Bought my 182 a few months back now and love it! Great performance, great look! A few weeks back it started rattling and i thought nothing of it as it is a clio after all! Anyway it got worse and things were all wrong with it!
Take it to garage and he has a look at it and the mechanic tells me its not the orginal engine. Im like wtf? Its an 04 with 48000 miles and it apparently has an engine in it that looks and sounds like its done bout 100000 miles! He says it has yellow markers on it that are put on engines from broker yards! Anyway he replaces shocks and timing belt and the sump cause it has oil leak and the rocker cover! I was like ok not to bad! Anyway he drains oil out and flushes the engine and he says that th stuff that came out was the most thick disgusting stuff he had ever seen!
He said he then put the right synthetic oil in and when he did that it sounded like a tractor! I mean it really sounds like a diesel now and it is awful! He says the whole top part of engine (cams etc are worn and knackered and the top needs rebuild to make it all better again! Or he said replace engine but prob be more expensive!
So anyway i am now in 2 minds in what to do!
When i bought it it was hpi clear service history etc! all the usual stuff!
Mechanic thinks it has been clocked on miles and stuff!
This has annoyed me so much! I love the car and want to keep it but even i want to sell it who will buy a rattly one!!
It still performs welland goes like a rocket but really isnt up to its full potential!
Its annoyed me so much!
Any ideas on what u guys would do?
Take it to garage and he has a look at it and the mechanic tells me its not the orginal engine. Im like wtf? Its an 04 with 48000 miles and it apparently has an engine in it that looks and sounds like its done bout 100000 miles! He says it has yellow markers on it that are put on engines from broker yards! Anyway he replaces shocks and timing belt and the sump cause it has oil leak and the rocker cover! I was like ok not to bad! Anyway he drains oil out and flushes the engine and he says that th stuff that came out was the most thick disgusting stuff he had ever seen!
He said he then put the right synthetic oil in and when he did that it sounded like a tractor! I mean it really sounds like a diesel now and it is awful! He says the whole top part of engine (cams etc are worn and knackered and the top needs rebuild to make it all better again! Or he said replace engine but prob be more expensive!
So anyway i am now in 2 minds in what to do!
When i bought it it was hpi clear service history etc! all the usual stuff!
Mechanic thinks it has been clocked on miles and stuff!
This has annoyed me so much! I love the car and want to keep it but even i want to sell it who will buy a rattly one!!
It still performs welland goes like a rocket but really isnt up to its full potential!
Its annoyed me so much!
Any ideas on what u guys would do?
