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Subject: Bad earth Question: hi, i have a bad earth on the back lights, and when i brake or put on the indicators on a dim light comes on on the dast board, not sure what simble it is but it is the left side on the top on the dash. thanks Answer: that is the rear window heater thingy. what you need todo is take the rear left light unit off, clean the contacts to the unit, and then the right unit too.... then clean the light earth that is under the left hand light...huge thing, 13mm bolt...get it clean...should sort it. |
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Subject: dizzi drive Question: hi wiz,ive just done a new hg on my 5,its my first one!when removing the dizzi drive i made a mark on the drive and block to slot it back in at,the engine wasnt turned whilst the head was of so i just slotted it back in when i was done,it went back in ok,but is it that simple as im having a problem starting it now,when i read the haynes diz drive section it all seemed a bit technical lol,does my method seem ok to you,as im just tring to rule things out now,and thx for the last one... Answer: get the cut out notch on the flywheel face, at the 0° mark on the gearbox observation cut out...ie. to the left of the timing sensor...the hole, 0° is between the two marks on the left. pistons 1 and 4 (the outer ones) should be at the top of the stroke...ie. next to the head. then push the dizzy drive into position...fat side to the right, push in at 8 and 2 positions on a clock. the thing then spins slightly, and should have a line more or less facing the rad. then put the dizzy in. the rotor arm should face away from the block. |
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Subject: dim lights at high speed Question: found out the boost cutting problem i had s*** plugs in so i got some ngk racing ones and it sorted my problem out.. when im driving a about 70 to 100 or more the lights go dim on my dash and so do my head lights should i get a high power alternater or is the battery a bit old???? it seems to be ok through the low gears but when im getting a bit of speed and staying a constant pace they start going dim and when i let off again they come back bright??? Answer: sounds like a load related problem, get the alternator checked. and how old is your battery? |
| ID: 4370 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Electrical Question: Hi, Soryy to ask u sooooo many q's on me last question. I have managed to test the live wire going onto the starter motor and its live. I am about to test the solenoid wire onto the starter motor is this the correct way of testing? 1) - run a live wire from battery with a 12 volt tester then with the neg wire from tester touch it to the solenoid wire - should this then show voltage only when the key is turned to show current flowing? Also i have directly connected live to the solenoid conection on the starter which shows current 12v. Answer: get the solenoid wire, and connect to a voltmeter positive feed (live). the negative pressed on anything on the body as this is earthed (negative). then crank the starter and it should read positive. but like ive said at least 3 times before. change the starter motor, and stop trying to make excuses for not changing it. |
| ID: 4371 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: dump valve Question: hi wiz thanks for your help so far just a quick one where is the best place to put the dump valve carb end or intercooler end thanks Answer: i would position it closer to the carb personally.although it doesnt make much difference. |
| ID: 4372 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: speedo cont... Question: Hi wiz, my speedos still not working, ive changed both parts of the cables and the clocks that were from a car that i saw them working on, is there anything else that can cause it not to work. It does go round just shows a slower speed. cheers from ross. P.S solved the weird stalling problem thanks for the help with that! Answer: depends what gearbox or wheels you have on. if the thing works then you will have to take the needle off and replace it in the correct position!!!- do you have different coloured dials than standard?- then someomne has fecked up the install!!! im assuming its not jumping all over the place? |
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Subject: fitment Question: Will clio 172 cup alloys fit on my 5? Answer: as long as the offset is the same,theres no reason why not. |
| ID: 4374 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Starter Motor Heatshield Question: Just a quickie does the GTT come as standard with a starter motor heatshield?? Factory fitted?? Answer: yes it does,it sits around the starter to pretect it from the exhaust manifold and dwonpipe. |
| ID: 4375 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: GReddy Turbo Timer Question: Hi, does the 5 have a speed sensor wire at all? My turbo timer requires I join a wire to the sensor wire so I can get the speedo element working along with the time attack functions. Would the grey cable that comes from the gear box to the dash speedo be of any use? Cheers Phill Answer: are you sure you dont mean the tacho feed wire that reads the pulses from the electronic ignition unit and powers the rev counter? if so, look at haynes, it tells you which one goes off the the tacho in the electronic ignition section. |
| ID: 4376 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: radiators Question: would a radiator off a renault 5 diesel aid cooling due to it being a bigger size?i am about to fit a seperate oil cooler as well. Answer: yes, but only if you fit the aftermarket oil cooler. |
| ID: 4377 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: perc fan Question: i have noticed some cars without perc fans at shows so are they needed Answer: if you have an uprated carb, these tend to run rich...and hence dont really need the perc fan. or maybe these people are just patient 
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Subject: Starter Motor Question: Hi, Managed to get the Starter motor of WOW... Anyways ure prob not bothered about that... I noticed whna taking of the bolts to the gearbox/starter motor...it did not have a dowel in it and i didn't have any previous problems with it apart from hesitating to start - would this cause this??? What problems do you have if there aint no dowel in the top right hand bolt...where can this be bought from if needed?? cheers Sat Answer: the dowel is probably stuck in the gearbox, if it aint in the starter motor. you need this to locate it properly, else it will chew up your flywheel!!! get one from renault. some peoples are in the middle hole, not the right one. |
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Subject: Flywheel Question: Flywheel - regards to Dowel what flywheel can it damage - is the flywheel part of the starter motor??? Answer: the flywheel is attached to the crank....the starter motor turns it when you try to start the car. |
| ID: 4380 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: weak boost Question: I am running 15 psi, i have got a stage 1 turbo and a forge actuator. When you floor it, it spins up to 15 psi and holds it well but it just hasent got any kick to it, i have owned an escort rst and a fiesta rst running 15 psi and they felt much stronger, my mates R5gtt is standard with the boost turnt up to 15 psi and it feels really good, please help......, i have been told that the valves might not be opening enough is this true, thanks in advance wizard...chippy.... Answer: get the tappets reset first. you may have a leak in the boost circuit somewhere, or you need to tinker with the bleed valve circuit so you get a strong pull instead off a slow steady one....try different bore pipes to the actuator. |
| ID: 4381 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: drivers leccy window Question: now then wiz man ive just started to wire up my 5 the leccy windows never worked so i wired em up the passenger one works a treat but the drivers one doesnt budge if i put my hand on the motor i can hear it trying so possibly the windows stuck ! any ideas of how it could be freed off ! chow for now Answer: get a battery and connect it straight to the motor, this usually frees off anything thats stuck. you may end up having to spray wd40 down the inside of the tube to lube it up.... |
| ID: 4382 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: JUst to let u know Question: My car was not starting due to a faulty starter. This has now been sorted as i have replaced the starter Thanx for Your advise much appreciated. ( got a brand new one for £55 latest one also much smaller and lighter) Just windering about the heat shield for the turbo...what do u reckon if i get a heat shield for this then won't it keep the heat in around the turbo and reduce the turbo's life??? as at the moment i do not have one in the car. Answer: good good ok, the heatshield is important cos it it stops the turbo heat escaping to the surrounding areas, especially the airfilter region- cos it will then start to suck in hot air. keeping the heat in the tubo will not be an issue. |
| ID: 4383 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Boost has mind of its own Question: Hiya wiz My mates car has started to boost with a mind of its own, normaly with the bleed valve shut it runs 9-10psi but now its running 16-17psi when shut, and when u put ya foot down hard in second gear it will go 20ish psi and then when ya change gear fast and put ya foot down it goes like 5-6psi , so if u take ya foot off and let the bosst run down and go again it will run 16-17psi again any ideas what is causing this everything looks ok and we have checked the bleed valve and actuator (t3) and all seems fine :-S Answer: maybe you have kinked pipework....or even exhaust manifold leak, you just need to check all items that control boost.- which unfortunately is a long winded process of elimination. |
| ID: 4384 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: perc fan and solenoid Question: hi ya wiz man ive just sorted out all my pipes to sfs silicon and the boost hose has no solenoid inlet from the perc fan so is this just a case of junk the solenoid and put the pipe from the fan anywhere u like ??? also is the resistor next to the overboost and speedo intermidiate plug bracket summats to do with the solenoid too and can i junk that too ? thanx for ya time Answer: just junk it all, you know it makes sense
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Subject: stupid light Question: can you tell me what the sighn is for. its the one in the top right corner its a circle with some lines round it comes up yellow when im on tick over sometimes??? Answer: its the brake warning light. your brake pads are running low. |
| ID: 4386 | Date: Archive | Member: Archive | Wizard: Archive |
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Subject: Boost Question: Hi Wiz, i have just turned up the boost on my 5 and it is hitting th top of the hatched area on the boost guage. my in car boost gauge hits about a bar then comes off a bit to 0.9 or a little lower. the car has just got a K&N element in the standard air box and an exhaust. am i pushing it to hard? the car has apparently done 40000 miles and i have never had a problem with it. but she now smells a little fuely after some hard boost and i stop. should i worry? Answer: dont worry about it, as long as you dont turn the boost up anymore, else it may go pop, if u aint got an uprated carb. |
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Subject: Locking Nuts Question: Hi Wiz Had my 11 for a few months now, and need to get the wheels off to change brake pads. Trouble is they're kept safe from theives by locking nuts, and the retard who I bought the car from lost the key. They are not the type with three holes in, but ones which have teeth around the edge. My mate said his garage he works at will beat them off for £20 a wheel! Surely there's an easier way? Ever heard of a 'Gator Grip'? Would that do or would it just mash it up? Cheers Matt Answer: just get a socket (must be star shaped inside, not just hexagonal) and knock it over the top of the locking nut.- its easy to do, just keep going down the sizes until u cannot fit it on by hand, then smack it on with a lump hammer. then undo... it is really that easy. |
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Subject: Foglights Question: My front fogs haven't worked since i bought the car so i've finally replaced the bulbs but it still hasn't solved the problem. The light on the dash is still coming on so i'm guessing its not the switch. can you help. Answer: check the fuses. then clean the connection terminals to the lights (nehind the bumper)and maybe check the relays too. |
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Subject: R5 GTT Steam engine Question: Hi Wiz, I spoke to soon about it runnin well, what would you say if i told you that I had a lot of steam coming out of my exhaust all the time, looking as if i just poured a bottle of redex in my plug holes and started the car, also slight puffs of smoke. The car still runs and revs well but it is runnin slightly warmer than usual and there is roughly a 20% power loss. Is it a turbo water seal, head gasket, bottom end problem etc, gettin it compression tested this weekend and it is now off the road until its repaired. cheers wiz from ross P.S speedo works now though!!! Answer: get the compression tested although it does sound distinctly headgaskety!- but the compression check will tell for sure. |
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Subject: Smoking Question: Hi, I'm getting loads of blue smoke at mid revs in 3rd, 4th and 5th gears. The head gasket failed a few days after the problem started so I assumed I was getting oil in the cylinders under high boost. I replaced the head gasket and had the head skimmed but it's still smoking. The car runs ok and performance is still good so I'm assuming it's the turbo that's leaking oil. The turbo is standard and was running 14psi prior to the problem, it's now running 9psi. Can you confirm it's a turbo problem? Cheers John Answer: do the turbo shaft wobble test, to see how much the inlet side of the turbo blades move. pull it in and out first then up/down/left right if it does any in and out, its boogered, if it does too much up and down, it poo-ed! |
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Subject: boot lock Question: im going to smooth my boot and i wanted to take the lock out and do that bit as well but howe do i lock and unlock it without the lock? my fuel gauge always shouts to full?? cheers Answer: you may have to fit a solenoid release mechanism, and have a button on the dash. take the fuel gauge sender out og the tank, and give the unit a shake...the float sounds like its stuck. |
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Subject: colour code: Question: could i have the colour code for the black on turbos its got like gold and sliver in it. thanks Answer: it should be on the vin plate, on the firewall. |
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Subject: oil Question: hi wiz can u help me with something? in the maintanance bit it says use 15 50w or 10 60w oil ok but in the what oil should be used it tells u to buy mobile 1 0 40w the maintanance page says dont use anything with th 0w in it as it is too thin is that a bit stupid or what can u tell me the correct oil or dont u know either thanks for any info cheers wiz!!!!! ricky r5 Answer: well, like i always say, look at the book renault provided with the car, and stick to that. the owners manual states that you should use 15w40 or even 10w40. dont use shite multigrade cheapy oil. 0w 40 is like p*ss water, and belongs in the toilet, like the cars its designed to be used in....Fords i think
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Subject: Accelerator Pump Question: Hi, How do i go about adjusting the accelerator pump lever on my group 'a' carb body? And how would i go about fiddling with the mixture screw to achieve optimum performance with a car running roughly 15-20 psi? Ta! Answer: Mart explained how to adjust the pump lever in the thread you started: www.rtoc.org/boards/thread.asp?ShowType=1&SortColumn=1&SortOrder=2&TimePeriod=2&BoardID=0&TopicID=31631 The mixture screw plays no part in boost fuelling; that's the job of the main jet, air corrector, enrichment circuit, etc. |
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Subject: Roller bearin Question: thanks for the advice on the bad earth. i have just brough a rollerbearin turbo for my car and was wonderin what else i need to get before i run at 25psi and how long i have to run it in for? i was thinkin water injection, is this ok? cheers Answer: water injection is great, but adequate fuelling is more important! run the turbo in gently for around 100-250miles, this should loosen up anything inside it that is tight. |
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Subject: wheel bearing Question: one of my rear bearing went about a month ago and i aint heard a bearing make so much noise and i changed it and all was ok untill about last week and the same one went again so i changed it again it was ok but only for about 20 miles and its gone again is it the disc that the bearing sits in which is f***ed???? Answer: ive heard that the knckered hubs can make the bearing feck up. but so can wrongly fitting them and also large wheels dont help! |