Mertin
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When taking the car above 3k, you can feel the engine die and the light that comes on when you first start the car, glow plugs, comes on
Sitting at 80 at 3k and it comes on, car dies then picks up again then dies
Mates 1.0 3 cylinder corsa pulled better than it!
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VegasPhil
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Is it a Dci?
If so i'd take it somewhere and get the diesel pump checked pronto. Not too pretty when they go wrong!
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Mertin
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Yeah it is a dci, 65 brake model
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VegasPhil
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Yeh get it checked.
You had the cam belt changed recently?
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Mertin
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Cambelt hasnt been done recently but been thinking about getting it booked in as its at 75k now
If the diesel pump goes, does this result in a snapped cambelt and bent valves?
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Mertin
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Can any garage check the diesel pump or will only certain garages be able to?
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VegasPhil
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My mate had a cambelt done at some garage on his old 65, and they didn't use a special tool needed. It wrecked the diesel pump and the engine was scrap metal after.
He has since bought another one and only takes it direct to Renault now.
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Mertin
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May pay renault a visit this afternoon to see what they say. Did he have the same problem, with the light comin on?
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VegasPhil
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His display used to go a bit mental. Stop light used to flash etc.
Might be something a bit simple that's causing it. Could only be a misfire by a sensor or something.
Would say it's worth getting checked out quick though.
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Mertin
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Been to renault and sat there 2 and a half hours
On the plus side, got charged £20 for diagnostics and it came up with a fault on the pre heater and inlet manifold pressure so been told to get glow plugs changed and egr valve looked at. They want £114  Il be getting the tools out this weekend!
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richc
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Well my mates just had a new cat on his 2002 1.4 petrol clio and they charged him £638......WTF
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Mertin
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Why the fuck did he pay that?
They obviously saw him coming
They didnt try and pull the wool over my eyes, seeing as they noticed the lorry brake disc I had in the back of the car
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ali_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Mertin
Been to renault and sat there 2 and a half hours
On the plus side, got charged £20 for diagnostics and it came up with a fault on the pre heater and inlet manifold pressure so been told to get glow plugs changed and egr valve looked at. They want £114 Il be getting the tools out this weekend!
glow plugs are easy to do, just start them up by hand first ive heard story at work where they snap and have to try and get them out check the resisitants on them there will either be an open circut on some or a stupidly high resisitance but they are normally about 0.02-0.06 ohms...also the egr's can break when trying to get them out, if you do get it out in one peice, just run a wire brush over it and just clean it up
[Edited on 25-06-2008 by ali_corsa]
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Mertin
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wheres the egr valve located on the clio dci's? Bit of a long shot really but someone might know 
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VegasPhil
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that's a relief then!
Dunno about that. Egr should just clean off... Mate's one needs it!
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ali_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Mertin
wheres the egr valve located on the clio dci's? Bit of a long shot really but someone might know
i cant remember off the top of my head lol i will have a look at the dci engine we have sitting at work as the idiot owners put petrol in it lol
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Mertin
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quote:
Originally posted by ali_corsa
quote:
Originally posted by Mertin
wheres the egr valve located on the clio dci's? Bit of a long shot really but someone might know
i cant remember off the top of my head lol i will have a look at the dci engine we have sitting at work as the idiot owners put petrol in it lol
no bother, cheers
are the glow plugs simple to come out and replace aye?
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ali_corsa
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they can be when they want to be, when taking them out nice and slow because they can snap
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