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None of you know me except for Adey, My adventure with Renos started back in 2001 when my father bought me my first car, a Mk1 1.2 Prime in white.. With no interest in Renos Adey soon had me fitting rev counters and aftermarket alloys etc! As I got older I started buying 200SX's before returning back to Clios. In 2009 I bought a 2003 172 Cup which I still own now with no intention of selling.
In 2018 I bought another 172 Cup with the intention of keeping it and taking it to the Ring once maybe twice a year, kept it for a short while before being forced to sell it, big regret but did say I would buy another Clio when the timing was better. Which is now.
Last weekend I sold my Navara D40 to make room for a new Navara however I've had to put this on hold for 2 months which has now meant I need the Clio as a daily until my truck comes through from Nissan.
So the car I bought from a friend who owned her for 4 years, been stood up for 12 months and needed a clean inside and out, couple of small jobs to get her running right and an MOT.
Once I got it home it home it had developed a misfire, so chucked in new NGK plugs with leads which sorted that issue out, Considering it's been stood for 12 months the car is very clean, the usual green mould but nothing a jet wash couldn't handle.
I have access to a workshop at home which makes doing jobs easier than having to get a jack out and crawl underneath!
Started off looking into why the temp gauge had a mind of its own, removed the old thermostat to find this
Thought it was best to drain the system completely and flushed it through several times. Annoyingly the new coolant bottle requires a different style cap which I didn't buy.
Will have to change this at a later time.
Some cheap oil to help flush the old stuff through, Going through my shed of spares I have Castrol 5W/40 along with another Mann filter.
Swapped out the rear exhaust bracket for a cheapo one. Somewhere I have a solid mount that I made up but bugger me can I find it.
Last thing of the day was to clean inside, this is after I hoovered up all the mess. I hate having to sit in someone else rubbish. Took a little scrubbing and came of alright. Didn't take a photo of it before - Was depressing to look at.
Will add some more stuff later, waiting for some parts to turn up now ready for next weekend.
In 2018 I bought another 172 Cup with the intention of keeping it and taking it to the Ring once maybe twice a year, kept it for a short while before being forced to sell it, big regret but did say I would buy another Clio when the timing was better. Which is now.
Last weekend I sold my Navara D40 to make room for a new Navara however I've had to put this on hold for 2 months which has now meant I need the Clio as a daily until my truck comes through from Nissan.
So the car I bought from a friend who owned her for 4 years, been stood up for 12 months and needed a clean inside and out, couple of small jobs to get her running right and an MOT.
Once I got it home it home it had developed a misfire, so chucked in new NGK plugs with leads which sorted that issue out, Considering it's been stood for 12 months the car is very clean, the usual green mould but nothing a jet wash couldn't handle.
I have access to a workshop at home which makes doing jobs easier than having to get a jack out and crawl underneath!
Started off looking into why the temp gauge had a mind of its own, removed the old thermostat to find this
Thought it was best to drain the system completely and flushed it through several times. Annoyingly the new coolant bottle requires a different style cap which I didn't buy.Will have to change this at a later time.
Some cheap oil to help flush the old stuff through, Going through my shed of spares I have Castrol 5W/40 along with another Mann filter.
Swapped out the rear exhaust bracket for a cheapo one. Somewhere I have a solid mount that I made up but bugger me can I find it.
Last thing of the day was to clean inside, this is after I hoovered up all the mess. I hate having to sit in someone else rubbish. Took a little scrubbing and came of alright. Didn't take a photo of it before - Was depressing to look at.
Will add some more stuff later, waiting for some parts to turn up now ready for next weekend.
