172 lumpy drive when cold

[uberwolfe]

Hi all,

I have this problem that's been bothering me for a while - lumpy performance when cold.

This is in addition to the lumpy idle others on this forum describe.. this is while I'm driving.

It's hard to explain but it feels a bit jumpy and touchy, especially noticeable when in high gears in slow moving traffic.

Also when in 5th gear at low revs it feels as if there's a shuddering coming from the engine.

Once the temp reaches about 1/4 up the dial it all disappears and the car runs smooth as silk....

I have recently replaced the RHS driveshaft (hoping that might have fixed it but no) and am going to change the dogbone bushes etc soon - hoping any of these might help..

Anybody have any ideas???

Thanks

 

[Dan@SJM]

standard feature.

 

[uberwolfe]

standard feature.

Heh, yeah mate - but no it hasn't always been like this. I've had the car about 6 years so am pretty sensitive to its new little "developments"

 

[mjf93]

My car does this always, it's just where it's cold the revs drop sharply when you lift off and the running is a touch lumpy

 

[iOllieSM]

My 1.2 was doing this lately and I cleaned out the throttle body and now it starts and runs like a dream. Might be worth doing? Cleaned it out using carb cleaner.
Goodluck!

 

[bozothenutter]

I always had this, revs would drop when pulling awau...just a little mind you.
Then a few weeks ago my front lambda went, replaced it and the dip in revs is gone.
Must have been the lambda degrading or something.

 

[LiamR172]

Mine is like this every time its cold. It also pops and bangs alot when its cold.

Are all clio renaultsports not like this though?

 

[cliokid182]

mine is.