The Clio Mk2 fault finding dashboard trick

tidyclio · Dec 19, 2005

0.8 and 1.1 is same as mine when its warmed up,u can drive witht he display on test mode then you'll see how much petrol gets pumped in even under slight accelaration iv had the figure up to about 15litre an hour lol.
to be honest though not sure if i trust the on-board diagnostics i had 3 faults showing up ages ago and when i reset it it never detected any of the faults again.like someone else said my oil guage shows oil on 1 bar wont go under that even when the sumps just about dry but yet it doesnt show up a sensor fault.also from memory one of the letters stands for a coolant temp sensor fault cant remember of the top of my head which 1

MRBILLYUK · Dec 19, 2005

Drove it on test mode yesterday , also got it up to 15 litres . Was only driving about 30mph ish but at one stage it was showing 160mph ,lmao !

Not bad for just a stainless exhaust

MrBillyUK !

mk2_172_silver · Dec 20, 2005

mine shows a t ---

dunno how to fix or get rid of this, any ideas? also what is the third light down on the dash? cos thats also out on mine?

MRBILLYUK · Dec 20, 2005

mk2_172_silver said:
mine shows a t ---

dunno how to fix or get rid of this, any ideas? also what is the third light down on the dash? cos thats also out on mine?

I had a " t " . Just reset the trip computer and it vanished and its not come back on yet . Maybe it was just an old fault stored .

MrBillyUK !

ollie mc · Dec 27, 2005

why doesnt my stalk have a button on it???????

i have a 1998 s reg 1.4 rt clio and it doesnt have the button at all its a mk2 and everythin,

hmmm n e one help me?

edde · Dec 27, 2005

ollie mc said:
why doesnt my stalk have a button on it???????

i have a 1998 s reg 1.4 rt clio and it doesnt have the button at all its a mk2 and everythin,

hmmm n e one help me?

Your has the rounded not triagular lights I take it? Even if not some cars just down't have it its just down to car spec.
Try pressing the trip reset button down instead when you turn the key.

Da · Dec 27, 2005

on mine (which doesn't have a trip) as edde says press and hold the mileage/clock reset button instead. I did this the other day and found no faults, although it showed up my speedo is slightly out by 2-3mph

Wiggz · Dec 29, 2005

mine showed a t---h

Not sure exactly what this means, gonna have it checked out...

Nice lil trick though

Graeme1978 · Dec 29, 2005

Just tried this on my Mk2 Ph1 1.4s

The rev counter, speedo, petrol and temp gauges all do a pretty dance, and the display shows 8888 but none of the dash lights did anything.

Harry_manback · Dec 29, 2005

always wondered what it ment

Adam111 · Dec 29, 2005

does anyone know if you can do this sort of thing on a 1998 Megane?

norfolkminis · Jan 2, 2006

Mine just came up 't ---'

Only probs I've ever had was the alternator blew up?????

taffrhys · Jan 2, 2006

hey all, sorry to be a silly f***** but, where is this button on the end of the stalk?

edde · Jan 2, 2006

taffrhys said:
hey all, sorry to be a silly f***** but, where is this button on the end of the stalk?

Its the button you use to cycle through the trip computer setting. If you don't have one then you have to press the button on the dial you use to rest the trip milage.

Day · Jan 2, 2006

It's a button you press in on the righthand stalk.

If you own a Mk1 172 it's not the one that's the horn.
As I found sat in a traffic jam months back LOL

Oks · Jan 3, 2006

Harry_manback said:
always wondered what it ment

I have the same thing, what does it mean?

edde · Jan 3, 2006

Have a look on the first post it tells you what ever letter means.

KDF · Jan 9, 2006

This guide has now been moved to the articles section of the site.

polarbert · Apr 2, 2006

Mine is showing a t, sounds like a lot of us are having the same problem

sneeks · Apr 26, 2006

MRBILLYUK said:
Mine was fluctuating between 0.8 and 1.1 when it was idling .What was urs ?
Anybody else got some figures they would like to add ?

MrBillyUK !

My readings on starting from cold fluctuated between 1.1 and 1.4 litres of fuel per hour.

I also have a 't' error code.

rory182 · Jul 15, 2006

could an injection fault 't' be due to a gas flow thing? i.e. I recently had a lambda sensor replaced and my exhaust is blowing...

i know thats nothing to do with injection, but just wondered...

pecan · Jul 15, 2006

Just done mine, no errors, 2.0ltrs per hour when I checked at idle. I noticed that the headlight bulbs don't light up and the shift light is indeed orange.

Vish · Jul 15, 2006

Mine does not work.....98 R Mk2 1.4......

I got the button on the stalk but it nothing happens when I hold that or the trip resetter....am I doing it wrong?? Hold the button and turn ignition on fully??

Also my stalk button doesn't alternate between different bits of info like the manual says it should....

Any help pls....

Vish

DrR · Dec 17, 2006

Hmm just ran this, and also got the t--h i'm guessing the " t mean an injection fault has been detected for a minimum of 4 seconds" is cos the engine is not running, and same with the " h means an oil level sensor fault has been detected."?

edde · Dec 17, 2006

DrRollo said:
Hmm just ran this, and also got the t--h i'm guessing the " t mean an injection fault has been detected for a minimum of 4 seconds" is cos the engine is not running, and same with the " h means an oil level sensor fault has been detected."?

Nope they registered fault when the engine has been running clear the faults and see if they come back.

DrR · Dec 17, 2006

I'll see what it say after i've been to work and back tomorrow, can runs fine though.

matt25172 · Dec 18, 2006

blimy sounds like everyones cars are goin wrong im to scared to try this trip out, it drives so im happy lol.

edde · Dec 18, 2006

matt25172 said:
blimy sounds like everyones cars are goin wrong im to scared to try this trip out, it drives so im happy lol.

If you have the faults there not going to go away just clear them if you want.

There one forum member who has every one of the warnings and his cars been fine always its French electrics for you.

matt25172 · Dec 18, 2006

yeah cheers for the info though edde ill give it a go sometime!

furry_cup · Jan 23, 2007

edde said:
Press the reset button to clear the logged faults. Other faults arn't shown on the display.

wheres the reset button

tidyclio · Jan 23, 2007

When it's all flashing and dancing hit the trip reset button this will reset everything

edde · Jan 23, 2007

furry_cup said:
edde said:

Press the reset button to clear the logged faults. Other faults arn't shown on the display.

Click to expand...

wheres the reset button

The button on the center of the dashboard the one you use to reset the trip milage.

clio-mad228 · Feb 11, 2007

edde said:
Theres a simple diagnostics built into the Mk2 Clio's

To access this, with the igition off press and keep hold of the button at the end of the stalk and turn the ignition on. ALl the dashboard warning lights will come on and the speedo and rev counter will go through a predefined sequene.
When your doing this though (you can let go of the button at the end of the stalk) ever time you press the stalk button the digital readout will show information (listed belew) each time you press the button some more information will show.

All the lights lit (shows if you have a failed LED).

The amount of fuel left in the tank in liters.

Fuel flow (the engine has to be running. This is in liters per hour

Stored faults
t mean an injection fault has been detected for a minimum of 4 seconds
J means a fault has been noted on the fuel gauge. It must have disconnected for longer than 100 seconds. The resistance from the fuel tank sensor needs to be between 5 and 350 Ohms.
d means an injection signal fault has been detected
h means an oil level sensor fault has been detected. Resistance from the sensor should be between 6 and 20 Ohms. Any reading over 20Ohms is an open cicuit anything under 3 is a short circuit.

If no faults are logged then dashes will show fixed dashes.
Press the reset button to clear the logged faults. Other faults arn't shown on the display.

i have got -----h come up on mine is that mean i have oil sensor fault ?

edde · Feb 12, 2007

clio-mad228 said:
edde said:

Stored faults

h means an oil level sensor fault has been detected. Resistance from the sensor should be between 6 and 20 Ohms. Any reading over 20Ohms is an open cicuit anything under 3 is a short circuit.

If no faults are logged then dashes will show fixed dashes.

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i have got -----h come up on mine is that mean i have oil sensor fault ?

Err yep, as the text says But if you've read this thread it means not very much since the sensors arn't wonderful.

Dez_172 · Apr 3, 2007

Hi guys,
ive just done this test in my 03 172 Cup, I also got a T, cleared the faults and will try again in a week to see if it has been logged again.

Cheers
Dez

JAY172 · Apr 4, 2007

they didnt all have the shift light.

if your panel brings up a letter but you've never noticed a problem then why worry its probably a one off or something from the past. what do they say oh yeah its 'if it aint broke dont fix it'

ck786 · Sep 29, 2007

top man......
this is a great help...
iv got t and h fault...
wat does this mean/wat should i do....
especially in regards 2 fault "t"..... ignition

Greeny. · Sep 30, 2007

I only get 2 lights on the left hand side of my dash board light up, all the ones of the right are fine, shift light etc!! Take it that isnt normal?

beechey · Oct 1, 2007

thats a cool little trick
mine using 1.1 to 1.4 of fuel

Omid · Oct 1, 2007

my speedo is out by about 3 miles!?

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