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- Wed Jul 18, 2012 9:19 am
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: and the saga continues....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3638
Re: and the saga continues....
Lol neither did I but hey hands and brain worked well enough to figure it out!!
- Wed Jul 18, 2012 6:59 am
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: and the saga continues....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3638
Re: and the saga continues....
\very much so...im sure its a problem that people have attributed to a failing turbo...With some of the garage sharks out there that I know of wanted to charge me in excess of 700 squid for a new turbo and too fit it...The best quote was from a Renault specialist about 15 miles outside of bury st ed...
- Tue Jul 17, 2012 1:46 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: and the saga continues....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3638
Re: and the saga continues....
well after lots of playing and taking out the turbo looking at it and comparing it too the other two I have in the garage it turns out it was the actuator rod that wasn't freely moving. Swapped the old actuator rod for the 1 on the current model and bang 1 working vehicle
hope this helps anyone

- Wed May 23, 2012 12:48 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: Rear wheel bearing
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19900
Re: Rear wheel bearing
have just done mine, exact same problem...too the point when we took the disc off the bearing fell out in 2 pieces... before you do the work just make sure you have a torx set too remove the bottom and top caliper botlts. Also I would fully reccomend buying a piston screw for 7 squid of ebay as the ...
- Tue May 22, 2012 4:48 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: and the saga continues....
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3638
and the saga continues....
Hi guys and gals... 1 new engine fitted and now on third turbo....my original turbo had picked up swarf from the big end bearing that had perished....have lots of expensive photos lol!! My second turbo was from a friend who had it reconditioned...sadly to say it was a whistler and was only a matter ...
- Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:46 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: engine swap
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3502
Re: engine swap
Have trawled through some engine schematics and found that the 800 and 808 run the same compression ratios, and not sure about the 812, as for what the codes mean I am still at a loss however I'm sure I'm not the first person that has had this problem, As for the elctoronics I was thinking that sure...
- Fri Mar 16, 2012 10:03 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: engine swap
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3502
Re: engine swap
ok have found a previous post by tolamix with differences in engine, which presents a wiki link. Useful and informative however it doesn't break down the final three letters of the engine code. Can anyone help with this??
Thanks for anyone that can help
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Thanks for anyone that can help
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- Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:35 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: engine swap
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3502
Re: engine swap
ok after doing some reading and trying too digest a lot of info, turns out that there are many different variants of the F9Q engine the F9Q stands for the block and the 3 digits after turn out to be the head. I can't find a reference anywhere though that tells me what the difference between say an 8...
- Fri Mar 16, 2012 6:19 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: engine swap
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3502
engine swap
Good evening n girls, my luck with cars seems too get worse and worse, after completely rebuilding my the last Megane and winning a smalls claims court I have now bought another 1, after 4 weeks of of ownership I've had the engine out and the crankshaft has ova led, I've been advised that an engine ...
- Sat Dec 10, 2011 11:10 am
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: i've gone and bought another 1 and its a dud!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4436
Re: i've gone and bought another 1 and its a dud!!
good evening boys and girls....looks like the oil in the engine is coming from the turbo....the pipe is lined with it. Now im looking for a cheap turbo....does anyone have a part number that i can with....its a 2004 5 door 1.9 120dci
thanks guys for help. its going slow as im paying a friend etc

- Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:28 am
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: happy days
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3801
Re: happy days
or as in the case of mine a new steering indicator piece....wires which connect the airbag too the loom get worn and then show light....
- Fri Nov 18, 2011 10:25 am
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: i've gone and bought another 1 and its a dud!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4436
Re: i've gone and bought another 1 and its a dud!!
Well i've been too the garage.....its beyond my time and if im being honest my own mechanical capability and toolage to do much more.... They have plugged it into the code reader and its come up with 2 faults....and egr 1 and turbo with overflow?? (i do apologise for the vagueness he did say everyth...
- Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:47 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: i've gone and bought another 1 and its a dud!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4436
Re: i've gone and bought another 1 and its a dud!!
have had the car on on full throttle for 10 seconds with me looking at the offending plug........ oil seems to be bubbling..which i assume means either oil is escaping or there is room for air too escape out of the cylinder and so that cylinder failing too combust. note before at low revs the car pu...
- Wed Nov 16, 2011 2:26 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: i've gone and bought another 1 and its a dud!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4436
i've gone and bought another 1 and its a dud!!
Good afternoon boys and girls........what an eventful day its been!!... Bought another renault exactly the same as mine just the 5 door not the 3.... after a long drive home....turbo stops spinning up properly....then i get a check fuel light.... then i look under the bonnet when i get home and the ...
- Wed Sep 14, 2011 9:56 pm
- Forum: Problems / Questions
- Topic: another electrical gremlin...
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8380
Re: another electrical gremlin...
Thank you searched and found that 1, however it feels like the window is still trying too press the window up even when it has closed.... Makes a worrying noise. In the door frame. Have checked the clips under the seats pushed them in wiggled and light is still on.... Going too try leaving the batte...