First Car Project - Clio 172 PH1

[YorkshireKyle]

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I’m guessing this Peugeot/Citreon plug is not meant to be here. Can anyone correct me? 0 clue where it goes or what it does, seems to go over the gearbox and into the interior.

That's fine, the PH1 has that plug

 

[Jakeeaton127]

I wouldn't have expected that plug to be factory in a Renault of this age.

Good to know about them clutches too. Im still undecided what to do, mainly as I haven't had an email back about cost for it. I can't imagine it being that much as it'll be done with no extra labour.

 

[Jakeeaton127]

it seems to be developing some electrical issues this thing. What a surprise.

These are:
- Occasionally, when you press the key button it has a meltdown and sets its alarm off
- The radio has stopped working now
- You can turn every exterior light on with the key out of the ignition and sometimes roll only the drivers window down too with this.

The radio is so strange it worked 4 day ago, how can that break on its own? Then again, i said that about the gearbox and look what’s happened with that

 

[TheBandit]

Do we reckon there’s a drain on the battery as it died after being sat for 1/2 weeks without being started? I wouldn’t be surprised at all with this car

Is it a new battery?

 

[Jakeeaton127]

Is it a new battery?

was the new battery, bought it when i got the car about 2 months back.

Been on charge once before this as it died when i was messing around with my stash of 90s CDs and Cassettes.

 

[Matt Cup]

Get yourself a Ctek Mxs 5.0 trickle charger.

 

[Jakeeaton127]

Do they use 3 pin plugs? The garage it’s in has 0 electricity

 

[Matt Cup]

Do they use 3 pin plugs? The garage it’s in has 0 electricity

Aye. Never mind then.

You can take the battery out and charge it separately though as it comes with alligator clips.

 

[Jakeeaton127]

The garage it’s in is horrible, can’t complain for free though. It’s got no waterproofing never mind electricity.

i’m going to look into a charger or just keep running the car every few days to keep it happy. It won’t be long till it’s off to Liverpool.

 

[leeds2592]

I can’t keep up, is this gonna be used as a daily? If not, when I relocated the battery in mine and used a smaller one, I fitted a cut off. It’s now been stood for about two years, haven’t touched the battery and it still starts up when I flick the isolator on

 

[Jakeeaton127]

It will be used as a daily sadly, apprentice wage isn’t good enough for two Clios. I’m looking into rust proofing or some kind of protection against the UK. Anyone have some recommendations?

Might be worth doing that battery conversion when it eventually stops being my daily. I’ll end up having a unit or garage some day so it can live in there eventually. That’s if i don’t sell it.

 

[Matt Cup]

Buzzweld/Lanogard is a cheap underbody protector.

 

[Jakeeaton127]

It’ll definitely have something put on it in the next few months and possibly some spare wheels with winter tyres on. I really don’t like the idea of winter driving it but there’s not much i can do.

My plan is to regularly wash underneath it too during the winter to try and minimise rust

 

[Matt Cup]

An underbody jetwash like this would be your friend.

 

[Louis]

This thread is a rollercoaster.

Can we repair atleast one thing first

 

[Jakeeaton127]

where’s the fun in repairs on this car? it creates new problems on its own this thing.

Tbf i don’t need to worry about rust, it’s not going to see the road for another 8 months at this rate.

 

[Louis]

They only rust when they're sat outside, be absolutely fine in the meantime.

 

[Jakeeaton127]

ah it’ll be fine then. Rest of it will go before then