F4R830 Posted 26, May 2016 Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 Took a punt on buying a Clio about a year ago. Ive never owned a Renault or anything French but always been a fan of hot hatches. Ive owned a few VWs and Alfas so Im used to the pain and expense of Euro ownership but to be honest I havent had the best experience with this one and Im struggling to track down the cause of a annoying missfire issue. Anyway look forward to getting involved with the Renault community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cairnsy Posted 26, May 2016 Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 (edited) Welcome, sorry to hear of your missfire issue. You haven't indicated what has been done to track the problem down. There are people, on the forum, with good knowledge that would be happy to help. If you are into DIY, what have you checked out already? If not, there are recommended specialists (Renault Tech, Paul V) who would be able to resolve. Would suggest checking electricals/ignition including plugs thoroughly as a starter. ( hope I'm not telling you 'how to suck eggs'). When you manage to get it sorted share the knowledge. Edited 26, May 2016 by cairnsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishhyyyy Posted 26, May 2016 Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 (edited) Any photos? And welcome to the forum, you're bound to find most of your answers here Edited 26, May 2016 by ishhyyyy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4R830 Posted 26, May 2016 Author Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 Thanks for the welcome fellas. Ive had the car serviced by Paul at AP Automotive and hes been brilliant. It came with early Ktech crackle back tune and a sports exhaust that has complicated the diagnosis process. Its back running on the "stock" Ktech file and the coilpacks have been done. Had it scanned on the clip cleared fault codes and live data logged on RStuner but dosent flag any sensor fails or running problems. Next step is to try swapping out throttle body and pedal potentiometers. Failing that it looks like an ecu problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clixx-io Posted 26, May 2016 Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 Make sure that you check the Fuel Injectors before you replace the ECU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mase Posted 26, May 2016 Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 (edited) I had a dodgey crimp on and injector plug once leading initially to missing then to 3 cylinder running. Not convinced it would be that but worth a thought. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited 26, May 2016 by Mase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzNick Posted 26, May 2016 Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 I had a occasional misfire when I first purchased my 197 (2yr old with 8,000km) Checked everything and finally went back to basics and started by cleaning up all the earths and making sure there was clean, bare metal at all contact points then gave them all a coat of battery terminal anti corrosion spray. Fixed the misfire. Could be as simple as that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F4R830 Posted 26, May 2016 Author Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 Im prepared to look at any possibility. Appreciate the suggestions and info. I'll keep posting any progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnut Posted 26, May 2016 Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 I have a 64mm throttle body you can borrow if you need it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishhyyyy Posted 26, May 2016 Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 I think i've seen you before a while back, once leaving liverpool kks and also driving on rawson rd before turning onto woodville road...I was in a silver 197 if it does happen to be you! If not, must've been one of your twins Sorry a bit OT 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apple3337 Posted 26, May 2016 Report Share Posted 26, May 2016 I'm sure it will be fine once you work out what it is. Great car you got there! You better put it on the register: http://www.ozrenaultsport.com/index.php?/topic/15539-renaultsport-clio-197-f1-team-r27-register/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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