What has broken in the last 6 months?

[SteveS Cup]

Hi guys,

Had my Clio just under a year now and had my first issue.

Starter motor is screwed and has screwed my battery.

All I've read on here today is how things keep going wrong with members cars so just wondered what people have had to replace recently??

 

[Chris62]

Well i've had mine a month and so far replaced the front lambda sensor. Fingers crossed that is all i get

 

[Curtis!]

2x driveshafts
1x crank sensor
1x coil pack
4x spark plugs (they were green <_<)
1x wheel bearing
1x gaitor clip
1x steering wheel airbag loom
1x passenger window switch

To make a start...

 

[SteveS Cup]

f**king hell Alex, that's tough! I'd be pissed!

I've always said to mates.. "yes it's French but nothing has gone wrongwith it yet!"

I'm just hoping the starter motor isn't the "start" of a money pit of things breaking!

 

[blambert]

Owned 5 months.

Upstream lamdba - £60
Rear exhaust mount - £20

So that's the two 182 cliche problems out the way then!

 

[Fletcher]

Gearbox is on it's way out, So ATM is having a gearbox re-con and new clutch fitted.

 

[Dave.]

lambda, alternator... thats it in 9 months

 

[Daz_RT_04]

In 12 months of my ownership its had the following bits fail.

All the mounts replaced - Ktec uprated engine and gearbox and powerflex dogbone bush.
Clutch
Exhaust snapped
Exhaust mounts
Window regulator

Although in fairness, the car is near on 10 years old now...

 

[Daniel]

My van (P reg Clio Diesel) has had a trouble free 3 months so far.

Its only been on the road 3 months so thats as far as I can go! lol.

 

[.Stevo.C.]

Front discs and pads - There was nothing left on the pads at all dodgy as fook.

 

[MikeoftheQuays]

3 months of ownership -

Cold killed off the battery (it looked old. Possibly the original)
Exhaust hangers.

 

[bunzee]

I've had mine 11 weeks.

2 x Lambdas
Coolant Temp Sender
Thermostat
Caliper Pin/brake clean up.

Also it needs an exhaust (possibly mounts, although previous owner said they'll only break anyway...), and the battery is under suspicion.

I'm mildly disappointed.

 

[mr bognor]

Lots :rasp:

 

[blambert]

I've had mine 11 weeks.

2 x Lambdas
Coolant Temp Sender
Thermostat
Caliper Pin/brake clean up.

Also it needs an exhaust (possibly mounts, although previous owner said they'll only break anyway...), and the battery is under suspicion.

I'm mildly disappointed.

What up with the exhaust?

Also, what was the caliper pin etc for.

 

[Glos182]

Rear numberplate bulb and housing.

 

[quik99]

Hmm....

New Cat Back Exhaust (OEM one fell off so good excuse for an upgrade lol)
Exhaust Mounts
All Engine/Gearbox mounts (OEM were on last legs so uprated them all!)
Brand New Rear Discs
FULL cambelt and aux belt change including full service...

So managed to spend just shy of £1000 in 6 weeks of ownership! :S lol

 

[bunzee]

What up with the exhaust?

Also, what was the caliper pin etc for.

Exhaust is rusting on both backboxes, and the baffles are gone in the middle section. It's just gone through the MOT as an advisory but it needs doing soon ish.

Caliper pin was seized and the car failed the MOT on brake imbalance until it was sorted.

 

[G3 NYX]

I just had a brake overhaul :/ £350 it cost me (including labour)

2 new wheel cylinders (I had a leak and one was corroding away )
New pads and discs at the front
Brake fluid and cleaner


This is a few days ago!

 

[Vicky.]

Last 6 months..

Faulty injector
Dodgy headlight
Blower won't go on anything but 4 (resistor)
Light for the blower knob has gone out aswell.
Misfire a few weeks back due to loads of water between the spark plugs and HT leads.
ABS rings incompatible so no abs (fun in the snow) :S
Top mounts knocking so need replacing.

Ah well only the heater, headlight, top mounts and discs to sort now.

 

[Clio_Al]

This is after 2yrs

coil pack x2
rear exhaust mount
clutch
cat conveter
head gasket
cat back (replaced with aftermarket for funs)
headlight bulb
sunroof seal (didn't solve the problem)

 

[Christopher]

Six months? Try the last three.

Water pump.
Driveshaft
CV boot
ECU bracket
Dephaser
Gearbox mount
Fuel rail guard fell off, shorting out everything on the motorway (LOL)

Thankfully, it's at BTM now, being attended to, and will return to me back at 100%!

 

[DrR]

Last 6 months it's had

a brake calipa.

Up that to 6 years and the following is added.

Front light washer

Oh had to put a washer on the rear heat shield to.

 

[blambert]

Exhaust is rusting on both backboxes, and the baffles are gone in the middle section. It's just gone through the MOT as an advisory but it needs doing soon ish.

Yeah I've got this to look forward to. My rear boxes are really rusty and the baffle in the left one has gone. Told it won't pass next MOT. £400 (or £498?) for the part. Ugh

 

[GeorgeH]

had it nearly a year but so far..

drivers window switch stopped working, at datford crossing, window got stuck down and had to continue the drive on the m25, cold wasn't the word.
sump cracked - glue sorted that out
battery keeps dying

 

[Will.]

Had the car just under 6 months.

Slight misfire. (Solved by a service. Hadn't had one in around 30k)
New brakes all round.
Knocking exhaust (Partly solved by powerflex lower gearbox mount bushes and moving the upper engine mount slightly forward. Now just have to replace the upper gearbox mount as it's fucked)
Standard exhaust had a slight hole in it. (Solved by a K-tec stealth system and Decat )
Whistling coming from engine bay (Solved by cambelt and aux belt change. Turns out one of the bolts used to hold the alternator on, was missing).
One of my keys has stopped working and can't turn the engine on with it. Other key's button doesn't work so can't unlock the car unless I use the keyhole.

Only things left to do is sort the key issue out and replace the upper gearbox mount.

 

[quik99]

This is after 2yrs

coil pack x2
rear exhaust mount
clutch
cat conveter
head gasket
cat back (replaced with aftermarket for funs)
headlight bulb
sunroof seal (didn't solve the problem)

Apart from the headgasket that doesnt seem too bad for a 1999 clio over 2 years that is

 

[Christopher]

Last 6 months it's had

a brake calipa.

Up that to 6 years and the following is added.

Front light washer

Oh had to put a washer on the rear heat shield to.

Calipa?

Sounds like an Ice Cream :dapprove:

 

[quik99]

Calipa?

Sounds like an Ice Cream :dapprove:

I think he meant a Calipo lol

 

[Vicky.]

Last 6 months..

Faulty injector
Dodgy headlight
Blower won't go on anything but 4 (resistor)
Light for the blower knob has gone out aswell.
Misfire a few weeks back due to loads of water between the spark plugs and HT leads.
ABS rings incompatible so no abs (fun in the snow) :S
Top mounts knocking so need replacing.

Ah well only the heater, headlight, top mounts and discs to sort now.

 

[Will.]

Last 6 months..

Faulty injector
Dodgy headlight
Blower won't go on anything but 4 (resistor)
Light for the blower knob has gone out aswell.
Misfire a few weeks back due to loads of water between the spark plugs and HT leads.
ABS rings incompatible so no abs (fun in the snow) :S
Top mounts knocking so need replacing.

Ah well only the heater, headlight, top mounts and discs to sort now.

Last 6 months..

Faulty injector
Dodgy headlight
Blower won't go on anything but 4 (resistor)
Light for the blower knob has gone out aswell.
Misfire a few weeks back due to loads of water between the spark plugs and HT leads.
ABS rings incompatible so no abs (fun in the snow) :S
Top mounts knocking so need replacing.

Ah well only the heater, headlight, top mounts and discs to sort now.

You can't post twice.

 

[Jonny1*2]

Engine loom
Starter Motor
Suspension Knocking/Creaking
Dephaser 10miles after the belts were changed.

Over a grand spent on it easily. It's annoying as up to the point it wasn't moving for a few months it never really put a foot wrong.

 

[jack_kemp]

I've had mine nearly 2 months now...

Dogbone mount, just bought Powerflex bushes
Replaced pads and disks
New tyres
Rear shocks
Cambelt and aux belt
Dephaser
Speedo sensor
Upstream lambda
Washer fluid pipes blocked

I think that's it

 

[quik99]

I've had mine nearly 2 months now...

Dogbone mount, just bought Powerflex bushes
Replaced pads and disks
New tyres
Rear shocks
Cambelt and aux belt
Dephaser
Speedo sensor
Upstream lambda
Washer fluid pipes blocked

I think that's it

Similar list to me mate... only difference is i didnt have to to speedo or lambda sensor but had to replace whol exhaust instead lol expensive few months!

 

[DrR]

Most of those are consumables, shouldn't be on the list,

Otherwise my tyres also break every 10k ish.

I've had mine nearly 2 months now...

Dogbone mount, just bought Powerflex bushes
Replaced pads and disks
New tyres
Rear shocks
Cambelt and aux belt
Dephaser
Speedo sensor
Upstream lambda
Washer fluid pipes blocked

I think that's it

 

[quik99]

Most of those are consumables, shouldn't be on the list,

Otherwise my tyres also break every 10k ish.

Agreed.

Your tyres only last you 10k?

 

[oliver.james]

Rear wheel bearings...

Looks like I've been lucky judging by other peoples lists!

 

[akaboogie]

had the cup about 6 months...

(1) window screen washer motor.

(2) hazid light switch.

(3) rear exhaust rubber mount.

(4) rear caliper.

(5) upper gearbox mount.

(6) rear pads.
...........................silly things really......

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[Jcs]

Rear shocks

And thats it :s quite shocked tbh

 

[Will.]

Nice pun.

 

[jack_kemp]

Most of those are consumables, shouldn't be on the list,

Otherwise my tyres also break every 10k ish.

I wasn't going to put them on, but someone earlier said their pads had worn down to the backplate. I figured we were going for everything.