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A few weeks back, I bought an O2 sensor for the Clio from eBay. https://ebay.us/ES6O0V The idea was that I was going to fit this myself, but it’s bloody impossible to get to without a garage lift. Anyway, the bloody warning light came back on yesterday, so I got my tame garage to install the… Read More Clio Update: O2 Sensor
Continue reading »The Clio has been back to the car dealers twice now, and they have so far failed to sort out the “warming up” bad running issue. It goes like this: starts up, runs fine, about 1/2 mile later it splutters and loses power. Rev it a bit and it sorts itself out. I’m thinking it’s… Read More Clio issues update
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That OBD2 reader I bought recently has already paid for itself! First, my 05 Megane developed a couple of serious faults, ie the steering rack and the water pump. (This is after all the hassle with the battery) The water pump issue caused overheating issues and a lot of error codes and the engine warning… Read More The importance of having the right kit.
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Remember I bought a Clio to (temporarily) replace the dead Mégane? Well, it’s turning into a bit of a project.. although it hasn’t actually let me down (yet), it’s not running properly. It’s developed some kind of misfire, resulting in some embarrassing moment at junctions and roundabouts.. I’ve had to reset the error codes to… Read More The Clio is turning into a project..
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The dead Mégane goes tomorrow. It’s getting picked up by CarTakeBack.com .. they offered me £125 more than the local breakers. Give them a try. Or one of the other national, online services. I picked up a 2003 Clio to replace it for now..
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That OBD2 reader I bought recently has already paid for itself! First, my 05 Megane developed a couple of serious faults, ie the steering rack […]
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That OBD2 reader I bought recently has already paid for itself! First, my 05 Megane Hatch (Not the coupe, I already scrapped that) developed a couple of serious faults, ie the steering rack and the water pump. (This is after all the hassle with the battery) The water pump issue caused overheating issues and a… Read More A bit of an update..
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