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Dirty Derv Project (175)



MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
This is the start for my 175 Dci Meggy.

Had it a few weeks and love it but i have now decided to spend some cash on it to get it to a decent standard.
After a few weeks owner ship i found a few issues with it so decided to start sorting them out.

The number plate lights where very very badly corroded and full of water and the loom as also bad so bought the loom along with LED number plate lights.
First up was the Radio signal on any local or UK station was very very poor and there was a lot of white noise so i bought a new ariel base/ loom and got that fitted.
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Once that was fitted the back wheels came off to do the brakes and our suspicions where correct and the car had full eibach springs with Renault part numbers.

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On the MOT that was done in Jan 2016 there was an Advisory of rear discs and pads and they where bad.
I managed to get myself some fresh rebuilt & powder coated calipers, with new pistons and seals.
I went for the Genuine discs & pads and the drilled version.

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The front brembos will be getting fully refurbished and genuine pads and drilled discs will be going on the front in due course.

Next up was to plug the CAN Clip into the car and check it for faults, There was a fault which came up and that was "Boost Pressure Sensor" so this would explain why there is no power for a split second so the car is booked in to get a genuine one fitted as its an aftermarket cheap one thats on it, Along when getting that fitted its in for a full coolant flush and fresh coolant.

Spotted these for the car so thought it would be very rude not to buy them.
A set of Recaro's for the Meg at a cool price of £350, there is 2 small rips around an inch long on the drivers bolster but I'm looking to either get it repaired or to just throw a recaro seat cover over it.

A good clean and then to get them fitted.

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Crybert

ClioSport Club Member
  Cup 172
£350?! That's a bargain mate! Shame you've not actually uploaded any pictures of the car..
 

MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
Great start @MarcR™
Looking forward to any power you get out of it.

I will be honest and say I'm not doing any power mods, The car runs sweet as a nut and is perfect, I could remap it and get an extra 20/30bhp and loads of torque but i believe this can cause the clutch to start slipping.


£350?! That's a bargain mate! Shame you've not actually uploaded any pictures of the car..

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Me and the old owner of the car think the car was spec'd from factory with the following.
F1 Stickers
Cup Wheels
Cup Wing Mirrors
Cup Springs (which we found today)

All i need to do is add the recaro seats and sort front discs , pads & brembos out and do the brembos red and it will be a cheeky wee fake
 
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  BlackGold 182
looking nice I got a dci 175 remapped to 205 and it is fast but with the dpf it puts out so much soot you can't keep your car clean for long!
 
  225 Cup & Williams
Won't have came with the stickers from the factory.

Great cars my brother had one exactly the same as your one.
 

MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
Won't have came with the stickers from the factory.

Great cars my brother had one exactly the same as your one.

My brother had a bog standard UR 197 and it was spec'd from RUK with stickers all round apart from the roof and it had recaro seats.
 

Daz...

ClioSport Club Member
  Inferno 182 Cup
I'm really starting to like these in red.
Looks very tidy this, and the Recaros were a bargain!
 
  225 Cup & Williams
My brother had a bog standard UR 197 and it was spec'd from RUK with stickers all round apart from the roof and it had recaro seats.

I've heard of RUK doing that before yeah.

What I mean is it wouldn't have came as a selected option as a newly bought car by joe bloggs.
 

MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
Small Update on the seats.
Sent them away to a local detailer who has produced some stunning work so asked if he could try and clean up my seats.

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Daz...

ClioSport Club Member
  Inferno 182 Cup
I will now have to find someone local who can do my seats. They look spot on.

This place just gives me more reasons to spend money 🙈
 

Gavin.

ClioSport Club Member
How you finding it Marc? I love mine, it's an amazing motor, causes me no end of wallet emptying but I still love it. The remap is 100% worth it but it did cause my clutch to slip, sorted now though. On another note, the more I read the more i'm sure Renault are making up those numbers, i was told mine was no. 169

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MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
@Gavin.

What clutch did you put in the car and did you update the Flywheel, also what other mods you done to your 175 DCi ?
Where did you get that small plaque from and how did you get the numbers that are on it ? When you ask "How Many Left" there is over 300 RS 175 DCi's that are registered.
Im guessing renault are maybe suggesting that there was 108 from factory with Cup pack and that mines is the 51st but who knows.
 

Gavin.

ClioSport Club Member
Clutch is a standard dual mass flywheel but the friction plate has been custom made to be a paddle plate but just on the dmf side, my old dmf failed, it wasn't wear causing the slip, when the dmf was on the floor it wobbled up and down, proper fucked.

I've had the dpf emptied and the back box removed and then remapped by RS Tuning, it's making 198bhp and 325ft-lb, empty exhaust sounds mint too.

A bloke on RSMegane was told his was ##/239 or something. They're just making numbers up it seems.
Plaque was from here: http://www.eksodusproducts.co.uk
 

MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
Just e-mailed about a plaque and asked for mine to say "RS175 Cup - No 051 / 108"
I know mine is a cup 100% as it has eibach springs with OE part numbers and the shocks are OE with cup part numbers also.

Im thinking about knocking the hell out my DPF, How long doe sit take to do ?
 

MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
Well small update on the dusty old 175 dCi

Its been at SWR (renault specialist) for the last week getting some bits and bobs done.
First off the mrs was saying that it was loosing power so a before it went into SWR they popped the CAN Clip onto it the week before and it came up with a boost pressure fault.

So this week its had a genuine boost pressure sensor and the old aftermarket one binned.
Has been given a full coolant flush and change with Type D Coolant.
Both New Swivel bearings changed as the steering was playing up.
And lastly the £300 recaro seats fitted and the standard ones taken out.

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Also found out that my 175 dCi came from factory with both "Cup Packs" along with a few other extras and RenaultUk claim that there was only 108 Cups made and mine was the 51st to be built so went and got these made up.

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Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
When you away mate! You know I always have time for you!
 
  Megane 225 f1
Looking good mate. Have you got any contact details for who you found out about numbers? I have tried to speak to Renault uk about mine but got an email saying we cannot give you that information!
 

MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
That takes ages.
Go to there site (www.renault.co.uk) and then "contact us" and you can online chat with them.

Its much quicker and easier than waiting on e-mails and also staying on hold for an hour when on the phone.

They will ask you why you want this information and what the information is being used for.

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Just out of interest what did you say to them regarding what the information was used for etc?
 

MarcB

ClioSport Club Member
  Too Many
Well as its a 175 dCi there is very very little press about them and not much info.

I explained that i had just bought one and was looking for information it along with what recalls it has had.
I went on to say that i could not find any manuals or booklets on the 175dCi and that i wanted to know what extras mine came with from factory.
 


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