1.2 Clio idle problem on startup

[Beefmeister]

Afternoon all,

Apoligies if this has been asked before, but the Search is FUBARed at the mo.

My little sis has a '53 plate Clio 1.2, and when she starts the car from cold (so 1st thing in morning, after work etc) the idle really hunts massively.

By that i mean it 'bounces' from 500 to 1500prm in 1 sec bursts. A tickle of the throttle has it settled properly.

Any owners found the same issue or know what it is?

Cheers

[eybic]

Clio's of that era especially the Renault Sport ones have that "characteristic" does it sort itself when warm? Renaultsport customers are advised to let the car idle for a couple of minutes before driving off and that normally overcomes the issue

[doodles19]

Been in a fair few clios, is it the 16 or 8v 1.2?

The 16v's have a reputation for idling as rough as nails for a few mins, though once at operating temp it should run absolutely fine.

Just make sure you give it a thorough warm before venturing to the higher scales of the rev range and it should be fine .

Is it also down on power? If so it could have dropped a cylinder and be running on 3.

Edited by doodles19 on Thursday 18th February 13:02