182 burst shocker!

[miniandy]

After 5000 miles my rear near side shocker has burst. Is this a warranty claim?



Cheers

 

[fUbAr]

i would have thought so!!

shouldnt go after that short time.

 

[rcp]

that is not good!

 

[Lee]

Provided youve not changed the springs then I cant see them arguing against it being done under warranty.

 

[rory182]

This happened to my offside rear shocker after about 7k miles (on a 182 also) it is covered under warranty. Make sure they get the right shocker i.e. if you have cup suspension make sure they get the cup shocker!!!

 

[blink172]

Wouldnt they need to change both sides? Seems a bit dodgy to change only one on a hot hatch as they will handle differently

 

[rory182]

Quote: Originally posted by blink172 on 14 February 2005

Wouldnt they need to change both sides? Seems a bit dodgy to change only one on a hot hatch as they will handle differently

so long as theyre the same shock I hardly think therell be any difference after 5k miles... unless the opposite shock has lost oil and if it has then its a warranty too!

 

[182_blue]

how did you know the shocker had burst originally, ??, just so i can look out for my next problem LOL

 

[Phill1978]

my rear shockers have gone since i added the eibach prolines on the 172. never just do springs and dont add springs then shocks. my advise is to go for a full coilover setup or a same brand spring/shock setup that are designed to work in harmony with each other.

im gettin coilovers nxt time.

 

[rory182]

Quote: Originally posted by 182_blue on 14 February 2005

how did you know the shocker had burst originally, ??, just so i can look out for my next problem LOL

Youll hear it start to sound bumpy from a corner, it gets worse and worse. If you look behind the rear wheels you can see the shocks coming down, if theres any sign of oil on the outer then a seals gone and youre losing oil from the shock.




[Edited by rory182 on 14 February 2005 at 1:38pm]

 

[miniandy]

Theyre standard Cup shocks, and the car is completely standard. I phoned reno and the guy was surprisingly helpful, even offering to get it in this afternoon! he said it would be warranty, and he would make sure it was Cup stuff that got ordered.

182-blue, at first i thought it was something in my boot but i checked the shock and it was covered in oil, started making a clonking noise going over bumps, and the handling is a bit unpredictable.

 

[182_blue]

ahh right, i will look out for that (if i ever get mine back from renault !!)

 

[rory182]

Its not just the cup shocks that do it, Im un cupd!

 

[miniandy]

Just to update - after being with reno for 2 days my car emerged all nice and clean with TWO new shocks!! Apparently the other one was leaking aswell, so they just replaced it while they were at it. All warranty work which was good! Then had a puncture. But at least it was easily repaired!

 

[Chief Brodie]

I knew renaults were unreliable, but these tales of woe appear every day here. I looked at a 182 cup the other day, very nice drive, looked good and sounded nice. The only thing i found was that it really didnt seem all that quick (maybe tight) but this reliability is really putting me off now.