Hi guys.
Ive had a few problems since getting my clio back after the belt had slipped.
Basically, the belt slipped but didnt snap. Belts where removed and changed, pulley where done to. It was all re-timed and now runs nicely and pulls strongly through the gears when driving.
The only problem im having is when the car is parked.
Sometimes and i say sometimes the car seems to wobble / vibrate when parked wether be on the drive or at a crossing. When the car is wobbling / vibrating i hear a funny popping from the exhaust. You can here this video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOWhiXVYA5U
I thought an engine mount might have gone or something. I did check all the mounts and they seem ok and are nice and tight.
After a few days of driving it like this i noticed that i was using a lot more fuel than i was before the belt slip. I was averaging about 28/32 which is really bad compared to the 38/42 i used to get.
So i looked through the on board computer and looked at my projected fuel and it just had the dashes but they where flasing. I had over half a tank and it still flashed. Also when my fuel got low the fuel light would come on as you would expect but then sometimes it would just turn itself off which my clio has never done before. Then it might turn back on 20 mile down the road.
This is what the on board computer looks like:
Now. I knew i needed a new lamba sensor so i went a head and bought a brand spanka.
Fitted this in the before cat hole, not the after cat as i knew this didnt really do much regarding the fuelling. This didnt resolve any of the above problems.
So finally tonight i got Owen to plug the car in and see what some of the reading are. The first column is without the car running, second is running.
When the car was running and the ignition timing was fluctuating up and down it change some of the other readings as you would expect.
I dont know if any of these readings are totally out of the window or what not.
If you have any readings from your 182 it would be great to compare them. If you spot anything that looks out of the ordinary please let me know.
I really dont want to spend anymore money on this at the moment.
Many thanks,
Sam!
Ive had a few problems since getting my clio back after the belt had slipped.
Basically, the belt slipped but didnt snap. Belts where removed and changed, pulley where done to. It was all re-timed and now runs nicely and pulls strongly through the gears when driving.
The only problem im having is when the car is parked.
Sometimes and i say sometimes the car seems to wobble / vibrate when parked wether be on the drive or at a crossing. When the car is wobbling / vibrating i hear a funny popping from the exhaust. You can here this video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOWhiXVYA5U
I thought an engine mount might have gone or something. I did check all the mounts and they seem ok and are nice and tight.
After a few days of driving it like this i noticed that i was using a lot more fuel than i was before the belt slip. I was averaging about 28/32 which is really bad compared to the 38/42 i used to get.
So i looked through the on board computer and looked at my projected fuel and it just had the dashes but they where flasing. I had over half a tank and it still flashed. Also when my fuel got low the fuel light would come on as you would expect but then sometimes it would just turn itself off which my clio has never done before. Then it might turn back on 20 mile down the road.
This is what the on board computer looks like:
Fitted this in the before cat hole, not the after cat as i knew this didnt really do much regarding the fuelling. This didnt resolve any of the above problems.
So finally tonight i got Owen to plug the car in and see what some of the reading are. The first column is without the car running, second is running.
| Item | Ignition On | Car Running |
| Engine Speed | 228 | 900 |
| ABS Throttle Position | 3.9 | 2.7 |
| Air Tempreture | 57 | 57 |
| Engine Coolent | 82 | 90 |
| Intake Map | 99 | 36 |
| Ignition Timing Adv. | 0.5 | 10.0 - 14.0 |
| Short Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 | 0.0 | 3.9 - 16.5 |
| Long Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 | 0.0 | 4.7 |
| 02 Sensor Volt Bank 1 Sensor 1 | 0.410 | 0.090 - 0.750 |
| Short Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 Sensor 1 | 0.0 | 8.0 - 14.0 |
| 02 Sensor Volt Bank 1 Sensor 2 | 0.410 | 0.090 - 0.750 |
| Short Term Fuel Trim Bank 1 Sensor 2 | -100.00 | -100.00 |
| Vehicle Speed | O | O |
| Load Value | O | 37 - 41 |
When the car was running and the ignition timing was fluctuating up and down it change some of the other readings as you would expect.
I dont know if any of these readings are totally out of the window or what not.
If you have any readings from your 182 it would be great to compare them. If you spot anything that looks out of the ordinary please let me know.
I really dont want to spend anymore money on this at the moment.
Many thanks,
Sam!
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