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I have a Clio 200. I’m looking to get a little extra camber and castor It’s a late 2010 model, which I think has some struggles with camber adjustment via top mount owing to the smaller aperture? I was looking at powerflex adjustable camber and castor bushes. Does anyone have any experience...

I originally owned a 182FF back in 2011, I've always had a thing for Clios and naturally, a Trophy always topped the list. In the years since, I'd sort of moved on from the Clio in all sorts of fun and interesting cars from an R26, various M3s, S4, M2, K20 Elise, Exige - all sorts. I regularly...

I'm looking to upgrade the audio in my 182 Trophy. I don't want to go through the rigmorale of fitting an amp. I'd ideally like to retain the original stereo, but if that's the best option to upgrade audio without an amp, I'd consider it. I'm guessing my best option is to spend out on the...

I have an issue where I don't seem to be able to turn ESP off, or at least there's no visual indicator. I don't recall of the ESP light is supposed to light up with ignition, but it does not - so it's possible someone has removed/taped up the bulb. I have a vgate BTLE OBD adapter that I...

I'm back in a Clio after 7-8 years, in the form of a Trophy. The box needs some attention and I fancy fitting an LSD while it's being rebuilt. What are the options these days? Nearly £1100 for a Quaife feels a bit pricey compared to other helical diffs I've bought in the past.

I'm off to look at a Clio 200 shortly, is there anything in particular I should look out for. I understand there's a common gearbox issue. Am I right in thinking it's usually a synchro issue into 3rd? Is a particularly notchy change an indication of future failure, or can they carry on forever...

Went to look at a Clio 197 for the other half today. Overall it seemed pretty tidy - high number of owners but it seems to have been serviced at main dealers it's whole life, including the cambelt 2 years, 7k miles ago. There were two issues that bugged me, though. 1. The exhaust seemed to...

So I picked this up last week; Spec according to the previous owner; * RS Tuning Stage 2 Map - 274bhp 310 lb/ft * Larger uprated injectors (630cc) * K-Tec 3" Sport Exhaust System * Miltek De-Cat *Samco Silicone Hoses * Forge re-circ valve * Forge actuator * Forge uprated front mount...

Had some fun in the Clio today :) IMG_2781.jpg by mikehiow, on Flickr IMG_2802.jpg by mikehiow, on Flickr IMG_2807.jpg by mikehiow, on Flickr

Now, I wouldn't normally worry about rust on a car, if it wasn't for the fact there wasn't any the last time I looked. Here it is 2 years / 20k miles ago. Here it is today I'm just curious if it's something I ought to be worried (water/crap getting in there?) about or perhaps the clutch...

Is there anything to look out for with a second hand gearbox before refitting? Any obvious signs of damage/wear?

Someone mentioned to me a while back that its possible to get the gearbox out of the top. I'm a little sceptical, but anything that's saves a bit of time (and rolling around on the floor) sounds like something worth investigating to me. So, is it possible?

I'm not having much luck with the Clio recently! There's a lot of oil under the car and on the gearbox. On the gearbox, its soaked the selector, ns driveshaft seal, subframe around that area etc. I'm unsure if its gearbox oil - its golden and clean (which my engine oil certainly is not), but...

I had an MOT today. The emissions were through the roof. HC: ~350 Co2: 8.5 Lambda: 0.68 What do I need to be looking at? I occasionally get intermittent emissions light with a lambda fault - it usually clears its self and I haven't seen it for a very long time. I've just had the inlet...

I'm at a bit of a dead end with my starter. After my last died, I happened to find this. With it looking like there's no where near enough slack to remove and recrimp, I drilled a hole in the remaining corner. My issue is that now the starter is in, it seems to be struggling to turn the...

Crimping a new connector on did not solve the connector continuously coming off the starter motor, so I figured I needed to find a better solution. I've added another ring connector to the nut on the solenoid, whilst keeping the normal spade connector for some redundancy, as it'll be a pig to...

I'm trying to get more clearance between the top of the wheel and the spring seat. Are the helper springs required? Without the helper springs there, I think there would be a fair bit more clearance. What is their function?

Mine have broken free on both sides, and I remember it being an absolute pain to hold them through the small holes while undoing/doing up the subframe bolts. Has anyone else found a solution to this - I may need to pull the box out again soon, and would like to address it to make things easier...

I'm currently sat on 165k miles and using a lot of oil. I'm going to start looking at an engine refresh this year, however, I'm unsure of the best way to proceed. I guess there are a few options; 1. Rebuild current engine, hope crank/bores are in good condition or risk having the car...

So, I'm looking to put the Clio on a diet. I weighed it a year or so ago with rear seats out at 1080kg with rear seats out. That was with Oz F1s which seemed quite heavy - I now have TD 1s which are a bit lighter I think, but 1080 should be close enough. I've noted over the years that many...

My car seems to get through a fair amount of oil. At 165k, I've no doubt the rings and valve stem seals have seen better days. However, I can't help but notice the amount of oil around the engine bay. I found loads on the rocker cover, particularly in the plug socket nearest the vvt solenoid...

Bit of a weird one. My starter motor has failed - given that the motor rattles, I suspect that the brushes have fallen apart. When removing it, I discovered that the connector was snapped. I'm just wondering if anyone has seen this before and whether it coincided with a starter failure...

So, after my AST Sport line 1 purchase and a set of R888s, I took the Clio to Brands yesterday and was mighty impressed at the improvements to the car. I have a video at half way through the day with a full tank, a >100kg passenger, a lift to let someone pass and some pretty early braking in...

Long story short - fitted ASTs and wheels (around ET45) were fouling on the abs bracket/spring cup with the amount of camber I opted for. Fitted 20mm spacers and now I get a fair bit of rubbing over bumps. I can't quite work out where it is rubbing as I can't see any evidence of it. Its not...

I'm sure that I got hub nuts with my last set of rear discs. I bought genuine this time and there were none. Should they be replaced when changing the discs? Keeping in mind that they were last changed only two years ago.

I've seen a few people have added carpet to the rear of their stripped car. It seems like it tidies things nicely for me, and I'm hoping it might insulate against a bit of a the road noise for driving to and from track days. How have people achieved it?

Hi guys, I want to give the arches/engine bay a bit of a clean up as it's got a bit mucky over the couple of years since I did it last. I want something that's going to aid shifting the dirt fairly easily with the aid of the pressure washer. It should be safe with rubber etc. as I don't want...

Bit of an odd one. Ever since fitting ASTs I've found a rattle from the OSF when that wheel hits undulations in the road. The odd part of it is that it seems to go away if I feather the brakes. I will pull it all apart tomorrow to check it over, just wondering if anyone else has seen...

The 182 is idling a bit rough and quite often needing a second attempt to start each time. I fitted one of the new blue crank sensors a couple of years back. I'm wondering what the chances are of that failing already or whether perhaps I just need to look at the joints on the replacement plug...

Particularly the Aircon model. Anyone know?