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3/4 fixed cup





Got my car back from renault, i had a knocking when i took my foot off the accellerator in the lower gears, it turned out to be an exhaust heatshield that had got bent too close to the rear box, probably from going through a big puddle he reckons.

Second problem fixed was with my k-tec rear lights which i thought was a dodgy bulb turned out to be wiring put in the wrong way round when they built em so the nearside brake light came on when i swithed the lights on.

Third problem was with the suspension knocking when cornering hard, matey adjusted one of the struts or something and thats sorted too so well happy at last!

Only thing not fixed was my noisy exhaust which sounds like its blowing, he put the car on the ramps when i came to pick it up and showed me it wasnt blowing, he thinks all you can hear is the engine firing through the exhaust manifold which theres nothing you can do about. Bit gutted really as it makes the car sound sh*t on tickover (like an old escort or something), has anyone else had this problem or am i gonna have to buy an after market system?
 
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yes i thought that about my exhaust.sounded like it was blowing from the manifold/cat area but when i checked it i couldnt find anything wrong,must be a characteristic of the engine/car.
 


Oh good im not the only one then, thats better! Mechanic said it definately sounds like its blowing but its not, when i had my center section replaced though it was quiet for a day but then went bacck to normal. He said they used to put "pinches" down the manifold to smooth out the airflow and pulsing - dont know why Renault cant do it now?!
 


by the way your suspension noise wont go away..it will come back..mine has been in 12 times for this and they changed everything as they said it was a recall from renault..anyways it came back and has now affected the steering wheel and that is noisy now...they cannot fix the problem until renault come back to the dealer which could be never..gonna give them a couple of months and then it stays wth them until fixed..its a f**kin joke mate
 


Mine sounds blowy. I put it down to the lack of sound deadening in the CUP. You can hear the exhaust gasses and engine sounds more. Still not as bad as my 106 though which sounded like a milk float.
 


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