So there i was...driving along..

[ColinG]

..on a bit of a random b-road thrash, engine playing lovely songs and the passenger window down..gotta love that filter!

when on pops the dreaded emissions light...thinks..hmm..surely not..off it goes again...and car sounds fine..thank god i say!

a mile later...lights flicking...i know whats coming next! the infamous clio v5..for the 2nd time in 6 months..

good job i keep a spare coil, an 8mm socket and a light in the car..

thank heavens it was one of the easy 3..all changed in 10 mins and voila!!

back to renault tomorrow to order the next spare one! :cry:

 

[Eastlmark]

can you really do it in 10 minutes? Does it not take that long to remove the covers? just interested as I too carry a spare, just in case.

 

[Anonymous]

how did you manage to find which 1 it was in 10 mins, oh and fix it aswel

 

[John V6]

I am interested as well.

With mine went on the diagmostic and it showed up.

 

[ColinG]

i could only check the front 3 at the roadside..

ok..10 mins..here we go..

stop, remove outer and inner engine covers..remove the plastic cover with 3.0L on it..

you will then see the 3 coils at the front (nearest the seat) with the car idling..one by one..remove the clip on each coil, numbers 1 and 2 made it down to running on 4..the 3rd one nearest the drivers seat didnt..time so far about 4-5 mins..remove dodgy coil with torch and 8mm socket..slot in the new one..plug on..fit all covers..drive

i was lucky it was one of the front 3, the other 3 take about an hour..the plenum needs moved to get to them and all covers have to be off even the outer ones not a roadside job!!

 

[Jamesv6]

http://www.renaultcliov6.com/engines.htm "uprated Trophy V6 Coil"

 

[Darren S]

I'm amazed that Reno allowed such a fragile unit to be placed on the V6 in the first place.

Is there any type of driving style that can make the coil(s) more likely to fail?

Cheers,
D.

 

[ColinG]

there was a suspicion that revving the car too much when cold caused them to go..this is something that i have never done in the 6 months i have owned the car, and still needed 2 so far..

its quite worrying when venturing far from home!!

 

[Mike T]

just change the things for the proper ones and never have a problem - its to much fun to have to live with such an easy to fix problem