ChrisBoom
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Went to start the car tonight (2001 mk2 clio 1.5 dci), wouldnt start. Glow plug isnt coming on, immobiliser light staying on (Usually goes off after a couple of seconds).
Seems if you turn the key straight round to start it then it will turn over then stop, if its left for all the dash warning lights to go out then it will not turn over.
Tried the basics like jump starting etc, didnt work.
Urgent as I need the car at 5am tomorrow morning for work!
[Edited on 03-03-2011 by ChrisBoom]
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Matty W
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check the relays under the bonnet, they can go a bit green and cause immobiliser faults, other than that its iether a key or ring decoder fault
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ChrisBoom
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Checked the relays, they all seem fine. Not looking forward to how much this is going to sting me, plus the nearest renault garage is 70 miles away 
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Matty W
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i work at an arnold clark renault in st helens.. yeah renault will sting you. with the imobiliser light, if it flashes on and off rapidly, its a key fault. if it stays on its either a relay, ring decoder or computer fault.. just hope its not too serious
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ChrisBoom
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Light stays on full time so must be a relay etc, fuck sake 
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ChrisBoom
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Found something online that a faulty crank sensor can cause these symptoms, any ideas?
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Matty W
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faulty crank sensor would cause it not to fire, but with your imobiliser light bieng on solid, its likely its not that.
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DERV-POWER
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check the wiring coming from the relay under the bonnet, common problem of the wire rotting, look for a slight bulge in the wire
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Matty W
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Just a thought.. check your engine earth. Can cause similar symptoms
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Mertin
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Mothers did the same chris
Try a new key battery, iv needed to renew it twice
Failing that, the earths for these is in the rear lights. Take the bulb holder out and check the connections and clean and grease if necessary
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3CorsaMeal
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have you got any instructions with the car about resetting it after disconnecting battery, might be worth running through the procedure
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Matty W
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On a clio 2 phase 2 its an RF transponder key. The battery in the key only operates the central locking.
There's a braded earth cable that runs from the top of the gearbox to the chassis. That can go green and fall apart
[Edited on 07-02-2011 by music1990]
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Mertin
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Wierd, replacing the battery has sorted my problem twice. Was enough power to open the car but then wouldnt de-activate the immobiliser
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Matty W
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Is yours not an old type infrared key? The imobilser will stay on if it does get an ir signal from the key.
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Mertin
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quote:
Originally posted by music1990
Is yours not an old type infrared key? The imobilser will stay on if it does get an ir signal from the key.
Theres the clio mk1, 2 and 3
Talking about the mark 2's here and there was 2 phases of them right? And its the phase 1 im talking about and same as chris's
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Mertin
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Iv missed out a type.
Theres the old shape, then newer shape ones around 1997 and then there was the ones around 01, same shape as the 182's then they changed them slightly and the ones with the number plate in the rear bumper then the latest ones, 197
Not too sure if the changes were a chanke in mk or a phase
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Matty W
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Yeah there was the square shaped clio mk1 (such as the williams), then the mk2 phase 1 with lense headlamps and then mk2 phase 2 which has a crease running down the center of the bonnet. Earlier phase 1 models use an ir key. You have to plip the key to deactivate the immobiliser and as you correctly say, won't work if the key battery is dead. I thought it was an early phase 2 with you saying 2001. My bad
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ChrisBoom
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I have a mk2 phase 2. Shall check the earths now.
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Matty W
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only reason i said it was because i had the exact same fault on a 1.4 clio 2 today. was getting an earth but really high resistance. used a jump lead on the engine to the negative terminal and started working fine
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ChrisBoom
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Tried a jump lead as an earth, made no difference
Im having pretty much the exact same problem as this guy:
http://www.renaultforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35036
Found 1 broken wire underneath all the wires, fixed that but made no difference.
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Mertin
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Have you tried replacing the key battery or using a spare key? Like I say its happened to me twice. Sometimes it wouldnt turn over at all and other times it would turn a few times then cut out.
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ChrisBoom
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Don't have a spare . Will try changing the fob battery, see if it helps.
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Mertin
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You may have trouble getting a battery, jewellers was the only place in Buckie I could get one. Pain in the arse as the car was stranded at Tesco 
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ChrisBoom
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Luckly it's at home, so it's not as bad. Got the astra insured again so I'm not stuck  .
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Mertin
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Wont want to sell it now had any luck with selling it? I had the ibiza on the road for one day, blew a intercooler hose twice so astra ls was back on the road sorted now but scared to really floor it incase it comes off again, then its hose kit and fmic
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