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Couple small updates. First as it was MOT time I decided to fit the new washer pump as the old one was knackered
It clearly hadn't been used in a while as the water instead smelled disgusting! So gave it a clean and rinsed the inside with boiling water and surfex HD
Whilst the scuttle and the wipers were off, I opted to spray the wiper arms as they had started to grey:
And also used some Revive on the scuttle panel to bring it back up to standard:
It looks fairly glossy in these pics but once Revive dries it goes a nice dark matt colour.
All bolted back on:
This had to be cleaned too as it was bugging me:
Surfex doing it's job. Yuck!
Nice and clean
Next up was this hideous abomination:
Also thought I'd may aswell do the TB whilst I was at it, so took that off:
And also gave it a good clean.
Nothing exciting, I think we all know the drill. Sand, clean, primer, colour etc. I ended up with this:
I didn't really like the black lettering so I sanded it off with various grades to get a smooth metal finish (pics make it look white though)
I also discovered why one fog was flooded:
But as I wanted new ones, but can't afford them just yet I took them out pre MOT (they were both shot anyway)
It was also time for that windscreen to come out, a nice huge crack and 2 stone chips certainly weren't getting through MOT so out with the old:
And in with the new!
One gripe I had is that being close to christmas with two young boys to pay for, and a mrs, I couldn't afford the £220 for the 'special' sensor type screen so opted for a standard screen (£130 difference between the two!) and was told I'd more than likely loose my intermittent/auto wiper and auto lights but the fitter re-fitted the sensor to the side of the mirror to see if it would work and hey presto, the auto wipers and lights work perfect. So for future reference if anyone needs a new screen but can't afford the sensor type one, the sensor will still work (well at least in my case) you'll just have to have the sensor to the side, not above the mirror.
Anyway so on to MOT time. Left it there at 12:00 and got an answerphone message about 2pm basically saying could you give us a call to discuss and go through your clio. Didn't sound good so when I rand them back they gave me the following list:
-OSR brake binding
-Exhaust failed emissions
-Headlight pattern obviously wrong
-Rear number plate light not working
So not the worst list in the world eh? Turns out the brake binding was easily fixed with some lubricant/grease on the bake of the pads as they'd be installed 'dry'. Headlights were sorted with a 10 minute rotary session and the fog light.....well it's a bulb. I'm not surprised at the emissions as it turns out the exhaust is a complete straight through to backbox, so I'll get a cat and standard exhaust on it.
Now, the ONE concerning thing is it started to overheat during the test due to the fan not kicking in. The tester said he found this grey plug next to the fan:
and said there was a blank where he thought a fan switch should be and said maybe a new switch and it being connected up would be the solution, so I ordered a switch but found a post on here that says PH2's rad fans are controlled by the ECU? In any case what is that plug? If it's for a rad switch why is it there if mine doesn't use a switch? So all I've got to do is find out why the fan isn't coming on before it goes back in. Just as info, the temp stays at a constant level whilst driving and doesn't fluctuate if I turn the heaters or anything on, or use the windows or anything. Also the heaters/ A/C stay at the temp I set the whole time. Any suggestions would be handy
So that's where it stands at the mo..
It clearly hadn't been used in a while as the water instead smelled disgusting! So gave it a clean and rinsed the inside with boiling water and surfex HD
Whilst the scuttle and the wipers were off, I opted to spray the wiper arms as they had started to grey:
And also used some Revive on the scuttle panel to bring it back up to standard:
It looks fairly glossy in these pics but once Revive dries it goes a nice dark matt colour.
All bolted back on:
This had to be cleaned too as it was bugging me:
Surfex doing it's job. Yuck!
Nice and clean
Next up was this hideous abomination:
Also thought I'd may aswell do the TB whilst I was at it, so took that off:
And also gave it a good clean.
Nothing exciting, I think we all know the drill. Sand, clean, primer, colour etc. I ended up with this:
I didn't really like the black lettering so I sanded it off with various grades to get a smooth metal finish (pics make it look white though)
I also discovered why one fog was flooded:
But as I wanted new ones, but can't afford them just yet I took them out pre MOT (they were both shot anyway)
It was also time for that windscreen to come out, a nice huge crack and 2 stone chips certainly weren't getting through MOT so out with the old:
And in with the new!
One gripe I had is that being close to christmas with two young boys to pay for, and a mrs, I couldn't afford the £220 for the 'special' sensor type screen so opted for a standard screen (£130 difference between the two!) and was told I'd more than likely loose my intermittent/auto wiper and auto lights but the fitter re-fitted the sensor to the side of the mirror to see if it would work and hey presto, the auto wipers and lights work perfect. So for future reference if anyone needs a new screen but can't afford the sensor type one, the sensor will still work (well at least in my case) you'll just have to have the sensor to the side, not above the mirror.
Anyway so on to MOT time. Left it there at 12:00 and got an answerphone message about 2pm basically saying could you give us a call to discuss and go through your clio. Didn't sound good
so when I rand them back they gave me the following list:-OSR brake binding
-Exhaust failed emissions
-Headlight pattern obviously wrong
-Rear number plate light not working
So not the worst list in the world eh? Turns out the brake binding was easily fixed with some lubricant/grease on the bake of the pads as they'd be installed 'dry'. Headlights were sorted with a 10 minute rotary session and the fog light.....well it's a bulb. I'm not surprised at the emissions as it turns out the exhaust is a complete straight through to backbox, so I'll get a cat and standard exhaust on it.
Now, the ONE concerning thing is it started to overheat during the test due to the fan not kicking in. The tester said he found this grey plug next to the fan:
and said there was a blank where he thought a fan switch should be and said maybe a new switch and it being connected up would be the solution, so I ordered a switch but found a post on here that says PH2's rad fans are controlled by the ECU? In any case what is that plug? If it's for a rad switch why is it there if mine doesn't use a switch? So all I've got to do is find out why the fan isn't coming on before it goes back in. Just as info, the temp stays at a constant level whilst driving and doesn't fluctuate if I turn the heaters or anything on, or use the windows or anything. Also the heaters/ A/C stay at the temp I set the whole time. Any suggestions would be handy
So that's where it stands at the mo..
clio 172 2002
Getting there wish i had to the get up and go to sort everything out on mine, slowly doing the wheels (2left) and i was looking at the engine bay to day and wanted to know how to do the inlet manifold bit, but seeing how easy it is i might give it ago soon do i need special temperature paint for it as it gets hot, also my engine and exhaust manifold seem to get hot so quickly any ideas ? temperature gauge stays the same tho and doesnt boil the coolant at all
wish i had to the get up and go to sort everything out on mine, slowly doing the wheels (2left) and i was looking at the engine bay to day and wanted to know how to do the inlet manifold bit, but seeing how easy it is i might give it ago soon do i need special temperature paint for it as it gets hot, also my engine and exhaust manifold seem to get hot so quickly any ideas ? temperature gauge stays the same tho and doesnt boil the coolant at allHaha I've only got the motivation as I've been off work due to a hernia repair so had spare time, trying to get lots done before going back to work. I used standard hycote satin and so far it's been fine. Alot swear by VHT only but I've done a few rocker covers, inlets etc with standard paint and they've all been fine, but it's up to you bud. If you have a local home store they normally sell aerosols for the same price regardless of VHT or normal so if they're a good price, get high-temp. The inlet is easy, just unplug the sensors, air inlet, and vacuum hoses, remove coil pack and unbolt. I saw your wheels on FB, not bad
Not much to update apart from getting it ready for MOT and more odd jobs found. Still haven't managed to find the cause of the fan not coming on so I've wired up a manual in car switch for the mo. Also got round to replacing the decat yeaterday with a genuine cat and centre section. As I don't have the benefit of a garage me and a mate tackled it in the rain, and eventually the dark, last night. Mostly it was easy apart from the cat>manifold bolts which are a tight squeeze when you're working off the floor with a few inches room. But after a fair amount of cursing it was all off, only to find whoever made up the 'custom' straight through and backbox had annoyingly opted to alter the length of the tube coming off the backbox meaning there was about a 4" gap between the back box and centre section so that I'll chop the length off the old centre section and have it welded. Was going to buy a standard backbox but A) It would cost more £60 for a cheapy one B) There's a cut out on the bumper for the exhaust so a standard would look hideous. The joy didn't stop there, as I came home (we did it at a mates who lives a couple mins away) the car died and then would crank and not fire. Got the car towed home today and discovered both lambdas loose and one of the wires had melted. So just going to replace both at the same time to save hassle in the future.
so that I'll chop the length off the old centre section and have it welded. Was going to buy a standard backbox but A) It would cost more £60 for a cheapy one B) There's a cut out on the bumper for the exhaust so a standard would look hideous. The joy didn't stop there, as I came home (we did it at a mates who lives a couple mins away) the car died and then would crank and not fire. Got the car towed home today and discovered both lambdas loose and one of the wires had melted. So just going to replace both at the same time to save hassle in the future.
