Search results

  1. Fickinsnickin

    Noise After Clio 197 Manifold Flexi Replacment

    Are the flexis touching or close enough to touch? Under hard accel suggests engine movement is causing it, its all relatively tight under there.. First replacement flexis I had done leaked worse than the fubar'd ones when I swapped the manifold, so had to get some more done then pressure test...
  2. Fickinsnickin

    Door drop - what to do

    Just an update for anyone looking to sort this it really was a 15min job on the drive, jack car up front corner and remove front wheel, remove inner arch liner fixings (bottom torx through lip of the wing) and the other 2 plastic fir trees should tease out, flex the back of the liner out of the...
  3. Fickinsnickin

    Door drop - what to do

    Thanks a lot for the info guys, once the weather warms up I’ll be tackling it. My xenons have started blinding everyone now 2 weeks before the MoT so I’ll be trying to sort that first.
  4. Fickinsnickin

    Door drop - what to do

    Hi all, So the dropped door is starting to grate on me, tried some cautious jacking with it almost shut last weekend and got scared with the amount of force it was taking with no movement. Is it a case of slackening off the hinge bolts on the car body side and lifting up slightly? Am I right in...
  5. Fickinsnickin

    Newb - questions already! :)

    Hi Guys, Thanks for the welcome, no actual evidence who did the belts to be honest. In the history there is a receipt from an independent dealer in Leeds with 'inc timing belt change' as part of the used car invoice, I presumed they did it themselves but who knows. If I was a guessing man...
  6. Fickinsnickin

    Newb - questions already! :)

    Hi all, Purchased a 2008 197 a couple of months ago as my daily commute and occasional fun car. After browsing for seemingly months i ended up winning an ebay auction and collectiong on the way home from a work trip. All in all i'm pleased with the car, few little niggles to sort and one...