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Hi - one of the rubbes at the rear of my exhaust has gone, Any ssuggestions where to find a replacement?

Recently when I turn the ignition a massive clunk seems to come from the rear passenger side of the vehicle just as it starts. Wouldnt have thought there was much back there to cause this noise when car is stationery. Any thoughts? Cheers

Just noticed a clunking noise when I go over a speed bump coming from the front drivers side. Wasnt there before. Anyone had a similar problem?? Thanks in advance

Hi, This morning when i went out to start the car I couldnt start it because I had a flat battery. I left the interior light on so I know this was what caused it. I managed to get a jump start and the car is running fine apart form the electrical warning light is constantly illuminated. I...

Noticed on my way home tonight that my car was running a bit on the hot side. Tried to put the blowers on to take some heat off the engine - only cold air came out which puzzled me a bit. 5 mins later temp warning light came on and stop light came on. Under the bonnet the cooling seemed very...

Hi, I've recently noticed when I start my car cold it makes quite a noticable gurgling sound coming from the engine. Also when driving it about cold sounds like there is loads of water sloshing about somewhere. When it heats up seems to be fine. Any thoughts? Mike

My mum and dad have just been involved in a crash and the Guy who recovered the car reckons at first look its a wright off. The car itself is only about 12 months old from new and has about 6000 miles on it. Any idea of what %age of the initial value would be paid out if it is confirmed a...

Hi, im having a bit of trouble with the electrics on my clio. After I came out of work and it was raining today I pressed the break light and the dash board lit up. Now everytime I press the brake the dash instrumentation light comes on. I dont know if it related but I recently changed a...

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I know there are a few threads about this already but im a bit concerned my head gasket is on its way out. Changing the oil today and found gunk round the inside of the oil filler cap. I never had this problem before but I do a lot of stop start driving now and hardly any motorway miles like...

Driving along the MWay on Friday something flew of another car and landed on my bonnet. Put quote a bit dent in it and scratched the paintwork. What is the best way yo get this repaired? Small independant body shop place? Any idea how much roughly - dent is quite deep and about 6" long.

Morning, This morning I got into my car and turned the key. The dash lights came on for a brief second then when I tried to turn the key fully start the engine everything just died. Now when I turn the key the car is totally dead - no dash lights, doesnt even attempt to start. I...

Car hasent been starting first time recently - especially in the cold. This morning it was freezing and it took me about 6 attempts to start - the starter was turning but the engine just didnt want to start. I was lucky I got it started I reckon. Any thoughts as to whats causing it / what...

After I get in my car and drive after heavy rain my car pissed water out of the centre roof light. Thankfully this is well sealed and never seems to get too wet. When I take the light out it is soaking inside. Any ideas whats up with it or how it can be fixed? its starting to drive me daft.

My rear brakes make a grinding noise when I stop - I assume I need the Shoes replaced on them? Could it be anything else? Anyone know how quickly this needs to be attended to and if its easy enough to do myself? All help appreciated. Mike

My car is cutting out and I think it is caused by some of the following. Lambda Sensor IAC Valve Coil Pack Wire Loom Throttle body Can anyone give me a bit of advice as to how to check these and sort them if necessary. Also an idea of how difficult this is would be appreciated. Thank in...

Anyone know a good renault specialist in Glasgow (or Scotland)? Ive been having some problems with my cat cutting out and I really need to get it fixed as its doing my head in. Dont want to be ripped off by dealer service department. Cheers Mike

My car keeps cutting out at low revs. Tried resetitng the ECU by disconnecting the battery -ve lead - ran great for about 100 miles then started again. Getting to the stage its really starting to annoy me. Any suggestions?

Just driving home after a day out and couldnt get the drivers window to come up. I have taken the door panel off and managed to get the window up and wedge it up - all the wires inside the door for pulling the window up had came off the spool and were all tangled and messed up so I had to cut...

Hi, Last night after driving for a few miles I parked up and as I walked away from my car I noticed a loud ticking sound coming from below the engine. It was quite a fast ticking and coming from the area below the headlight on the drivers side. Car runs fine apart form the problem its had...

My car just failed its MoT - need a new back coil spring. What kind of price am I looking at to get this sorted - just looking for standard parts - nothing fancy. All help appreciated. Is it an easy job to do myself if I get the part?

The woman at my work who has a clio has a problem with her indicators. She can hear the clicking noise form the flasher unit but none of the indicators flash. I was thinking the flasher unit was gubbed. Any other ideas??

Yesterday I disconnected my battery for a few hours to try and reset the ECU as my car had been cutting out a fair bit. The car runs a lot better and hasn't cut out since - seems to have made a big difference.:D Only problem now is that the toxic warning light illuminates constantly when I...

Hi, I was having a bit of trouble with my car cutting out recently - in fact its been doing it ever since i got it (2001). It has beenn back into the garage numerous times for clip diagnostics and everytime it comes out with a different "fix" it goes ok for about 6 month then starts...

Ive just changed the coil pack and plugs on my car as I was having problems with it - seems to have done the trick. Now when I start my car it makes a high pitched noise - almost like the ringing you get in your ears from loud music. When I turn the ignition on (without starting the car)...

ON friday I had a problem with my car where it felt like I was driving in third gear all the time and the emiisisons warning light on the speedo came on and flashed. It was siggested by several that this could be the copil pack so I went out this morn to change it and the fault seemed much...

I was having a look on the forum and thinking this maybe worthwhile to get a hold of. Im fed up being held to ransome by renault when getting my car fixed because I cant run a diagnostic check.. I have seen a copy on ebay for about £4. A few questions: 1. What is the interface between the...

My car is in need of going into the garage for a diagnostic. It drives but it feels like im in 3rd gear all the time. Maybe coils or some other sensor. Im not wanting to go near Arnold Clarke for the obvious reasons. Can anyone recommend a garage near Falkirk/Glasgow that could do the work...

Whilst driving to work the other day I noticed that in the lower revs of ech gear the car seemed to be shaking quite a bit but once the revs picked up it was fine. This was all ok until eventuall the emissions warning light on the rev counter started flashing and suddenly there is hardly any...

Does anyone know where the fuel filter is on a D4F engine? I have looked beneathe the car and it doesnt seem to be where the book says it is. Any thoughts appreciated. Mike