So a few weeks ago I took the car back to Clioturbo as there was an occasional significant power cut when over 4,00RPM, plus I wanted the belts and dephaser changing earlier than recommended. As it's running 0.6 bar of boost I am paranoid of the increased strain on the engine and belts than it was designed to withstand from the factory.
Andy really looked after me, my passenger (
@Paul.M ) and the car whilst he carried out the work. Andy even enlisted my help to turn a ratchet to time my engine correctly which made me feel more useful than just a brew boy! :smile: Andy then took the car for a rip and I heard the familiar banging and popping from a distance that signals the power cut mentioned above kicking in.
Andy hazarded a guess that it was overboosting but wanted me to give it some welly whilst he monitored the Adaptronic's readings on his laptop. He quickly saw that at over 4,000RPM the coolant temperature would spike to 130oC. It was only a single hit so not enough for the car's gauge to react but enough for the ECU to spoil the fun. Andy did a quick rewire of the coolant temperature sensor wire from the Renault ECU to the Adaptronic and the car has been perfect since!
I ended up buying a new centre cap for my Turini from Renault and sprayed this up so the car is almost back to the very tidy condition that I want it to be. I have noticed some rust on the underneath of the bonnet and some paint peeling from the front bumper. I'm tempted to buy both another bumper and bonnet to get sprayed, and have some Focus RS vents fitted and colour coded into the bonnet to aid with heat dissipation however I am open to other options as I don't want to spoil the 'stealth' look of the car (I prefer the clean look tbh). Things are getting a little toasty under the bonnet due to the hybrid T28 so any mods to the bonnet won't be just for show and will be well thought through. :smile:
Top job again
@Andyrg@ ClioTurbo :up:
