Clio RS 182 (2004)
Hi all
I was removing my aftermarket stereo, amps, speakers and sub from my Clio 182 (2004) so I thought I'd best disconnect the battery first as a precaution. All equipement is now removed and the battery is re-installed but the car wont start. It cranks for a few seconds but no joy. The battery is fine, ring decoder had been checked by removing the key blade from the fob and trying it on its own and by removing the decoder ring altogether. The AA have been out and luckily the bloke who attended had had 3 Clio 182's of his own and was very thorough. All fuses and relays in the cabin and engine bay are okay, but he found that there is no switching voltage going to fuel pump or the injectors.
When I was reinstalling the battery I connected the terminals in the correct way: positive to positive, neg to neg, but when I was tightening the terminals with the ratchet spanner I inadvertently touched the chassis the with the spanner. It made a slight snap noise but nothing major. Surely the car is grounded for things like this?
Also, when I pulling the audio leads through from underneath the carpet is it possible I may have disconnected something by accident? Is there any critical wiring that is lurking down the centre channel of the car between the seats and the gear stick?
Renault have connected it to their ZX Spectrum 48K Diagnostic thingy and reckon they can't clear some fault codes in the injection computer and want 700 bucks to replace it and they are not even sure it's definately at fault.
Any help or expertise would be greatly appreciated as I really hate walking and hate giving £700 out even more!
Thanks
Steve
I was removing my aftermarket stereo, amps, speakers and sub from my Clio 182 (2004) so I thought I'd best disconnect the battery first as a precaution. All equipement is now removed and the battery is re-installed but the car wont start. It cranks for a few seconds but no joy. The battery is fine, ring decoder had been checked by removing the key blade from the fob and trying it on its own and by removing the decoder ring altogether. The AA have been out and luckily the bloke who attended had had 3 Clio 182's of his own and was very thorough. All fuses and relays in the cabin and engine bay are okay, but he found that there is no switching voltage going to fuel pump or the injectors.
When I was reinstalling the battery I connected the terminals in the correct way: positive to positive, neg to neg, but when I was tightening the terminals with the ratchet spanner I inadvertently touched the chassis the with the spanner. It made a slight snap noise but nothing major. Surely the car is grounded for things like this?
Also, when I pulling the audio leads through from underneath the carpet is it possible I may have disconnected something by accident? Is there any critical wiring that is lurking down the centre channel of the car between the seats and the gear stick?
Renault have connected it to their ZX Spectrum 48K Diagnostic thingy and reckon they can't clear some fault codes in the injection computer and want 700 bucks to replace it and they are not even sure it's definately at fault.
Any help or expertise would be greatly appreciated as I really hate walking and hate giving £700 out even more!
Thanks
Steve
