Renault update

Nitro® gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying:

How big's the screw? If it's more than a fairly narrow thread, a LH drill bit is probably easiest.

Alternatively, drill the head off it, so you can remove the coil pack. Will that leave enough of a protruding stub to get a pair of mole grips on?

Well you can try a grabit screw extractor, or drill the top off with (ideally a letf hand spiral) drill bit & remove the remains with mole grips.

You can get them at any decent tool shop, rather than a motor factors.

As you're replacing the coil is there room to use an...

ANGLE GRINDER??

;o)

Si

Someone had to say it......!!!!

Decided to bite the bullet and rang a few garages, all quoted between £30-50 to remove it but none had a slot until late next week. I could have splashed out on a decent drill (only have a 12V cordless) and a screw extractor set, with no guarantee on a result. So I rang around the local mobile mechanics and have a chap coming in the morning having quoted £35 for a ten minute job.

I'll let you know how it goes.

Job done, mechanic used a small chisel to put an edge on the torx screw and gently tapped until their was movement. He then tapped in an allen key bit on a bar and presto !

He hooked it up to a diagnostic pad thingy and and did a few things and tested the engine etc, the printout advised that #4 was also not performing as it should.

I have some more coil packs on order so that should be sorted. Took the car for a spin and touch wood ran sweet as a nut. Now having seen rather than read how to do it, I feel confident that I will be able to DIY in the future should the need arise.

Call out cost £35 as quoted on the phone, total time less than

30 minutes, no hassle of hanging around a cold garage and listening to mechanics draw breath and sigh ' this is gonna cost ya mate....'

On Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:14:09 -0000, Nitro=AE wrot= e:

You want to keep that mans phone number :-)

Thanks for the vote of confidence lol.