Clio 172 has broke AGAIN

[skiptontweed]

Another thought if things are getting desperate.

Buy some cheap as f**k, much thicker engine oil and put it in. Im not suggesting you run it for long with the wrong oil but if the noise goes quieter/louder (more likely quieter) then you know its an internal problem with a follower or something. If it makes no difference at all then it would suggest a problem wth that cam phaser thingy somebody was talking about earlier in this thread.

 

[Dan 172]

I thought mine was bad.

I just paid for a new gearbox, clutch and driveshaft at Renault.

How old is the car?

Mine just turned 4 years old and got Renault to pay 50% for replacing the gearbox & driveshaft.

Mine seems to break ever to months.

 

[DrR]

6years, 65k, my cars cost me over £4k to fix so far in the last year. Finally get it to a state where everything is fine then it does this.

 

[Dan 172]

Well thats what i keep thinking as it's had alot replaced and its cost me £1500 in the last year to just fix it, not including the amount of warranty work I had done on it they year before.

It seems a waste to sell and replacing everything, but it's got one more chance then it going.

 

[DrR]

Mine has just hit it's last chance, gonna try see how much this will cost to fix then i'll sell it or drive it into a tree.

 

[Dan 172]

Mine has just hit it's last chance, gonna try see how much this will cost to fix then i'll sell it or drive it into a tree.

I think i would do same and go German or Jap

Knowing your luck the insurance company would fix it and bring it back! lol

 

[DrR]

Swift Sport next i think.

 

[Big Iain]

trade it in and take everything off it first

 

[DrR]

trade it in and take everything off it first

Would get more by fixing it then selling it, got no money to buy anything else if i traded it in.

 

[AlexS]

I would have sold it after the first set of problems, sounds like a pup to me im sorry to say. Leave the keys in tonight?

 

[Olly1.216v]

get the key cut, send it to me and you can get another one free

 

[DrR]

I would have sold it after the first set of problems, sounds like a pup to me im sorry to say. Leave the keys in tonight?

I would do normally, but gearbox was first thing to go, but while saving to fix that other stuff broke, and who's gonna by a car with a broken gearbox.

 

[Dcds4]

Thats exactly the same noise an exclusive i looked at earlier his year was making, pretty sure someone on here said it was a pulley bearing... The woman selling swore blind that she couldnt hear it even though we had a normal running 172 next to it....

 

[DrR]

lol maybe i should just try selling it broke?

 

[Dcds4]

The guy that bought it is on here, think his name is 40/172 or something so if he's got it fixed he could probably tell you what it was that needed doing, its defo the same noise though

 

[DrR]

thankyou for that think i found his post
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=250418

 

[R20 CWH]

trade it in and take everything off it first

man with a plan...

 

[DAMO 40/172]

mike @ rentech was spot on when he said daphaser pulley. id got my cam belts etc done a week or so earlier and the mechanic couldnt work out what the prob was. i went back with mikes diagnosis and he swapped the dephaser pulley which sorted the problem out. i think the part was about £100 ish, fortunately he did it labour free as he'd not sorted the problem out when hed had the lot out first time. Thank god for friendly garages and Mike help.

 

[DrR]

^^^ oh no sounds expensive.

Well started her up to drive to the garage, made it about 2 metres, BANG she's now dead

 

[cupholder]

erm i was gonna say dont drive it or run it you will fook it big time but i guess im 2 late bent valves and possibly more now

 

[Dan@SJM]

aye that'll be haed off and replacement of most if not all valves.

 

[DrR]

Why bent valves? Cambelts not broke or anything.

 

[Dan@SJM]

if the pulley has let go, its the same as a snapped belt.

 

[DrR]

belt is still tight. got SBV116 on his way over to have a look for me now

 

[cupholder]

belt is still tight. got SBV116 on his way over to have a look for me now

trouble is if the de phaser has moved that much it will have the same effect m8 bent valves, also the lower crank pulley were the belt goes around does not have a woodruff key to secure it to the crankshaft if it moves you will have bent valves whether the belt is snapped or not
i wouldnt be spining it over anymore before removing the cam cover/cylinder head you will risk even more damage

 

[Dan 172]

^^^ oh no sounds expensive.

Well started her up to drive to the garage, made it about 2 metres, BANG she's now dead

Bloody hell, it gets worse and worse.

I would be tempted to watch it burn.

 

[DrR]

It's now for sale lol

 

[Nigel]

One careful owner??

Mine had the pulley replaced as well as it was making a similar noise, but not as bad. I was lucky enough to get it done the same time as the cambelt so it only cost me about £100 extra.

 

[DrR]

She's now been towed away, all very emotional.

 

[Dan 172]

She's now been towed away, all very emotional.

Forever???

 

[DrR]

Hopefully i'll never see it again, but no it's just been to be fixed.

 

[Dan 172]

Hopefully i'll never see it again, but no it's just been to be fixed.

It may fall off while being towed though, so you may be lucky.. lol

 

[DrR]

I'm secretly hoping it will (as long as the drivers fine)

 

[Gaz_]

Steve and Andy will look after it, its in good hands

 

[SBV116]

I'm secretly hoping it will (as long as the drivers fine)

Im here!!! them wispa wrappers in the door card made me hungry!!!!!!!!:dapprove: you have pm fella! its poorly!

 

[Gaz_]

I'll tourch it for a small fee

 

[SBV116]

I'll tourch it for a small fee

no you bloody wont its inside!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[skiptontweed]

Heres a question:

If my immacualte car got stolen and then recovered in tact and returned to me by the police, would my insurance pay for any damage to my car?

For example scraped body work, nackered tyres, forced locks, thrashed to fook engine that now sounds like a bag of nails?

What would my insurer pay out for?

 

[Gaz_]

um, electrical fire?

 

[Gaz_]

Heres a question:

If my immacualte car got stolen and then recovered in tact and returned to me by the police, would my insurance pay for any damage to my car?

For example scraped body work, nackered tyres, forced locks, thrashed to fook engine that now sounds like a bag of nails?

What would my insurer pay out for?

Yeah. Might even pay out for the car. Be classed as stolen recovered