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i could have done that , the repairs I have done has landed me a ton of money so far and the last thing I would want to do is go and spend a load more as I already spent more money on this car than a proper running normal 197

Quite hard to get any parts here in SA @Foxspeed .... the crank is also in very bad shape.... I wish South Africa had a bigger Renault Sport scene , with more affordable pricing ... @Foxspeed any idea if the standard 197 gearbox would line up with the megane 275 block? Also with regards to...

These cars are really scarce in South Africa and you will be super happy to see one , unfortunately 95% of these cars are abused and not well taken care of ... the 225 engine is hard to come by , to be honest all Renault sport parts are really hard to find here in sa and the Renault dealership...

I would love to but the megane 275rs engine is like R40 000 here in sa which is a lot of money and you can get a good condition 197 for around R65 000 ... I just need to get a block but unsure if the standard gearbox is going to work on that block ... I don’t want to spend more money as I spent...

Howdy guys I recently rebuilt my engine, however I noticed there has been some damage done to my cylinder sleeve on cylinder 4 of my R27 Clio 197 ... my question is ... will a megane 275rs engine block work with my standard gearbox off the Clio? I know I have to blank out the turbo oil drain...

Good morning guys ... turned out my cylinder 4 piston was stuffed , the middle compression ring was broken and fell out into pieces when I took off that piston... the piston also touch the side of the sleeve rendering it useless... so I put in new valve stem seals ,replaced 2 exhaust valves that...

I’m pretty sure it is @Etienne_CCD he is a Detailer and does a pretty awesome job, I love the colour of his Clio and it has the boot spoiler that I’m in need of:)

I know it’s the synchro ring that’s damaged on this car as I was a motor technician before I got into the industry I am in now ... I did change the gearbox oil and it seemed to have made a tiny difference at a lower rpm around 2000rpm it doesn’t grind, however under pressure it does hence I say...

Oh yes @Jack_R27 i know the guy has a polo Tdi and he has the blue 197 ... I watched his videos on YouTube ... he is a leka cool guy... I do believe there was a Renault club in Durban and it had disappeared... I’m also part of the Seat Sport KZN group and we also had a booming car scene ...

I am currently rebuilding my car engine ... cylinder 4 was oiling up the spark plug and causing the car to smoke when the engine warmed up ... I pulled of the cylinder head and noticed the engine was repaired before ... the oil was also seeping out the head gasket in cylinder 4 side ... I think...

Hi there @Onrus could you perhaps find out what are the numbers on the black car and the blue car? I found 7 cars including mine but 1 of the cars are currently broken and I’d say dead ,so I’m still hunting for the remaining 20 R27 Clio’s ... I saw the RB7 but it’s not the same as the R27.

We must certainly get the Renault sport scene alive here ... my cell number is 0834426483 pop me a WhatsApp and we can certainly meet , I have seen one for sale in yellow in cape town .... I haven’t seen any in black other than mine , however I did find many in red.

Howzit @Jack_R27 i am also from SA I have car number 20 it’s in black ... I have seen a few in red and only one in yellow ... where about are you in SA?

So a little update ... I noticed my car is seeping oil through the head gasket where number 1 cylinder (next to the gearbox) and number 4 cylinder(next to the cambelt) on number 1 the seep is on the intake side and number 4 is on the exhaust side... it’s not dripping it’s a slight seep of oil as...

Strange thing is it behaves like it’s over filled but i am only having an issue with the number 4 cylinder (closest to the cambelt) the plug is oiling up and the piston seems to be wet with oil on the top

It’s got the stupid plastic dipstick in the car ... it’s little less than full now and also the oil I put in was 5L and I measured 100ml for a 1l oil bottle and put that in

Nope it is on point 5.1L but noticed when the car does burn oil (starts smoking) and the oil level drops a bit like 500ml less the smoke cuts down drastically

Good day gents, I’ve noticed yesterday was cool and on my way to work , my car didn’t smoke at all ... however today the smoke was back especially when I’m parked at a robot it’ll smoke and when I take off there is a haze of blue smoke in the air and once I’m through the gears it’ll clear up ...

Thanks so much @Foxspeed , this is exactly why I love forums like these ... you guys have the knowledge and make many peoples lives more easier ... will certainly get those both tests done ... just waiting for my cupra to come back then can I start working on the Clio

Hi @Foxspeed im really not sure as to what it is on this car ... it does not smoke at all when cold and when going down a hill in gear without touching the accelerator, there is no smoke , however if I just touch the accelerator pedal it throws out a ton of smoke for about 5 seconds and then...