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Dynamique shite - c’est mort


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Thought I'd start a new thread on my recent Clio purchase. I fancied something new to tinker with and with being in between work contracts didn't want to spend a fortune.

This Clio popped up locally on eBay for a third time and triggered my sub £400 search so I went for a viewing.

It's right on that cusp of being uneconomical to throw at a garage for lots of small repairs, but DIY'able fairly cheap if you don't mind spannering. It's a 2003 Dynamique with the 1.2 16v 75bhp motor, sunroof, electrics windows and mirrors, sporty seats and a sunroof. Oh and 6 weeks MOT when I bought it. 

Here's how it stood when I bought it:

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List of jobs to do:

- Sunroof leak

- ABS light on and a pulsing break pedal on first few presses

- Airbag light on

- Oil leak from top of engine

- Exhaust knocking on body

- Nearside anti roll bar link

- Deep, thorough clean, especially the interior

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First job was a good clean, the front seats were filthy and the interior stank with the carpets being sodden. 

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The exterior came up pretty well with a good wash and clay, I will wizz over it with a DA at some point. Noticed during cleaning the headlights were really faded, so some cutting compound on the DA on the headlights did the trick:

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Once the interior was cleaner (another pass still required with wet vac) I set to work on the sunroof. Plenty of videos of sunroof leak fixes, so I bought some 8mm mastik from eBay.

Glass out:

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Interior trim and seal out:

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Sunroof out:

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Once it was refitted I left it overnight then tested with a hose the next day, no more leaks! Everything was still sodden though so I left it airing with windows and doors open in the garage for a few days, all good so far. The front footwell carpets took 2 weeks to dry! 

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Next on to more mechanical bits. The anti roll bar link was an advisory on the last MOT so thought I'd take a look.

Yep, definitely needs doing:

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It was also immediately apparent which ABS ring was at fault:

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And why the exhaust was knocking, I added the cable ties as a temp fix:

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New bits on, I managed to round a ball joint bolt in the process as it was seized so had to cut it off! 

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Noticed during this work that the nearside steering rack boot has fallen apart so I'm currently in the process of changing it. The tie rod end had to be cut off, and I cannot budge the inner tie rod nut or spin the tie rod end, it's all seized solid so that's my current challenge. 

I've also replaced the airbag ECU twice, but the light persists so need to get it plugged in again and troubleshoot further.

I'm glad Renault bits are cheap as everything has fought me so far but it's keeping me occupied 😂

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I cleaned the oil leak up a couple of weeks ago and have been monitoring, definitely coming from rocker cover area. 

Popped air filter off and...

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Nice and oily! I've read about a problem on these D4F engines with the rocker breather failing and oil pooling in the airbox so took the inlet manifold off to clean it all up:

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From what I can see online the rocker breather is part of the rocker cover itself so you have to replace the lot! Sod that, going to make a catch can with some tube and see how we get on 😂

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12 minutes ago, SiC said:

Check the scuttle drain isn't blocked too. Nice and easy to do on a D4F compared to a 1*2!

That is fine luckily

11 minutes ago, SiC said:

For Airbag read the code. But very likely the wiring for the side airbags or seatbelt pretensioners going to the seat that is at fault.

Yeah, hopefully get it read next week. None of my readers can read the airbag module. 

I did pop the side impact sensors off today and the drivers side was full of copper oxide green gunk, a spray with contact cleaner and a brush and they've come up well. Once I've got the inlet manifold back on I can see if its made any difference

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While you are under there check the condition of the earth strap between the gearbox and body. Iirc is on the nearside. Common to corrode and snap, leaving the car dead.

The security box over the ECU connectors should have been removed by now. If not then definitely remove it and throw away. 

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So the oil leak is still there, looks to be from the back of the valve cover at the cambelt end. I was still chasing the airbag light after a new module as previously mentioned. 

It’s all irrelevant now as the clutch went this morning, I noticed when setting off the pedal felt stiffer than usual. A few mins later I pulled out in to a gap in traffic and it slipped and got worse and worse as the journey progressed. Ironically I was on the way to the garage to scan the airbag light and book the MOT! 

By the time I limped it home I could barely apply any throttle, regardless of gear or speed. It struggled to hold 30mph up a local hill without slipping badly. I have precisely zero desire to replace the clutch in this thing with 4 days MOT left and the remaining faults so its the bridge unfortunately as these are only worth about £500 with a full MOT

Car take back are fetching it tomorrow for £234, not bad for a small car!

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  • Liggle changed the title to Dynamique shite - c’est mort
33 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

At least it went before you ordered a fuck ton of parts to sort it! 

You didn't already order load sof stuff did you? 

I spent about £80 on it ready for the MOT but £30-£40 of that I can resell hopefully. I also kept the head unit so another what £20-£30?

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