About to pay £350 to get cuttin out problem fixed any advice before i do ?

[Tomroberts2k8]

So i have a 2002 renault clio expression
lately it has started to cut out mainly when idling or when i press the clutch in
a orange warning lights with comes on the electric one im told ( a box with a zig zag through it and a coil iunderneath) comes on and the revs either die completely or bounce off the bottom. I took my car to renault and had the test done and they said it returned no errors but it was likely to be caused by exposed wires on the loom. has anybody else had this problem if so any ideas what it could be thanks tom

 

[Aluco]

Have you cleaned the throttle body ?

 

[riz]

Mate if your in Brum take it to fred @ BTM. Top man

 

[SBV116]

What are they doing for £350? used to have it a lot, just used to insulate / repair the wires and they were fine!

 

[SBV116]

Mate if your in Brum take it to fred @ BTM. Top man

This! He will sort it for half that as most i would of thought!!!

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=444660

 

[Mark One]

I don't buy the exposed wires thing at all.

Sounds much more like a sensor has gone somewhere and it's not been picked up properly. You'll need to have a play with a few things to work it out.

Could possibly be a MAP sensor fault?

 

[Tomroberts2k8]

hi everyone thanks for response for £350 they are going to replace the whole loom, but the man at renault says this may not cure it. Its a bit of a wierd problems as it only happens now and again but now its got to the point where it does it about 3 times in everyjourney. as of yet i have had the throttle body cleaned. I am in brum and ill have a look for Fred at BTM thankyou

 

[Josh@Renparts]

The exposed wire problem is common, its the pointless metal box on the back of the engine that chafes through the loom that passes under it, other problems include throttle bodies on those and petentiometers.

 

[Mark One]

Do NOT let them change the loom. A cheap fix will be just as good. Take it to fred.

 

[sideways danny]

Do NOT let them change the loom. A cheap fix will be just as good. Take it to fred.

shhhhhh. these looms have all kinds of faults, they're a nightmare. change them fairly frequently as repairing is a waste of time SO often

 

[Alastair.]

the early d4f engines have a common problem with looms and throttle bodies, done loads, actualy did a loom a few days ago.

 

[Tomroberts2k8]

I did forget to mention i had the loom repaired about 3 months back for the same sort of problem but then i losted power too is there any where that will do the job for cheaper i have rang fred but he is unable to look at it unti next week where i need the car for college

 

[sideways danny]

the early d4f engines have a common problem with looms and throttle bodies, done loads, actualy did a loom a few days ago.

did one today

 

[st3ve]

Could do it yourself couldn't you Tom?

Just stick your head down the back of the engine and look for any suspect wires, can't be that difficult on a 1.2.

 

[Dunn]

i had this problem on my old 172.everytime held in the clutch when coming to junction it died then would bump witout me knowin.cos didnt notice it dieng.i sold it in the end.i kno it wasnt the loom tho.someone had mentioned a dodgy sensor or manifold or summet.couldnt say tbh.but theres no way id let renault shaft you.take it to on of the guys ppl suggest on here

 

[Dangerous_dave]

shhhhhh. these looms have all kinds of faults, they're a nightmare. change them fairly frequently as repairing is a waste of time SO often

just anti fred that 1 lol

why not try cheap fix first as its cheap, and if this doesnt work get the new loom etc

 

[sideways danny]

was it f**k. I was making the point that replacing the loom is certainly not a rip off, and not a waste of money

 

[Dangerous_dave]

was it f**k. I was making the point that replacing the loom is certainly not a rip off, and not a waste of money

ok

 

[Sean6545]

Its not just the wires that chafe, the loom also collects water and rots the wires a good un. Terrable engine imo.

 

[Tomroberts2k8]

UPDATE -
Had car back from Renault Hence why I havent replied earlier
they have done a brillant job drove the car for few days now and not had any problem
they replaced the loom and even gave the throttle body a clean
and cleaned the car Brillant Job Renault !