Does anyone know what might be up? It drives completely fine, no warning lights or anything but at idle it sounds like crap. Also, I gave my tailpipes a reet good clean the other day, after a day of driving they're black again and I noticed black splatter over my rear bumper. It could just be stuff picked up off the wet roads and I'm being over cautious.
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Spluttering at idle only
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JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
Is that black splatter oil?
I'm not entirely sure, is there a way I can check? It's dried on now but you can see the tailpipes are quite black. Not sure if that's normal on these though!
Possibly, I don't get any pops or anything when driving it just does this at idle.
JamesBryan
ClioSport Club Member
If you wipe your finger over the bumper, it's smear and be all greasy if it's oil.
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RyanWXM
100% Coil Pack mate had same issue with mine. Thought it was the plugs but they were fine. If you take out one of the Ht leads and check the rubbers on them they should be nice and soft and dry. Mine had a bit of moister and the rubber had turned hard the the leads arching to the engine which is causing the sputtering. As soon as you rev is does it disappear and what revs is it idling on ?? @jesus
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
Thanks @welshname Rhys. It's only just had a new coil pack so I hope it's not that. I'll check for moisture or damage though and go from there.
It does disappear when I rev or drive, but it's not a proper misfire type splutter like usual and the video does exaggerate the sound.
It does disappear when I rev or drive, but it's not a proper misfire type splutter like usual and the video does exaggerate the sound.
welshname
ClioSport Club Member
No worries. Let me know if you want to try it.
Have you filled up at different garage to usual? Sometimes poor fuel quality can cause those symptoms.. Just thinking outside the box... Regards, Steve
Also may be worth replacing the fuel filter before spending to much dosh on new HT leads, coil packs etc.
Also may be worth replacing the fuel filter before spending to much dosh on new HT leads, coil packs etc.
Worth a try... where/what are they?
It's been doing it for a while now
at first I ran it on crap 95 fuel but then switched to Tesco Momentum 99 and it died down a bit. Now it's doing it still so tried V-Power and it's still at it.Where/how easy is it to change the fuel filter?
Cheers.
Fuel filter is a snap on 'in line' plastic jobby.. Very easy to replace on a ph2. Up on a ramp and you'll see it adjacent to the fuel tank. Will cost about £7 for Sport or Non-sport.
Muller part #FB212P
Bosch part #0450902161
But double check before you order!
Keep filling up with V-Power and once the 95 (and the 99 tesco stuff) has completely run through I'd bet the spluttering will stop.. imho
Mk2 Ph2 Relay Box.. Next to the Battery
Most welcome..
Also re. relays (mind the pun) and I'm sure an auto-electrician would laugh at this explaination.
In laymans terms, they switch a low current input i.e. the supply from a dashboard switch for your fog lights, to a high current output.. i.e. the current needed by the fog lights themselves.
incy-spider
ClioSport Club Member
Relays will not make it splutter on idle, there is no inline filter on 182 clios.
incy-spider
ClioSport Club Member
Clio 182's don't have an inline fuel filter
Okay.. honest mistake, thought the ph2 Sport had two separate fuel filters.. one inside the fuel pump housing and one 'inline'. Don't own a 182 so I was only going by the fact that euro car parts sell an 'inline' filter for the 'RenaultSport PH2 2.0 16v'
Like I say.. honest mistake
So, just entered the reg for a 2004 182 Cup on the Euro Car Parts website... Returned 3 'inline' fuel filters??
Yep.. thought I was right! Here you go @incy-spider
http://www.livingstonautoparts.co.uk/Service-Parts/Fuel-Filters/Renault/Clio/all/2.0/2005/Parts.aspx
It's okay, we all make mistakes.. Doesn't matter to me anyway.. I was just trying help the op
Just glad that I didn't provide the wrong information.
http://www.livingstonautoparts.co.uk/Service-Parts/Fuel-Filters/Renault/Clio/all/2.0/2005/Parts.aspx
It's okay, we all make mistakes.. Doesn't matter to me anyway.. I was just trying help the op
Just glad that I didn't provide the wrong information.
incy-spider
ClioSport Club Member
Yep.. thought I was right! Here you go @incy-spider
http://www.livingstonautoparts.co.uk/Service-Parts/Fuel-Filters/Renault/Clio/all/2.0/2005/Parts.aspx
It's okay, we all make mistakes.. Doesn't matter to me anyway.. I was just trying help the op
Just glad that I didn't provide the wrong information.
I could put in my own registration number of my 182 and that comes up, if I put the reg number of my 182 in on Dialogys at my own renault dealership where I work on lots and lots of 182 Clios besides mine I can say '182's don't have inline fuel filters' they have a small filter attached to the bottom of the fuel pump in the tank like a little bag... They don't ever block up as submerged in fuel and inclosed within the fuel tank sender.
(Renault do say to change at 150k though)
Ph 1 Clio 172s have inline fuel filters, never trust generic look ups. Not your fault
Lesson learned.. can't argue with that
Mine certainly made a difference. I never had the time to trace why, I changed them because they were all badly corroded. I'm guessing possibly comprising the supply to the coil pack.
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