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I could be wrong, but I reckon it won't be anything suspension, steering or engine mounts, as I've gone over a lot of these components. But what?...This is the tricky part. I've been living with it for months, now, and never managed to find the source of the problem. I went home, earlier, and...

Hi all, My 197 (60K miles) has had an issue for a while that I've been trying to figure out for a while. I've made a post a while back, but it hasn't had any activity, so I'll try again and provide more details that I now know. When starting the engine, there is a slight momentary knock or...

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone that helped. I got it all sorted in the end. It was quite the "trial and error" process, but I got it timed, and now everything is back together. I was quite nervous to push the "Start" button, but it's running great. A massive win in my book, as I saved a...

That's what I've been doing. My problem is that the inlet cam always over-rotates ever so slightly after tightening the pulleys to 30Nm and removing the horseshoe. This is what I'm struggling to counter.

Thanks for this. I did watch this video a few times, as per your suggestion on my previous post on how to actually change the timing belt, a few months ago. It really is a good video, and I followed it in conjunction with the manual. I thought that might be where I'm going wrong, but I'm not...

That’s the guide I’ve been following. Unfortunately, I’m not sure if putting the car on a trailer is an option right now. The timing, while not 100% bang on, it’s not off enough to cause any damage. It was much worse on the old belt. The inlet cam was off by a few degrees and there was no...

Not the full PDF, but the bit regarding changing the timing belt. According to it, the cams are the right way up, with the small D (HA!) on the bottom. Also just like in this video. With the crank pin fitted in, I doubt you'd be able to have them the wrong way up, as surely the valves would...

By pins, you mean pulleys? This is what I've been doing over and over until I get it right, except I never got it right.

Hi all, A few days ago, I started changing my timing belt. I have a set of genuine locking tools with the "Horseshoe", pulley locking tool, and crank locking pin. I figured it would be the "not easy, but doable" type of job, but I'm quickly reaching the conclusion that I might be out of my...

Hi all, My 197 has a clunk/rattle/knock when the engine is cold and I very lightly (and only at idle) press the accelerator, while stopped. When the engine is hot, it doesn't happen. See video: So far, the following was checked: Upper engine mount (tried to rock the engine back and forth...

I'm an IT Technician, so, over the years, I got good at "looking in the right places". There's loads of places to download it from, cracked. I already downloaded and installed a version on my laptop, to see how the software was, but this was a while ago, and I can't remember how it was, or if I...

Hi all, So, I'm looking to buy a CAN Clip interface, and I'm finding it a bit hard to figure out what to get. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but after doing some research, it seems that getting genuine CAN Clips is out of the question, as they are expensive and have to be licensed. So, it...

As far as locking tools go, I managed to get my hands on a brand new, genuine, set for cheap. If that's the case, I might leave it, then, so I don't create more work for myself.

Thank you for your help @RSRowe and @PITA This may not be my last question, but should I do the dephaser, too? Car is on 59K miles, and as far as the service history goes, it was never done. Car runs well, though. I've watched the video @PITA sent a few times, now, and getting confident about...

When you say "genuine timing kit", do you mean the original timing belt, pulleys and water pump, or the timing tools? Also, would I be alright supporting the engine with a jack with a rubber pad, on the sump?

Thank you very much for that. I'll certainly be enjoying that video. Now, on to find myself a Timing Belt kit, and the genuine tools. Wish me luck.

Thanks for this. I have searched, and and found a few videos for the F4R, but for the 172/182 Clios. Nothing for the 197/200 specifically. If you know of any, I'd really appreciate if you could share the link. Now, regarding the engine not needing to be out...It doesn't look like there's a...

Hi all, Because I was quoted a ridiculous amount for a Timing Belt and Water Pump for my 197, I'm now looking at doing it myself. I can already predict that it would be frustrating at some stages, but I'd save a lot of money, and it would probably feel very rewarding, after it's done. It would...

The flexis had no visible defects. They were also still nice and silver, which could mean smoke wasn't coming out of them, otherwise they would have carbon buildup? Going to take a second look at the manifold, again. It could be worth replacing the clamp, anyway, as they aren't expensive.

I thought it could be, or from the flexis, but I physically can't see smoke. However, when sitting in the car, with the window open, revving it, it will sound like some exhaust comes from underneath. There's also an exhaust noise when when shifting gears, sometimes, which doesn't sound that...