Which Haynes manual for the Renault Clio Mio?

If the Haynes manual is anything like their one for the Laguna, save your money, and join this group instead.

A useful lead. Ta very much!

Nick

Thanks to their help, I now do not get water in the driver's footwell when it rains; the backlight for the climate control system now shines again; and the driver's window goes up and down again. None of the fixes required are covered by Haynes.

Many years ago I had a Maxi, it suddenly stopped going one day and with the help of the Haynes manual I was able to trace the fault to a large nut deep in the gearbox which had lost its locking washer and come undone. I was able to take apart and reassemble the engine with the help of the manual. Later editions of Haynes seem to consist of "take out all the bolts, re-assembly is a reverse of this process". Anything as complicated as changing a bulb you are advised to go to a dealer.

The shell may be Clio II-based, but what about the drivetrain, the electricals, the interior? Very likely they're all changed - at best subtly, at worst completely - to suit local legislation, preferences, supply.

Seems to me that you'd be best trying to find something that actually covers the car in question, rather than one that bears a resemblance.

reminds me of an austin 1800 or princess I once worked on, every now and again (months apart) the right hand drive shaft would pop out of the gearbox and lose drive (not even enough to lose oil). I eventually discovered by trial and error that the left and right shafts are half an inch different in length (not in the manuals that I could see) Swapping them left and right fixed the problem. I guess the engine had been out and the shafts refitted on the wrong sides (by a previous owner) , over time the slight difference of shaft length had allowed the inner cv to just disengage, the other one being just slightly too long had not made any odds. Why on earth the shafts had not been made identical and the engine moved fractionally was beyond my ken.

If you look up the Clio Mio on Wikipedia, it's made in Argentina for the Brazillian and Argentine markets only. According to the articles I've read, the technology is all Clio II but the body shell has been restyled. That all sounds a bit strange to me - can you really build a new shell around old-technology components? So I was rather hoping someone who actually knew the car might be able to say authoritatively what it is.

I wanted to give a Haynes manual to my friend, the owner of a Clio Mio in Argentina, but I wanted to pick the most useful one. No point going for the latest manual if the only thing in common is the body shell.

I'll go and look at the Renault discussion board mentioned upthread but if anyone has any other suggestions - or ideally knows the car we are talking about - I'd be delighted

Thanks again,

Nick

Perhaps best to ask in a hemisphere in which the car is sold, then?

But they've never seen a Haynes manual. That's why I was hoping to find a Renaultphile who knows all about the weird and wonderful things they make all over the world.

Thanks to everyone who has tried to help. I appreciate it.

Nick