It sounds more top end when running but on start up there is a horrible loud clunk from lower down. Dan has said similar.
Im pretty much resigned to the fact it will need another engine. Currently looking at storing it away for a while.
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Chris' Petrol Blue Project
- Thread starter Christopher.
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It sounds more top end when running but on start up there is a horrible loud clunk from lower down. Dan has said similar.
Im pretty much resigned to the fact it will need another engine. Currently looking at storing it away for a while.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Spun centre main then mate I'd say. F'kin Renaults!
Chris V6 255
ClioSport Club Member
V6 255, 182 Trophy
Gutted for you mate! Looks epic with the recaro sportsters in.
I need a new set of seats for the Vee, just got to finish my house first!
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I need a new set of seats for the Vee, just got to finish my house first!
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SharkyUK
ClioSport Club Member
I'm sorry to hear the bad news mate. Everything was coming together so well. I hope it doesn't take you too much time and money to get things sorted.
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
Arghhh that sucks after just getting it back on the road
Hope you get it sorted soon
Hope you get it sorted soon
Will hopefully be at the point of taking it out this weekend. Tidy up the new one, Swap bits over, Get new one in.
Only driveshafts and gear linkage left. Not bad for 2.5hrs work.
Tim.
ClioSport Club Member
Eat, sleep, engine change, repeat
#cliolife [emoji38]
Haven't really done much with it this weekend, Have lost all enthusiasm now.
Anyone want to volunteer to come remove the old engine and put the new in ? Once its in id like to take it to Rentec to get finished then decide what to do with it.
Anyone want to volunteer to come remove the old engine and put the new in ? Once its in id like to take it to Rentec to get finished then decide what to do with it.
Old engine is out, new is in and we stripped the old one to inspect the damage. Only pictures of the damage today. Will be getting it all put back together tomorrow.
Tiny bit of metal floating around in the sump.
Doesn't show but the cams have some light scoring.
Pitted and scored
Propper job.
A not so goosed one for comparison.
The bores were very slightly scored but a lot of pitting in them. The remaining oil in the sump was grey.
Tiny bit of metal floating around in the sump.
Doesn't show but the cams have some light scoring.
Pitted and scored
Propper job.
A not so goosed one for comparison.
The bores were very slightly scored but a lot of pitting in them. The remaining oil in the sump was grey.
Just the driveshafts left now, then all the fluids and on Saturday it will be fired up :tired: Got hold of a PMS Ac delete kit and fitted that last weekend with everything else.
Currently looking for a winter hack
Currently looking for a winter hack
And for the Second time..... Shes Back :sweat:
Mate came round to button up the shafts while i sorted all the fluids out. Whipped inlet on and she fired right up Sounded a little rough for the first 5 mins but then soon settled down. Got the rest of the bodywork back on along with the wheels and took it out for a little test run up to the test triangle and back. Car felt Aok, gears selecting well driving fine. Came back and pulled up to a horrid smell, Coolant dripping ! One of the Forge hose had come loose on the firewall. Done it back up and double checked all the other clips and filled it back up. Ran it up to temperature again and then took it for a little 5min spin.
Then this morning we took it to Goodwood Breakfast club for its proper maiden voyage. She ran perfectly. Took it back out for a longer run earlier and took some pictures.
It will be getting a full on detail next weekend, Will also tidy up the engine bay as it looks terrible compared to what it used to with the 182 inlet.
The same bits are there pretty much but the inlets are for the 172 so need to pickup a spare inlet from @Fletcher soon to be powder coated.
So whats next for the car ? For peace of mind i want to take it to get mapped again to be 100% sure its running Aok. Really want to spend the winter just finishing off the little bits, the paint is in terrible condition and the amount of dents in it are very annoying.
All in all its been a pretty crap year so far on the car front but hopefully the engine gremlins have gone for Good !
Mate came round to button up the shafts while i sorted all the fluids out. Whipped inlet on and she fired right up
Sounded a little rough for the first 5 mins but then soon settled down. Got the rest of the bodywork back on along with the wheels and took it out for a little test run up to the test triangle and back. Car felt Aok, gears selecting well driving fine. Came back and pulled up to a horrid smell, Coolant dripping ! One of the Forge hose had come loose on the firewall. Done it back up and double checked all the other clips and filled it back up. Ran it up to temperature again and then took it for a little 5min spin. Then this morning we took it to Goodwood Breakfast club for its proper maiden voyage. She ran perfectly. Took it back out for a longer run earlier and took some pictures.
It will be getting a full on detail next weekend, Will also tidy up the engine bay as it looks terrible compared to what it used to with the 182 inlet.
The same bits are there pretty much but the inlets are for the 172 so need to pickup a spare inlet from @Fletcher soon to be powder coated.
So whats next for the car ? For peace of mind i want to take it to get mapped again to be 100% sure its running Aok. Really want to spend the winter just finishing off the little bits, the paint is in terrible condition and the amount of dents in it are very annoying.
All in all its been a pretty crap year so far on the car front but hopefully the engine gremlins have gone for Good !
Heres what £800 of scrap looks like
Also added the roof bars last week and test fitted the bike
Also added the roof bars last week and test fitted the bike
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
There's value in all of that what you are classing as scrap mate!Heres what £800 of scrap looks like 😧
Also added the roof bars last week and test fitted the bike :smile:
Assume it's still on the cams? Map shouldn't be far out atall. Pop it down and I'll sort out a nice deal for you as you've not exactly had the best luck!
Local guy only wanted the Blocks ! Suppose its better than nothing.
Messaged you mate
So yesterday i took the car upto Goodwood for a Porsche track event. Didn't take a camera sadly, but whilst i was there the car died
Wouldn't even bump start !!!! Got my mate to take me home and grabbed some tools. Found a dodgy earth so cleaned that up and she fired right up. Went to go out this morning and the STOP and Battery lights are on but go out if you rev it. Alternator is goosed. Thankfully with the AC delete it will only take 5mins to swap Im sure my luck is bound to change soon with this car :astonished:
Stefan.
ClioSport Club Member
Bloody hell, talk about bad luck!!
Have sorted out some of the little bits in the engine bay last week, New Airfilter, New Breather filter and sent the 172 inlets away to be powder coated.
No picture of the inlet but it will be a darker version of the old one Should look good once its all put together.
EFI Parts.
So early yesterday i set off to EFI. Got there all ok no issues coming from the PB thankfully. Met Chris and he went straight to work fixing the EML light by soldering on a resistor to the old carbon canister wiring. After logging the old map he went straight in to a pull on the Dyno. Made 182bhp straight away Later explained the top end mapping was spot on and a credit to Dan as the AFR only needed tweaking slightly. In the mid range it was a bit all over the place. Tidied it up a bit and did another run. 184bhp this time. Some more little tweaks and she finally ran 185.3BHP Really chuffed with that result. Chris was a little disappointed he couldn't get any more from it but i was happy. He did some more pulls to check all was Aok.
Chris then deleted the Airbag and service light that was pulled up when swapping to the Recaro's. Got it off the Dyno and handed me the keys. Took it for a quick test drive and it felt great.
Can't recommend Chris enough really. Absolutely top of his field.
Wales.
Had been wanting to do at least once decent driving trip this year !!!! With having to replace 2 engines and all the time taken this year iv driven my car......... 1079 miles !!!!! I thought it was a little more but iv really lost track of how long we were working on it ! After spending the night just out side of Welshpool i had a plan of where to go and just headed out towards the Elan Valley.
Was a little cold in the morning though.
Headed for the Elan Vally and came down the road through Cwmystwyth stopping off for some photos along the way. The roads were a touch icy where the sun hadn't been so was taking it relatively slowly.
Had previously headed down at the top of the reservoirs but this time headed straight for Rhayder then down towards Brecon.
Spent a little while driving round the beacons and really started enjoying the car. The smoothness of it now is lovely, Diff working very well and the tyres playing there part quite nicely. Have noticed the rear shocks are on there last legs though. Hitting a bump mid corner would send the back out a touch, nothing too bad but enough to make me quite weary of pushing on. Will get them sorted asap. Took a couple more pictures and then headed home
Thanks for reading. Heres looking forward to a new less stressful 2017
No picture of the inlet but it will be a darker version of the old one
Should look good once its all put together. EFI Parts.
So early yesterday i set off to EFI. Got there all ok no issues coming from the PB thankfully. Met Chris and he went straight to work fixing the EML light by soldering on a resistor to the old carbon canister wiring. After logging the old map he went straight in to a pull on the Dyno. Made 182bhp straight away
Later explained the top end mapping was spot on and a credit to Dan as the AFR only needed tweaking slightly. In the mid range it was a bit all over the place. Tidied it up a bit and did another run. 184bhp this time. Some more little tweaks and she finally ran 185.3BHP Really chuffed with that result. Chris was a little disappointed he couldn't get any more from it but i was happy. He did some more pulls to check all was Aok. Chris then deleted the Airbag and service light that was pulled up when swapping to the Recaro's. Got it off the Dyno and handed me the keys. Took it for a quick test drive and it felt great.
Can't recommend Chris enough really. Absolutely top of his field.
Wales.
Had been wanting to do at least once decent driving trip this year !!!! With having to replace 2 engines and all the time taken this year iv driven my car......... 1079 miles !!!!! I thought it was a little more but iv really lost track of how long we were working on it ! After spending the night just out side of Welshpool i had a plan of where to go and just headed out towards the Elan Valley.
Was a little cold in the morning though.
Headed for the Elan Vally and came down the road through Cwmystwyth stopping off for some photos along the way. The roads were a touch icy where the sun hadn't been so was taking it relatively slowly.
Had previously headed down at the top of the reservoirs but this time headed straight for Rhayder then down towards Brecon.
Spent a little while driving round the beacons and really started enjoying the car. The smoothness of it now is lovely, Diff working very well and the tyres playing there part quite nicely. Have noticed the rear shocks are on there last legs though. Hitting a bump mid corner would send the back out a touch, nothing too bad but enough to make me quite weary of pushing on. Will get them sorted asap. Took a couple more pictures and then headed home
Thanks for reading. Heres looking forward to a new less stressful 2017
Thought this needed updating
Engine
- 172 Engine
- V6 airbox with SFS silicone bend
- Forge Motorsport hose kit
- Magnecor Leads
- Standard Mounts with Powerflex insert
- KTR Ultra Performance exhaust
- Powdercoated inlets, fuel rail guard, and ECU cover/brackets
- Bosch S4 battery
- New Coolant and Power Steering fluid bottles
- Zinc plated bolts
- Mapped by EFI Parts. 185.3bhp/161.1lbft
Transmission
- Rebuilt Gearbox
- Quaife Differential
- PH1 gear shifter
Handling
- Standard shocks
- Eibach springs front and rear
- Whiteline ARB
- Standard 182 cup alloys, Bridgestone Potenza RE002
- 5mm spacer (front)
Braking
- Brembo 4 pots, Un-painted
- Custom HEL braided lines
- Custom Chris Powell 300mm Brembo brake brackets
- Brembo Pads
- 300mm Brembo HCs (Front)
- Renault OEM Discs (Rear)
- ATE Super Blue Racing brake fluid
Interior
- Recaro Sportster seats
- Custom JonFoz frames
- Connects 2 3.5mm jack install
Exterior
- Carbon Splitter
- 197 Renault Sport badge
- 3/4 Plate
Engine
- 172 Engine
- V6 airbox with SFS silicone bend
- Forge Motorsport hose kit
- Magnecor Leads
- Standard Mounts with Powerflex insert
- KTR Ultra Performance exhaust
- Powdercoated inlets, fuel rail guard, and ECU cover/brackets
- Bosch S4 battery
- New Coolant and Power Steering fluid bottles
- Zinc plated bolts
- Mapped by EFI Parts. 185.3bhp/161.1lbft
Transmission
- Rebuilt Gearbox
- Quaife Differential
- PH1 gear shifter
Handling
- Standard shocks
- Eibach springs front and rear
- Whiteline ARB
- Standard 182 cup alloys, Bridgestone Potenza RE002
- 5mm spacer (front)
Braking
- Brembo 4 pots, Un-painted
- Custom HEL braided lines
- Custom Chris Powell 300mm Brembo brake brackets
- Brembo Pads
- 300mm Brembo HCs (Front)
- Renault OEM Discs (Rear)
- ATE Super Blue Racing brake fluid
Interior
- Recaro Sportster seats
- Custom JonFoz frames
- Connects 2 3.5mm jack install
Exterior
- Carbon Splitter
- 197 Renault Sport badge
- 3/4 Plate
As previously mentioned the rear shocks needed replacing. I did think about doing it after Christmas but after a drive out last week the car was all over the place when pressing on. Going over a slight depression in the road would unbalance the car a fair bit, then the diff would lock and pull wildly in any direction the wheels were turned. At one point the car felt like it jumped into on comping traffic !!! Ordered a new set from Russ (£40 cheaper than Ktec) and then fitted them this weekend. The cars now back to its predictable self
The old set wouldn't even compress
The car also passed a milestone
And some photos from the test drive with the new shocks
The old set wouldn't even compress
The car also passed a milestone
And some photos from the test drive with the new shocks
Hadn't really planned to do an track time until well into next year. Pistonheads held there annual Sunday Service at Goodwood again this weekend. Track day on the Saturday, big meet up on the Sunday. The track day was only £200 so i booked it
Took the Friday off before and as you can probably imagine checked over the car a lot. Also gave it a clean. Got my go pro charged and all my camera gear sorted. My mate was also driving as a thank you for helping me out with everything. It was the first time he's ever driven on any track, the first time he's ever fully driven my car in anger !!!!
Saturday rolled round and we set off for the 10min drive to Goodwood and set up. People started turning up through the morning and we went to get noise tested. In to the drivers briefing for 30 mins then headed out to unload the car and join the queue. The day was originally planned for 40 cars. 22 turned up No need to rush as there was plenty of time to be had on circuit. Flew few a couple of early sessions quite steady as the rain had started and also getting used to driving the car hard again. Also was absolutely bricking it, thinking the car would fail on me again. It didn't It held up really really well.
The only issues that came up were the unbalanced wheels and the pads were fading after a short while. Drove round theses issues and kept the speed down a bit and just enjoyed the day. Ended up not taking any photos or video in the end, just a lot of time on track. My mate jumped in and really took to it. Only a couple of pointers here and there. We came back in and i jumped back in for our final session. They closed the track early as the rain was coming back in, could of easily done another session but thats the way it goes i suppose.
So yea really enjoyable and the cars back to its former self Going to sort the little issues out soon (possibly Turini's) and then book some more days next year.
Only photo i got !
Today i finally got round to fitting the inlet i had powder coated.
Took the Friday off before and as you can probably imagine checked over the car a lot. Also gave it a clean. Got my go pro charged and all my camera gear sorted. My mate was also driving as a thank you for helping me out with everything. It was the first time he's ever driven on any track, the first time he's ever fully driven my car in anger !!!!
Saturday rolled round and we set off for the 10min drive to Goodwood and set up. People started turning up through the morning and we went to get noise tested. In to the drivers briefing for 30 mins then headed out to unload the car and join the queue. The day was originally planned for 40 cars. 22 turned up
No need to rush as there was plenty of time to be had on circuit. Flew few a couple of early sessions quite steady as the rain had started and also getting used to driving the car hard again. Also was absolutely bricking it, thinking the car would fail on me again. It didn't It held up really really well. The only issues that came up were the unbalanced wheels and the pads were fading after a short while. Drove round theses issues and kept the speed down a bit and just enjoyed the day. Ended up not taking any photos or video in the end, just a lot of time on track. My mate jumped in and really took to it. Only a couple of pointers here and there. We came back in and i jumped back in for our final session. They closed the track early as the rain was coming back in, could of easily done another session but thats the way it goes i suppose.
So yea really enjoyable and the cars back to its former self
Going to sort the little issues out soon (possibly Turini's) and then book some more days next year. Only photo i got !
Today i finally got round to fitting the inlet i had powder coated.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
@Christopher. i have turinis. Good price for you if you're interested. :up:
It's good mate. I personally wouldn't pay there full asking price for a day but it's very enjoyable.
Need to work out if they will clear the brembos with wheel weights first. I'll let you know.
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Yep, they definitely clear! These are those calipers and discs you had off me as well! Lol!
You reckon that's because the cup turinis have a larger ET ? The standards I'm running rub !
Happy days if that's the case
NorthloopCup
ClioSport Moderator
Yeah it is mate 100%.
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Not only my car but also some other South Coast favourites.
Been a bit of a disappointing year of the PB. End of the year really did pickup and has really spurred me on for more track time Been looking at getting some Turinis for track and also to get the wheels spaced out perfectly to accept the standard road wheels and the track set. Found a tatty set for cheap. Took them to Extreme Alloys in Fareham as a mate (used to be on here) Sam had just started working there and was able to offer a slight discount.
Will get some 15mm spacers for the front and will finally fit the 10mm Rear hub spacers soon. With a bit of rough measuring they should be perfect for the job. Should also be able to get the fronts balanced again then Will also get a new set of Pads for the Brembos, Probably DS11.1. The cars also going to Rentech soon for a service, should be also getting the rear discs and pads changed as the last time i looked at them it looked like a mass of rust !
Have booked the day at Brands Hatch for the 20th February so it will have to be sorted by then. Looking forward to doing a few more days this year. Have planned to do at lest 5 more. Cadwell, Donnington, and Angelsey being the 3 i really want to do. Will more than likely do Goodwood again as well.
Cleaned the car and as it was quite bright i went out to grab some pictures.
PB really shining through
Thanks for reading.
Been looking at getting some Turinis for track and also to get the wheels spaced out perfectly to accept the standard road wheels and the track set. Found a tatty set for cheap. Took them to Extreme Alloys in Fareham as a mate (used to be on here) Sam had just started working there and was able to offer a slight discount. Will get some 15mm spacers for the front and will finally fit the 10mm Rear hub spacers soon. With a bit of rough measuring they should be perfect for the job. Should also be able to get the fronts balanced again then
Will also get a new set of Pads for the Brembos, Probably DS11.1. The cars also going to Rentech soon for a service, should be also getting the rear discs and pads changed as the last time i looked at them it looked like a mass of rust !Have booked the day at Brands Hatch for the 20th February so it will have to be sorted by then. Looking forward to doing a few more days this year. Have planned to do at lest 5 more. Cadwell, Donnington, and Angelsey being the 3 i really want to do. Will more than likely do Goodwood again as well.
Cleaned the car and as it was quite bright i went out to grab some pictures.
PB really shining through
Thanks for reading.
Brands Hatch Prep #1.
With Brands looming i wanted to get the car ready. It went in for its service at the beginning of Jan. All was Aok thankfully, just confirmed what i already knew. The rear brakes will need replacing fairly soon, hopefully they will last a few more track days yet. The Top mounts are staring to wear, will be replacing them at some point with a full suspension refresh.
Since it came back iv ordered a new set of DS1.11 and new discs. And also some Federal 595RS-R. Got the rubber fitted at my mates but he messed one up so iv got 3 facing 1 way!
Also set about fitting the discs and pads today along with the front wheels. All went alright.
Once i finished i noticed the passenger side wheel was spaced out more ?? Took a while to recognise whats happened.
When the brackets are fitted the passenger side was back too front. Instead of correcting the wrong one i went to the drivers side and swapped that round too.. Thinking id get them both spaced out too eliminate possible clearance issues. Thankfully Tim pointed out to me they would drag the Pads and cause problems with releasing the disc correctly. Will swap them back next weekend.
Next weekend is going to be quite busy.... Went to go out Friday night and got about 10mins down the road and the STOP and Battery light flashed up ! Another Alternator !!! Can't be 100% sure there is a problem causing them to fail or just this last one was a second hand unit. Iv ordered a brand new one now so should be able to tell if it goes again. Now iv got 2 spare il take them to get repaird as backups. Also iv got the PMS tensioner bracket and a new belt turning up. The current one is getting slack now and is on it last few turns of the tensioner.
So a busy weekend coming up !
With Brands looming i wanted to get the car ready. It went in for its service at the beginning of Jan. All was Aok thankfully, just confirmed what i already knew. The rear brakes will need replacing fairly soon, hopefully they will last a few more track days yet. The Top mounts are staring to wear, will be replacing them at some point with a full suspension refresh.
Since it came back iv ordered a new set of DS1.11 and new discs. And also some Federal 595RS-R. Got the rubber fitted at my mates but he messed one up so iv got 3 facing 1 way!
Also set about fitting the discs and pads today along with the front wheels. All went alright.
Once i finished i noticed the passenger side wheel was spaced out more ?? Took a while to recognise whats happened.
When the brackets are fitted the passenger side was back too front. Instead of correcting the wrong one i went to the drivers side and swapped that round too.. Thinking id get them both spaced out too eliminate possible clearance issues. Thankfully Tim pointed out to me they would drag the Pads and cause problems with releasing the disc correctly. Will swap them back next weekend.
Next weekend is going to be quite busy.... Went to go out Friday night and got about 10mins down the road and the STOP and Battery light flashed up ! Another Alternator !!! Can't be 100% sure there is a problem causing them to fail or just this last one was a second hand unit. Iv ordered a brand new one now so should be able to tell if it goes again. Now iv got 2 spare il take them to get repaird as backups. Also iv got the PMS tensioner bracket and a new belt turning up. The current one is getting slack now and is on it last few turns of the tensioner.
So a busy weekend coming up !
Stay Puft
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 172
Been a bit of a disappointing year of the PB. End of the year really did pickup and has really spurred me on for more track time :smile: Been looking at getting some Turinis for track and also to get the wheels spaced out perfectly to accept the standard road wheels and the track set. Found a tatty set for cheap. Took them to Extreme Alloys in Fareham as a mate (used to be on here) Sam had just started working there and was able to offer a slight discount.
Will get some 15mm spacers for the front and will finally fit the 10mm Rear hub spacers soon. With a bit of rough measuring they should be perfect for the job. Should also be able to get the fronts balanced again then :smile: Will also get a new set of Pads for the Brembos, Probably DS11.1. The cars also going to Rentech soon for a service, should be also getting the rear discs and pads changed as the last time i looked at them it looked like a mass of rust !
Have booked the day at Brands Hatch for the 20th February so it will have to be sorted by then. Looking forward to doing a few more days this year. Have planned to do at lest 5 more. Cadwell, Donnington, and Angelsey being the 3 i really want to do. Will more than likely do Goodwood again as well.
Cleaned the car and as it was quite bright i went out to grab some pictures.
PB really shining through
Thanks for reading.
Sam thwaites?
Can you pm me how much you paid for the refurb please mate, they look great!
