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Hi, I have a Clio 1.8 16V and a L plate ('94). While driving today i noticed i could not get 3rd gear, it will not go in and seems to stop short. Also, while driving up to a round about i took my foot of the gas and the car jumped out of 5th. Since this morning there has been some oil...

I have noticed that the oil pressure drops of fast at 5000RPM. It's fine all the way up to 4500RPM, where the oil pressure increases with RPM. At 5000 it starts to drop and by 6000 it's almost at 0 bar.... I have check the oil level and have made sure it's at 95% of what it should be. The oil...

Hi, Ive just noticed that way battery indicator lights starts flashing when the engines reaches about 4500 rpm. It started the other day and was around 5500 rpm. Is this an indication that the alternator is on its way out? It just seems strange that all the other cars ive had - the battery...

All, My speedo and tacho used to read as follows: 60mph = 3000rpm, 80mph = 4000rpm For some reason it has change to: 80mph = 4250rpm, 75mph = 4000rpm Any ideas? Comments welcome. Also, want is the norm?

I have about 30 degrees play on the stearing wheel. Basically I can move it by that amount at say 60mph and I dont change direction. Theres no knocking or anything. Is it likely to be the stearing rack? Feedback welcome

I have just rebuilt my engine (new valves due to timing belt snapping). Ive replaced all the hydrualic tappets, valves, etc and I still have tappet noise. I havent done any more than 2 miles in the car last night and have not gone over 3500rpm. Will the noise go after a time/temperature...

Whats the best oil to use?

All, Im putting a new belt on my Clio16V this weekend. In the manual says use a tool to stop the crank from moving. It looks like a bar. Does anyone know the dimensions of this tool to hold/lock the crank in position? Regards Rossa

All, My CAM belt snapped and I have removed the head and found it has bent most of the valves. Do I need to replace the crankshaft bearings? ie Main bearing set or big end set? Rossa

All, Whats the best head gasket sealer/gue. Rossa

All, Can anyone suggest where I can buy a recon head and just a head on its own? Regards

All, Ive taken my head off, as I had a cam belt snap. The head is pitted in the left back corner by the exhaust pulley (as you look over the engine bay). Ive measured it to be about 25 thou in the worst case. How much can you skim off a head before the valves start to hit or the...

Dear All, My timing/CAM belt snapped last night. The engine was at low revs and I dipped the clutch fast. Today I turned the engine over and cant hear any knocks etc. Whats the chance of just fitting a new belt and things being OK? Am I wasting my time or is there a 50-50 chance? Anyone...

Dear All, My timing/CAM belt snapped last night. The engine was at low revs and I dipped the clutch fast. Today I turned the engine over and cant hear any knocks etc. Whats the chance of just fitting a new belt and things being OK? Am I wasting my time or is there a 50-50 chance? Anyone...

Im looking at chipping. Hillpower offer 10/12BHP @ ~£175 (inc VAT) BB Performance offer ~10BHP @ £410 (inc VAT) Anyone purchased a chip from either of the places? Do they work? Comments welcome.

Is there a drain plug for the gearbox oil?

Im looking for a small oil cooler and came across these for about £10: http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/Cliosport/Gallery/Full/1065884441__oilcooler2.jpghttp://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/Cliosport/Gallery/Full/1065884441__oilcooler2.jpg Are they any good?

Im looking to remove my standard air box and replace it with something that meets the following critrea: Less restriction to the air in take Has an in take pipe that can be mounted in the front bumper if possible to collect cold air Any recommendations? Ive had a look at Hillpowers...

Where the best place to go for insurance if your car has been modified (chipped, performance parts etc)? Thanks

Im looking to change my cambelt and have noticed that most (a lot) of the bolts have a Torx head. If I wanted to have a complete set that would do all the Torxs in the engine what range would i need? Thanks

I have a standard Clio, as best I can tell. Its a cool car, but it lacks pulling power over 5500RPM. Any ideas what the problem may be and how to improve it with performance parts and with out performance parts? Can any one recommend a Clio dianostics place close to Royston (near Cambridge)...

Any dos or dont for changing a cam belt. This is my first time changing a belt on a Clio. Any tips welcome.

I bought my clio and took the K&N off for insurance purposes. I then bought a filter box (and new filter) and fitted that. There is a lot of air induction noise and I have discovered that I am missing the end box bit. The bit (parts) that connects the box to the inner wing and the other...

My engine has done 96k. Typically, how much oil would be burned over 1000 miles? Thanks

Just bought Clio. What tyres could anyone recommend?

Where is the ECU situated? Thank you for your time in this matter. Rossa

My heater runs cold if I put the fan on number three. Is this normal or is my heater matrix blocked. If it is, are they easy to replace? Thank you for your time in this matter. Rossa

Is it easy to replace the bulb behind the external temperature gauge? Thank you for time in this matter. Rossa