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As mentioned, it’s different from this in the Clio. I know what you’re talking about- my E36 had a secondary air pump that does something very similar. I believe it pumps more air in order to better burn fuel at start up. Either way, that was deleted as is this acoustic valve : )

How interesting! Good to know- tips like this are great for us new owners. Thank you. Apparently the top ties are not OEM. Next time I’m wrangling around the engine bay I’ll send more screenshots. I feel like they’re everywhere lol

Hey everyone, I had a similar thread I made several weeks ago so I thought I’d create a thread with some continuity that other newbie Clio owners can unabashingly come to if need be. Naturally, I’ll go ahead and start. I took some things off, including the airbox as I was cleaning some stuff...

Thank you, Nick. I pretty much have decided upon your line of thinking. I did actually wind up draining the oil and adding most of it back (I would say I left about .4 liters out). Since then, I’ve kept a close eye. There was some residual leakage the following day but after I wiped it, there...

Overfilling would cause that? I thought all of this is enclosed and hemmed in. Does it basically slosh to the point it hits where the gasket is and leaks that way? I don’t understand. I thought it would just mess with the harmonics of the crankshaft.

So this overfill should be causing motor oil to leak but that leakage looked much too dark to be motor oil. Is it gear oil? I don’t know. Maybe I’m overthinking it. I think what I’ll do is empty the oil out in a new oil pan/container and then put 5 quarts in. Then I’ll monitor it. I’m pretty...

Aaaand an update… It’s officially leaking. This time from another spot- right where the transmission meets the oil sump. I saw this first yesterday, wiped it and here it is today. What gasket is this? Is this anymore difficult than removing the oil sump? Lastly, it didn’t seem like motor...

Right on- just what I did. I cleaned the area up really well right after adding the new oil. Then the next day (today) I saw some leakage. I cleaned it again earlier and will wait till tomorrow to see what seepage awaits me. Hopefully nothing. Thanks for the advice Rowe.

Thanks Liam. As much as I’m ready to get in and drive it I can’t knowing something is amiss (plus dumping extra oil in). I already looked up torque specs for the bolts and this is the part number for the gasket, correct? 8200282199 First time doing the but I assume it’s pretty...

Hmm, actually you prompted me to check and according to the dipstick (you can’t really see it in the photo), it’s up to the second to last “x”. Then again, I do still have it on ramps and haven’t started the engine since the change. Yeah I know there’s apprehension on that- I used to do it a...

Hey again everyone, Did my first oil change on the Clio. As a little backstory , I used this stuff to clean out any gunk right before my oil change. I added it to the motor and let it run for 15 mins and shut the car off. I was going to drain the oil but I had to delay a few days due to not...

You’re the man!

So I wound up taking everything off. I left the duct that leads to the airbox in(1st picture). Also, what do I do with this little line that leads to the engine? (Picture 2) I read somewhere that someone blocked it off. Has anyone done this or is there some kind of bung I can use to seal it...

Perfect, thanks a lot fellas. She’ll get cleaned up and back on she goes.

So if I want to remove this completely do I just bung (block?) the entry point to the air box? Or the rubber hose that leads to it? And what do people use to “bung” things?

R20BTG, thanks man for that. So it seems that aftermarket part would go a little further back. It’s funny but I literally found the part just now (post #3) as you were posting haha. Oddly enough, It doesn’t have a name or part number from the site I found it on? Does this part serve a...

Hi guys, I have my car on some ramps and I’ve been poking around underneath the car. I saw this metal bar looking thing about the length of my arm spanning below the oil pan. Out of curiosity I unbolted it (4 bolts) and it came right off. No part number or Renault marks or anything… it seems...

Hey guys- I took off both plastic splash panels as I’ll be putting a steel one sump guard on. I thought that while I have them off I should take it for a thorough cleaning underneath. Here are a few pics (forgot to take some after though). As for my questions, upon inspecting underneath, I...

Very cool stuff they have! Thanks for sharing that. Although are there any in the EU so I won’t have to pay for any outrageous tariffs and taxes? (Found out the hard way recently)

Hi all, I’ve seen a supercharger kit from ktech and a turbo kit from Laurent motors… https://www.laurent-motors.com/en/turbo-kit/60-46228-turbo-kit-f4r-20l-16s-stage-3.html Are there any other vendors out there besides just those 2? Not sure I want to go down this route but taking a peek...