Finger crossed for my baby

[McPikie]

She is having open heart surgery this morning


Yep, that's right, the clio is having it's headgasket, cambelt and water pump done over the next day or two.

Dropped her off Friday afternoon at my local garage with a bag on the passenger seat containing:-

Headkit
Headbolts
Cambelt kit
Water pump
Low temp fan switch
Low temp thermostat
Oil & Filter
De-cat Gaskets (just in case)

I'm picking up a set of new jubilee clips tonight to go on my fresh new Hill Power hoses and then I am off to the garage to flush out the coolant syatem while it's all apart and swap the hoses over.

Also need to send my mate to Renault for a new header cap as the rubber in mine was perished to death


Fingers crossed, I hope nothing goes wrong for her

[northy]

good luck mate

[wavy]

She is having open heart surgery this morning

im sure she will oull through m8

[stew]

i got worried for a second there dude!

best of luck with the clio. it will be back, better than ever!

[Gav]

good luck dude
remember to not take it past 3.5 k revs for a week, check ur water dailey for a week, no long trips, check ur oil pressure when u start her up

hope it goes well fella

[McPikie]

remember to not take it past 3.5 k revs for a week,

check ur water dailey for a week

That's no problem

no long trips

What would you class as long? a 30min to 1 hour drive??

check ur oil pressure when u start her up

I think that sender is shagged anyways, lol

[Gav]

remember to not take it past 3.5 k revs for a week,

Sorry dude, its the law, you want to be in the same posistion a month from now?

check ur water dailey for a week

That's no problem
Good good

no long trips

What would you class as long? a 30min to 1 hour drive??
Well, anything over an hour is pretty long...after u have bedded the engine in you will be ok

check ur oil pressure when u start her up

I think that sender is shagged anyways, lol
Lol, well lets hope it is and not ur bottom end :D

[McPikie]

Probably is my bottom end TBH.

On kick over, it raises to nearly 4, then drops to just a touch under 3.

Holds 3 at 4k on the m/way, then when I stop at the lights, it litrally drops to zero

[Coops]

same as mine mate, using fully synth 5w/40 oil so wudnt worry!

[Gav]

i have 3bar on start up and 1-1.5bar when it is warm,
rises nicely when gunning it

im sure it is ur sensor dude, u would notice shit power if ur b/end was gone