The Mégane II Owners' Club

That all sounds like great advice guys - many thanks I'll check the plugs as recommended and will also change the fuel filter as a first step.

Ah, so the engine can sense how long to heat for? But does this mean that we are only able to use that automatic system or is there also a way for us to maually choose to heat the plugs for whatever period of time we choose? It's automatic. As long as all parts are in good nick you really don't nee...

I've had a similar issue in the past except in my case the boot wouldn't unlock. The problem, predictably enough, turned out to be water ingress into the lock mechanism & once I had dried out the lock it all worked well. The lock surround (i.e. the part in the boot lid with the soft button press...

its cold enough in the mornings now to notice your car doesn't crank immediately on pushing the start button and waits until the heater plugs have done their job.... Ah, so the engine can sense how long to heat for? But does this mean that we are only able to use that automatic system or is there a...

I've read that you can improve the starting of diesel engines on cold days by preheating the glow plugs by turning the key to ignition for a few seconds before starting. The Megane II doesn't have a key so does that mean we can't use this trick?

That's great guys, many thanks - stupidly I totally forgot that there are forums other than the "Problems" one - loads of useful stuff in there which I'm now reading through!

I've read all the posts I can find relating to the best gearbox oil to put in a 1.5 but there doesn't seem to be a consensus - just lots of different suggestions. Can anyone reccomend a specific brand of oil which would possibly help with smoothing out my notchy gearbox? Many thanks. Specifically th...

livewire - did you ever manage to track down one of the sealing rings from a Renault dealer, and if so, did it solve the problem?!