Search results

Before I get flamed this is only what has happened to my car, and im not saying for one minute that everyones car is the same. My valver has been running a de cat and Scorpion stainless cat back, along with a K&N filter element in the air box, hooked up to a cold air feed taking air from the...

About 2 weeks ago i noticed my dash lights stopped working. The only bulbs that work are the green main beam bulb, the rear fogs bulb and the heated rear window. Everything else is in total darkness. Is there a relay/fuse specifically for the dash lights? Also it appears the front fogs arent...

Need to post some pictures in the for sale section. Im using a Mac G4, and have no idea how to do it. They are saved as Jpegs. Do I need the pictures hosting? Any help would be appreciated, cheers.

Bloody Scousers. Park my car in Liverpool on Wednesday night, come back to it at 2am and lo and behold, someone has nicked one of my centre caps. They are the phase 2 16v alloys. Anyone know how much a replacement is from Renault? Ive phoned round the breakers yards but they just laugh at me!

The car has been trouble free for about 5 months now (is that a record for a valver!?) but im now having problems with it. When I accelerate as soon as the clutch is released the car jerks violently and then stalls. It doesnt do it all the time and only does it at the point the clutch is...

My mate has got a vauxhall astra 1.4i, 1991, and what a sh*t car it is too. Anyway he is having real problems with it. The engine idling is all over the place, and there is a knocking noise coming from the gearbox/clutch area. When the clutch is depressed the knocking stops, and the idling sorts...

Ive read loads of posts with people arguing whether optimax or super is more responsive and makes your car quicker than standard 95 RON. Is it all in the mind? I know if I spend 9p a litre more on fuel then I want something for my money. I reckon the best way to sort the arguement is: Run your...

Its a 1992 clio 16v in red. Its not the metallic wine red though its not bright red. Just been down to Halfords to get some paint, but there are 4 renault reds and Im not sure which one mine is. Sorry cant post a picture.

Driving home today and something has gone wrong with the gearbox. When I set off the gear stick moves back several inches and when I decellerate it moves right forward again . I can still get all the gears and it doesnt do it too bad in 5th. Has the gearbox gone or could it be an engine mount...

Been trying to put a new rear caliper on my clio, but cant undo the bolt that connects the brakepipe. I left some wd40 on it for an hour or so to loosen it off but still to tight. then, when i thought it was turning, I noticed that the spanner had stripped the bolt head. What is the best way to...

Whilst driving on the M62 at about 3.30 am, some shi* kids threw a large object (looked like a large petrol can) off the motorway bridge. Thankfully the can hit my bonnet first and then my windscreen so didnt go through the glass. Pulled over and looked back but they had legged it. Anyway it...

Sometimes, though not always, I keep hitting flat spots between 4-7000rpm when accelerating hard. It picks up like it should around 4000, then occasionaly it really struggles up to 7000. Also the idling is a bit lumpy. Ive cleaned the idle control valve with some cleaning spray. The car has...

My power steering pump has recently started making noise. When the car is stationary or at very low speeds, i.e parking, it sometimes makes a bit of a clicky noise and other times its like a screeching noise. It doesnt do it all the time, and the steering is still light and responsive so the...

When youre getting your foot down, do you floor the pedal and wait for the engine to catch up, or depress the accelerator slowly as the engine speed increases, if you know what I mean? Ive heard being gradual with the accelerator can make you accelerate a little bit quicker..

Just been around a few garages in my area (Preston) to get the rear torsion beam lowered, and no-one wants to do it! They all said it was too time consuming, and the last one they did took 4 hours. Im a customer and paying good money so how can they rufuse? Anyway, has anyone in the North West...

Anyone know anything about the legal side of speeding fines? My girlfriend had dropped me off at the pub in my car (16v) and was driving through the back roads of North Yorkshire. Being a woman, she didnt notice the police car pulled in at the side of the road, or notice the car pull out behind...

Ive had problems with a slipping clutch on my 16v for the last month or two. Whenever I put my foot down the revs would go up but with little effect on speed. Got it fixed (new clutch) and got the car back on Friday but have noticed that the power band that comes in at 4-4500 rpm has gone. I...

I want to replace the front door speakers for my valver. Are there any that drop straight into the existing holes so I dont have to do any drilling etc? I assume they are a standard size but sometimes the mounting holes on aftermarkets dont match up to the holes in the door.

Ive seen loads of posts on here regarding heater matrixs dying on clios etc and after putting up with a cold car for the last couple of months i decided it was time to replace mine. If anyone is thinking of doing this, pay the money and get a garage to do it as its a b**ch of a job. The first...

I need to order a heater matrix for my 1992 clio 16v. Apparently there are two different matrixs fitted to the most of the Renault range, upto 1998. Anyone any ideas as to which one will be the right part for mine? Anyone done this job recently and ordered the part? Like I say the car is a late...

Where is the water drain plug/screw on the clio phase 1 16v? Ive looked everywhere but cant see the thing anywhere. Ive looked in haynes but has a really vague picture and no description. Please can someone guide me ASAP as my car is currently in bits and I need to flush the system. Cheers

My 92 16v is not well again. I start it up from cold and its fine. It idles perfectly and there are no apparent problems. Then, when I drive it it starts to misfire and the idling goes all over the place. I have also noticed a smell of unburnt fuel at the exhaust so there is definately a...

Anyone recommend a decent fuel additive that will clean my injectors? Have seen the usual Redex etc but im wondering which one is well known to work. And im not bothered about wild power increase claims, I just want something that gets the job done.

I put a post on here last week regarding trouble I am having with my phase 1 16v and thought I had got to the bottom of it, but hey its a Renault! Last week I was having some trouble with idling and misfiring, and so checked and replaced the usual culprits. The cars idling was all over, and it...

Anyone who really knows their clios might be a huge help to me. I drive a 92 1.8 16v, and if it helps at all it has had the usual de-cat pipe, stainless, and a k & n filter element. The other night driving home on the motorway, doing about 90, the car started misfiring ever so slightly. I though...