Diary of a ph1.

[DannoTheGreat]

nightmare!

 

[Aluco]

Got my hands on a new rad, will fit it tomorrow as I've got a long weekend (4 days)

Watch me get the bumper off and find its a hole in the lower rad coolant pipe lol.

 

[Aluco]

Renault didn't half just bend me over.. £40.66 for an oil level sensor so my dash's digital oil level wont keep going up and down.

Bloody robbing gits.

digital oil level sensor part number is 0 82 00 670 520

For anyone who needs one.

Off to fit my new radiator in a bit, roads are icy out wheels were spinning everywhere.

 

[Aluco]

Big day today, changed my radiator and found it was a split plastic bung causing my coolant leak, also changed the digital oil level sensor which is now working perfect I don't think it would have been possible to change without the bumper off and radiator removed tbh.

gave it an oil change too and filled it with fresh coolant but I'm not sure I've bled the system properly.

Pics.

Couldn't get this bit off for ages till I realised you just loosen the bolts and slide it off..

Split bung causing leak.

£60 of fluids lol.

oil level sensor

Scary.

 

[Brookie.]

glad you got it sorted mate.
did you get the front end back on okay? you didn't sound too sure when i phoned haha.

 

[Aluco]

Haha yeah but I had 1 bolt left over, f**k knows. Be rate.

 

[Topgeartom]

Haha yeah but I had 1 bolt left over, f**k knows. Be rate.

IIRC this is necessary by law.

 

[Aluco]

 

[Hutchie]

yeah i once finished a job on a car and was left with a bucket of bolts and bits :S it ran :rasp:

 

[Alex H]

yeah i once finished a job on a car and was left with a bucket of bolts and bits :S it ran :rasp:

The sunshine bus iirc

 

[ipodsandguns]

Great car, A bolt less can only increase power to weight ratio

 

[Aluco]

I forgot this bit..
When I tried to bleed the coolant I loosened the bolt too much and the pressure fired it out and boiling coolant p**sed all over my battery and gear box lol. Bad times I didn't want it to dissolve anything so I got a nearby watering can and "diluted" it, watering your engine ftl.

Someone needs to make a guide on how to bleed the coolant :rasp:

 

[Slammed172]

I forgot this bit..
When I tried to bleed the coolant I loosened the bolt too much and the pressure fired it out and boiling coolant p**sed all over my battery and gear box lol. Bad times I didn't want it to dissolve anything so I got a nearby watering can and "diluted" it, watering your engine ftl.

Someone needs to make a guide on how to bleed the coolant :rasp:

Lol, you live and learn.

 

[Aluco]

Aye I wont be doing that again ! burned my hand on the stuff Don't even know if the bolt I was undoing was the "bleed screw" if someone could take a pic of the coolant bleed screw/bolt and post it I would appreciate it !

Whilst under the car I noticed excessive wear on the inside of my drivers side front tyre. Didn't check the passenger side was too busy. I should probably get my tracking sorted out properly.. (full 4 wheel alignment) and everything before it costs me a fortune in tyres. I might wash it tomorrow as it's bare ming. :dead:

 

[jenic]

Just done my dads coolant change tonight, doesn't the engine have to be stone cold to stop any potential damage of putting cold coolant in a hot engine? Thats what i thought anyway. Plus if it was hot then there will be a lot of pressure so no wonder the bolt flew out lol

 

[Aluco]

I put the coolant in before I started it then ran it with the heaters on full and the cap off the expansion bottle. Then I undid that bolt a bit to let any excess air out and the above happened Don't know what I did wrong !

 

[Alastair.]

i always bleed the system before i start it up.

 

[Aluco]

Ali do you have a picture/ diagram of the bleeding screw ? by any chance lol

I think it's ok now, it must have had a bit of water left in the block or something because it didn't take much coolant really and the coolant level hasn't sunk anymore (it sank a bit after I started it)

Plus the radiator gets hot so it's getting pumped round..

 

[Aluco]

I've just found it in the workshop manual, and what I thought was the bleed screw was ! but I'm a bit confused because it was just a 10mm bolt on mine... Is that right ?!

When when it says "Open the bleed screw on the circuit" does it mean to just loosen said bolt or remove it completely ?

In which case what does "Close the bleed screw when the liquid starts to
flow in a continuous stream." mean ?

Mega confused.

 

[Alastair.]

yes there should be a 10mm bolt on the thermostat on the right hand side of the cyclinder head as you look at it, remove the screw until coolant rushes out, there should be a bleed screw toward the bulk head aswel for the matrix.

Cant say ive done a coolant change on a 172 but done loads on normal f4r engines which should be the same.

 

[Aluco]

Cheers ! will have a look when I get a chance, think I should be ok because it was deff running out when I put the bolt back in don't think there is a prob with my matrix because it was blowing hot air through without a problem ?

 

[Alastair.]

should be ok then, u know its all good once your fan has cut in then the thermostat will open. It may need topping again once the car is cold.

 

[Aluco]

I shall run it until the fan cuts in in the morning then ! not a problem I have a load of coolant left, bought 5 litres of concentrate :dapprove:

 

[Alastair.]

i have 30litres of Genuine renault coolant in my garage, fuk nose what im gunna do with it.

 

[Aluco]

Send me some ?!

 

[Aluco]

Washed it today, think I've got frostbite SRS. Too cold to go get my camera so used the isnake.

 

[yellowbelly]

Have you only recently got the Ph2 lights? thought you had the std ones...?

 

[Aluco]

Had them about a month now mate.

 

[yellowbelly]

whats next for her then?

 

[Aluco]

Belts in jan/feb. I'll CC the door handles too at some point when I can be bothered. Then maybe sell her summer time for something else

(Or just buy something else and make her a semi track weekend car)

Oh & a wheel refurb.. they are in great condition rim wise no kerb marks but the paint is so old you can rub it off with your finger if you try hard enough lol.

In fact I'd quite like an exhaust too.. Time will tell I guess, don't really know at the mo :rasp:

 

[yellowbelly]

else?

 

[Aluco]

I can't decide :rasp:

LY 182 would be a nice cheap alternative but it would be my 4th mk2 clio lol
and I'm only 20 so of my first 5 cars 4 would be clios
I'd also like a LY R27 or R26.. Or an R32 or a Scooby or a 350Z

I can't decide :rasp:

 

[Feirny]

Dibs.

 

[Aluco]

Fella I bought if off has first dibs but I'll give you second x

 

[Feirny]

Cool, if I don't have one sooner x

 

[Aluco]

Well lovely hurry up then you pansy.


fvcking not lovely you b*****d piss artist forum.

 

[yellowbelly]

I can't decide :rasp:

LY 182 would be a nice cheap alternative but it would be my 4th mk2 clio lol
and I'm only 20 so of my first 5 cars 4 would be clios
I'd also like a LY R27 or R26.. Or an R32 or a Scooby or a 350Z

I can't decide :rasp:

Thats mad as i may change mine in the near future for a LY182 for my girlfriend to have then i'll take her RB182.

 

[Aluco]

I was just starting to get on top of my finances again but thankfully I've put about an inch long crack in my front bumper so I should be poor again soon !

These cars are so so so bad in the snow I wasn't prepared for how bad haha. Slid into one of those light up bollard things. Light inside it went off and it fell over.

Drove off and denied all knowledge.

 

[hughesclio]

I was just starting to get on top of my finances again but thankfully I've put about an inch long crack in my front bumper so I should be poor again soon !

These cars are so so so bad in the snow I wasn't prepared for how bad haha. Slid into one of those light up bollard things. Light inside it went off and it fell over.

Drove off and denied all knowledge.

where abouts have you done that? roads around here are bloody awfull at the moment, thats why i have left the m parked up today, i caught a rim last night whilst parking up not happy

 

[jenic]

I was just starting to get on top of my finances again but thankfully I've put about an inch long crack in my front bumper so I should be poor again soon !

These cars are so so so bad in the snow I wasn't prepared for how bad haha. Slid into one of those light up bollard things. Light inside it went off and it fell over.

Drove off and denied all knowledge.

Really bad in the snow, just taken mine out for the first time since the snow started and it wouldn't move until i took tc off and then wouldn't stop because of ABS.