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Spare hour this morning. First job, oil and filter change. Assume position. I seen a 12 point oil filter wrench designed for the renaults of this era a while back which was recommended for the meganes, and bought one (BGS Technic 8259). BGS 8259 Tried it out this time and its amazing. Im...

No difference in wishbones. Use oem bushes up front for road and occasional track, febi bushes seemed ok oem equivalent when i fitted a set years ago to a 265. Track use only use uniball bushes. Dont bother with poly bushes on front wishbones, they are crap as the rears cannot rotate like oem.

200k club for the Blue dci today. Ive got a few site visits on and working in the big smoke for a week soon so will be going up quite a bit more.

Meg ndo box gets me working a bit, had sweat on doing the trophy😆

Bench press it in place and hold with one hand whilst threading a bolt in has always been my method..jc5 is light so super easy. On a serious note the studs/box spline hold it in whilst getting a bolt in. First thing to check is that the clutch release bearing is still in place and has not...

Looks normal.

Id imagine bearings be cheap shite in them. I fitted a mintex pair recently and they also had cheap bearings in. Main issue for premature fail is prob missing spacer or incorrectly torqued. Absolute eyes out at £350. £110 in parts and an hr to fit on a lift. Id replace with Snr or oem renault...

Bearing issue that, can see caliper is not moving and wheel is in vid. Age old axle spacer issue and prob a cheap disc/bearing. Super easy to do yet so many get it wrong.

Download renault visu to suit the years required and cross ref. I had the 182 wiring diagram when i done my standalone ecu wiring harness Ph2 2003 visu is on here. https://turborenault.co.uk/Visu/Clio2ph2/ENG/HTM/ENTREE.HTM

Also if your using a manual tensioner, you will need a seem gauge to check and set cambelt tension via frequency.

You will need the catcams kit that temporarily replaces the cam cover, to degree the cams properly with dti and timing wheel. https://www.pure-motorsport.co.uk/cat-cams-locking-tool-for-f4r-engines

1.2 does not have 8k redline so not right. Apart from that will work. Might need to reprogram a few things (asr, cruise etc) depending on spec.

Done a few jobs on this ep3 today. Built engine, haltech ecu etc. Think around 700hp, its done low 10sec qtr. Rust free underneath 4wd crv box etc. Sexy Haltech dash. Sadly its had some work done poorly recently with a large bill to suit and came back with a few issues. I had a look at it...

Faulty egr or wiring issues near egr plug.

Easy fix that. I found the oem nut/washer binds them up when fully tightened. New washer and nut solved the issue, failing that removing a mm of the brass on a belt sander will give the same result.

Updates Daily driver this week, why not. Ive been having fun driving it and low mpg is the result. Apart from that its perfect, fast enough, easy to drive, ac ice cold etc what more do you need for a daily?! Anyway i snipered a set of radiator ducts from U pull it a few weeks ago as mine were...

With this done i give it a clean off as front was covered in flies and loads of road muck up the sides. Gtechniq fallout remover to reactivate the ceramic, Gtechniq bug remover, BH autofoam, Gtechniq Gwash and rinsed off with water filter/blow dried. Sounds like a 3 hour wash, in reality it was...

Updates. Noticed n/s rear brake pad had worn on the piss when getting tyres changed last week. Ive never touched the rear brakes on this and this was the first time the rear wheels have actually been off in my ownership - rear pad notch was not located in the piston cutout..rectified it before...

The handbrake mech is an absolute pain in the arse from memory. Front ones are a breeze in comparison.

Prob a bad injector. Test the resistance of the injectors, should give you an indication if one is knackered

Usually end up with a right mess of brake fluid/trying to get the piston over the seal with caliper in situ :LOL:

If all else fails new calipers are around £35 each.

As above piston starting to seize, its not knackered yet if its moved back in though. Wind piston out as far as you dare to inspect, prob see a little corrosion. Be mindful if you wind out too far piston comes out and your in the s**t :LOL: Clean piston up with scotchbrite and wd40, lube up...

Sounds like the febi guy is a "if it doesnt match your reg" then its going to end up in flames type of person. The 172/182 balljoints are nothing special. If its a m12 type send it. Check pin thickness with a vernier if your worried.

Most likely, looked similar to a 172 one from memory.

Orange dci update. Used orange dci all last week. Had a couple of start up/conk out then start up ok on 2nd attempt chucking eml on briefly. Assumed fuel system issues and scanned with clip to diagnose. Can clip diagnostics A few faults stored but no fuel related codes. Digging a bit deeper...

The one i drove with grp n timing also could cut out in certain circumstances, i guess its due to the limits of what can be mapped on stock ecu. When i drove it, i was heel and toeing it and never noticed, but my mate said it done it to him occasionally.

Didnt expect any less than a clean pass mate 👌 Certainly no need to be pulling the engine apart yet imo. Oil seals hardening with age/lack of use is a real issue sadly. If you use it parts wear out, if you dont use it parts also wear out. Cant win!

Good upgrade over oem if you want less bodyroll.

Aftermarket springs will stiffen it up and lower rideheight in most cases. Eibach sportline would be a suitable matched spring.