HELP!! CLIO 182 NOT STARTING

[p111drs]

hi i have a 2004 clio 182 and for the past 3 weeks the car will not start and it takes constant trying over and over again until it finally does start (more or less half an hour)

it has been to several garages including renault and no one can find a fault with it

it has had a new battery, all relays have been checked and im told there is nothing wrong with it as no fault can be found

CAN ANYONE SHED ANY LIGHT ONTO THIS?? AS ITS DRIVING ME INSANE!!

 

[jesus]

Any lights on the dash coming on? Could be a dodgy TDC sensor perhaps?

 

[p111drs]

just the usual lights which turn off as soon its started

runs perfectly once started, but as soon as its been parked up for longer than an hour its back to square one in trying to start it

im having to resort to starting it every hour so i can actually get home from work

 

[greg182]

tdc sensors dont leave a fault unless it is totaly open circuit replace it and the connector as you have to do both!

 

[Luke.]

sounds like a tdc sensor!

 

[stevo172-RWD]

sounds like a tdc sensor!

i was thinking the same.
think the tdc sensor costs around £70

 

[p111drs]

il take it to Reanult in the morning and see if that solves the problem

 

[jesus]

The TDC sensor on my 1.2 went, cost £20 for the sensor and another £20 for the new loom that you need.

 

[Fred@BTM]

sensor 8200647554 £24.82+vat
wiring loom 8200673202 £24.14+vat

 

[stevo172-RWD]

sensor 8200647554 £24.82+vat
wiring loom 8200673202 £24.14+vat

wow thats cheap!

 

[p111drs]

when a tdc sensor is faulty does it show when the car is plugged into the diagnostic machine?

as now im told that the sensor isnt faulty as it would of shown up on machine...i seem to be back to square one..is it best just to change the sensor anyway?

 

[p111drs]

when a tdc sensor is faulty does it show when the car is plugged into the diagnostic machine?

as im told that the sensor isnt faulty as it would of shown up on machine...i seem to be back to square one with the car not starting..is it best just to change the sensor anyway?

 

[Tucker]

sensor 8200647554 £24.82+vat
wiring loom 8200673202 £24.14+vat

Will this sensor be the same as the one for a ph2 172?

 

[Jimbo_924]

Surprised that nothing has come up on diagnostics, apart from TDC thats already been mentioned it could potentially be a temperature sensor if its only when the engine is aloud time to cool? It can stop the ECU from giving it a rich mixture for a cold start if it defaults to a given value.