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by boysie
Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:59 am
Forum: Problems / Questions
Topic: CAMBELT CHANGE COST
Replies: 29
Views: 19813

Buy a 150GT as they dont have a timing belt........ Oooh! Just remembered I have one for sale :D
by boysie
Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:32 pm
Forum: Problems / Questions
Topic: Lubricating my Seat Cover
Replies: 1
Views: 1895

Lubricating my Seat Cover

I took my Megane GT back to have a creak on the drivers seat looked at, and have been told they rectified the problem by lubricating the interface between the inside of the seat cover and the seat frame.. Can anyone tell me if this is acceptable practice? Or as I suspect a temporary repair, that wil...
by boysie
Fri Nov 16, 2007 8:47 am
Forum: Problems / Questions
Topic: Renault Megane 2.0 150dci GT Problems
Replies: 12
Views: 14621

Killhippie, Ian, Hi. Sorry to hear you have had issues with your GT.. Must be a south of england thing as we bought our GT's from Chichester :-) Anyway, the smoking on cold statup [worse when the weather is cold] is down to fueling. Both our GT's do it, but hardly use any oil at all. Mrs B's needed ...
by boysie
Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:16 pm
Forum: Pre Ownership Questions
Topic: Serious advice needed...
Replies: 5
Views: 4535

We have two 150 GT's and touch wood, apart from an issue with the airbag warning light coming on both cars [ fixed with a software update ] they have both been very good.. We both get around 45mpg and long distace work is the best,,, only doing around 2650 rpm @ 90mph, and very little road noise, an...
by boysie
Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:36 pm
Forum: Problems / Questions
Topic: DCI GT Electrical Nightmare
Replies: 6
Views: 4981

Hi, sorry to hear about your woes!!If it helps you have a little more faith? Both our GT's have been OK since the early problems we both had with the air bag warning light, which seams to have been resolved with a software update, and my car had the dash lights fail just once... My car has done 6,50...
by boysie
Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:32 am
Forum: Pre Ownership Questions
Topic: GT 165 delivered
Replies: 11
Views: 9555

Boysie I think either Im getting work thats not required to be done on my car (under warranty of course) or your dealer is screwing about with you. I have the advantage of my uncle working at the dealership however: The small electrical probs, they installed a new dashboard for me, said that they c...
by boysie
Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:12 pm
Forum: Modifications
Topic: Superchips 150 DCI + 30bhp
Replies: 5
Views: 4185

Superchips 150 DCI + 30bhp

Anybody with a 150 DCI thought about doing a Superchips thing?

They primise another 30bhp. Has anybody done this yet?
by boysie
Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:27 am
Forum: Pre Ownership Questions
Topic: GT 165 delivered
Replies: 11
Views: 9555

Great cars, crap electrics. I have the GT 150 DCI. Have had it since mid march and its already had a brand new dashboard fitted and im awaiting a rear seatbelt pre tensioner thats causing the airbag warning light and message to light up. Its a shame that Renault didnt pay attention to the electrics...
by boysie
Fri Jun 15, 2007 11:23 am
Forum: Problems / Questions
Topic: Stickies for fuel consumption
Replies: 337
Views: 206488

150 GT DCI gets around 45mpg doesnt seem to matter weather I'm doing a long run,,, did 800 miles in France on Toll roads averaging 85 mph,,, or tootling along through town 4 miles to work and back.
by boysie
Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:50 am
Forum: Problems / Questions
Topic: 150 DCI - No Oil Filter found
Replies: 6
Views: 5066

Anyone know where the filter is situated?
by boysie
Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:38 am
Forum: Pre Ownership Questions
Topic: Megane GT colour choice.
Replies: 13
Views: 8614

Hi,, I have a silver GT and Mrs B has a dark grey, almost Black GT... I did thing that the dark gray was going to look better, but once they turned up I now like the silver better.. Either way they both look OK,, but the silver is definately easyier to keep clean -]
by boysie
Mon Jun 11, 2007 6:45 am
Forum: Problems / Questions
Topic: 150 DCI - No Oil Filter found
Replies: 6
Views: 5066

Re: 150 DCI - No Oil Filter found

Looks like that... See https://www.purflux.com/cdrom2005/gdimg/230.jpg Any Renault techies online, cos I cant seem to find an oil filter on my Megane GT DCI.. Does it have a reuseable filter or something similar Thanks Alex. looks like a cartridge filter then,, still cant se where it is though...
by boysie
Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:18 pm
Forum: Problems / Questions
Topic: 150 DCI - No Oil Filter found
Replies: 6
Views: 5066

Hi, it's an 2.0 DCI M9R motor. Different from the 1.9 DCI... Cant see one on the front of mine
by boysie
Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:15 pm
Forum: Problems / Questions
Topic: 150 DCI - No Oil Filter found
Replies: 6
Views: 5066

150 DCI - No Oil Filter found

Any Renault techies online, cos I cant seem to find an oil filter on my Megane GT DCI.. Does it have a reuseable filter or something similar
by boysie
Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:54 am
Forum: Pre Ownership Questions
Topic: New Megane GT
Replies: 24
Views: 14611

Hey Boysie, It only happened to me once as well, and the trip comp froze once as well, I would get it hooked up to the diag comp as I expected a software upgrade and ended up with a full new dash replacement. Technician said even though I was having small electrical probs every now and again he cou...

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