Clio 1.2 16V
Just drove into work this morning with zero problems in heavy rain and parked up, finished work 5 hours later got back in the car started it up with no problems again but the gearbox felt like it was juddering @ idle. I was a little worried but because of the weather and i wanted to get home and sort it out there, so set off, now the juddering was really scary and i wasn't getting consistent power, misfiring at all rev ranges it didn't like 1st or 2nd at all.
Now i've read about common problems with the clio and this description but they also came with a ECU light or something on the dashboard but i don't get any warning light at all, i do get the normal starting lights and everything was ok on the dash when i started it; so i'm wondering if maybe a sensor has gone somewhere and possibly the coils or the weather has just taken its toll on the electrics? I really do think it is the weather because the judder comes and goes while driving i thought at first it was just the cold start but it was really bad misfiring through the gears felt like my exhaust was dropping off than it smoothed out but came back again later on.
Something that did alarm me at first was i filled it up last night to 3/4 but its a bit of a coincedence what with the weather and all and with this being a common fault on the clios especially with the descriptions, only thing that differs is i don't get any warning light.
Can also recall driving through a huge puddle which soaked my bonnet and windscreen on the way to work this morning so i reckon thats whats done it, would explain the ECU light not showing since its been raining all day and it wouldn't of dried off. I'm going to try later or tomorrow and hopefully it'll stop raining and dry off a little but will see, otherwise i'm going to have to get it to a mechanics and get it on a computer. Any ideas on this would be appreciated.
Now i've read about common problems with the clio and this description but they also came with a ECU light or something on the dashboard but i don't get any warning light at all, i do get the normal starting lights and everything was ok on the dash when i started it; so i'm wondering if maybe a sensor has gone somewhere and possibly the coils or the weather has just taken its toll on the electrics? I really do think it is the weather because the judder comes and goes while driving i thought at first it was just the cold start but it was really bad misfiring through the gears felt like my exhaust was dropping off than it smoothed out but came back again later on.
Something that did alarm me at first was i filled it up last night to 3/4 but its a bit of a coincedence what with the weather and all and with this being a common fault on the clios especially with the descriptions, only thing that differs is i don't get any warning light.
Can also recall driving through a huge puddle which soaked my bonnet and windscreen on the way to work this morning so i reckon thats whats done it, would explain the ECU light not showing since its been raining all day and it wouldn't of dried off. I'm going to try later or tomorrow and hopefully it'll stop raining and dry off a little but will see, otherwise i'm going to have to get it to a mechanics and get it on a computer. Any ideas on this would be appreciated.
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Is it possible that it could be bad petrol? Filled her up from almost the red line the other day so maybe i got a dodgy batch and the fuel filters clogged up with rubbish or something since the problem does go away and come back quite a lot while driving. Will see what the garage computer says.
