Warranty on Renault parts?

[5678]

A part was fitted to my car back in may by the previous owner, bought from Renault and I have the receipt. I now have a CLIP report that states this part is causing a fault in the car, this was established by a Renault dealership.

What do people think my chances are of having the part replaced under the RUK parts warranty?

 

[Fred@BTM]

what part is it?

 

[5678]

Throttle pedal assembly. The printouts I have mention codes DF002, DF125, CB22(?) it also states "Throttle Potentiometer circuit track 1", "Throttle Potentiometer circuit track 2", "Incoherence between throttle track 1 and track 2".

They explicitly told me it needs replacing and have quoted.

 

[Fred@BTM]

CB22 just means its a 182

sure its not the throttle body? They're more common than the pedal

if you have the receipt then just show the dealer, they should cover it, but i very much doubt its the pedal, is the car in limp mode?

 

[5678]

The car goes into limp mode on occasion. Ignition on/off will put it right again.

Is it worth me cleaning up the throttle body and going from there? Which areas need cleaning?

 

[Fred@BTM]

square box with wiggle on dash?

cleaning it is about as useful as a bb gun is on the front line

that'll be either throttle body/pedal or fuel pump (which won't come up on diagnostic)

 

[5678]

That's the one.

Straight replacement of the throttle body then? Any idea on the damage for a new one? If it's horrific I may try a used one first. If I can get the pedal part for free then that's a bonus too.

Will look up fuel pump costs too.

 

[Fred@BTM]

get a 2nd hand thorttle body, new they're £300odd

 

[5678]

f**k me! Ok, will get on it.

What's a fuel pump go for?

(Thank you very much for the help btw.)

 

[Fred@BTM]

new fuel pumps are about £120, but unless the car has done 100K+ i doubt its the fuel pump, its rare, everything points to the throttle body but i could be wrong!

 

[5678]

Not the end of the world @ £120 then. On the case for a TB now.

Will go back to the dealer tomorrow and ask about the parts warranty.

 

[Fred@BTM]

may i suggest you don't mention the previous owner purchased the pedal

 

[5678]

One step ahead of you there

The lad is local to me and I've spoken to him today already. If I get no luck, I'll ask him to take it in.

 

[5678]

Sorted. Renault will replace the part and also fit it for free. Just bought a used TB too. Fingers crossed.