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#1 ·
does my 1.2 clio have a cambelt or timing chain?
cant see any paper work about the cambelt being changed and doesn`t say anything about a cambelyt in the owners manual!
ta jb.
 
#10 ·
About every 36000 ~ 40000 miles is the general rule, so if you're up to 117k after it was last done at 80k you're smack bang in the target zone.

I'd reckon a couple hundred quid or so depending on where you take it (dealership will of course rip you a new one, but be wary of chain or backstreet garages offering too-good-to-be-true prices). It's a bit of a hit, but totally worth it to avoid a failure that would basically kill the car - little value in rebuilding the top end of a low capacity, high mileage Clio engine.

Unless you've read the method and feel up to doing it yourself that is... done it on other cars before but wouldn't be confident on a Renault with amateur tools because the sprocket alignments are just friction based rather than keyed O_O...
 
#11 ·
you wanna get that cambelt changed. mine went at 77k = dead engine. whoops.

agreed there is no point in rebuilding engine so i just bought another one from a newer car, paid my mate 200 notes to do the swap + cambelt change = hey presto. new car.
 
#13 ·
Ive had my Clio since November, again with no history. So am looking to get the cambelt done, along with its othewr various problems....sigh... 1.9 DTI, car is on 109500, been quoted by a local garage £200 + VAT for cambelt kit, water pump and a new accessories belt.. that to me sounds a good deal... was due to go in Thursday, but due to the car giving me problems with power, i think it's the MAF sensor.. im gonna have to sort that first, and put off the belts and pump till Feb 28th.. But thats the earliest i can now get it done, as simply cant afford a new MAF £165+, then the other £200+.... done a bit of work myself on the car, new pads, anti roll bar drop links, oil and filter, air filter..
 
#15 ·
Getting mine done this week, car is almost 8 yrs old but only on 33k , no paperwork to say its already been done , so getting it done to be on the safe side.

quoted £242 for the lot inc water pump.

only had the car a week or so , but so far very happy with it.
 
#16 ·
Hi, had my series 1 just over a year,History file showed new battery & starter plus various other work but no mention of the belts being done, so my local Renault Garage (I live in Central France) has just changed the belt & also at my request carried out a full service & the difference it has made to Clio's handling, performance etc. is amazing! I do not know the full extent of the work done as I have not yet been invoiced! when I asked the man he said he hadn't yet done it, took a sharp intake of breath, & said "when the sun shines". I have budgeted about €800,00 for this so will keep you informed; watch this space! Meanwhile, would like to offer my thanks to everyone who contributes & makes this one of the best forums around!
 
#19 ·
If you were in the area for a day I would do it for around £150. The wife would kill me though, got a soft spot for showing people how cheap it can be to do a good job... just takes time to show true care.

Would expect £300 to be a good job at any indy garage! Would also be wanting to see evidence of all the work done too.

Mike
 
#20 ·
Same question really.

Brought our daughter a 2005 Clio 1.2 16v last week. Fully serviced the engine today, and gave it a good going over.
To me it looks as if this engine is a timing chain ?.
When I looked up Clio on Wikipedia, it says the late 2004 and on has a new engine by Nissan. Aka the Micra engine.

Can anyone confirm this for me ?.
When I had the huge air box off to change the plugs etc, the end of the engine looks all enclosed in Alloy. Just like a Timing chain engine would.
 
#22 ·
Does your engine look like this

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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RENAULT-CLIO-2004-2006-CAMPUS-1-2-16V-ENGINE-D4F-722-44-956-MILES-/251250904319?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item3a7fb88cff

I know it mentions the Nissan deal but you might find it's more Renault than Nissan.
Developed with Nissan can mean anything.
A lot of Nissans use the Renault diesel engines from what I read.

Look at the end of the engine below the alloy part and you might find that it turns into plastic covers going down to the crankshaft pulley.
That means belt.
 
#21 ·
Afraid it's a belt. Very few French cars use chains, mostly belts. Keep to the intervals - mileage or age, whichever comes first. My old 2001 1.6 16v megane ate its belt just before mileage and age for a new one. Was gutted. No harm in changing it early, either.
 
#23 ·
Just got the invoice for cambelt change (incl. waterpump etc.) full service & additional work like replacing Dashboard light bulbs (a right pain as you know) all together €693 or about €100 less than i reckoned on, so well pleased & Clio is performing beautifully so no complaints
 
#24 ·
Hi, am in the process of changing the cam belt on my daughters 06 Clio 1.5 DCi. I am a fairly competent DIY mechanic and have done many jobs on many engines, however I have to say that this job is an absolute pig and is testing my patience to the limit. The main problem is lack of space as Renault have shoe horned a big lump of an engine into a shoe box sized bonnet. However, that being said I will pass on some tips I have found. The Haynes manual is fine as a guide but one thing I found is their picture of where the TDC flywheel aperture is located is hopelessly inadequate. It's on the front of the block left hand side under the starter motor. It took me hours to find it with an angled mirror and torch. It's a torx nut but will come off with an 11mm socket. Easier to get to if you remove the radiator bottom hose, which you will have to do anyway if you drain the cooling system to replace the water pump at the same time as the cam belt (good practise). As for timing pins, you can use an M8 bolt for the cam sprocket and for the crank shaft TDC pin I ground down a M10 bolt to the spec given here (Google "mot 1489 dimensions"). New water pump back on and putting it back together now. One problem I'm having in case anybody out there can help, getting the top bolt on the alternator to line up with the threaded end in the bracket end is a sod of a job and I cannot get it to grip on the first thread, any ideas?
 
#25 ·
Job finished and running OK. Had a strange experience though, after I'd locked up crank and cam at TDC put new belt on in exactly the same position, lines on belt lined up with yellow dots on cam and fuel pump sprockets. Turned engine over twice on crank nut and belt was not lined u anymore on marks. Much head scratching as I knew nothing had moved and I'd been meticulous in marking up old belt and new belt etc. I checked engine and cam still matched up on locking pins and at TDC so put it all back together again and (heart in mouth) turned starter, fired OK and test driven so still cannot explain that one, anybody any ideas?

I've now got my home made flywheel locking pin available if anybody wants it just let me know.
 
#31 ·
I've now got my home made flywheel locking pin available if anybody wants it just let me know.
I've just conceded defeat on changing the cambelt on our clio Dci, it's driven me insane:mad:

I followed the link regarding the locking pin dimensions, depending on what image you look at there are two possible lengths, 68mm or 69.5mm anybody know which is correct?
Also, how do you lock the crank to undo the pully bolt, do you have to remove the starter to access the flywheel?
 
#26 ·
Reason for that is your inner crank pully that cambelt sits on is too small. I can't remember , I think 5 or 6 full turn of the crank pully is equal to 1 full tun of the cam pully. If you keep turning it you will see that they line up.


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#27 ·
The cam pulley is twice the diameter of the crank pulley so if you divide the number of teeth on the timing belt by the number on the crank pulley theoretically the result should be the number of engine revolutuions required for every thing to come back into line.
 
#28 ·
Thanks for that. The reason I was baffled was because when I took the top plastic cover off the old cam belt was exactly lined up with the marks on the belt corresponding to the yellow dots on the camshaft pulley and the fuel pump pulley. A one in six chance then, that's what got me going!
 
#30 ·
It's 72,000 or 5 years which ever come first not worth putting it off if it snaps it will be very expensive
 
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