Is our F4R engine reliable

[hkka]

I am wondering how reliable it is??? I read a magazine that compare VW Golf, Pug 206S16 and Pug 306S16. The comment on our F4R (Clio 172) is engine reliable problem.

I am wondering if anyone has major engine problem. If yes, why and what that is?

thanks!

 

[Gareth]

not me, 36k miles of THRASHING and it goes like stink. Not a single problem, ive seen a lot more expensive newer cars sat on the side of the road with their bonnets up.

 

[Fat Bob]

Fingers crossed I havent had any problems with mine but then again i have no real mods to it and its only done 14K

[Edited by Fat Bob on 13 September 2005 at 5:17pm]

 

[Lagerlout]

From all the things that go wrong with them, from my time on here I can noly recall a handful of actual engine problems. Mostly niggly electrical problems, but very few mechanical failures in comparison.

 

[Andyman]

Bought mine from new and have done 65k of hard driving with only a leaky zorst manifold to let it down !!!



Im still on the original clutch too !!

 

[MATT BLACK]

there a good engine if you look after them - vw owners and peugeot owners tend to be a little more mature and older than renault owners so tend to stick to service intervals and get timing belts changed when needed etc etc + 172 owners tend to track there cars a lot and give the engine a hard life. You can make anything last forever if you look after it

 

[Fred@BTM]

yozzas first engine 80,000miles 30 odd track days, thrashed constantly, eventually blew up

everything was changed before the services intervals (ie cambelt at 60K instead of 72K)

 

[BenR]

no reliability problems, if its a local HK magazine, ignore it, they dont know anything.

Trust me, ive dealt with them........