Help finding a Renault Specialist in the Lancashire Area please !!!

[Scholsy1105]

Hi all,

Does anyone know of a good, reliable Renault Specialist anywhere in the Lancashire area ? Or surrounding Lancashire ? This is for a cambelt/aux belt change.

As always, feedback hugely appreciated guys.

 

[ABOO]

Birchdown nearest specialist to you my good man, if my geography is ok. If there nearest to you, no need to look any further..

The end.

 

[Danith]

I've just taken mine to Fred@BTM. Birchdown are supposed to be good but only open weekdays 9-5. Not much more of a ballache really as its just off the M6 so I guess no real diff in petrol.

There's none in Lancs and not even in Manc! Unbelievable I know but true!

 

[ABOO]

Even got a link for you...
http://www.birchdown.co.uk/about.html

Not sure how far from you, but well with the trip. 150% feedback on here.

Tip number 2, pay £12 for membership mate, well worth it

 

[ABOO]

I've just taken mine to Fred@BTM. Birchdown are supposed to be good but only open weekdays 9-5. Not much more of a ballache really as its just off the M6 so I guess no real diff in petrol.

There's none in Lancs and not even in Manc! Unbelievable I know but true!

You got there ok then Danith

Do you need de-phaser or is yours ok??

 

[montana]

northwest performance will be closer for you, had my cambelt etc & dephaser done there

 

[Danith]

Yep definitely needed a dephaser! I never noticed it before really, just thought it was cos it's french! But after seeing the vids on here and then going and listening to my car I knew straight away the dephaser was on it's way out. Spark plugs were changed too @ cost of parts only which was good of him, the ones put in my the previous owner weren't the platinums and just cheapos! I should've guess it when I saw on his receipts he gave me with the car that the last service done had £9.60 spent on spark plugs! Its definitely improved my MPG and the car feels much 'tighter' in the way its accelerates. Apparently my rad's goosed though so that's next on the agenda. Holiday on Friday first! Time to get wrecked and not think about the Clio!

£465 cambelt and aux belt (kits) fitted

£200 new dephaser fitted (with oil change and filter)

£45 4 platinum spark plugs fitted

Couple of free stickers, a nice stamp in my service book and no squeakiness or bum twitching thinking about the belts snapping.

And Fred if you are reading this, tried to PM you to tell you how it felt on the way back but your inbox is full - emailed you instead - just incase you thought I was being ignorant!

 

[marcushookdale]

Take a day off work m8, and get your self over to the birchdown lads, they do a top job, plus they will probily give you the use of there van, they lent it me when i took my 182 to them,
45 from my end chorley cake ,onto the m6 and your soon there, and a few hours , well about 5, ur on ur way back up the m6 coming home with peace ov mind , knowin its been done 110% properly ,
marcus.

 

[jenic]

As most of the above. Birchdown are the people to see where you are

 

[ABOO]

Glad you got sorted Danith. Makes sense to get dephaser done anyway while everything is off.

Peace of mind FTW

 

[Danith]

definitely. Plus I can't imagine it being nice belting it around and the belts snapping and you losing all the steering/brakes etc?!

won't be selling this one for a while now though after that blowout. you any closer to your ph1 ownership?

 

[ABOO]

Believe me it's not nice:dapprove:

Want to be back in one by at latest late spring, prob May time. Can't come soon enough...

Just having to sort a few more pressing (and very boring) things first mate..

 

[Fred@BTM]

cheers Danith!

specialist breakers are in Accrington by the way, all ex renault techs, 01254 386661 ask for matt or nicole, say "hiya from fred" other than that, Birchdown

 

[H182]

^I didn't think they did servicing there now?

 

[Fred@BTM]

dunno, seems daft not to if that's true

 

[montana]

I know they are specialist renault breakers but last time i went in there it was a mountain of parts, didnt look like they were set up to offer servicing etc..

 

[Gaz_]

northwest performance will be closer for you, had my cambelt etc & dephaser done there

He said specialist, not some have ago with no qualifications.

 

[Tom@JMS]

:quiet:

 

[Fred@BTM]

I know they are specialist renault breakers but last time i went in there it was a mountain of parts, didnt look like they were set up to offer servicing etc..

they do, you just didn't look in the right place, that place is like the tardis!

 

[Christopher]

Birchdown!