Search results

Ideal thanks for the information. I'll look into doing that. Sorry for hijacking the thread

Thanks for the reply, the air con is off when the fan comes on. Is there a fan switch which could be faulty maybe? Seems odd how it comes on so quickly even when not in traffic. I'll change the stat and see what happens! Cheers

Interesting thread Suj, I've not had my 197 long and posted a thread about the temperature gauge/fan kicking in as it seems odd but I guess it's just normal then? How often/when does your fan kick in? I've ordered a new thermostat from Renault parts direct which I'm going to fit when I service...

Thanks for the replies. My temperature needle sits just over the second mark but does rise to the third and back down again during normal driving. I haven't driven the car a lot yet as I've not had it long. But it didn't seem right the fan coming on like it does so I'll have to look into this...

I've also had some spare time today to give the interior a bit of a clean, the seat belts were brown so gave them a clean and they've come up much better!

Little update, I've fitted the new tdc sensor which has sorted the starting issue.

Hi everyone, I've only just bought the 197 so just after a bit of advice/knowledge! My fan seems to kick in quite often and very early from normal driving and not even being in traffic, i.e a ten minute drive, pull up on the drive and within 30 seconds the fan kicks in, is this normal? (The air...

The 197 isn't my daily, I've got a trafic van for work so the 197 will be used at weekends/evenings and hoping to get a few trips in to castle Combe! Decent spec then I bet it's good fun on the track! Is it the dephaser rattling is it?

Yeh I see that M3 as well, I'm usually in my black traffic van! I've sold the M3 now to a guy in Ireland so doubt you'll see that around ha ha! Is your 172 standard then?

Do you go through Shortlanesend in the mornings in the Clio? I see a flame 172 on my way into work most mornings

Nowhere at the moment as I see Photobucket has changed, so straight from my iPhone at the moment!

Bit of a tight squeeze in the garage

Yeh I like to keep things fairly standard so it looks factory finish so to speak, but I've already seen the grams springs and spacer threads and I'm tempted by them as the wheels look so lost in the wide arches! It's the whole centre console dash part I need as well around the CD player, I'm...

So after owning numerous French hot hatches over the years, a 106 rallye, 205 Gti, 306 gti, 306 rallye, 172s, 172 cup, LY 182 I then went down the RWD road and had a E46 M3 for a of couple years. I've just sold that to free up some money so I've bought a Clio 197 F1, mainly for weekend use and...

Just had a read through Eddie, some great progress! I really like the r26r wheels and the gloss black goes really well with the red I'm tempted by the grams springs as well but that's way down my list of things to do!

Yeh I did, it included aux kit, water pump and dephaser. I've got quotes cheaper but I'm trying to find somewhere in cornwall preferably!

Yeh a fair bit, bilstein suspension, h&r arb front and rear, lots of poly bushes, csl reps and the list goes on! It's on eBay at the moment! Are you on cutters? Here's a link https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/282567518937

I've got a traffic van as well but just take that to a local garage as it's not in warranty now. I did phone millers but they wanted £986