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    Oil pressure switch removal

    Order a new switch first then you will know the socket size that does not look like oil to me but yea oil pressure switch
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    Oil pressure switch removal

    Hang on there is a pressure switch (low oil pressure warning) and an oil level sensor which gives the oil level on the dash when you start the car. I made the mistake with the Williams Clio the level sensor is beside the oil filter and I broke the wires with oil filter strap tool when changing...
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    Mike's racing blue 197

    Thats coolant most likely the metal pipe behind on the front of the engine this is not a 197 engine but the pipe is the same Renault coolant is that colour for this reason.
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    R20 BTG - 200 Cup Track Car Blog

    Ah F*ck I felt sorry for you at a track day with a broken car put the broken throttle body back on to double check if your not driving it before being on track, just to make sure it's not a wiring thing thats been fixed temporarily because the work has disturbed the wires.
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    Brake cooling

    Your in Portugal are you driving in the mountains the Brembo front calipers need regular work to make sure pads slide freely and the rear calipers can stick causing drag and heat buildup you might not notice with normal driving but will stop or slow cooling when pushing on.
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    Gearbox rebuild cost

    How bad is the box at the moment and what gear are you having problems
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    Running on 2 cylinders P0638

    So multimeter one probe in number 8 then the other probe to each injector in turn 7, 10 , 11 and 6 in ohms mode check the electrical resistance of each injector and look for any major difference.
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    Running on 2 cylinders P0638

    I think the injector and coil loom connector is at the airbox side of the engine logic would say it's directly connected to the injectors and coils so testing at the connector would be as good as directly on the injector itself so no need to strip to gain access but if yours is a megalo I only...
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    Running on 2 cylinders P0638

    Reading around the coils are linked in pairs found articles with similar error message and problem will paste in here Misfire on cylinders 1 and 4 Petrol 2ltr 16v*Fixed* Fixed I'm pleased to say that thanks to a local garage - not a Renault dealer - the problem hs been resolved. The cause of...
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    Running on 2 cylinders P0638

    I don't know it might be the connectors to the ecu any way of checking spark or fuel delivery problem need diagrams let me know
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    Running on 2 cylinders P0638

    Motorised throttle valve automatic control
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    Windscreen washer jets

    Check the pipes under the bonnet I just fixed a jap import Clio 200 2010 and there is no insulation underneath and the washer pipes broke up as you touched them like play doh. Well what I'm saying is check the pipes for leaks and losing pressure the other thing to do is take a paper clip...
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    Mike's racing blue 197

    The wiper linkage each post has an e clip holding the posts into the body which need to be removed to disassemble else you break the casting as above
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    O/s driveshaft advice needed

    You have to break the joint to fit the boot unless you stretch the boot which means cones or other tools and the risk of damaging the new boot and back to square one.