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Right, my mum has told me her car isn't running quite right. This is what she has described: Growling sound when you accelerate Over 20mph the growling gets louder Often pops/bangs, car shakes slightly as this happens I'm thinking misfire or exhaust? What would you all check first? Going to...

The Astra doesn't come with an undertray, so my engine bay is always filthy 😧 Thinking of making one out of 2mm or 3mm aluminium sheet as I can get some very cheap and can get it cut and anodised. Just wondering if this is a good idea? Will the engine run hotter etc with the bottom of...

Okay so for the Astra, not strictly a Clio but a gearbox is a gearbox I guess and this forum is great for help :) Had a new box fitted in the Astra, and the new one crunches into 2nd when cold? It's fine when its warm, just when cold it crunches? The box is brand new, only just fitted. Before...

Vauxhall are replacing the box under warranty on my 1.6 Astra. Going to get the clutch to add onto the work, as I only have to pay the price of the part. I've seen a few options; Sachs £87.60 LUK £160.80 LUK £79.19 Transmech £59.40 Now I understand the Transmech ones are considered a bit...

Carpet is going flat where my heel is the whole time driving. What's the best way to bring this back to life? Mats only around a month and a half/1000 miles old. I'm thinking carpet shampoo and a scrubbing brush?

Anyone tried using Autoglyms fallout remover? It's a trade product I think, only available in 5l bottles or more! Doesn't go purple like iron x etc but seems to have good reviews.

I just bought a Black Astra, and I am looking for someone with a DA to tidy up the finish a little and get rid of the swirls. Going to be claying the car soon to remove some water marks/tree sap marks, and its in fairly good nick already there's just a few swirls I'd like to sort so the cars...

I got into the whole detailing thing with the Clio and bought a DA, polishes etc until I had so many bottles of stuff and spent so long cleaning the car it was getting a bit annoying! Having just got a new car which is black, I don't particularly want to spend forever cleaning it but don't want...

Well what can I say really, it's an Astra (awaits Vauxhall hating crowd!) Top spec with all the toys, 18k Miles, New set of Goodyear tyres, Auto everything etc. Very happy with it! Got my years no claims soon and wanted a flasher car now I have to do motorway driving and also have a good job so...

Just got this DA polisher on eBay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CAR-POLISHER-ELECTRIC-EXCENTRIC-DUAL-ACTION-ROTATION-BEST-QUALITY-Set-2-710-W-/371099638889?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item5667431c69 Don't worry, I didn't pay anywhere even close to £139 for it, so I am happy with...

There's a tapping under my bonnet I think coming from the aux belt area? In work now so haven't had much of a chance to look but is there any common faults this could be? I'd guess its about 1.5/2 times a second, similar to tapping your nail on a table. I don't think it gets faster when you rev...

Going to give my drum brakes a clean and inspect inside them sometime to see how worn they are, do you have to replace the hub nut when you put the drum back on? Also anyone know what size the hub nut is? Thanks

Okay so it's my year anniversary with my girlfriend. nice meal out I thought, all was well until we're where we are now. In a car park, on my phone writing this thread as my sodding drivers side window won't go up!!! This happened when I got the car, and it was the window switch? Could it be...

Tried the Citroen Xsara ones and found they fit well, but can turn in the holes which I think is crap :( Tried the Citroen C2 ones and they don't want to fit very well either... Anyone know of some mist washer jets that fit a Clio MK3? And before anyone says it, my standard ones are broken...

Changing the coolant on my MK3 1.2 soon, going to replace the clip on the bottom radiator hose with a stainless steel jubilee clip. Anyone know what size I need? Won't get a chance to measure myself for a while now. Anyone know the length of the wiper blades I need? Looking to order new aero...

Think one of my tweeters has blown in my Clio Mk3, as theres a distinct crackling when music is on which is very annoying! I've changed the speakers and nothing, so must be the passenger side tweeter I assume. Anyone know the best way to change these?

Hey, Was wondering if any of you have a Renault manual or can guide me through a couple of jobs on my Mk3 1.2 Clio. Firstly I want to flush/change the coolant, as it doesn't look like its ever been changed. I've done a few jobs to the car so know some basics but detail would be useful ;)...

Hi all, Another gearbox issue here! Not only is it still as notchy as ever which I still haven't really solved, but I noticed this morning on our freshly cleaned office car park, that once I'd gone forwards into the car park, then changed into reverse, then reversed into the space there was a...

Looking to get a new set of number plates made up for my personalised reg plates. Wanted to know where's the best quality and also the cheapest places to use? I want the best price but obviously nice plates too! Done a few searches but a lot of links are too old too use etc. Tried fancy...

I drove over a reasonable speed bump earlier, and when the back wheels went over there was a huge bang! So loud it made everyone turn round and stare, it sounded like quite a metal bang which made me worry a bit, so I drove down the road a bit (so I didn't look like too much of a tw*t getting...

Since I've bought the car I've always found on deceleration changing down into 1st/2nd was always a bit difficult/notchy. The general opinion on here was syncros could be worn, as the notchiness goes away when the car is stationary. However, recently as the weathers warmer I've noticed...

Okay so currently I have the main light in the front of the car, but im looking to add a few lights to make it better in the dark, so my questions are as follows. Thanks in advance for any help you may give me :) LED footwell strips, I know the best place to wire these would be off the...

is that right? With the black wire of the HID ballast going to the plug with two cables, black and red, and the red wire from the hid ballast going to the red cable on its own? I know, not strictly urgent and probably a simple question but ive got work at 3 and its beginning to rain! :( McGherkin

My wiper motor was submerged in water last year when I bought the car, a few months ago it stopped working totally and when opened up you could see it was full of gunge and a mess. So, I went to the breakers and found the cleanest motor off the newest clio mk3 they had and replaced mine, now two...

The plugs on the chair go from bulb to ballast, what's the others in my hand for? It goes from the plug in my hand to the tabs in my hand? Thanks

So, I've got a Parrot ck3100 fitted in the clio and the screens mounted to the right of the steering wheel on the dash trim bit. My problem is that no matter what I do I can't get the screen to stay there! I've tried window security double sided tape, and endless other tapes and nothing holds...

Hi, So my car is Monaco blue, the colour code is NV432. Which colour primer should I use when colour coding to get the best match? Also where is the best place to get paint for a good colour match? Thanks

So I followed some stupid guide online and ruined my bonnet. Filled in a scratch with touchup paint, then used wet and dry while the bonnet was soaking wet to smooth off the painted bit, now it looks very smooth, but also totally dull and a bit awful where I sanded it down. I think I have two...

Hey, I've got a Clio Mk3 with Projector headlights fitted, and was hoping someone could recommend me some HID's that are bright and reliable :) Got a couple of other questions too, how long do HID's last? Also how do you go about cutting the rubber cover to get the cables for the HID bulbs in...

Okay so the window seal of my Clio squeaks when you put the window up and down, very annoying. My question is this, is it possible to replace the rubber seal that goes against the glass as the window goes up and down? Is this an easy job or one where the whole door card has to come off then the...