It's a Renault, are you sure it's not a 1.2 8v Grenade?
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Well I'd have thought so but until SWMBO's mob got hold of it, it was flawlessly reliable.
> > Also, anyone know what the cambelt interval is on these and whether
> > it's an arse of a job/expensive at a garagfe?
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> 72k miles or every 5 years. Meant to be a couple of hours but you will
> need a couple of special tools - locking pins an' that.
Thanks, It's got 80k on it and it's 8 years old so need one doing. Now. I got a price of 160 at my usual garage to do the job (assuming no tensioner or waterpump replacement)
I think I've figured out what the problem is. The immobiliser isn't always recognising the key.