Clio 172 Service Intervals!

[Malaman172]

Just out of interest how often do you peeps on here do or get a service done on a rs clio! Is once every two years or 12000 mls too long?

 

[DrR]

12,000 miles/2 years, whichever comes sooner is what Renault say, but I'd do it at least once a year.

 

[Rs-172-cup]

I do it every 6000 miles or 6 months haha im fussy!

 

[Gandi69]

Oil changes should be 6k or less.

 

[mckay]

5k or 12 months.

 

[MonacoDan]

I do mine every 6k which works out as 10months

 

[JohnR32]

Every 3-4k miles which is every year for me

 

[JAMason]

Renault recommend 2 years 12k? Really?! That seems far too few and far between IMO. 1 year 8k is my default service setting for every car I have owned!
Jack

 

[Gandi69]

ive always read on here 6k is the absolute maximum you should be leaving the oil in. I'd do that on pretty much any car too, its generally black as feck by then

 

[DrR]

6k? f**k changing the oil 3 times a year for me. Every car I've had/will own will get serviced as per the manual, my Leon's on 15k, nothing's been done to it yet either.

 

[Gandi69]

for such an easy and cheap job its worth doing it early. I do my 182 and saxo every 4k if not less than that and the oil stays very clean for a long amount of time, compared to my missus tigra that when I changed the oil on its straight away darkbrown/black again in 200 miles but I intend to sort that by running giving it another change within 500 miles to get all the crud out of it

 

[Goodj]

I was doing 12k / 2yr services on my 172, and it didn't spontaneously explode at any point.

But, seemingly, CS "best practice" would be to change oil and filters every time you fill up. WTAF!?!

FFS, it's a Clio! It's not an EB110 or actual race car.

Use good quality (fully synth) oil and you'll be fine.

 

[DrR]

How often do you actually hear of an engine wearing out anyway. It's usually a belt/pulley failing.