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Hi there! As I'm currently in the throes of breaking my wife's Clio, I was wondering about the engine. Given its 200k miles, and it failing on emissions, there's as much a chance the engine is knackered as it might be something as stupid as a sensor. Because of the huge mileage, I can't...

Hi all, Halfway through a cambelt swap on the wife's Clio 172, ran out of brake cleaner, so had to take a short break from it. After two weeks before stuff arrived, got around to cleaning the engine down and began reassembly of the cambelt. Tightening up the exhaust nut (100Nm, then was...

Hi all, Have just replaced a door on a Clio 172. However, one of the tiny circlips/retaining clips that the hinge pins use has decided to get blown away in a gust of wind! It's camouflaged itself on the driveway so I've no idea where it is now! Anyone have the part number or know a quick...

Getting to the end of my tether with this car. Been out of action for a month and a half because of clutch, suspension and an exhaust (which took almost 3 weeks to sort out), and after a couple hours of test driving and about to let the wife drive it and enjoy it at last, it now refuses to...

Hi all, Ordered front suspension (shocks and springs) for a non-cup 172. Normally, I'd prime a shock by pushing the piston along its stroke a couple of times, letting it naturally return to its original position. The shocks I've received though, stay in whatever position they've been set. I've...

Hi all, Having done the cambelt and loads of other stuff a month or so ago, had a look under the car to have a check up on things, but unfortunately, things look a little grim. I decided to stick some leak detection dye into the engine oil just in case the engine decides to leak somewhere, and...

Hi all, Just replaced the headlight washers, so bumper off and on during the rain yesterday, bit miffed but its done, so obviously this morning there's an amazingly loud clicking noise when ignition is on. Sounds like the driver side headlight motor trying to do something and obviously not being...

Hi all, With the car in bits, I figured this was a good time to find out why the Clio's washer bottle wasn't really retaining water. It was obviously leaking, but from where? Turns out it was one of the outlets, had a huge split in it. Decided to get a second hand one off eBay. Quick check. Oh...

Hi again, Second day of this odyssey, and I'm getting almost to a point where I can actually start looking at the timing belt. The crank pulley and lower timing belt covers are the only obstacles in that regard. I'm ignoring the elephant in the room of the water pump. Access really is tight! I'm...

Hi all, Am about to embark on the cambelt change, and just wanted to know more for future reference, how do you drain the coolant without making an absolute mess everywhere. Was able to squeeze a pair of knipex pliers onto the clamp and remove the hose, but the chassis is right under, and the...

Hi all, Wife's Ph2 172 has the usual issue of the fog light coming up due to the rear lights. It's now isolated to the left side cluster/wiring, but is getting to the point of comedic, especially when reverse is involved, where the brakes then turn all lights on dimly, and indicating then goes...

Hi all, Noticed when taking off the front wheel arches that on the passenger side there is a bit of foam, presumably insulation, just flapping around. Didn't see one for the driver side. I haven't seen this on any of the parts diagrams whilst perusing the Dialogys, so not sure where or how...

Hi all, Mucking around with the car, and have taken off the front wheel arches and bumper to see what lurks underneath. I'll need replacement front wheel arch bits to the bumper, as they're both in different states of destruction. When putting the bumper back on though, there is a gap between...

Hi all, As I mentioned in an earlier thread somewhere, the seats on the wife's Clio has had repairs in a past life, presumably because of the original connectors going a bit naff. Looks like it was a quick solder and tape job. Whilst it was al ok, it does mean removal of the seats was a bit of a...

Hi all, Have seen a few threads where some people have used a brake fluid reservoir from a Megane to move it across the engine bay. Looks a damn sight better located than its current position, which I can see is already dirty enough to make checking levels difficult, let along the idea of...

Hi all. As I delve further through this car, I am experiencing many new and not so typical wonders that many garages seem to impart. So with the boot emptied, and noticing some surface rust which I've quickly blown over with primer for now, I almost cut myself on something: So on closer...

Hi all, Currently got the car on some ramps to have a look under and see whether I've bought a dog. In regards rust, these Clios are quite good, only really seen some surface rust on the front chassis legs in the engine bay, everything else rusty would be some of the mounts, so bits that can be...