Am i paranoid about my new 182?? Help

[richardfirefighter]

hi guys. i finally took the plunge yesterday and bought the clio 182 54 reg with 32,000 0n the clock. But i have a few questions,, when it idles it slightly goes up and down in revs only slightly tho,, it makes the car move a bit inside, im doing an oil change today and i have treated the petrol with redex... is all this normal???

any help is appreciated

will get pics up here of it soon

 

[Scadden182]

yep completely normal, mine does it. kick its tits, and u wont notice

 

[col182]

usually lumpy on idle when cold matey, quite normal...

 

[Paul.]

as above^^

heard that an rstuner sorts this out though?

 

[richardfirefighter]

rstuner?????


it does it when warm too.. its as if its idling at too low a revs!!

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

They all idle horribly mate. nothing to worry about. RS Tuner is a re-map

 

[richardfirefighter]

They all idle horribly mate. nothing to worry about. RS Tuner is a re-map

is that expensive and where would i get it done??

 

[JoedotwasT5phy]

Its about £140 (dependant on exchangee rates as it's from holland). you basically do it yourself with a laptop. Pay your membership fee (you tight git ) and theres plenty of info on here. Also a group buy going on at the moment.

 

[Dan R]

hi guys. i finally took the plunge yesterday and bought the clio 182 54 reg with 32,000 0n the clock. But i have a few questions,, when it idles it slightly goes up and down in revs only slightly tho,, it makes the car move a bit inside, im doing an oil change today and i have treated the petrol with redex... is all this normal???

any help is appreciated

will get pics up here of it soon

Stop worrying! Just drive the wheels off it. Everyone else does lol.

 

[Munson]

Mine's been lumpy since the day it was delivered ~48,000 miles ago. Nothing to worry about, as already said

 

[richardfirefighter]

Mine's been lumpy since the day it was delivered ~48,000 miles ago. Nothing to worry about, as already said

cheers boys... you know what its like!!! every little noise is a gremlin for the first few weeks lol.... i need to buy the fog light electrical inserts too.. any idea where i get them other than the main stealers??

 

[W111ALG]

You just missed one on ebay last week, could try:-

www.breakeryard.co.uk

usually good for wee bits!

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

Yeh the idle is normal. Mine used to shake quite a lot sometimes, that is until I remapped it this morning. Now idles like a BMW!

 

[richardfirefighter]

Yeh the idle is normal. Mine used to shake quite a lot sometimes, that is until I remapped it this morning. Now idles like a BMW!

where did u do that??

 

[TimR26]

I'd be paranoid about the cambelt going before cars 5 years old

 

[richardfirefighter]

I'd be paranoid about the cambelt going before cars 5 years old

dont frighten me :dead:

 

[AlexG]

Get it changed then.

 

[Se7en172]

I'd be paranoid about the cambelt going before cars 5 years old

1st thing I checked when I bought the car m8, get it done asap.

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

where did u do that??

On my drive


(RSTuner )

 

[shadowsun]

Mine does it too. K-tec panel filter in the airbox has made it much better though!

 

[richardfirefighter]

just done an oil and filter change for some 5w 40 fully synth... how much will the cam belt change cost do you recon??

 

[DrR]

£500ish

 

[richardfirefighter]

a mate works for renault in london so i will get the parts 40% off.... just need to get them fitted.... is it hard??

 

[richardfirefighter]

anyone got a picture guide of it being done~???

 

[DrR]

I get the impression it's a b**ch of a job.

 

[Peperami]

Remap, engine and gearbox mounts can all ease this slightly. Some do it more than others.

Perfectly normal on a clio though. I found the cups were worse for it.

 

[richardfirefighter]

well i need a few bits for it... like fog lights and i need to find the fog light wire that plugs into the fog lamps too

 

[ChrisPearson]

What gains do you get with the remap?and will it fvck things up?

 

[richardfirefighter]

just saw that the cv boots are loose so got to cable tie them back on

 

[Jonny smith]

what exactly does and rstuner kit do?

 

[Jonny smith]

what exactly does an rstuner kit do. i.e what difference will it make

 

[Se7en172]

what exactly does an rstuner kit do. i.e what difference will it make

more power, more torque, increases the rev limit, supposed to iron out any flatspots cannot comment that it will do on it's own, but in conjunction with a few breathing modifications I am sure it will do. Lumpy at idle is perfectly normal mate. My Schricked 172cup was like school custard at idle

 

[DanFreemanPhoto]

The main difference Ive noticed is the much improved idle. It does feel a bit more gutsy mid rev range, but I'll drive it more before I comment on any 'performance increases'.

Oh, and its meant to increase mpg slightly, due to being more efficient, but I havent driven my car enough to notice that yet

 

[richardfirefighter]

how much is the rstuner and is it hsrd to set up???

 

[richardfirefighter]

anyone??