Phase 1 Clio 172 - High Mileage - Maintenance?

[danzman1991]

If I bought a well looked after one with 110k+ or whatever miles, other than regular oil changes what else needs to be done in order to keep her going?

 

[iimushroomzii]

Obviously cambelt at the specified intervals,maybe clutch then pretty much its just a case of service items

 

[Russ_16v]

Have a search mate, this has come up a few times and there are quite a few different full threads

 

[danzman1991]

Obviously cambelt at the specified intervals,maybe clutch then pretty much its just a case of service items

What mileage does the cambelt need changing?

 

[Wests Renault]

What mileage does the cambelt need changing?

72k or 5 years

 

[danzman1991]

72k or 5 years

So the next one would be 144k?

 

[Rob]

Or 10 years(ish) after purchase, which is soon for most ph1's.

 

[b33fy172]

As long as it's been looked after and had it's belts done it will be fine.
My ph1 is on 93k and I regularly do track days in it.

Had it a year now and it broke down last Saturday on the way to FCS, this was due to a faulty magnecor lead I had bought a month prior.

HTH

 

[Martin_172]

in my opinion the best thing you can do to one (mine is getting done this week) is new lower arms, track rods, track rod ends and depending on if its standard gear thats on it a new set of dampers and springs (aftermarket or original what ever you prefer) get the tracking and alignment setup and that will make a MASSIVE difference, my ph1 feels extremely tired compaired to my old mk2 172 which had had all the above done @ 40k miles. im just fussy however

 

[ForceIndia]

in my opinion the best thing you can do to one (mine is getting done this week) is new lower arms, track rods, track rod ends and depending on if its standard gear thats on it a new set of dampers and springs (aftermarket or original what ever you prefer) get the tracking and alignment setup and that will make a MASSIVE difference, my ph1 feels extremely tired compaired to my old mk2 172 which had had all the above done @ 40k miles. im just fussy however

Yep. Or buy one that's just had a clutch and the above bits done. .

 

[Alex_X93]

Take a look at my ph1 in ''cars for sale'' had all of above bits mentioned fitted plus much more

 

[mark smith87]

Mine has 102,000 miles on it now and it still drives like its new. Its had services at every10,000 since I've had it. Other than upgrading all the brakes and tyres its just been run of the mill stuff otherwise as with any car. As everyone else says,as long as its looked after properly the car should easily do very high mileages. Cars nowadays are built far better and last a lot longer than say 20 years ago.