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Great pics, love the colour scheme but I really think we need a shot mid-corner with a back wheel off the floor :D

It is, its the photo. I went back and looked at the car after I posted it cos I thought the same!

WHen I had a non starting 1.2 it was a bad engine earth, try a jump lead from the block to battery negative.

Thats also very similar to a 21 Turbo standard airbox.

You need three things for an engine to run; fuel, correctly timed spark, and compression. Find out what is missing. Fuel is easy enough crank it with the rail & injectors out see if they fire (BE CAREFUL) Compression is mechanical and easily checked with a gauge Spark use a spark tester or...

Natural progression from 5GT, 9, 11, 21 Turbo up through the modern RS range with a 172, 197 and so on. Been a Renault nut since I passed my test in '96.

Spent far too long trying to get the badges in the right place.

Ive stuck these in. Sorry (not sorry) about the dirty wheels :P

Brilliant lunacy. My mate has a half built, Evo engined, Cosworth 4x4 drivetrained Renault 5, if he ever finishes it it'll be unreal. Maybe he should bring it to you to finish for him lol

Mine is inside the car, behind the passenger seat, though I am using a map sensor up front and not the internal one. If i were using the internal map sensor id put it on the bulkhead in the passenger footwell.

Go to the adaptonic website for the wiring and instruction manuals, and the software installer, it all comes as one download package https://adaptronicecu.com/ EFI Parts is the UK dealer for them, you can get sales and service through him. Sales @ EFI Parts <sales@efi-parts.co.uk> is his...

Number 1 is always next to the flywheel, whatever the orientation.

After assessing options I decided i'd just replace the OE ones. Whatever you do its a faff around tbh, shocking design from Renault.

Thats foreign object damage, something has found its way into the cylinder and been smashed around.

I turned it from a running car into a disabled spastic heap of steel and iron oxide.

Made this out of my scrap bin, for locking up the crank pulley on my Volvo S60 D5 when doing the cambelt. Service interval is 96,000 miles so i've used it once when I made it, got another 64k to go before its needed again lol!

Service time. No wonder these things cost a fortune at garages, access sucks balls. Anyway, it was a nice day so I pulled it out of the garage to work on it in the sun, plugs, oil, oil filter, air filter, fuel filter, then I changed the wheels to my rough roll-around wheels and put camber...

I would not field any costs for a faulty repair like that. The garage subcontracted the work out by choice so the cost of labour is theirs to argue over with the gearbox subcontractor.

Its still on my workbench, so next time I pull the scuttle apart ill check it out. Thanks!

The Clifford on the car loves to scoff the battery. At best I get 2 weeks before it drains it flat, common trait for em it seems as my 172 was the same. I have a trickle charger but the battery sits under the front luggage liner and removing that every time I wanna hook it up is a pain. The...

Yes you can replace them, just remove the shaft and if you're lazy stick a stretch boot on it, otherwise pull the outer CV off and fit a normal one.

Whats it worth? For insurance purposes, not for sale. Just passed the MOT, 80k, Trophy wheels and a set of Phase 2 18's, fresh paint job in original iceberg, Recaro Pole Positions and new Sablet RS steering wheel (the blue trim one). Trophy spoiler (replica). Due belts soon on time but not...

This, 100% replace. It'll never be right, once they're gone they're gone.

197 cup, 70k miles. When shifting up a gear, or lifting off the power from harder acceleration, I get a wierd "flapping" noise from the front drivers side. It happens pretty much exactly when you would expect wastegate chatter noise on a turbo car. Its coming from around the belt/driveshaft/hub...

Had mixed feedback on the plates but I like them, I know they are questionable so they're velcro mounted and I carry the normal ones in the boot (its basically all you can fit in there lol). 260 miles and no probs yet, pretty sure I wont get too much further though!

Years Driving: 22 Test Passed: Jan 1998 Cars Owned: probably around 150-ish, maybe more. Total CC: A lot. Current ownership is just over 12,000. Total Miles Driven: Probably around the cool mil' Most Miles in One Car: 105k Money Spent buying cars: Depressingly high, well into six figures...

My 197 competes with my V6 for shittest fuel economy. Both low 20's. Ironically my modded 21 Turbo would 1)dust both of them on speed and 2)returns 30% better mpg for equivalent driving despite being heavier AND 17 / 12 years older respectively. Also why my daily driver is a diesel Volvo

In a nutshell, the Clio is doing what the R5 GTT did back in the day. Currently plentiful and cheap as chips. Watch what happens in ten years time.

Scuttle drains blocking and wipers failing (test the wipers on a test drive even if its not raining, I did on mine and they didnt work, he fixed them before I bought) Keyless lock button failing on the door Exhaust flexis, listen for a blow - itll be more evident at cold start Engine mounts...