Recent content by Frank Perry

Sounds like you've done a fair amount of maintenance but given one of your coils is brown, it could well be corroded inside... I thought cleaning and putting electrical grease on would fix but it didn't and ended up replacing all 4. I have a set of coils if you're local to Bristol, welcome to...

Check inside your coils - see if there's any corrosion. Usually you'll see some corrosion around the plug which helps diagnose the potential of a bad coil. Failing that, Lambda/Oxygen sensor(s) could be bad as suggested above. Also check your exhaust flexis aren't blown, you'd usually notice...

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but don't you need to disable network connectivity (internet access) and the Windows AntiVirus when using the cracked versions of CLiP? If at any point you've re-enabled your network settings to connect to the internet again, or haven't disabled your A/V and...

If it helps, I've let 2 people take my 197 on the track and was passenger to TWO money-shifts (from 4th to 3rd instead of 4th to 5th) and my engine has done a further 4 track days without missing a beat... I was half expecting it to have blown but it seems pretty bulletproof! Just keep an eye...

If you're changing the exhaust then the map will surely be out, no? If it was mapped for de-cat, then adding a cat isn't going to change a great deal and I'd suggest looking at getting another map for when MOT is due and you have to add the cat in again... Then when MOT has passed emissions, you...

I have a friend with a Megane 225 with a earth issue to the N/S/R lights - The problem was spotted when he would have his sidelights on and then use the indicator, the sidelight (and brake lights if the brakes were on) would dim a fair amount... We ended up testing whether it was earth related...

Reference to where i read up someone gutting their pump: https://clio197.net/threads/gutting-the-air-con-compressor.61736/

I bought a second hand aircon pump (with pulley) and will end up splitting it open (from the rear) and gutting it out. Not done this yet but read on another forum that it means you can retain the factory setup and makes the pulley spin freely (as opposed to under any load with the AC gubbins...

@VeiRoNv2 can you post which rivnuts you used? After looking at how much effort is required to replace these (thanks @Kalamat88 for the write up!), if rivnuts are easier/quicker, I'm all for it!

As stated before - your current stat has likely failed so you need to replace it. Recommended to replace it with the original 75deg stat and that will ensure your temps will run at ~75deg - which is correct.

For the record, the main reason others fitted the higher temp stats as opposed to the original 75deg stat is due to the cost difference. Original 75deg stat is more expensive.

All clio 197/200 have 75deg thermostat from factory (afaik). Some people have fitted the higher temp stats without issue but others have agreed the 75deg stat must have been fitted for a reason, likely because were close to 200bhp out of a N/A 4cyl engine and it requires a lower temp stat to...

Genuine is lower temp (i think its 75deg)

FYI - buy a genuine one to avoid fitting an incorrect stat!!!

Should sit on or just under the third line on the temp gauge. If it goes down when you're driving and back up at stand still, you have a failed thermostat and need to replace. it's a simple job, ~30 minutes at most. :)