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New Battery & car still wont start any ideas?

January 29, 2014, 5:45 pm
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I got a brand new battery and still the Lemon doesn't start.

Not sure how you know if an engine is rotating or not? I think mine is but just not starting? (I'm a novice when it comes to cars though this Megane II 1.6 forces you to become part mechanic owning it). I can hear it "machine gunning" with the starter motor trying to get it going but nada! Doesn't start up.

I have taken all the ignition coils out and I am cleaning and drying them. Says in the Renault owners manual to do this and also the spark plugs and their connectors as well.

I don't have a spark plug removal tool so wont be able to get them out but will try and clean and dry just within those compartments and the connectors.

If this fails to work and the car doesn't start, any ideas as to what it might be?

Alternator? Spark Plugs? Starter Motor?

Thanks,
John
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hihihi

January 29, 2014, 6:14 pm
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Hello renault forum members,am very glad to be part of all this,a place to hopefully help others,and maybe meet some new friends,for just over a week or so my laguna all most broke me:d,thankfully today I got to the promble,fixed,sorted,amen,maybe 2morrow I tell ya all bout it
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Trafic 1.9 tdi cuttung out fixed

January 29, 2014, 11:56 pm
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engine cutting out Problem fixed.

My 2005 1.9 tdi Traffic has been cutting out, driving me mad, It would cut out when I made a right turn slowing down, like a mini roundabout and pulling into an entrance, if I drove fast round a big roundabout it would start to misfire, I checked a lot of the wiring, under the air filter the wires had rubbed through the insulation, taped them all up but no difference, put the code reader on and 1826 Heater plug circuit, 1808 cam shaft/engine speed sensor constancy. 1806 airflow sensor circuit.

I cleaned the EGR valve while I was under the bonnet. the performance was greatly improved,
I drove to work yesterday and making a tight slow right turn it cut out and would not restart, after about 1/2 an hour it came back to life again, drove to work and started to investigate again , I took the diesel filter apart and change the filter, no difference, I called euro parts for a crankshaft sensor £20.00 so I thought I would start there, all fixed I think, drove it all day yesterday with no problems. Still a bit slow below 2500 revs, but sometimes it drives great, I can live with that, the cutting out was the main problem, I think I will bite the bullet an get a new air flow sensor to see if the acceleration can be improved under 2500rpm,, I am getting the feeling it is temperature related. I will keep you posted.

Paul
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Laguna Coupe - to buy or not to buy?

January 30, 2014, 12:16 am
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Hi - I just joined this forum to get the low down on the laguna coupe dci. Can any owners give me feedback please? Experiences good or bad would be much appreciated !
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Totally Dead !?

January 30, 2014, 1:00 am
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Hi All,
Parked the laguna last night and all was fine. Locked on the button and all was fine.
Opened on the button this morning, as usual, but, key in the ignition, turn and absolutely nothing. No oil or ignition warning lights, no solonoid click, no nothing.:crazy:
Checked battery voltage and it's fine (12.67v)
I'm thinking maybe a fuse or duff connector somewhere, but where to start looking?
Any suggestions?
Cheers
(Mk1 Laguna, 1.8 petrol)
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scenic 1.9 dci noise - possibly clutch?

January 30, 2014, 1:29 am
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Hi. The wife's 05 scenic 1.9 dci has developed an alomost graunching noise which sounds like its coming from the offside front of the car. the noise is present at idle, but very quiet compared to driving st any speed in any gear. If the clutch pedal is depressed, the noise stops. This makes me think it is the release bearing going?

The only other thing i can think of is that as the scenic has a rough/lumpy idle - i put it down to a worn engine mount, but havent fixed it yet - maybe the engine mount has totally given up and this is causing it? Car still drives fine, no clutch slippage, no issues. Any suggestions please
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clio dci 65 2003 wont rev past 3000 rpm

January 30, 2014, 2:23 am
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Ok, so I love my little Clio dci 80, so much so that I bought the lady in my life one recently, Clio dci 65 2003. It was reasonably priced and it came with a few problems which I thought I could fix. I'm 53 and ever since I owned a car I’ve been under the bonnet. Such is life. Previous owners had the turbo replaced because it was apparently smoking, but didn’t cure the problem. It’s definitely using oil and I suspect gummed up piston rings which is an all too common problem with these engines.
It ran alright for a couple of weeks and then, started to stall at roundabouts. My code reader couldn’t connect with the diagnostics so into a garage it went. It said egr valve faulty, id had it out at service and cleaned it and tdc sensor and an injector playing up on number 2 pot. It had a lumpy idle somewhat and I put it down to the injector. I replaced the egr valve with a new one and a new tdc sensor and a dose of injector cleaner.
It all sound like it was clogged up. Advised it needed a good run and duely did a trip to London and back. Sadly at 70mph it stalled on the motorway, frightened my girlfriend somewhat. It started straight away and ran fine with no more problems. She kept to inside lane and kept her speed down .
It arrived on my door step and I find after messing about with it that it won’t rev about 3000 rpm. It cuts out instantly. It’s consistent at doing that, 3000 rpm and its cuts straight away. A friend of mine works for jaguar since man and boy and he tells me that since the intro of bio diesel forming a percentage of normal diesel these days, it creates a sooty deposit in the fuel tank which ultimately clogs fuel filter. When cars demands more fuel during motorway driving the clogged filter can’t cope with the increased demand for fuel and many cars go into limp mode. It’s becoming an all too common problem. Sorry that’s just a side note but worthy of a mention, filters are a must.
I replaced the filter but sadly it made no difference at all. Same fault. Obviously something makes it shut down at 3000 rpm. My mates cheap code reader could read Renault codes and when we connected his machine no codes showed at all. I was very surprised and stumped because I'm not sure where to look next. It drives fine until you get to those revs and the then engine dies.
I have come across this similar problem on other Renault forums but the threads don’t get to a conclusion.
Thinking caps on guys, I know someone out there has a cure or some advice.
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Laguna II (2005 Model) - Wipers Not Working *FIXED*

January 30, 2014, 3:18 am
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Hi All,

Firstly, i know i have fixed my issue due to the assistance of other threads on here, but they are very old threads and don't really have any clear pictures - so i thought i would create a new one that will hopefully aid someone in the future!

The problem:
I got into my car the other morning ready for work, went to clear the dew from my windscreen and noticed that my wiper arms were moving incredibly slow, then they didnt work at all, after a restart of the car, they would work but only on full speed. I left the car at home and took my partners RAV4, i rang around the dealerships parts departments and the cheapest quote i got for a replacement motor was £267 +VAT - needless to say i almost died! haha

So i scoured the forums here and picking up bits and pieces from various threads, set to about fixing it last night!

The Fix:

I first removed the wiper arms, plastic trim under the windscreen exposing the wiper linkage etc

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Next i took out the 6 bolts retaining the linkage / motor etc and unplugged the electrical connector and removed the lot.

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Off to the kitchen with the motor and linkage! (Much to my other half's anger!)

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Looking under the main plate of the wiper assembly you can see motor/gearbox, you need to remove this freeing the motor/gearbox from the linkage - you can do this without removing it, but i found it much easier! Once its removed you have to remove the black plastic cover that the lead plugs into - both pictured below:

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During the removal of the motor - water started pouring (literally) out of it, i soaked all this up and was genuinely surprised that such a small unit could hold so much water - it was soon apparent how the water got inside though. After taking the cover off you can see from the pictures below that the seal had perished thus breaking its water-tight seal and the inside of the motor/gearbox has become someone wet/rusty/and lined with s**t /silt etc (Pics below)

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You can see from the below picture the contacts on the inside of the lid of the motor that were literally buried under filth, and the two 'prongs' of the other contacts are filthy also...

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After 15 minutes of cleaning with WD40 and a small wire brush i managed to clean most of it out as per the below pics...

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I repacked with grease etc, and rebuilt the unit, having no replacement seal/gasket for it - once clipped back together i smeared a thick line of vaseline around the join to stop the water getting back in. I had contacted Renault and they have informed me that you cannot buy the seals as a separate item :(

I rebuilt the car and - BINGO! All working perfectly again!

So thanks to other users in various threads and other resources on the net i saved myself circa £300! and it only took me a little over 1 hour to complete (including making a brew) ;)

I hope this information will help someone else one day as i believe its a pretty common fault on various Renaults not just Lagunas!

Cheers

Dave :)
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Mot

January 30, 2014, 3:51 am
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Car passed the MOT today which is good news and the only advisory was I need a new CAT or in my terms new exhaust but I think I have a bigger problem with the car.
The bloke who did the test noticed water had spurted out of the bottle and over the battery just like I put in another thread and have been told the head gasket has gone. Does that mean the end of the car or can it be repaired?:crying::(
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Schumacher's sedation reduced

January 30, 2014, 4:10 am
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Seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher is gradually being brought out of his induced coma, his manager confirmed on Thursday.

?Michael's sedation is being reduced in order to allow the start of the waking up process which may take a long time,? read a statement

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Which Email Client

January 30, 2014, 4:40 am
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Hi Guys, it took me an eternity to get used to Windows 7 & the loss of Outlook Express which IMO was the best, simplest, & most tidy looking Email client I ever come across.

Since moving over to Win full stop, I've used Microsoft Outlook in MS Office for an Email client :( I'm not too keen TBH I

'm currently using Thunderbird & again I'm not over pleased with that one either.

I guess like most folks would I've browsed for Email clients & (looked only) at what comes up for Win 7 in the top 10

I'm just wondering now which Email clients you guys use?

Thanks :)
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1999 Scenic, blinkers all stopped working

January 30, 2014, 4:48 am
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I had a small garage do some work for me installing a hitch for the back, and during the installation the blinkers broke because they didnt work when I left. They said it was just a cheap part that was broken (in dutch its called 'relais', not a fuse btw), so I thought I could just replace this part. However, the part is quite expensive.

Now, they want me to come to them so they can fix the blinkers, but they don't want to buy the relais part and send it to me, and they also don't want to tell me what else it might be. I am a bit distrustful, and would like to know what is the issue.

This is a bit of a shot in the dark, but how would you approach the problem to figure out what is actually going here?

The only thing I can see is: When I switch on left or right blinker or the hazards, the clicking noise does happen, but there are no lights anywhere (not even the dashboard).

Thanks for any advice
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Does the airbag ecu need resetting

January 30, 2014, 5:01 am
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Hi

I have the common problem of the serv and airbag warning light being on, so after some reading on here I have taken the wires under the driver and passenger seat out of their blocks and connected back together without the blocks.

Both lights are still on though? Is there anything else to check? Also if it is a connection problem would the ecu need to be reset before if it is fixed to se whether what I have done has solved the issue?

Something else I noticed is that under the drivers seat there is a black connector block with a metal clip not attached to anything? Does this need to be connected to anything else?

I'm not sure what else to do here and my MOT Is tomorrow...

The garage have reported that an error was flagged via diagnostics with the drivers side connection and that they would have to resolver to fix (I've done this)....

Any advice appreciated
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New member

January 30, 2014, 5:02 am
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Hi everyone,
I have googled this page so many times that I finally decided to join today :)
I am the owner of a 51 plate clio sport 1.6 which is a joy... well normally it is but we're having a few problems at the moment but, with the help of this forum we're getting a few of them solved
Thanks :d
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Laguna tyre sensor reset

January 30, 2014, 5:10 am
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Hi rear tyre was flashing on dash along with orange warning light checked pressure and topped up to 30psi
Both warnings stopped flashing but are still lit up,
on the dash there is only the one wheel, I have checked colour code on wheel and is correct,the front n/s is correct but on off side no sensor valves just normal valves,can I get rid of warning lights if not will having remaining two sensors swapped for bog standard will this get rid of lights?
In advance I apologise for long winded question
And thanks for any replies
TonyT63
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Bluetooth Mic Problem

January 30, 2014, 5:39 am
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Hi,

I have a Laguna 2005 face lift model. When I make a call I can hear the person at the other end, but they can't hear me. I have replaced the microphone in the headlining but the issue still remains. Does anyone know where the mic connects to? Is it the Sat Nav DVD module header or does it connect to the box in the glove compartment?

Any help would be greatly received.

Many Thanks

Paul
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Trafic alternator

January 30, 2014, 6:09 am
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I have a trafic 2.5 and the alternator has been replaced with one from a motor factors but renault say you can only use one from renault which is a lot more expensive .. Is this true. Thanks
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Change stereo 2011 Renault Megane III

January 30, 2014, 6:11 am
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Hello.

So I was wondering if anyone know if it's possible to change this stereo

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to this stereo and if everything works right away like the steering wheel controls, display and such .

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The difference between then is that the one I want to change to has Bluetooth, USB and MP3-playback.
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Marussia's MR03 debuts in Spain

January 30, 2014, 6:20 am
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After last-minute technical issues delayed its journey to Spain earlier in the week, Marussia's 2014 car finally made its test debut at Jerez on Thursday afternoon. The MR03 is Marussia's first Ferrari-powered machine, the team having previously used Cosworth engines

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headlamp adjustment

January 30, 2014, 6:51 am
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i have an 03 megane 1.5 dci & i cant get any adjustment .

ive found what i think is the adjuster but nothings happening.
i wound it all one way then the other but no adjustment.

i fitted another headlamp i had spare & thats the same wind it in & nothing.

am i missing something?
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