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  1. Electronics
    I have just bought my first car a 2005 Renault Clio Extreme which I am mostly happy about apart from this one issue. As soon as I first turned on the radio the sound was noticeably tinny and pretty much mono sound as there was no bass whatsoever. Of course I have tried turning the bass up to...
  2. Heating & cooling
    Hey guys. Not sure this is the right place but I hope that it is and you can help me. Have a 2005 Renault Kangoo and I want to drain the radiator and re-fill it with antifreeze. Can I do it and should I drain the antifreeze and re-fill it with water for the summer and so on and so forth or just...
  3. Ask the Experts
    Iv had this issue since buying the van 2 years ago and now just getting really annoying, the speedo stops working and if driving the van hard, electronic fault light comes on and limits revs to 2000. So the conditions it happens are a bit weird and I can create the conditions for it to happen...
  4. Heating & cooling
    Pretty new to working on cars so I might have missed something but: Finally got round to sorting out the heater blower. Only a very gentle amount of was air coming through the vents. Heater controls are a bit broken but they still seem to control their different functions: temp of air changes...
  5. Ask the Experts
    Good day, the Modus 1.4L 2005, has no interlocking pin on the Crankshaft sprocket for timing, there's no sign of a breaking, it seems to have been using the pressure from the crankshaft pulley for rotation. Is anyone here aware of such a fault?
  6. Ask the Experts
    Hi My rear window heater (defroster) and heated wing mirror (both sides) stopped working (defrosting) when pressing console switch it lights up checked fuses in glove box all appear ok could it be a relay ? everything else in car works ok Thanks
  7. Laguna
    Hi all, I've recently acquired a 2005 laguna, however, the Sat Nav CD is so out of date, the street I live on, which was built 12 years ago, isn't on it. Can i get an up to date cd or will i need to change the system to a more modern one?
  8. Steering and Suspension
    Hi I***8217;ve seen a 2005 Renault grand scenic 7 for sale and needed some advice. It***8217;s had the same owner for 10 years and has 12 months mot and full service history. There are a couple of issues i have picked up from the mot history and wondered if I should leave alone? Basically on...
  9. Electronics
    Hello everyone I recently purchased a new trafic (old one). I had noticed that after being parked over night the clock would re set to midnight. Then a problem with cold starting. Turns out that it was a knackered battery and that's why the clock had been resetting to 00.00 Happy days and...
  10. Bodywork
    Hi all, Someone crashed into the back of our Kangoo and the tailgate took the brunt. It wouldn't open initially but I've managed to do it now, but the whole thing is crushed in and needs replacement. Fortunately it seems like the frame of the car hasn't distorted etc, so I've sourced a...
  11. Engines
    Hello, While diagnoseing with a Renault clip The injection control VIN NO. Is not showed as the others controls VIN (UCH , DASH BOARD, etc..) Also It shows a fault on Multiplex diagnose screen with VARIABLE PAS which is (ECU MEMORY FAULT) The engine is running but roughly & the acceleration is...
  12. Engines
    Hi all. I have a master on a 55 plate 3.0cc 140 The problem is it takes a long time to actually start. It fires then cuts out. It took 24 turns of the engine this morning for it too start I have had the EGR Valve remapped and blanked, one new fuel injector and 3 reconditioned, glow plugs one...
  13. Engines
    Hi. My traffic recently has cold start issues. It starts fine when warm but doesn't start very well when cold. There is unburned fuel not enough to cause a cloud but enough to smell. I have noticed that the glow plug light that used to stay on for a few seconds now doesn't even stay on for one...
  14. Electronics
    My husband has requested that I make a posting here for advice. My old Laguna 2 front wipers have stopped working for no apparent reason. The rear screen wipe works, as does the washers so my feeling is that it is unlikely to be the stalk. He said the fuses appear to be fine. There is no...
  15. Ask the Experts
    Hi I have a renault megane mk2 Cabriolet which has a roller blind boot divider which when extended trips a microswitch Does anyone have a picture of the switch or send me some images of the switch area reason is boot lock stuck rear seats are fixed cannot access boot cannot trigger roof mechanism
  16. Engines
    Hello all, Sorry that my first post is a request for help! I have been doing my nut in trying to work out what is wrong with our 55 plate Kangoo as it's struggling to start. I have looked at the sticky thread created by the user Coventry but other than the leak-off test everything seems OK...
  17. Electronics
    I hope this is the correct section. I have been having an intermitent problem with the dash on my Laguna II for a little while, where the dash would reset itsself. This would happen about once a week, the whole dash would go off the come back on, as though the car had just been started, the...
  18. Engines
    Hi, I did a throttle body valve cleanup on my megane couple of months back and have been driving it regularly since to let it learn by itself the new positions for the valve. Seems like the idle is good normally when I start it but gets up to 1500 - 2000rpm when I any of the following: 1. on...
  19. Ask the Experts
    Hey I'm here for some ideas on what could be the problem with my clio. I brought the car second hand last year in August and it sat on my drive for a few months before i got my license back from dvla. During this period we were turning the car over but not driving it due to a lack of inusrance...
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