What have you done to your car today ???

[NickReilly063]

Looks fantastic Jon - keeping mine standard like you said - just needs it’s standard exhaust putting on next week that I’ve bought.

So that is the next ‘What have done today’ Job

 

[Mr Underhill]

Looks fantastic Jon - keeping mine standard like you said - just needs it’s standard exhaust putting on next week that I’ve bought.

So that is the next ‘What have done today’ Job

Wow standard exhaust. Did you buy it new?

 

[Mark.B]

Yeah always a tricky job when they’re in situ

The awful rusty water filled foglights stick out like a sore thumb now 😪 I've got a pair of good ones sat in the garage but I know the second I fit them I'll get a stone through one so I'm saving them for when I sell it 😂

 

[NickReilly063]

Hi Jon

My exhaust is a used one but in great condition - unfortunately I‘ve not got a photo but have spent ages cleaning it.
Marc I don’t think you mean my fog lights do you

 

[Matt e]

Hi Jon

My exhaust is a used one but in great condition - unfortunately I‘ve not got a photo but have spent ages cleaning it.
Marc I don’t think you mean my fog lights do youView attachment 1556105

he means his own car

 

[hopgop1]

Two weeks in, I have overall been loving the ownership experience of my first Clio 182. Having come from a Peugeot 207 1.6, it’s the first performance car I’ve ever bought. And at £2,000, it’s more than double the price of the second most expensive car I’ve ever owned - a 2003 Clio 1.2 16v I bought back in 2013 for a grand.

Although the service history was good, to satisfy my OCD the 182 went to Mike at Ren-tech in Portsmouth for a full service and gearbox oil change. In addition to that, it needed the following:

• Rear wiper
• Track rod end
• Front brake lines

In addition to these minor bits, I’ve also done a couple of things myself, including:

• Changing the (hideous) aftermarket gear knob cap for an OEM job.
• Changing a perished exhaust mount, again with an OEM part. I’m aware that there are better poly upgrades available for these, but I’m slightly put off by talk of increased resonance through the boot floor.
• Put the plastic engine cover back on. Does anyone keep these on? I put mine on as I figure it’s better there than in the boot when I bought it!

I also noticed that the windscreen washers weren’t working. After a top-up of screenwash failed to cure the issue, and with the pump suspiciously silent, it was time for a new washer pump.

Unfortunately, this didn’t do anything either. Balls. By pure chance, I happened to test them again when the headlights were on and – lo and behold – a steady stream of washer fluid.

After following the excellent guide to washer bottle removal, it turns out that some previous numpty has fitted a new bottle, presumably from a standard Clio or a Cup as it’s a single pump model, and then fitted the headlight washer pump, but not the windscreen pump to it. Brilliant. So I’ve just bought a proper two-pump washer bottle from eBay which will be arriving later this week.

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So that’s it. Next on the to-do list are:

• New tyres (currently weighing up between Rainsports and P Zero Neros)
• Small weld to exhaust clamp where it joins to the rear silencer – slightly wobbly
• Investigate lumpy idle – I know these are all supposed to do this, but mine keeps stalling and smells like it’s running rich too.

Thanks all for your advice so far!

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Looks good! My money is on injectors if they haven't already been changed recently (and to genuine ones at that) for the lumpy idle. There are better options for poly rear exhaust mounts too that aren't so bad for NVH, although are quite expensive especially when you're buying two.

 

[DomP182]

The exhaust mounts KAM Racing sell are good

 

[DomP182]

Got my resprayed spoiler back yesterday so fitted it tonight, pretty happy with it but not my photo! My car was very dusty so it looks a bit odd

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

Got my resprayed spoiler back yesterday so fitted it tonight, pretty happy with it but not my photo! My car was very dusty so it looks a bit oddView attachment 1556580

Excellent news mate! Time to get the car ready for the next CS drive out/event….you’ll probably have 6 months so no excuses 😂

 

[DomP182]

Excellent news mate! Time to get the car ready for the next CS drive out/event….you’ll probably have 6 months so no excuses 😂

Absolutely mate, I'll book it in for a front end respray 3 days before the event🤣

 

[Jbar89]

Switched out my existing washer bottle with a second-hand unit from eBay. See pictures below – the new bottle is at the top. It’s significantly larger than the standard one-pump reservoir, and it needed a bit of jiggling to wedge it in!

I’ve also treated the old girl to new Avon ZV7 boots all round along with a four-wheel alignment.

I’ve also ordered some new Magnetti Marelli injectors to (hopefully) cure the rough running I’ve been experiencing. A mechanic friend of mine suggested plugging it into his diagnostic machine and although I don’t have any warning lights on the dash it did throw a code:

He thinks it could be either a vacuum leak or a failing intake manifold gasket. Does anyone have any experience of this type of problem? I’m going to spray some carb cleaner around the manifold to see if this reveals a leak.

 

[Andy P]

Fitted my flocked door handles & levers

 

[Anakin]

I've added some seat lows with Jon Foz subframes.

 

[finch wxm]

Trying to make room in the garage !

 

[DomP182]

New aerial base fitted, what an arse without a 22mm spanner and not removing any of the interior.

 

[joe hk&uk]

New set of discs/ pads & some jdm Works nuts "known not everyone cup of tea"😅

 

[Mr Underhill]

Spent the week removing old beam, cleaning the backend down, repriming, undersealing, cavity waxing and building back up.

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

Top work buddy

 

[Mr Underhill]

Top work buddy

Cheers Russ. When are you tackling yours?

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

Cheers Russ. When are you tackling yours?

Next month I think now mate need to muster the enthusiasm

 

[dentillozie]

Had to replace one of the rear ABS sensors...
What a c*nt of a job.

 

[Mr Underhill]

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Had to replace one of the rear ABS sensors...
What a c*nt of a job.

I’ve only ever managed to take one out without smashing it. I always drill a bigger hole when I replace them so I don’t got through the same again. Horrible job

 

[G. Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

Started to remove the paint from the boot badge that a misguided previous owner had applied. Couldn't be bothered doing it properly though so I've just been scraping it off with a knife 👌

 

[Pegasaurus Rex]

Surely scraping it off with a knife is more work than doing it properly?

 

[G. Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

Surely scraping it off with a knife is more work than doing it properly?

More work than taking it apart and soaking it in paint remover? Definitely easier with a knife. It actually started coming off with a fingernail, the knife was just to make the process more efficient

 

[Clio_fool]

Started to remove the paint from the boot badge that a misguided previous owner had applied. Couldn't be bothered doing it properly though so I've just been scraping it off with a knife 👌
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Good idea. Painting it blue was a bit gey 😄.

 

[G. Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

Good idea. Painting it blue was a bit gey 😄.

I see what you did there

 

[karlos0891]

ive painted my air vents and my door side trims and started putting in my facelift gearstick but done some painting to that too. fitted an itg intake other weekend too but didnt take pictures lol

 

[karlos0891]

changed my gearstick to facelift one

 

[Clio_fool]

Put it mostly back together.

 

[DomP182]

Ordered some new windscreen seals/trims as they are currently on offer at RPD, just need to have an 'incident' with my chipped windscreen.

 

[DomP182]

MOT passed with just an advisory for a gearbox leak🤣

 

[Sanj16]

Took delivery of this little beaut this evening courtesy of CCF.

at least the bonnet is now lighter.

 

[karlos0891]

fitted new dogbone engine mount no more noise when accelerating hard. big rubber bush has started to detach from the pin

 

[FatRS]

Put the Meg up for sale! 😞

 

[FatRS]

Duplicate

 

[incy-spider]

Fitted a Quick rack


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[Mark.B]

Took the decat off my 172 cup and sports cat fitted, fitted new front anti roll bar bushes and clamps as one was snapped (probably why the handling was a bit sketchy lately!)

Mot tomorrow then I'll be putting it up for sale 😪

 

[Mr Underhill]

Put the engine back in the 182 daily. Nice and clean again and so far it hasn't sprung a leak 🤞

 

[PP200t]

fitted new dogbone engine mount no more noise when accelerating hard. big rubber bush has started to detach from the pin

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How are you finding it? I don’t think mine is going, but know when I fitted one to my 182 and 172 the difference was noticeable and the car felt tighter.