the inlet plenum is normal from my experience. Could be from blow by or valve stem oil seals neither of which is worth investigating id say. Just keep an eye on oil levels. You can check for worn valve stem oil seals by driving downhill off the gas at 40mph then floor it. If you see white...
Randomly changing parts is way more fun than taking it to a forum respected industry specialist. Losing power under load suggests its an ignition based fault so can be narrowed to coil pack or leads, spark plugs or injectors.
If the car has a rough idle you can unplug each injector to see if...
Having had recent problems with injectors i'd suggest it could be an injector failing. I experienced similar symptoms that were solved with a new set of injectors.
Also might help to know what car you have.
Yea Aux belt just needs a tighten up dont go crazy or you could hurt your alternator. If that connector doesnt plug into the radiator fan it will be from the AC as my Cup doesnt have one of those from memory.
My Cup lost injector 4 today. Lost power on the m5 30 miles from home luckily managed to limp it home. had a spare set of injectors in the garage so it's all sorted now thankfully.
Ive owned both. I had a Storm grey 200 Cup with Recaros and speedlines and i currently drive a 172 Cup.
The 200 felt like a more special car to drive, the quick rack was great! brakes, incredible, handling was in a different league compared to the 172. You would have to be driving on meth to...
Could be the onset of motor neurone disease? If you're struggling support the weight of your leg over the throttle pedal you might be adding more throttle input than you think.
Either that or it could be a mixture of climate change and stranger danger?
I refurbed my rears with this kit
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-CLIO-1990-2005-REAR-L-R-Brake-Caliper-Repair-Kit-Pistons-BRKP61/273524108077?fits=Model%3AClio%7CCars+Type%3A2.0+16V+Sport&epid=11004454164&hash=item3faf4eab2d:g:ogcAAOSwbqpT06C~:rk:10:pf:0
There is a retaining clip inside...
but he isnt claiming from his insurance so there is nothing to declare? im drunk so ignore me but that sounds unreasonably harsh if its the case. Ive not crashed in a while.