Megane 1.6 not running well. Please help.

[Niksmegane]

Hi, Im hopeing someone can help me as the site wont let me start a thread, I have a 54 reg megane 1.6 vvt and it starts fine when its cold although it smells a bit rich, when it is driven about half a mile when i put the clutch in the engine cuts out and it takes some starting although it tries and i have to keep my foot on the accelerator to keep it running once the engine is warm its ok. I am thinking of cleaning the throttle body out this weekend and wondered if anyone has any better ideas or advice.
Thanks
Stu

[snoopdutt1985]

I am in the same boat and have been having this trouble for months, come rain or shine.

It only does this on 1/10 journeys.

On top of this after particular bad stalling fits my batery appears to drain itself over night? do you suffer from similar problems, i have spent a fair bit on diagnostics which has reaveled nothing!

Sometimes it will also struggle to idle at around 300-400 rpm and sound like its misfiring, if i turn it off and on again it will go back to normal, i am on the verge of getting rid but dont want to lose a packet of money on the heap of junk

Any help appreciated.

[deni.babe]

hi ,if you can get someone to start the car in the morning and you listen to the sound of the engine if it sounds a bit clattery and the smell of petrol is strong then it could be linked to the dephaser pulley which is very common problem on this vehicle,mine didn't show a fault on the diagnostic but the renault specialist knew straight away dephaser pulley problem.