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Can vouch for that stuff, its good... also known as Loctite "Quick Gasket"

The K9K is a pretty resilient engine but silly little things can make them come to a grinding halt however the oil leaking is a little worrying so deffo needs to go to a workshop ASAP. Don't attempt to restart the vehicle and get it towed for inspection.

Whining is created by something being too tight or bearing races being worn/dry... i've never known an old dephaser to whine in over 5yrs working with them but there's always a first time I guess.

Chances are it'll be the crank position sensor at fault but as with all things with new cars, without diagnostics its purely guess work. If you suspect an imobilliser issue you will need to keep an eye on the status LED; Flashing LED whilst cranking = Imob fault. Steady LED whilst cranking =...

It'll be something or nothing on either the timing belt or the aux. belt runs needing attention but what exactly will require some looking in to. It could be a worn idler bearing or the aux belt could just be ready for a change... best to get it seen to though.

They shouldn't be, in my opinion at least, be charging for more than 30mins labour but i'm guessing they're going to be billing a minimum hour plus the part @ £50

It is easier to expell the air with diagnostics as you actuate the solenoids to be fully open, thus allowing fluid to properly flow thru the unit but it doesn't have to be done this way.

+1 - Agree as belts are only around £12 and its a simple enough job on the cup

yeah it would need to be really low for it to cause tapping... lower than the min mark at least. Can you recreate the noise with your head under the bonet or will it only do it when the car is in motion?

IF it's the pressure plate then yes it's a new clutch job... but that's IF. Try feeling the cable out as above first and if it feels anything but smooth check the routing and/or replace the cable with a genuine Renault unit.

depends on how low it is... low oil levels can reduce oil pressure which in turn can cause tapping noises. When waas it last serviced?

ABS can be tested and diagnosed... its normally the older equipment isn't capable ;)

Can't you take it somewhere to be done?

IIRC the entire aux equipment mounting needs to come away from the engine block though to be able to get at some of the water pump bolts... not an as simple job as it seems at first.

Checked your oil level on the dipstick (Not the dash ELC) recently?

Simple answer is, obviously, get it back to whoever did it ASAP to be looked at! It should be impossible to get too much tension on the belt as the tensioner has an "idiot" marker on it that clearly shows the point to which it must be engaged. It can be missed by someone not knowing its there...

Most master cylinders have two circuits but this isn't new and cars have had this for a very long time. Hopefully it is just air and you've not flipped the seal on one circuit and killed the MC (You said above it locks up on Front/Rear oppersite diagonals which is how the circuits are piped to...

Which car are we talking about here, the 172 Cup or the R26 as one is cabled and the other is hydraulic? I'm assuming its the Clio being as you're asking on CS. Has it had a clutch cable recently as the routing could be wrong (Or it could be a crappy universal cable rather than a genuine...

These are some of the easiest systems about to install and get your car running on a base map. Knowing Dave and Carl @ Emerald personally they will also be only to happy to help you out over the telephone with general setup and installation questions but the manual from there website is nothing...

Can't make it either as I'm at Donnington with BTCC that weekend. Loads of pics please!

Homer, is this "Code Reader" of your a generic ODBII Reader by any chance or is it a decent bit of kit? "DLT" and "I/M"? I'm gonna guess its a generic ching-chong code reader from eBay (Or similar). These do not have the ability to access ABS/SRS/TCS/ESP/UCH, etc and most of the systems on the...

Technically yes though you can get away without but no matter which 1.2 unit you have (8v or 16v) at the price of the parts you'd be silly not to!

You need to pinpiont the actual source of the leak to before changing it - Could be a pipe but it could also be the pump... get under it and have a proper look.

Welcome to CS - I have a feeling I spoke to you today(?) Mick

A broken ABS reluctor ring would put the SERV and ABS light on not the Brake warning lamp.

hahaha - Flan is such a pikey! His TT conversions are starting to get good though now they're for other people. Is it still running the standard Clio II pedal mech? If so it's an easy enough job providing you enjoy being upside-down in the drivers footwell. New pedal assembly from Renault is...

Is the resevoir level sensor plugged in to the cap? Are the pad level indicator wire(s) touching metal (If your car has them)? What is the state of your brake lights and brake pedal switch? Hnadbrake switch/wire broken?

To say for sure what is triggering the lights you need diagnostics... this service can be done for £30-45 by an independent if you do some searching - it doesn't have to go to the dealer ;)

LoL - Looks like Mark Dow is in the background? (Right) - Deffo prefer the original image (I wish they'd put some colour on it before clearcoating over the basecoat :o). To put my conceptual art head on the lighting is totally wrong in the PS... way too dark considering all the supposed light...

Just doing my part sir to keep sheddy Renaults on the road one by one plus, i'll find something to bill him for LOL