Well, well. Renault bonnets.

Dave Plowman (News) ( snipped-for-privacy@davenoise.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

SteveH ( snipped-for-privacy@italiancar.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

No! No! Say it's not so! It *can't* BE...!

And Renault responds:

yep, my last car needed topping up every petrol refill, the one before at an oil change.

which in no way compares to the (i)rellavance of checking the oil level.

Yep, a maimtenance issue, not covered by our maintenance instructions.

Oh no they're not. It's just that decent garages service them.

Actually it's usually the catch not engaging properly when the bonnet has been opened and shut.

Bollocks, some things shouldn't need maintenance, and that's one of them.If it was really possible to survey the entire nation to see how many garages lubricated the catch at a service (or at all), and how many people also did so regardless of the garages doing so, then we would of course find that it's a very uncommon action that really should never have to to occur in the first place, which is the actual point of this entire thread.

The corrosion prevention aspect is included in the 'design' this thread is about; design is not a process limited to the mechanical working of what is currently in question.

It's an MOT testable item, therefore it needs maintenance.

Bollocks.

When was the last time you had the catalytic converter serviced?

Since when was a cat. a safety related device?

Oh, and our car gets emissions tested on every service. Which is about as much maintenance you can do to a cat.

"SteveH" wrote

In what way ao you "maintain" your seat belts?

Or springs, shocks, brake pipes etc.

John

'It's not working properly, perhaps I'd better fix it' would be the 'maintenance' of those items.

"SteveH" wrote

On several occasions, the last person to have operated the bonnet mechanism was a mechanic at an official Renault garage, following a full service.

These bonnet catches are not fit for purpose, and it is the responsibility of Renault to correct their deficient engineering.

you maintain your seat belts, which are checked on a service (full) & an mot, by pulling at them at the mounting points, checking for fluffing, fraying & wether they return back into the unit by themselves, plugging them into the stalks and pulling at them to check they dont unclip & if any of these parts are found to be faulty they are replaced.

for what its worth i "grease/lube" the fuel filler flap when i service our customer vehicles & the bonnet catch !!

Look at those goalposts move.

What part of "maintenance" do you not understand?

Move? They haven't moved, but you appear to be confusing a sealed device with a mechanism with moving parts.

Test, if broken, replace or repair.