Spectacular Clio Demise

[Smokin Joe]

Out for a walk yesterday evening I was trucking along the pavement beside the main road vaguely aware of a car approaching. There was a sudden clattering noise, followed by silence as a Renault Clio coasted past with a huge black cloud of smoke pouring from the exhaust. It drifted into a layby a couple of hundred yards further on where the four youngish occupants got out and after a bit of head scratching while the peered under the bonnet they proceeded to push it into a nearby estate. I would guess the timing belt or chain had let go and the engine was probably wrecked. First blow up I've seen for many a year.

I phoned 101 when I got home to report the trail of oil along the road (Lethal for anyone on two wheels) and today there was evidence of sand having been scattered along it. I've never fancied Renaults and this put me off even more, though it could happen on any car.

 

[Drago]

Daughter #3's Nissan Joke (same engine) recently grenaded itself a few months outmkf warranty. A used hand grenade is a safer bet.

 

[briantrumpet]

Out for a walk yesterday evening I was trucking along the pavement beside the main road vaguely aware of a car approaching. There was a sudden clattering noise, followed by silence as a Renault Clio coasted past with a huge black cloud of smoke pouring from the exhaust. It drifted into a layby a couple of hundred yards further on where the four youngish occupants got out and after a bit of head scratching while the peered under the bonnet they proceeded to push it into a nearby estate. I would guess the timing belt or chain had let go and the engine was probably wrecked. First blow up I've seen for many a year.

I phoned 101 when I got home to report the trail of oil along the road (Lethal for anyone on two wheels) and today there was evidence of sand having been scattered along it. I've never fancied Renaults and this put me off even more, though it could happen on any car.

I bought a s/h Clio for £2k at about 80k miles, and it got up to 180k miles after ten years of use, never letting me down. In the end, rust made it uneconomic to repair. The engine was still sweet.

 

[dicko]

Our Clio one of the very first lasted for years and years don’t think it had a timing belt though? It was rust free too.

 

[Jameshow]

Our Clio one of the very first lasted for years and years don’t think it had a timing belt though? It was rust free too.

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Wow an engine!!

 

[tyred]

I have a soft spot for the MKI Clio.

I was onboard a Leyland Tiger coach on the way to Dublin once when it exploded in the biggest possible way. The engine developed a knock when passing a slow car going up hill and then exploded in a cloud of smoke. It was impossible to see anything.

 

[Drago]

Wow an engine!!

Well, a quarter scale replica of an engine.

 

[I like Skol]

Wow an engine!!

Where?