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MY 2004 CLIO 182
- Thread starter mikey4410
- Start date
2004 clio 182
trackday was a success, had a great day and learnt a bit about how the clio handles .
got quite a few vids and other than the wheel nuts coming loose all round was a fun day.
car was faultless and did well,managed to get the brakes smoking and nearly fail entirely despite braided lines,new fluid and ds2500s up front.
i did 70 miles at lydden and managed 13mpg lol.
got quite a few vids and other than the wheel nuts coming loose all round was a fun day.
car was faultless and did well,managed to get the brakes smoking and nearly fail entirely despite braided lines,new fluid and ds2500s up front.
i did 70 miles at lydden and managed 13mpg lol.
GavC
ClioSport Club Member
Black Gold 182FF
Sounds like you had great fun and that is what it is all about :smiley:
2004 clio 182
Few new bits goin on this week.
Firstly my aircon delete belt and pulley have arrived and will be fitted very soon.
My new steering wheel has arrived and been fitted as original was knackered and also way to big.i bought a 300 mm omp with boss
And lastly I went to my mates workshop last night and he kindly let me use his ramp and I undersealed the whole underneath of the clio.
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Firstly my aircon delete belt and pulley have arrived and will be fitted very soon.
My new steering wheel has arrived and been fitted as original was knackered and also way to big.i bought a 300 mm omp with boss
And lastly I went to my mates workshop last night and he kindly let me use his ramp and I undersealed the whole underneath of the clio.
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2004 clio 182
Today was working on car and started to remove carpet and big problem. The foam underneath carpets is soaked in red coolant so obviously the heater matrix is leaking coolant into the car. Solved this by removing the whole system including the aircon which was going anyway.
Had to u bend the two hoses that used to go into the heater matrix......
Also cleaned up,removed sound deadning and sprayed the scuttle panel insides...
Had to u bend the two hoses that used to go into the heater matrix......
Also cleaned up,removed sound deadning and sprayed the scuttle panel insides...
imprezaworks
ClioSport Club Member
Mk5 Golf GTI :)
assuming the car is going to be sitting lower?
2004 clio 182
today i managed to get coilovers fitted
430 front lbs
300 rear lbs
in preperation for fitting these i thought it a good idea to make up some protective sleeves.i made them from thick polyurethane bags and stuck them in a cylinder shape with polyurethane sealant. they have worked real well. also spray painted the rear beam were possible and all parts on the suspension were copper greased were possible also
heres the piccys
fronts are a little high atm so will post pics tommorow once lowered.
430 front lbs
300 rear lbs
in preperation for fitting these i thought it a good idea to make up some protective sleeves.i made them from thick polyurethane bags and stuck them in a cylinder shape with polyurethane sealant. they have worked real well. also spray painted the rear beam were possible and all parts on the suspension were copper greased were possible also
heres the piccys
fronts are a little high atm so will post pics tommorow once lowered.
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
Nice and cheap idea with the coilover covers mate. Top work.
But please for the love of god get some tyre shine on!
But please for the love of god get some tyre shine on!
2004 clio 182
this morning i continued on with fitting the epas.
when i went to fit the the new colomn i realised it was about 6-7mm to long but this is easily remided buy carefully tapping the the column with both universal joints moved to one side to slowly shorten it.
be very careful not to go to mad otherwise you will have to short of a shaft and you cant relengthen it. below shows were the two parts "sleeve" each other.
when i went to fit the the new colomn i realised it was about 6-7mm to long but this is easily remided buy carefully tapping the the column with both universal joints moved to one side to slowly shorten it.
be very careful not to go to mad otherwise you will have to short of a shaft and you cant relengthen it. below shows were the two parts "sleeve" each other.
2004 clio 182
finally got shaft correct length and went about fitting the epas unit (after many on and offs getting it right) and then fitting all the indicator units,ignition barrel,etc onto the new unit.Next up was fitting the epas ecu to a save place which is actually fits to the right of the steering wheel in a purpose made bracket already there
then wired in a switched live to the control box,and an earth linked up to the epas ecu.then the positive was run up to the battery.
at this stage it was all powered up and ready so i tried it with just the adaptor boss and one hand and wow.cant believe just how bloody good it is.
now all thats left to do is get all the dash back in and get out on the road and try it with the engine on and car actually moving lol.
then wired in a switched live to the control box,and an earth linked up to the epas ecu.then the positive was run up to the battery.
at this stage it was all powered up and ready so i tried it with just the adaptor boss and one hand and wow.cant believe just how bloody good it is.
now all thats left to do is get all the dash back in and get out on the road and try it with the engine on and car actually moving lol.
2004 clio 182
yesterday i had to remove the hydraulic power steering, remove the pump,remove the air con pump, air con rad and also work out new belt size using string method.THe old belt was knackered anyway so just aswell i replaced it haha.........all this took all day as it was mostly awkward places to get to and trial and error.
after many many hours and few swear words its all finally sorted and a newly fashioned tensioner is in full working order.
for reference belt used is 6pk1187 and also the original tensioner is left in but does need a little bit of alloy filed away or it rubs the belt.
after many many hours and few swear words its all finally sorted and a newly fashioned tensioner is in full working order.
for reference belt used is 6pk1187 and also the original tensioner is left in but does need a little bit of alloy filed away or it rubs the belt.
dann2707
ClioSport Club Member
Top work mate, is there much difference between epas and hydraulic? how does it feel better?
2004 clio 182
thanks dann. been alot of work though.
fully honestly its on full power atm and has been since i fitted it and its much easier steering wise (this is all city driving). It feels alot more alert and snappy to me and would need turning down maybe a tad on a trackday but the fact is its all very adjustable and set-able which hydraulic is NOT.
definately a great mod and well worth yhe agro i would say.
fully honestly its on full power atm and has been since i fitted it and its much easier steering wise (this is all city driving). It feels alot more alert and snappy to me and would need turning down maybe a tad on a trackday but the fact is its all very adjustable and set-able which hydraulic is NOT.
definately a great mod and well worth yhe agro i would say.
1.2Clio / 182!!
What did you use on yours?? I did mine this week, which also turned into a two day job as I ran out of time and patience the first day... I ended up having to go as course as 600 to get shot of my hazing though and still need to go back again on the second light.... Somehow I feel ashamed of my efforts though after seeing yours!!
