Renault Clio 16v
Back in June of 07 
my bottom end decided to throw a shell and knock its tits off. I kept driving till she seized as I had a court case pending due to a motor offence ( those of you who know about it! :dapprove: )
Anyway, once it was properly fookered i took it to a barn my mate had let me use to store it and keep it safe. The months passed on by and i thought to myself sod it, I'm going to giv my beloved naples a bit of help with a blower AKA a turbo .
It looked like this for a while, an abandoned, battered Clio
During its time there i did practically bugger all due to a serious lack of funds! But, I had managed to scrape pennies together for boost pipework and and FMIC to which i fitted to the Valver in this fashion
Again more months passed with not alot going on untill November when I went away for 15 weeks working in Hamburg, Germany to earn some monies.
Whilst away in January, I browsing ebay I spotted an advert for a turbo ready 2.0 williams lump which I had to have and now at this point I could afford! Also much to my disbelief a stainless T3 flanged manifold turned up which i also coulnt resist
During this time I also bought;
IW - 044 325cc injectors,
High boost turbo eprom,
Ph1 ecu,
OMP paddle clutch,
Ph1 172 Gearbox and mount/battery tray,
Power boost valve,
Uprated fuel pump,
PTFE inlet and manifold gaskets,
T3 turbo,
T3 oil feed and drain,
Yellow silicon ignition leads,
Full set of yellow Samco hoses,
Hi-Spec 4 pots and 300mm discs,
16'' OZ supperleggera's,
and a few other bits and bobs!!
Mid April my engine finally turned up from BBPT It was like 5 birthdays rolled into one
Here's the spec
ENGINE BLOCK
The Engine block is put through the following process:-
- De-stressed and chemically cleaned to remove carbon and then acid dipped to remove scaly corrosion deposits from water ways.
- Re-bored with main caps fitted to suit piston size.
- Minimal surface reface for blueprinting
- All Headbolt and Main bolt threads are re-cut and cleaned
- Engine block is painted externally with a suitable black paint to enhance appearance.
- Sump Painted
- Turbo oil drain fitting free of charge (on request)
Once the above is done it is ready for the bottom end rebuild of which the following parts are used:-
- Set of 4 Wossner Forged Pistons Low comp. (Turbo use) supplied with Moly coated skirts and Japanese ring set.
- Set of 4 Wossner Forged Steel Con – Rods, supplied with ARP bolts.
- Balanced Knivedged crankshaft. Inc re-ground bearing journals if required.
- Full bottom end balance
- Oil pump refurbishment.
- Bottom end Gasket / Seal kit
- Crankshaft Main Bearings
- Crankshaft Big End bearings
- Crankshaft Thrust washers
- Water pump
- Water pump outlet pipe (Usually corroded on these engines)
CYLINDER HEAD
The Cylinder Head then goes through the following process:-
- Chemically cleaned to remove carbon deposits
- Minimal surface re-face for blueprinting
- Pressure tested before assembly.
Once this is done the cylinder head is subject to our Re-build service and assembled using the Following Parts:-
- Performance Camshafts to suit Turbo
- Vernier Camshaft Pullies
- Cambelt and tensioners
- Cam followers
- Uprated headgasket set inc. bolts
- Set of 16 Valve stem seals
- Various cam seals and gaskets
- Spark plugs to suit
Marvellous :evil:
First thing i did was bolt the manifold i won on ebay on..
And then the turbo along with my yellow cam cover..
Took my spare inlet manifold for sand blasting, came out like new, and gave it some vigirous cleaning and de-coking to get rid of any trace of sand inside it. Once that was done i bolted it on with the PTFE gaskets i purchased from hill_power_clio along with the throttle body
Although it has to come back off because I found a sensor right under the inlet that's impossible to get off with the manifold on and i've had a change of heart with what to do with it.
Got the old engine oot and stripped the loom, ancilaries, gear and flywheel. During the lift it kept getting jammed and was starting to get on my nerves so with a bit of not so gentle persuasion and shouting it came out. I'll give the bay a cleanup at some point.
During the strip down i noticed i had damaged the idle pulley with my brute man strength :clown:
So this means more delays untill i can source another and replace it.
Once i got all the bracketry i tried pressure washing the parts clean but this didn't satisfy me so, along with the inlet manifold, theyre going for sand blasting and having a silver powder coat to help cleaning. This was said to me by ARJ256 and i decided to take his advice as it was a good idea.
So all these goodies + the inlet manifold are going to be powder coated
Next i bolted the fly wheel on, keeping the crank still using a chuck key in the hole on the side of the block an then on with my OMP paddle clutch and pressure plate with a clutch alignment tool. Hopefully this clutch will last a good 20 k on this engine :clown:
This picture shows the differences between the OMP clutch and an OEM Valeo clutch
Then it was on with the gear box and suprisingly it just fell on! Everytime i've done the box before its taken a good half hour of wiggling to get the box on but not this time thankfully! This Box Is MK2 Ph1 172 JC5 gearbox.
Once that was i i went to fit the valvers recently replaced starter to find.......... IT DIDN'T BLOODY FIT at least i now know why they dont fit the F7R, its because of the strentghening veins on the rear of the block :roll: No pics of that cos i was that fooked off i gave up and went home :lol:
Next day i thought i'd have a look the oil feed and return for the turbo. i modded the starter heatsheild the miss the oil return and took a trip to my local Pirtek http://www.pirtek.co.uk/ and had them shorten my braided oil feed line and make a T-peice for the feed and oil pressure sender to bolt to.
more updates when i can remember what i did
my bottom end decided to throw a shell and knock its tits off. I kept driving till she seized as I had a court case pending due to a motor offence ( those of you who know about it! :dapprove: ) Anyway, once it was properly fookered i took it to a barn my mate had let me use to store it and keep it safe. The months passed on by and i thought to myself sod it, I'm going to giv my beloved naples a bit of help with a blower AKA a turbo
.It looked like this for a while, an abandoned, battered Clio
During its time there i did practically bugger all due to a serious lack of funds! But, I had managed to scrape pennies together for boost pipework and and FMIC to which i fitted to the Valver in this fashion
Again more months passed with not alot going on untill November when I went away for 15 weeks working in Hamburg, Germany to earn some monies.
Whilst away in January, I browsing ebay I spotted an advert for a turbo ready 2.0 williams lump which I had to have and now at this point I could afford! Also much to my disbelief a stainless T3 flanged manifold turned up which i also coulnt resist
During this time I also bought;
IW - 044 325cc injectors,
High boost turbo eprom,
Ph1 ecu,
OMP paddle clutch,
Ph1 172 Gearbox and mount/battery tray,
Power boost valve,
Uprated fuel pump,
PTFE inlet and manifold gaskets,
T3 turbo,
T3 oil feed and drain,
Yellow silicon ignition leads,
Full set of yellow Samco hoses,
Hi-Spec 4 pots and 300mm discs,
16'' OZ supperleggera's,
and a few other bits and bobs!!
Mid April my engine finally turned up from BBPT
It was like 5 birthdays rolled into one Here's the spec
ENGINE BLOCK
The Engine block is put through the following process:-
- De-stressed and chemically cleaned to remove carbon and then acid dipped to remove scaly corrosion deposits from water ways.
- Re-bored with main caps fitted to suit piston size.
- Minimal surface reface for blueprinting
- All Headbolt and Main bolt threads are re-cut and cleaned
- Engine block is painted externally with a suitable black paint to enhance appearance.
- Sump Painted
- Turbo oil drain fitting free of charge (on request)
Once the above is done it is ready for the bottom end rebuild of which the following parts are used:-
- Set of 4 Wossner Forged Pistons Low comp. (Turbo use) supplied with Moly coated skirts and Japanese ring set.
- Set of 4 Wossner Forged Steel Con – Rods, supplied with ARP bolts.
- Balanced Knivedged crankshaft. Inc re-ground bearing journals if required.
- Full bottom end balance
- Oil pump refurbishment.
- Bottom end Gasket / Seal kit
- Crankshaft Main Bearings
- Crankshaft Big End bearings
- Crankshaft Thrust washers
- Water pump
- Water pump outlet pipe (Usually corroded on these engines)
CYLINDER HEAD
The Cylinder Head then goes through the following process:-
- Chemically cleaned to remove carbon deposits
- Minimal surface re-face for blueprinting
- Pressure tested before assembly.
Once this is done the cylinder head is subject to our Re-build service and assembled using the Following Parts:-
- Performance Camshafts to suit Turbo
- Vernier Camshaft Pullies
- Cambelt and tensioners
- Cam followers
- Uprated headgasket set inc. bolts
- Set of 16 Valve stem seals
- Various cam seals and gaskets
- Spark plugs to suit
Marvellous :evil:
First thing i did was bolt the manifold i won on ebay on..
And then the turbo along with my yellow cam cover..
Took my spare inlet manifold for sand blasting, came out like new, and gave it some vigirous cleaning and de-coking to get rid of any trace of sand inside it. Once that was done i bolted it on with the PTFE gaskets i purchased from hill_power_clio along with the throttle body
Although it has to come back off because I found a sensor right under the inlet that's impossible to get off with the manifold on
and i've had a change of heart with what to do with it.Got the old engine oot and stripped the loom, ancilaries, gear and flywheel. During the lift it kept getting jammed and was starting to get on my nerves so with a bit of not so gentle persuasion and shouting
it came out. I'll give the bay a cleanup at some point.During the strip down i noticed i had damaged the idle pulley with my brute man strength :clown:
So this means more delays untill i can source another and replace it.
Once i got all the bracketry i tried pressure washing the parts clean but this didn't satisfy me so, along with the inlet manifold, theyre going for sand blasting and having a silver powder coat to help cleaning. This was said to me by ARJ256 and i decided to take his advice as it was a good idea.
So all these goodies + the inlet manifold are going to be powder coated
Next i bolted the fly wheel on, keeping the crank still using a chuck key in the hole on the side of the block an then on with my OMP paddle clutch and pressure plate with a clutch alignment tool. Hopefully this clutch will last a good 20 k on this engine :clown:
This picture shows the differences between the OMP clutch and an OEM Valeo clutch
Then it was on with the gear box and suprisingly it just fell on! Everytime i've done the box before its taken a good half hour of wiggling to get the box on but not this time thankfully! This Box Is MK2 Ph1 172 JC5 gearbox.
Once that was i i went to fit the valvers recently replaced starter to find.......... IT DIDN'T BLOODY FIT
at least i now know why they dont fit the F7R, its because of the strentghening veins on the rear of the block :roll: No pics of that cos i was that fooked off i gave up and went home :lol: Next day i thought i'd have a look the oil feed and return for the turbo. i modded the starter heatsheild the miss the oil return and took a trip to my local Pirtek http://www.pirtek.co.uk/ and had them shorten my braided oil feed line and make a T-peice for the feed and oil pressure sender to bolt to.
more updates when i can remember what i did
