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  1. Engines
    Hi everyone. My car (1.6 petrol engine) recently wen't for yearly service and I was informed everything was ok (apart from a dead light on the rear license plate) and that the battery was in need for replacement. Long story short, I replaced the battery with a new one and the car worked fine...
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    Renault fluance 1.5 d So basically I went for an oil change , the mechanic hit the spanner on the live wire connected to the starter . sparks happened. After the job was done the car would not start . He replaced the starter with a brand new one , still won’t start . . We checked the fuse , it...
  3. Engines
    Hi, I bought a new van 3 weeks ago. When I picked it up I was told the battery was dud and it had to be bumped to start. I put a new battery in it and it seemed to be okay at first. I serviced the van and had a nightmare getting it going again (air in system) but sorted that and it seemed...
  4. Engines
    Hi all, Partners Modus will not start this morning, when the key is turned the starter makes a screeching/grinding noise and doesn't turn the car over. It did this once last week then started perfectly straight after, no signs of life at all today however. Is it just the case of a new starter...
  5. Engines
    Hi there I’ve observed a couple of issues with my 2005 Megane 1.6 that are starting to worry me lately my car revs at 500rpm and gradually lifts up to 750rpm and stays somewhere between those two marks and my I’m noticing my fuel consumption has gone up, I especially notice it when I start up...
  6. Electronics
    Hello. I have a little problem with my trafic 2007 115dci. Im normally quite good with my own diy machanicing. But am stumped now. I have been having intermittent clicking from the starter upon trying to start. Sometimes 1 click then i would try angain and it would start then sometimes i...
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    My starter motor packed up a couple days ago on my renault trafic 2.0 dci 115 (also vauxhall and nissan models) I searched the web extensively, with growing dread as all posts for replacing said motor were all doom and gloom, youtube had lots of swearing. Access was via various angles, remove...
  8. Vans
    My starter motor packed up a couple days ago on my renault trafic 2.0 dci 115 (also vauxhall and nissan models) I searched the web extensively, with growing dread as all posts for replacing said motor were all doom and gloom, youtube had lots of swearing. Access was via various angles, remove...
  9. Electronics
    Good evening people, Ive got an annoying intermittent problem on our espace 2005 2.2dci. Sometimes it will start fine. but more and more recently, generally it will not. Basically you press the start button and there's a click but the starter does not engage. I replaced the battery which is...
  10. Engines
    Ive undone three bolts, the one next tot he solenoid, the one above the cable bracket (that I removed) and the one that you access from above, on top of the bell housing, but the bloody thing wont budge, not even a mm... I've tried with all my strength to move it, its as if there are still bolts...
  11. Engines
    Can anyone help with changing the starter motor on a 2006 Renault Scenic? I had to call out the AA when I couldn't start the engine and that is what he thought was the problem. Thanks
  12. Engines
    hi all still trying to get my farther in law van stated he has a 2002 vivaro with a 1.9 dci engine it just wont start even with a tow the thing that is worrying me is that its not even interested with a spray of brake cleaner ? i might have half a chance t if at least i can get it to fire on a...
  13. Engines
    My 1.6 has failed to start today. Previously it has always started first time, although it has had a 'check injection' fault displayed on first start up. I have charged the battery, but it just turns over without firing. I have tried both keycards, it just turns over. So petrol or electrical...
  14. Electronics
    Hi all. I've run in to a problem that someone maybe could help me with. It all started with a completely different problem, with the panel saying "CHECK INJECTION". Which (after an eternity of work and research) turned out to be a faulty switch to the air conditioning. So after that one fixed...
  15. Engines
    hi all i have a 19 dci .. im a little new to these types of engines but do know my way round an engine but no mechanic ... its a non runner checked timing that looks ok.. tryed a bit of brake cleaner it tries to start but dont.. checked the fuel sensor im getting pin1 5v pin2 0.5v and a good...
  16. Electronics
    Hello all, I have a 53 plate Clio 2,its a 1.2 16v petrol Dynamique. Can you tell me where the starter motor relay is fitted because I have a starter fault and my local garage has already replaced the starter and I am not convinced that they really know what the problem is so I would like to...
  17. Electronics
    Sorry if this has been covered before but I could not find any such topic. This morning, weather dry at around 10 degrees, wife starts car and drives to sons, at around 13:00 she calls me, key fob will not work and car dead, will not start. I got the jump lead out of the shed and went round...
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