2002 Renault Clio Extreme from UK and Ireland - Comments

I have a 53 plate Dynamic 16v 1.4. Is a dutch import so manual is all in dutch! A light has come on on my dashboard and I am not sure what it means! It is on the right hand side and looks a bit like a submarine shape. Juddering a bit when stationary and slight loss of power. Was fine until I ran it low and then filled up with fuel and now its doing this. We wondered if it could be a bit of dirt blocking fuel pipe - anyone shed any light? Cheers.

Further to my posting on 10th December 2005 @ 12.28 regarding my Clio 1.2 16v Y.Plate. It lasted 7 days, after the management system was replaced (£700). The fault, misfiring and lack of power has returned. It is now back at the Renault dealer. I would love to hear from anyone who knows whether Renault are aware of any problems with the Clio management system as I would like to contact them directly and ask them why a recall has not been forthcoming. The problems I am having seem to be extremely common with this car. I will post future developments with my car as they happen.

Further to my postings on the 10th & 15th re Y plate clio. A second Engine Management system has had to be fitted. Apparently the first replacement completely blew up. The cause being a short in the engine compartment wiring loom.

What appears to be happening is that the loom has no movement allowance, it is fitted too tight. This rubs against the brackets that hold it in place and wears out the outer insulation resulting in the wires shorting! Replacement engine bay loom fitted and another Engine Management system thankfully free of charge this time round. Anyone else experienced this?

I am only writing due to a comment that I noticed about cylinder coils and the engine chugging.

I have a 52 Renault, that was just 3 weeks out of guarantee. It broke down and I was unable to get any power to the engine. Called the AA out and his suspicion was that the CAT had gone. No way out for the fumes; car would sputter. He said that this was a common fault found on the smaller engine renault cars.

Anyway, took it to a garage, who said it wasn't the CAT, but infact it was running on 2 cylinders not 4. So the same amount of petrol would be pumped through the engine, but only half of it would be used, this meant the CAT would have a lot more fuel to degrade, so it eventually did get clogged, the AA man wasnt far out.

So it has been in the garage, got a cylinder/engine coil replaced, and they also replaced 4 sparkplugs, I have no idea why since it was only serviced 6 months ago... and now the engine has a little trouble starting.

Following on from someone else's post, I too had a problem with loose wiring that required to be connected, it was found by the air bag light coming on.

3 Years and nothing goes wrong, then this... it is a great car, but its seems once something goes, time for a new one.

Can I make some notes to this post please.

Some of the strange performance issues you are all experiencing with your Clio's:

1.2 16valves only:

The injection computer is based at the back of the engine, it has a small black metal cover over it to protect it from tamper.

Please check to see that the wiring is not being rubbed/chaffed to the left of the metal cage.

All 16 Valve petrol engines in renaults:

Currently being produced with "Pencil coils". these are instead of your old HT leads leading to a "coil pack".

These ignition coils are prone to breaking down, get them checked out if you experience missfires.

All Renaults currently:

If non start, + battery is fine, and starter motor is fine, get the TDC (top dead center) sensor checked out.

I hope some of this info helps.

Paul

paul@e-swoosh.co.uk.

I have a Renault Clio 1.2 16v and it runs like a dog I was having problems with the engine management light, but that was water getting in the computer now the revs have dropped can they do that on there own? does anyone know.

I purchased a Renualt Clio 4 weeks ago 02 plate and since buying it when its ticking over it judders like its going to stall, if it does stall I have real problems starting it again. I have just taken it into the garage and received a phone call from them telling me the spark plugs need replacing, the tdc centre has loose wiring and the wiring loom and the rear axle bushing is loose, too, sounds like all Clios get these problems!! luckily mine is still under warranty although they we're refusing to cover the spark plugs!!

Hi after reading all these posts I am getting worried...

I have a 1.6 51 reg Clio dynamique + which I love to bits.. However this morning after a 5 minute drive problems started, at first the petrol light lit which is a regular occurrence because I always neglect to fill up at the best of opportunities. A few minutes later power dropped and I thought I was going to stall 'CHUGGING', managing to keep going the emmisions light started flashing like mad. I stopped and re-started the engine hoping this would clear the problem. The light went off and I managed to get to a service station. I thought after I refill the chugging would go away, but unfortunately not and the light came back on.

I am not sure of the problem, but by reading this it could be one of many, my main question is that I have my car booked in for the injectors to be cleaned etc. at 65 pounds including a engine management reset. I want to know if this is a waste of time? and if I am going to get a load of hassle from this point on until the real reason is found, it does seem to be a common fault. just not sure why. Any comments please post or email area51@blueyonder.co.uk. THANKS.

I have 52 plate Renault Clio 1.2 16V, I am having problems when driving. When I'm driving along the car is fine, but when I approach a junction or want to stop as soon as the car begins to come to a halt a light comes on (the one in the center with a coil sign) and then if I don't rev the engine the car stalls.

This is very bad as I cannot brake to stop and rev the engine at the same time as dipping the clutch. Does anyone know what can be wrong? thank you.

Many Renaults have a |____| shaped vacuum pipe at the back of the engine. We have come across many that have chafed through where rubbing on the bulkhead.

If yours is fitted with one and it`s 'holed' it will allow too much air into the induction system causing really bad performance and uneven running. Get a new one (£6) and fit it so that the fault can't reoccur. ie cable-tie it out of the way.

Hi.

I'm having problems too. I have a Clio Extreme on a 02 Plate.

The car seem to stall when I start it unless I rev it to the 3000 RPM line which for a cold engine can't be doing any good.

Its also got the rattling roof, the oil consumption is 1L for 1500 miles which is stupid and I'm getting pretty fed up. Whats covered under an extended Warranty from a dealership, guessing the electrics aren't and I'm not looking forward to some large bill coming through if major work needs to be done.

Chris.

Most of you should listen to Paul (good post mate). I was fuming with my clio which had been to the garage sooo many times! Coil packs replaced etc... the problem? TDC sensor that costs about £30 from Renault (oh I have a Clio 1.4 16V si). The problem is that it doesn't show up as a fault code so the only way you can really test it is to probably replace it. Coil packs are prone to going, they are rubbish! Although they are suppose to last the lifetime of the car (yeah right). If you are having intermittent problems ie. car sometimes won't start, sometimes loses power etc... get the TDC sensor checked 1st as it's cheap to replace. In the end my Clio is OK now, touch wood, but I would never buy a Renault again because of reliability issues, but mostly because their service is appalling.

I have a Y reg 2001 1.2 16v Clio. It is OK to drive until I come to stop at junction etc and orange light come on (the one with a coil in).

Unless you rev engine car stalls.

Taken it today to local garage and was put on machine - fault code came up as ID141A1 - but this is an un-defined code!

Anybody know what this is or having the same problems?

HELP PLEASE!

Hi I have a 1.2 16v 51 Renault Clio Dynamique I've had a few problems and I have found that the black box on the computer rubs through the ECU wires and water gets into some of the electrical plugs on the left side of the clio and causes engine problems 2 also I have the rattly sun roof, but dunno why it rattels can't cure it and had lots problems with speedo information getting to the ECU which is dodgy connections.

I have a Y reg 44,000 miles 1.4l 16V Renault Clio and have recently been suffering problem of misfiring and loss of power. I replaced the plugs and that improved it a bit, but it was still misfiring intermittently. So after a couple of weeks I took it to the local garage. When I collected it he said that one of the ignition coils had gone and was replaced. I drove 10 miles, but then it started missing again, but worse than before. So I just managed to get back to the garage and the mechanic said two more coils had gone and I might as well replace the final one as well, which I did and now the car seems alright at the cost of £240! The mechanic said it was a common problem.