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FincH
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:12 am |
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Just got back from viewing a Clio 16v but it has a few problems.
Firstly: No receipt of cambelt change, what is an average price for a cambelt change inc parts, VAT etc?.
Secondly: When driving the car and lifting off the gas the car would rock you a bit. Also the gearstick was moving about. So say you change gear, car would rock, then lucht down, gear stick would move about by an inch or so. Surely that isn't normal :/
Lastly: The PAS seemed to whine, even if you moved the steering only a 1/4 of a turn. The lad said the belt needs tightening ?
Any ideas or more info needed?.
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huwwatkins
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:17 am |
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Second: Rear engine mount has gone
Third: Check there's fluid in the bottle, if there is, tighten the belt. |
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Dan
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 7:52 am |
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cambelt change is around the £400 mark around here |
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Rich1
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:16 am |
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fook me! £400! its closer to 200 round here for an independat garage and thats on the books too!, some pleaces will do it off the books cheaper if you know the right people |
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Doc
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:22 am |
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Why not buy a kit and do it yourself - cost £85.
It's not that bad a job to do either.
If you just want to do the belt its a 20 minute job. and about £15. |
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FincH
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 8:23 am |
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Ok cool.
Also the gearstick osrt of moved up and down too.
Would that deffo be a gearbox mounting? |
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Dan
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:02 am |
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Doc, its a clio! its alot harder to do the belt. |
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huwwatkins
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 1:59 pm |
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Ok cool.
Also the gearstick osrt of moved up and down too.
Would that deffo be a gearbox mounting? |
Rear engine/gearbox dogbone mount. |
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Dan
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:17 pm |
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i'll do the mounts for you |
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FincH
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Tue Dec 13, 2005 2:40 pm |
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Chris H
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Wed Dec 14, 2005 12:41 am |
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its just the dog bone mount that will need doing. Dan can have that pleasure!
Belts on a clio are a nightmare.
19 is pretty straightforward, the clios a bugger.
You need to support the engine as you remove the engine mount, then you need a 7mm allen key (try finding one) to undo the centre bolt on the aux tensioner with no access.
The aux belt tensioner also normally loses its teeth so you can never tension it as normal.
Really bad crap setup. |
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FincH
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Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:35 am |
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Ha ha.
Ok the dude said he's gonna get the cambelt and PAS belts changed and I might go to Dan for dog bone mount.
Cheers. |
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