Recent content by Uzayr Jadwat

For a little more context I had the timing belt changed in March by the same mechanic and have only done maybe 300 to 500kms since then. Could the mechanic not have installed the aux belt back properly or didn't tighten the timing belt back properly? I've seen forums where this happened and the...

I was driving around 100 to 110km/h on the motorway when I suddenly heard a strange noise coming from the engine followed by the sound of something loose rattling around the engine bay. The cars revs jumped a little then all the engine lights came on and then switched off. I pulled off to the...

Something along those lines....my tire separated from my wheel somehow never seen this happen before but thank God all it took was a change of a tire. I'll add a picture for reference. As you can see the tire basically had a bubble all the way around

Hello I have serious vibrations in the steering wheel at highway speeds and below. Especially when turning to the left the vibrations seem to get worse. Car is basically undrivable. The vibrations started off very subtle and in a day of driving ended up where it is right now. Any ideas or what...

I have a completely stock exhaust on my 197 which really isn't doing enough for me right now. Thinking of just doing a custom backbox instead of deleting one of the silencers as I heard this can cause a flat spot? Does it sound good without the backbox and maybe some high flow mufflers? I have...

I'm trying to diagnose all the different squeaks and rattles from the cars interior. There's tons but the main culprits seem to be coming from the radio stalks on the driver's side(at certain rpms), somewhere in the boot area and from the driver's side recaro seat brackets. Any idea on where the...

Hello I have a Clio 197 that has a clunking noise coming from the front left side of the car. I've sent it to a mechanic (hasn't worked on any Renault RS before) and he says it's the upper and lower ball joints on both sides which is around a £600 pound job which is a hell of a lot of money for...