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The car went to Engine Dynamics yesterday. It has been mapped before at RSTuning, before my ownership. Since my ownership it's had the timing corrected, new plugs, couple of services and so on. So after some thought it went over to ED. Initially at RST it made 178hp, then after mapping made...

So Snetterton on Monday was brilliant. Really really happy with the car. I think there were 5 sessions which were red flagged whilst I was out, which was unfortunate, but no major delays really. Got some instruction (free with Opentrack) - got myself 20-30 mins with adamchristo.com - really nice...

@OssPoop thanks! I actually preferred the wheels silver too to be honest, will probably get them refurbed when the tyres need replacing (soon!!). @welshname well, one of them things really, held out ~10k miles so didn't do bad. About 79k miles now. I've seen more than one case of people...

So clutch and manifold all done. A friend who has done a fair few helped (well I helped him). Took around 3-3.5 hours to do both, and that was going fairly steady, and included a break for lunch. The clutch had some life left, but the cover... it was properly fked, part had broken off, which...

Doing my best! Another trackday booked, Snetterton on the 16th. Replacing the clutch tomorrow morning, got another genuine manifold with decent flexis too which I'm going to put on whilst I'm at it. New fluid and general check over too.

Time for another update - not too much to mention really - service using ELF 5w40, Genuine filter. Bedford track day. Moved flat. Starting a new job on Monday. Booked on to Blyton for the morning of CS.net Festival - will possibly try and squeeze another track day/evening in this year. New...

Not updated this for a while... a few small bits recently. Lots of pictures below - really really happy with the car. Few small things need doing, going to start to add powerflex mounts etc as they are tired. Flexis on manifold are starting to go, but going to have a think about which way to...

Time for another update. I got the track rods, track rod ends, discs and pads changed in preparation for the MOT tomorrow. I did also replace the clamps on the exhaust. I spent some time tonight sorting out the alignment, running approx 0.8mm toe out on each side for now. Didn't change the bleed...

Some goodies arrived today! Track rods and ends. Discs, pads and pins. Discs, pads and pins.

Time for an update. Not that much has happened over the winter, a clean every now and again, and lots of fuel. I did however give the wheels a refurb, there was some pretty bad kerbing present on one of the wheels, with a small amount on the others, this has been there since I bought the car so...

The light issue returns, not quite the same as before though... cornering lights remain working, and they adjust up/down when toggling full beam. Front bumper off again tomorrow by the sounds of it.

Cheers both, I'm doing my best but lack of time, and the crappy weather means progress is slow, I'm hoping by early next year I'll have sorted all the niggles and it'll be ready for a couple of trackdays. I was hoping to do a bit more this weekend however my girlfriend managed to fall down the...

Bit more progress this weekend. No more issues with the lights, so going to assume that's fixed for now. This weekend it was time to change the brake fluid, and the brake lines too as it happens. I picked up a set of the braided lines from Pro Line Motorsport for £40 on Black Friday!!! Really...

Right... after a drive out tonight I believe the lighting issue is fixed for now! Pretty pleased if that's the case, though only time will tell, I'll pick up a plug and re-plug it soon, providing the issue doesn't return. Plans for the car between now and the new year Want to get the car...

Some developments on the light issue... yesterday I went to see someone with a CLiP to see if we could see anything, it appears CLiP could not talk to the lighting module - this points to a bad connection or faulty computer. I took the bumper off at lunch time today and honestly the plugs were...

Some developments on this issue... yesterday I went to see someone with a CLiP to see if we could see anything, it appears CLiP could not talk to the lighting module - this points to a bad connection or faulty computer. I took the bumper off at lunch time today and honestly the plugs were in...

Managed to get a bit more done today, helped a friend change the brake pads on their Transit, a job well done. Then gave the Clio a good wash, and got the gearbox oil changed. Pleased now that's done, it does definitely feel smoother. Wasn't a difficult job, took around an hour I guess, taking...

Indeed it was! Timing belt, aux belt, water pump and dephaser changed at Engine Dynamics today. Great service, dropped it off early this morning and picked it up just after lunch.

Some more progress today, got the spark plugs all sorted, also changed the rear high level brake light bulb, it's W16W for reference. Old plugs looked OK, but good to have changed them for piece of mind. Timing belt tomorrow. Will need to get around to gearbox oil replacement, brake fluid...

Debating on getting an eBay CLIP clone to aid in diagnosing the problem with the Xenons (which I suspect is the rear level sensor). What's everyones thoughts?

Locking wheel bolt dilemma sorted. Replaced with a set of black TPI standard bolts. Much prefer the look of these compared to the aged, rusty silver things!

Before I have to get them forcefully remove - does anyone have a locking wheel bolt key similar to the following who is prepared to let me borrow it to get them off? I am based in Colchester, Essex Thanks in advance!

That's great news! I've actually just bought a Clio 197 - so hopefully see you on another track day at some point!

Minor setback - looks like myself nor the previous owner can find the locking wheel bolt key lol! Will need to get these removed prior to the timing belt change on Monday. On the bright side, I've bought a 20 TPI bolts to replace the aged ones. If anyone local to Colchester has a locking wheel...

Got the oil and filter service done today. Wanted to get the plugs and gearbox oil done, but wasted a bit of time looking for the locking wheel bolt key, so just run out of time. Pleased the oil and filter is all done now, prior to the new belts and dephaser next week, car has now covered 69264...

A nice delivery arrived this morning, looking forward to getting everything sorted out next weekend!

Just found an opportunity to go and put the plates on. Really pleased with the quality - £14.94 delivered from eBay (hardridden), includes all the required markings to be legal (whilst keeping them small and discreet). Beats paying £38+ for the equivalent from Halfords like I did for my previous...

Hey ClioSport. Picked up a black Clio 197 at the weekend, from @welshname (a really nice bloke). I've wanted to startup a thread, but wanted to take my own photos first, the weather isn't allowing it so I shall use the photos he sent me for now. My plans are as follows New Plates... I don't...

Any ideas, before I order a rear sensor? Cheers, Tobie.

So I picked up a Clio yesterday, all was good on route home until it got dark. Everything was fine, however occasionally the lights would automatically adjust and start pointing directly at the floor, so visibility was poor. Since then it's pretty much stayed like that, except for a brief...