NeedRS Posted 23, April 2021 Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 Hi all, I'm so pleased to have found this forum: having spent the last few days down the rabbit hole that is OZRS, I am blown away by how much knowledge there is in here! Anyway thought it was time to come up for air and say "hi". I purchased my first Renault (a 2014 Clio IV 200 EDC Cup in LY) two months ago, and I've been loving it - especially through the corners. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckovski Posted 23, April 2021 Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 Welcome! Pics are necessary though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedRS Posted 23, April 2021 Author Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 I thought you might say that! Unfortunately, my first pic isn't a great one... an engine failure has put her back in the garage for a few days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted 23, April 2021 Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 34 minutes ago, NeedRS said: I thought you might say that! Unfortunately, my first pic isn't a great one... an engine failure has put her back in the garage for a few days. Engine failure - what happened ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted 23, April 2021 Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 57 minutes ago, NeedRS said: , and I've been loving it - especially through the corners. Hopefully somewhere safe like a racetrack !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight Posted 23, April 2021 Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 1 hour ago, NeedRS said: I thought you might say that! Unfortunately, my first pic isn't a great one... an engine failure has put her back in the garage for a few days. What happened ? Tell us more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedRS Posted 23, April 2021 Author Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 (edited) @slick just enjoying the accuracy rather than the speed at the moment... I'm not quite ready for a racetrack. Edited 23, April 2021 by NeedRS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckovski Posted 23, April 2021 Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 3 hours ago, NeedRS said: I thought you might say that! Unfortunately, my first pic isn't a great one... an engine failure has put her back in the garage for a few days. Looks great, but sorry to hear about the engine. Fingers crossed for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedRS Posted 23, April 2021 Author Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 I should probably start a new thread on the engine issue... I don't want to scare off any other newbies! I'm waiting to understand what actually happened and why. I was driving onto a freeway, felt the engine drop followed by an immediate loss of power and a big oil spill. Was towed to a service centre and they are still trying to figure it out but engine has a hole in it and needs to be replaced. They've been pretty good so far and I'm hopeful it'll be sorted. I'll post more details as I get them as I'm sure I'll need to pick your brains. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slick Posted 23, April 2021 Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 9 hours ago, NeedRS said: @slick just enjoying the accuracy rather than the speed at the moment... I'm not quite ready for a racetrack. Fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63x1092 Posted 23, April 2021 Report Share Posted 23, April 2021 Do you think you’re covered for an engine replacement because it’ll be a massive hit to your pocket with second hand engines quoted at $3500 then labour on top ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rye172 Posted 24, April 2021 Report Share Posted 24, April 2021 12 hours ago, NeedRS said: I should probably start a new thread on the engine issue... I don't want to scare off any other newbies! I'm waiting to understand what actually happened and why. I was driving onto a freeway, felt the engine drop followed by an immediate loss of power and a big oil spill. Was towed to a service centre and they are still trying to figure it out but engine has a hole in it and needs to be replaced. They've been pretty good so far and I'm hopeful it'll be sorted. I'll post more details as I get them as I'm sure I'll need to pick your brains. Wow! Hole in the engine sounds like its thrown a conrod; has anyone ever heard of a Clio IV doing this? Hopefully the repair won't be too expensive... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedRS Posted 24, April 2021 Author Report Share Posted 24, April 2021 3 hours ago, 63x1092 said: Do you think you’re covered for an engine replacement because it’ll be a massive hit to your pocket with second hand engines quoted at $3500 then labour on top ? Luckily covered under used car stat warranty. Dealer has been fair and said they'd replace it. Hopefully with a new engine and no drop in performance. I'm keen to understand what the failure was though and what caused it, and whether there's anything else going on that I should be aware of. Will know more next week. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deet Posted 24, April 2021 Report Share Posted 24, April 2021 1 hour ago, NeedRS said: Luckily covered under used car stat warranty. Dealer has been fair and said they'd replace it. Hopefully with a new engine and no drop in performance. I'm keen to understand what the failure was though and what caused it, and whether there's anything else going on that I should be aware of. Will know more next week. never heard of this on a ClioIV before, except for the cold side pipe they are very reliable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan059 Posted 24, April 2021 Report Share Posted 24, April 2021 Killer car! Hopefully you get her back on the road soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiggy Posted 12, June 2021 Report Share Posted 12, June 2021 As someone looking to buy a Clio 200 next week this thread has scared me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eight Posted 12, June 2021 Report Share Posted 12, June 2021 (edited) Nothing to be scared of. I'm suspecting drain plug wasn't tighten when serviced. Any news @ NeedRS? Edited 12, June 2021 by eight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woot woot Posted 13, June 2021 Report Share Posted 13, June 2021 Did it have a flash tune? Most off the shelf tunes are not 100% perfect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckovski Posted 13, June 2021 Report Share Posted 13, June 2021 (edited) 18 hours ago, Stiggy said: As someone looking to buy a Clio 200 next week this thread has scared me This would be a very very rare issue. Mine's been flawless with lots of power and 80000km. There's been no mention of this since the car's been released in Australia and a lot of members have them. Do you have a link to the one you're interested in? Edited 13, June 2021 by chuckovski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiggy Posted 13, June 2021 Report Share Posted 13, June 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, chuckovski said: This would be a very very rare issue. Mine's been flawless with lots of power and 80000km. There's been no mention of this since the car's been released in Australia and a lot of members have them. Do you have a link to the one you're interested in? That's good to know. The one im looking at is a Clio rs 200 Sport 2014 ~50kkms however I still need to find out details regarding the timing chain before I go for it. Also what price do you think is reasonable for it? Edited 13, June 2021 by Stiggy Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckovski Posted 13, June 2021 Report Share Posted 13, June 2021 47 minutes ago, Stiggy said: That's good to know. The one im looking at is a Clio rs 200 Sport 2014 ~50kkms however I still need to find out details regarding the timing chain before I go for it. Also what price do you think is reasonable for it? So hard to say in this climate. Probably $16K? Just depends on service history really. I think most issues on these cars are due to idiots doing crap all, or the wrong crap on these cars (side pipe excepted). I wouldn't let mine go for under $21K, and it's the same year with more km, but a lot of work too. Colour might weigh in a bit with the price too - I love the red and liquid yellow. Other colours would fetch less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiggy Posted 13, June 2021 Report Share Posted 13, June 2021 Sounds about right -~15k stock not as nice colour but all the services are detailed in the Logbook 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedRS Posted 14, June 2021 Author Report Share Posted 14, June 2021 On 12/06/2021 at 8:25 PM, eight said: Nothing to be scared of. I'm suspecting drain plug wasn't tighten when serviced. Any news @ NeedRS? Yes - sorry for not coming back with an update sooner. I took the car back to the dealer as it was under stat warranty. They found a hole in the engine and "lots of broken bits" but couldn't tell me how it happened. They did sort me out with a replacement engine though - with less than half the broken one's kms and a 6 month warranty. Car drives beautifully now and - touch wood - no further issues. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedRS Posted 14, June 2021 Author Report Share Posted 14, June 2021 On 13/06/2021 at 10:38 AM, woot woot said: Did it have a flash tune? Most off the shelf tunes are not 100% perfect Not that I knew of - but having had the ECU mapped to the replacement engine I'm wondering if it did. That said, there's no other mods on it so (for now) it's a stock Cup Trophy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeedRS Posted 14, June 2021 Author Report Share Posted 14, June 2021 (edited) @Stiggy I really hope my experience doesn't put you off buying what is a little ripper of a car. If you do buy your Clio 200 I'm sure you won't regret it. Mine blew it's engine after two months - and I still don't regret it. I think it was just a random and rare case of bad luck. I don't know what caused the fault but I do know that she's driving beautifully now and puts a smile on my face eveytime I get behind the wheel. Edited 16, June 2021 by NeedRS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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