182 question, fluids

[182_blue]

which brake fluid does the 182 take, also which power steering fluid too.

thx in advance

 

[182_blue]

 

[182_blue]

cmon, someone must know, i looked in the manual but its not there

 

[182_blue]

 

[adrianwaj]

Might not be of any help, but see Elfs Lube http://www.total.gb.com/webkit/lubes/products_elf.cfm?name=ALLcatalog list

 

[Liam]

isnt the brake fluid mentioned on the inside cover or is that the power sterring fluid, the tranself stuff?

Liam

 

[182_blue]

no there not mentioned in mine, the tranself stuff is gearbox oil

 

[Liam]

is yours low, or do you just want some like me so you know they use the right stuff?

 

[182_blue]

yeh both my power steering and brake fluid are nearly on " min ", whats yours on

 

[182_blue]

anyone

 

[M.C..]

how old is your car?

i would take it back to the dealers and see what they say, they should top it up for free

 

[182_blue]

about 5 months old, do you think they will top up for free

 

[peterh2]

If its not done enough miles to need its first service yes they should top it up free.

 

[Liam]

Quote: Originally posted by 182blue on 14 January 2005

yeh both my power steering and brake fluid are nearly on " min ", whats yours on

last time i checked they wernt on minimum. Any lights on?

 

[182_blue]

hi, no lights on, the only light i get is the stop and brake one when going up steep hills, never get it other times

 

[182storm]

how many miles you done?

havent checked mine, think i will tomorrow tho

 

[182_blue]

5k

 

[182storm]

my brother in law said we need d2 for the steering and he will check on mon for the break fluid. ive done 8k, im now getting worried. wheres a torch when you need one!

 

[182_blue]

yeh and the brake fluid is hid under the engine cover too

 

[182storm]

ok found a torch

here we go.... whats the one in the middle (sort of a clear bottle) mines just above min.

im not even looking for the break fluid then, ill leave that for my other half to do!

i know typical woman

 

[182_blue]

er one in the middle is water , mines just above min also, (do you mean the big one shown here just above the blue pipe ?)

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/gallery/full/1089918371__DSCF0201.jpg

 

[182storm]

yeh thats the one. give me credit, i found the water (when itd run out) the windscreen wash that is

[Edited by 182storm on 15 January 2005 at 9:07pm]

 

[182_blue]

lol very good,when you get chance check the little on to the right (power steering), and there is one behind the back of the engine to the left of the water (brake fluid) that one is under the engine cover

 

[182storm]

cheers bud! ill let you know mon what break fluid, thats if noone else knows.

 

[182_blue]

thx 182storm, will be handy to know which one to put in

 

[Liam]

Ill check mine next time too, properly that is. Sure only about half way though. The collant is bang on maximum they only come half filled from new so filled it up with renault coolant when I got the car!

 

[182_blue]

yeh my cooloant is ok, but the others are just above min

 

[182_blue]

update **

well renault said its not covered under warranty (unless there is a leak), so i go to the parts department and ask for brake fluid, power steering fluid and coolant, it turned out they had no retail brake fluid so they filled me a bottle up from the garage and gave it to me for free !!!, then he gave me the power steering fluid and neither of them could find the price of it so in the end they gave me that free too !!!!!!, so in the end all i paid for was 1litre of coolant.

left the service dept very happy, quite impressed with there service, now im all topped up and read to go

 

[182storm]

my brother in law got me some dot4 brake fluid n some d2 steering fluid (both free) im topped up!

 

[Liam]

do you have to do anything special when topping up the power steering and brake fluids?

 

[182_blue]

no dont think so, they gave me dot 4 brake fluid, and d2 auto gear fluid for the power steering.

 

[Little Newms]

I top my coolant (sp?) up myself, is this a bad thing to do? i use water and antifreeze.......

 

[Liam]

No the coolant is just like window washer, Id suggest for you to use the pre mixed green renault stuff though.

you can get 1 litre bottles and this will last ages.

Not sure what mileage your coolant is drained and replaced??

 

[182_blue]

^^^newms do you need to top up regurlaly ??, the 1 litre bottle from renault is £8 by the way

 

[182_blue]

coolant replacement by the way is 4 years or 72000 miles

 

[Little Newms]

Erm its the second time in four months i have had to top up.....? Prob Boarder line for being ok? Only £8? Might try that, cheers guys

 

[182_blue]

just wondered as mines about the same, worth checking your other fluids imo

 

[Little Newms]

yeh i do mate.... i swear mine had an air bubble it in not so long ago... one day was nearly full the next it just vanished! I started a thread ages ago about it, its been ok since (touch wood) lol

 

[182_blue]

im keeping my eye on mine too