http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/ en Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:18:02 GMT vBulletin 750 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/ http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80859&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:13:39 GMT Has anyone been silly enough to try or even consider using the driveline, suspension, brakes and wheels etc from a written off Clio182 Cup and fitting it all to a Kangoo ?
The mental image of a WRX going it's hardest just to find a little Renault Kangoo that looks standard apart from being lowered with a nice set of Clio Cup wheels firmly up it's back side has a certain appeal to my distorted sick mind :crazy:
Hmmmm ...... I think too much :nownow: ]]> Renault Forum J-Man http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80859 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80840&goto=newpost Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:19:20 GMT Hi everyone

Noticed viragewagonman's earlier post (June) about hard starting after vehicles sitting unused for a few days. I've experienced the same symptom in my R16TS; fuel seemed to disappear back down the line
and one needed to nearly flatten the battery re-priming the system.

I followed a lead in Haynes and (be carefull!) blew into the fuel filler. Pulling away, it was clear that the tank could be pressurized, ergo no effective venting. Under these circumstances a vacuum will build up in the tank under normal driving (bad for the fuel pump I suppose) & this might explain the disappearing fuel
as the vacuum pressure pulls fuel back into the tank.

BTW, if anyone knows whether the breather junction unit under the rear-right wheelarch of the R16 can be serviced, your knowledge would be appreciated.

Kindly, A. ]]> Renault Forum Backroads http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80840 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80834&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:04:42 GMT My sister is not happy. Her 2000 Megane Scenic dropped a valve last week. The final verdict is not in, but apparently it isn't pretty.

To say she is disgusted that a modern engine can do such a thing would very much understate her thoughts right now. I think her Renault driving days are almost over...

Has anyone ever heard of this happening before? According to Renault NZ, it is not uncommon!

What really pissed her off is that she only had the cam-belt done three weeks before... ]]> Renault Forum kiwi 03 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80834 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80832&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:30:32 GMT Hi everyone Finished restoring and now registered my Fuego GTX. Spent thousands on it over the last 5 years and am ready to move onto my next project. Just seeing if there is any interest out there as I am keen to sell ( to someone who would appreciate a classic ) Let me know Evan:cry:... Hi everyone

Finished restoring and now registered my Fuego GTX. Spent thousands on it over the last 5 years and am ready to move onto my next project. Just seeing if there is any interest out there as I am keen to sell ( to someone who would appreciate a classic )

Let me know

Evan:cry:

1978 Renault Virage Wagon - current project
1985 Renault Fuego GTX - completed project
2003 Renault Scenic - Daily Drive ]]> Renault Forum eb2125 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80832 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80826&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 07:01:42 GMT how do i remove the lower control arm on a megane2:cry: how do i remove the lower control arm on a megane2:cry: ]]> Renault Forum ozkiwi http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80826 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80818&goto=newpost Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:14:25 GMT I'm after some new rubber steering rack mount bushes (the ones that isolate the rack from the clamps) but ken at caravelle doesn't have them, and suggested I try origional parts from renault.
I'll give that a go as they are usually pretty cheap, but was hoping someone , (like simon maybe:wink2:) might be able to assist me with a part number to make the task a bit easier at the dealer renault service center.
The car is a 85 power steering fuego.

Jo:cheers: ]]> Renault Forum jo proffi http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80818 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80815&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:21:46 GMT With apologies to Pete Seeger: "Where have all the 16s gone, long time passing, Where have all the
16s gone long time ago?...."

My hunt for a 16TS is proving miserable. The first one I was offered free - only to see the fellow give it away to someone else. And I was willing to pay for it!

Then came the crushing gazumping by a fellow in Vic who promised me first refusal and then sent me an e-m while I was in USA telling me he had sold it to someone else.

Now, the final straw. I was following up a lead way down near Bordertown, SA. This fellow's english was not too good and he couldn't use a computer to send photos. He described it as in excellent condition, a couple of rust spots in one door, a spot on the tailgate, great interior, all electrics work etc. He said I could drive it back to Sydney, no trouble. Quotes to have it brought up here were around the $880 mark.

So we set off on Monday and saw the car early Tuesday morning. It was a disaster. As I walked up the driveway, I could see the panels were not quite the same colour. Rust everywhere. All metal engine components were rusty. The tailgate wouldn't shut. The mats were awful. The seats were just OK. The dashboard was a mess. I didn't even go for a run in it. We drove straight back to Sydney, a round trip of 2500 kms in 2 days, very dejected (Good old Camry)

Still, I have another lead on one described as absolutely no rust, stored in a barn for 20 years but I can't get to see that until the shearing season is over and also the creek is too high to cross at the moment!!!

So if you know of a really good 16TS, preferably 1973 onwards, then let me know. Obviously I am willing to pay for a really good one. Bazzamac's words still ring in my ears: "You should've bought the yellow one in Canberra!" Yes, Bazza, I know!!.

Alastair
(Very tired and emotional this morning) ]]> Renault Forum Alastair Browne http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80815 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80804&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:36:36 GMT Hi,

I'm completely at my wit's end with my 2002 RS172. It's my first Renault and I think it's going to be my last, as it seems they are in the business of building unfixable cars.

Starting when I first bought it in 2008, every 6 months or so it would fail to start. Audible fuel pump whine, compression, just no firing. Usually I could leave it for 5-15 minutes and it would work.

Over the next year or two it became more and more frequent, until it was failing regularly and eventually completely refused to start. I took it off to a Canberra-area dealer, who diagnosed a bad TDC with the CLIP. He replaced that and the car worked when I picked it up. It failed again about 12 hours after taking delivery. A day or so later I managed to get it started, and it worked intermittently before failing a week or so later.

I was going overseas so had it towed to a storage centre. Oddly it started first go when it rolled off the truck, and again after 3 months in a shed. I drove it for a little bit after that, before it failed again. I had it towed to the same dealer, who this time diagnosed blocked injectors. After an injector service, it worked. For another 6 hours.

I took it back to him and he then replaced the fuel pump, and it worked for another 24 hours. The whole time it has been showing a 'Bad TDC' code, and I came to the conclusion that he didn't know what he was doing. After a bit of an argument he refunded me everything and replaced the old fuel pump. The car then worked for about a month, before dieing again.

After ignoring for most of winter, I pulled it apart and had a look at a few things.

I cleaned the TDC sensor and connections, and checked the solder where this dealer has cut and resoldered the TDC leads for some reason. The solder looks good and isn't shorting out or anything. I reinsulated the joins just in case.

I had heard these get water damage to the ECU, or cables rubbed through. The loom is pristine and there was no sign of condensation or water damage inside the ECU.

When I put everything back together, it started first or second go. After that, it starts second go every time.

It ran for about a week total. This morning it was fine running errands, until I went to buy lunch and it wouldn't start again.

I only have one key but it doesn't seem like a key issue. Immobiliser lights are normal and it's worked with the key with no battery, with battery, and with the spare key before that went missing.

Does anyone have any idea of what this could be?

Thanks in advance. ]]> Renault Forum ed9489 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80804 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80797&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 02:49:50 GMT Ripped from GoAuto.... http://glassguide.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/7E3A9EE0AE8D54B3CA257790000576B3 *Premium is history as Renault’s redesigned small car takes the fight to the Japanese * 31 August 2010 RENAULT’S biggest new-model offensive has started with lowest-ever... Ripped from GoAuto....

http://glassguide.goauto.com.au/mell...257790000576B3

Premium is history as Renault’s redesigned small car takes the fight to the Japanese

31 August 2010

RENAULT’S biggest new-model offensive has started with lowest-ever pricing for the Megane small car.

On sale from mid-September and priced from $22,990, the Mazda3-sized five-door X32 hatch gives nothing away to its Japanese, European and Korean mainstream rivals in terms of packaging, performance and equipment levels.

That’s for the Megane Dynamique fitted with a 2.0-litre petrol engine, six-speed manual gearbox, and offering five-star ENCAP safety, ESC, ABS brakes with electronic brake-force distribution, cruise control with speed limiter, fog lights, hands-free entry central locking, steering wheel-mounted controls, Bluetooth connectivity, 16-inch alloy wheels and pollen-filter air-conditioning.

Choosing the Megane automatic adds $2000 to the price, while the more comprehensively equipped auto-only Privilege will set you back another $5000 on top of that. It includes satellite navigation, leather upholstery, dual-zone climate control, auto-on/off headlights, rain-sensing wipers, 17-inch alloy wheels shod with 205/55 R17 tyres, and a sunroof.

Lower-than-usual pricing has been made possible due to cheaper sourcing – the Megane is now built in Turkey (home of the previous X84 Megane sedan), and is derived from the same Renault-Nissan Alliance C-platform as Renault Koleos, Nissan Dualis and Nissan X-Trail – among other models.

In October the new (and unrelated to Megane) Fluence four-door sedan and Megane Coupe-Cabriolet will join the five-door hatch, while the long-awaited Megane Renaultsport 250 Cup three-door coupe will follow soon after.

It will give Renault one of the most comprehensive small-car offerings in Australia, as well as its most fighting chance in finally re-establishing the century old French marque after almost a decade of inconsistent product and marketing strategy.

Topping off a busy last quarter will be the long-delayed release of the second-generation Kangoo panel van, as well as a Gordini version of the cult Clio Renaultsport.

But the Megane is expected to make or break the Nissan Australia-controlled franchise in Australia, and the group has gone into the biggest car segment in this country with all guns blazing.

Now in its third generation, the X32 Megane is based on the French-made bustle-backed X84 hatch that was sold unsuccessfully in Australia from 2003 to 2009, as well as the Turkish-built X84 Megane Sedan.

The five-door hatch too is now built in Bursa, Turkey for Australian consumers. Only the Renaultsport 250 and Coupe Cabriolet will be made in Douai, France – the Fluence is based on the Samsung SM3 (itself X84 Megane derived) and is made in South Korea alongside the Koleos. The other X32 manufacturing site is Palencia, in Spain.

In accordance to most other C-segment two-box designs, it is 4295mm in length, 1808mm in width, 1471mm in height, and sits on a wheelbase that measures in at 2641mm. Front and rear tracks are 1546mm and 1547mm wide respectively.

Driving the front wheels is a development of the 1997cc 2.0-litre twin-cam 16-valve four-cylinder petrol engine familiar to Nissan Dualis drivers.

Interestingly it is offered in two states of tune – in Euro-V emissions-meeting six-speed manual guise delivering 102kW of power at 6000rpm and 195Nm of torque at 3750rpm, or in Euro-IV CVT Continuously Variable Transmission format producing just 1kW less.

The latter is actually the more economical despite a 65kg weight penalty, returning 7.9-litres per 100km against the 1292kg Megane hatch manual’s 8.2.

Renault has told GoAuto Media in the past that using Nissan components in the X32 was a deliberate ploy to help keep the price competitive.

Suspension is utterly conventional, comprising of MacPherson struts up front and a torsion beam rear axle – so it is in keeping with the Cruzes, Corollas and 308s of the world, but not quite as sophisticated as the Focus, Golf, Lancer, and Mazda3. Brakes are four-wheel discs all round. Steering is electrically powered, for an 11.1m turning circle and 3.1 turns lock to lock.

Renault says it has worked extremely hard to lift the Megane’s interior design and presentation to class-leading levels – pointing to palpably higher quality materials and a focus on better craftsmanship.

“Particular attention has been paid to reducing the shut lines between the different body panels, and the front and rear bumpers which discreetly incorporate the parking proximity sensors,” Renault says.

Boot space is rated at 360 litres – 300 litres more than the fuel tank.

One of the safest vehicles tested by ENCAP in the C-segment, the X32 is also one of the most socially responsible, Renault says, being 95 per cent end-of-life recoverable by weight, while almost 12 per cent of the plastic it employs (an average 22kg) coming from recycling.

The third-generation Megane has taken two years to reach Australia.

Unveiled at the 2008 Geneva motor show, it has had a tepid response in Europe, with timid design and initially high prices putting punters off – particularly since its X84 predecessor championed bold styling and value pricing.

Renault is expected to eventually include dCi turbo-diesel engines in the Australian line-up – a necessity if the Megane is going to poach the Golf and 308 buyers that it is expected to.

Too much popularity has never bothered the Megane range in Australia, with the sedan and hatch together managing to find only 1145 buyers in 2008 and 1116 the year before that – the only times they have breached the 1000 annual volume mark since arriving in X84 guise in late 2003. 2010

Renault X32 Megane pricing:
Dynamique $22,990
Dynamique CVT (a) $24,990
Privilege CVT (a) $29,990



]]> Renault Forum Simon http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80797 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80793&goto=newpost Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:12:19 GMT Greetings people. I have a question ... if one were to want to remove and replace one of those funky ultra-wide angle, dual-zone side mirrors on the driver's side, say because they are dangerous and flawed because you can't judge distances, for instance. How would one go about this? On my Megane II does the mirror part simply unclip and even if so, can one obtain a flat replacement?

Any advice appreciated.

Harry ]]> Renault Forum Harry921 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80793 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80788&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:25:22 GMT Does anyone know a suitable donor alternator with a reasonable output (say 70-80A min) that is a bolt on upgrade in an R8/R10?

My R10 has a 35A alternator already (not sure what it is off = R12 maybe?) running off the RHS of the block (as you look in from the boot) but I'm looking to boost the output.

Thanks
Kevin ]]> Renault Forum http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80788 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80787&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 10:48:44 GMT See my ad in the parts section!! Be quick. See my ad in the parts section!! Be quick. ]]> Renault Forum Viragewagonman http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80787 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80783&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:02:28 GMT Hey gus and gals,

I'm trying to obtain the DBA Australia disc rotor part number for a 2002 Renault Scenic Dynamique. The DBA Aus web site is not working. Any help would be appreciated.

Cheers,
Crakaz ]]> Renault Forum Crakaz http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80783 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80781&goto=newpost Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:37:31 GMT http://perth.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars-Vehicles-Motorbikes-Parts-cars-Renault-Fuego-Silver-Complete-or-sell-parts-W0QQAdIdZ226808535 Date Listed 31/08/2010 Price $500.00 Address Kinross WA, Australia View map For Sale By Owner Make Renault http://perth.gumtree.com.au/c-Cars-V...AdIdZ226808535



Date Listed 31/08/2010
Price $500.00
Address Kinross WA, Australia
View map
For Sale By Owner
Make Renault
Model Other
Body Type Hatchback
Year 1985
Kilometers 250000
Transmission Manual
Drivetrain Front-wheel drive (FWD)
Air Conditioning Yes
Clutch has gone, car in great condition, really nice rims, alpine stereo, a/c, new battery, engine in greta condition, only 5000km's on new head

If you want to take the whole car I can get it towed to any location around perth at no cost to you

Please contact for individual parts

Clutch would cost around $800 ($300 clutch kit + $500 labour)

Worth fixing if you have the time and money, was a great car

0405909137 ]]> Renault Forum blackbell http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80781 http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80767&goto=newpost Sun, 29 Aug 2010 22:58:52 GMT Do any of you fellow froggers own a Renault Sport Clio 197 ? Are they a worthy upgrade from a Clio 172 ? They seem to be on car sales for a long time with the prices dropping and dropping, lower and lower. 2008 with very low km's for around $24k :eek:. I have read that the RS200 is a big improvement over the 197, but if you can't afford a 200, is the 197 still a worthy upgrade. I have also read the stereo only has 2 speakers. Surely that can't be right, :confused: I know the engine has a great sound track but the 172 has 6 speakers and sounds pretty good !

Any thoughts ? ]]> Renault Forum J-Man http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=80767