Keep it going Alex, I have had a few I wish I still owned, I even keep looking for some of them but I fear they're all dead...
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Originally posted by Drew View PostKeep it going Alex, I have had a few I wish I still owned, I even keep looking for some of them but I fear they're all dead...
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I think people get attached to their cars, I had my vectra c for 13 years. That’s the longest ever I have kept a car. Then when the time came to replace it with the insignia, I didn’t want too see it go. That is when my youngest daughters boyfriends father stepped in to buy it. Still see the car running about. Made it so much easier knowing the car was going to stay local.LED interior lights. Chrome mirror caps & door handle covers. LED reverse light bulbs. Pedal box. Atomic Alloys. Steel Structure spare wheel. Boot floor risers. Rear exit exhaust & rear valance. M Y ‘15’ front grille.
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A car can become like one of the family.so like the others I know exactly where you are going with this Alex .
7 years is a fooking long time , through the good and bad it's out there looking at you .
I have the same affection with one of my cars , and lucky my wife understands.
As for people not giving a Shift about your Clio ,well I damm well do !
I don't always comment because I'm just interfering and sometimes the posts go over my head and I get confused.so I just shut up and look .it part of my condition that I go quiet for a couple of weeks then "Wham Bang " .
It's great to see a forum that caters for all makes and you can post what you want .
Seems it's you with your Clio
And me with my Saab.
Long live the Clio .
10-4 rubber Clio Engine !
You solid cat !
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YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAA
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Originally posted by lizzard-t View PostA car can become like one of the family.so like the others I know exactly where you are going with this Alex .
7 years is a fooking long time , through the good and bad it's out there looking at you .
I have the same affection with one of my cars , and lucky my wife understands.
As for people not giving a Shift about your Clio ,well I damm well do !
I don't always comment because I'm just interfering and sometimes the posts go over my head and I get confused.so I just shut up and look .it part of my condition that I go quiet for a couple of weeks then "Wham Bang " .
It's great to see a forum that caters for all makes and you can post what you want .
Seems it's you with your Clio
And me with my Saab.
Long live the Clio .
10-4 rubber Clio Engine !
You solid cat !
Anyone is more than welcome to post on my threads regardless, no discrimination here buddy..
Peace out, long live the Swedish an french.
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Originally posted by Witty View PostI think people get attached to their cars, I had my vectra c for 13 years. That’s the longest ever I have kept a car. Then when the time came to replace it with the insignia, I didn’t want too see it go. That is when my youngest daughters boyfriends father stepped in to buy it. Still see the car running about. Made it so much easier knowing the car was going to stay local.
Owned it for 10 years and hated every minute but the wife loved it, if she had her way the siggy would have been a golf thead
That was one occasion I'm happy the siggy turned up at the price she did cause now she loves it says she can't believe how dated vag look inside, we got the wee Clio during owning the b6 as it was God dam boring and from then on the love affair began
The siggy definitely can lift her skirt an move hence why I've probably neglected the Clio as you can still get smiles for miles in this big girl even fully loaded. I'm not saying it's the same as the Clio by any means, it's not boring like many other diesels I've driven.
I've always been an 80-90s hot hatch kinda guy (boy racer) but there just fetching far to much money to relive.
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Another update guys, was ment to do this a few weeks back but got excited about latest purchase, Clio is up and running again.
not entirely sure why she broke but my guess is being left so long caused the fuel to go bad.
So why the blue smoke I asked myself. My theory is the fuel wasn't burning correct inturn going into the oil which raised the oil enough to let the crank breather draw some into the plenium chamber inturn causing it to burn oil.
When I drained the fuel tank the fuel was brown, I'm wondering if oil some how was returning down the breather to the tank or does fuel go brown as it turns? Strange part is the fuel never smelt off that was checked prior to thinking it was blow by.
Anyways she got her new plugs oil an filter an a new O2 sensor fitted and is running rather nicely.
Any views, theory's or questions welcomed
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Ummmmmmmmmmm a strange one that !
the crank case breather is normally a one way affaire or in the old pounds shillings and pence days they use to incorporate a flame trap , silly little round thing with holes in it that cured that side .
Use to get those kind of symptoms on i Remember MK 2 jags ( sweeny ) with the oil catch can causing issues
blow by causing symptoms of failed engines .
at least it was not the engine I felt for you ,just like Samyam with his .
Long live the Renault
10-34 jeep Renualting
.K.M.P.C.U
YEEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAA
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Originally posted by lizzard-t View PostUmmmmmmmmmmm a strange one that !
the crank case breather is normally a one way affaire or in the old pounds shillings and pence days they use to incorporate a flame trap , silly little round thing with holes in it that cured that side .
Use to get those kind of symptoms on i Remember MK 2 jags ( sweeny ) with the oil catch can causing issues
blow by causing symptoms of failed engines .
at least it was not the engine I felt for you ,just like Samyam with his .
Long live the Renault
10-34 jeep Renualting
clios are known for having oily intakes but it was puddles hence why I thought blow by was the issue failed ring but nothing pointed in this direction ie compression test even the sniff test.
Was gutted when I read about samyam great looking machine.
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So I thought I'd better give my thread a wee update.
Since the all the drama in the summer an getting her going again she was working fine till a mate suggested we go to some private road an put the old girl through the ringer, all was going well till I looks down an see in big red writing (stop) accompanied by the oil light, I instantly put the clutch in an switched engine off, oh how much I needed a pair of boxers no servo or power steering .
Gets the car stopped, left to cool for 10 mins or so an with oil cap off got friend to start it, plenty of oil circulation imo plus light was off hmm..
So thought typical Renault electrics, pulled away an got to 3rd gear light back on driving sensible .
Pulled in left engine running while I checked the filler cap again, plenty of circulation so chanced the drive home with a tender ear for anything a miss or changing, faultless apart from the light on..
Even considered getting shot of her, worst case pump has failed best case dodgy sensor, I thought Al fire a sensor in an see if it works...
To my amazement it seems to be cured, I'm £33.69 lighter right enough
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