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  1. Engines
    Is it worth having an Engine carbon cleaned. Been quoted £50 by local mobile mechanic, not sure if it is worth it or not.
  2. Engines
    Hi can someone help ???? I have a 2004 Megane 1.9 DCI I took the EGR out give it a clean put it back together BUT NOW when I sart it up it wont rev over 3000 revs and blows loads of white smoke out ,,,, This neber happened untill I cleaned the EGR I'm also getting P0487 Exhaust Recirculation...
  3. Engines
    Hi ill get right to it, today i removed my injectors (2005 megane cc 1.9 dci euro 4) they were totally blocked with gunk and dirt, i cleaned em out and now they shine. when i put everything back together it says * check injection" before it starts and then sits there failing to start: no sound...
  4. Engines
    Hi All, I have today spent most of the afternoon stripping and cleaning the EGR, the car has been smoking since i bought it last week and seems to have no balls also the diagnostic was showing codes of P0487, reset, drive and same code came up. I have cleaned out the EGR, metal pipe, hoses...
  5. Engines
    Just looking for some sort of how to. Mine is a Primastar (Nisssan badged trafic) 2004 F9Q I think. I think I can see the EGR valve from the top. The valve hasn't been touched since the van was new and I want to see if I can get it running a little better by cleaning out the EGR valve. It's...
  6. Engines
    Hello New to the forum followed the procedure of cleaning egr valve all went ok until i went to start the car now just turns over wont fire. Any help much appreciated.
  7. Exhausts
    Like this? Taken from HERE Mike
  8. Engines
    Hi all, This is for a 2005 Renault Megane 1.5Dci. My symtoms where dark blue smoke on start ups (large cloud), bad idle up to operating temperature and the "check injectors" messege on dash every so often when engine under strain. It was my EGR sooted up - heres what I did: Removed Engine...
  9. Engines
    I recently removed the egr from my grand scenic 06 130bhp. It was clogged up with sooty gunge. thoroughly cleaned and tested, all working. When i opened the egr to check cogs they looked brand new as if they had never been used? does this sound normal? Also when I replaced it I noticed on the...
  10. Engines
    Hi all I have today cleaned the EGR valve out as the engine was giving me a lot of black smoke and leaking oil from the join just above the EGR valve I followed a very good article on here on how to do this - the valve was not too caked up BUT the Manifold? where it went into was. Where there...
  11. Engines
    Hello all , my Lag 2 blew its second turbo and after a bit of research on Parkers I read that a build up of burnt oil from previous turbo failure in the pre cat can cause future turbo problems , can anyone advise if it is possible to clean the pre cat or if the only alternative is to replace it...
  12. Engines
    No need to reply to this as this is just informational only on my result with cleaning the TDC sensor on a year 2000 Scenic RX4 2.0 petrol manual (bought 2 weeks ago as my 1st Renault) and have done around 500 Kms (motorway, shopping, dirt tracks, hill climbing (only to 1300 meters), shifting...
  13. Heating & cooling
    Hi, The other day, I put a bit of oil in to my engine, and like a daft git, drove off without putting the cap back on. did about 15 miles before noticing. Luckily, didn't lose the cap, but there was oil all over the engine... I put more oil in, then drove it for another day before taking it...
  14. Engines
    Hello all, This is my first post! I've had a good read through the forums and very impressed with the knowledge here. My wifes clio suddenly stopped working the other day after returning to it 4 hours later to leave from a friends house! Turns over fine but there's definitely No Spark at the...
  15. Engines
    Just cleaned my EGR valve after reading some articles about this subject, and this is what it looked like before and after. Click on the images to see a bigger image. This is from my 2002 Megane Break with 158000 Km (98000 Miles) on the clock. It's a 1.9 DCI. Next thing is to found out...
  16. Laguna
    Hi all I have finally got fed up trying to diagnose the hesitation (Holding back, Loss of Power, Missing, judder call it what you want) issue between 1800 and 2000 revs. Going into the Dealers in Nottingham thursday. £75 plus VAT for the diagnostic (Rip Off Britain). I will post back the...
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