Clio won’t start

[Harry Bloomfield]

Try Motties idea, of a jump lead, from the battery negative, to a solid metal part of the engine.

Are there definitely, only the two terminals - the very large one, and the small one with 10v?

 

[Chris_909]

Try Motties idea, of a jump lead, from the battery negative, to a solid metal part of the engine.

Are there definitely, only the two terminals - the very large one, and the small one with 10v?

Okay I tried that and I got it turn over slightly! But One cough and that’s it

 

[Chris_909]

Bad engine earth? Try a jump lead from the battery negative to the engine block.

Thanks! I got it to turn over slightly but not enough to start it up

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Thanks! I got it to turn over slightly but not enough to start it up

The engine to body earth strap in missing/disconnected/loose then. Sort that, but you have another possible issue, that the battery may be flat, but you can confirm that, after fixing the strap..

 

[cdbe]

I've normally managed 12 months and literally a few clattery weeks or days from those crappy reconditioned things - very clever how they do that.

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

I've normally managed 12 months and literally a few clattery weeks or days from those crappy reconditioned things - very clever how they do that.

Probably best, if the OP hasn't marked it during the fitting, to refit his original starter, and return the new one for a refund.

 

[Chris_909]

UPDATE: tracked all the earth strap wires and managed to find a broken cable going to under the starter motor area( maybe gear box area?) the copper has snapped away from the crimped connection, I temporarily connected it back up and she fired up for a brief moment! problem I have now is I’ve got to somehow connect them together, I can’t remove the bolt that hold the earth point as it’s stuck and very hard to get to! It’s 9mm wire going onto a broken off, only thing I can think off is to solder it?

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

UPDATE: tracked all the earth strap wires and managed to find a broken cable going to under the starter motor area( maybe gear box area?) the copper has snapped away from the crimped connection, I temporarily connected it back up and she fired up for a brief moment! problem I have now is I’ve got to somehow connect them together, I can’t remove the bolt that hold the earth point as it’s stuck and very hard to get to! It’s 9mm wire going onto a broken off, only thing I can think off is to solder it?

You will struggle to solder that, with an iron - needs a blow-lamp. Easier to just find someone to make a new strap up, with lugs, long enough to reach to a bolt you can access. You might find in a decent parts shop, they have them ready, on the shelf.

 

[Mottie]

Just get a standard earth cable and connect it anywhere from the engine/gearbox to the bodywork. In days gone by (and old timers will remember this) if you forgot to connect the earth cable, the choke cable would glow red and melt as that would be the only earth connection.

 

[jj4091]

Renault Clio (90 to 98) 1.1 Earth Straps

www.shop4parts.co.uk

or check your specific model here https://www.shop4parts.co.uk/originalbirth/?name=store&op=Product&ProdID=8619

 

[Chris_909]

RESOLVED
bad earth was the culprit, managed to repair the broken lead by crimping and soldering an ring terminal and then bolted onto engine. Fires up great now.

Thanks for all your help guys

 

[Mottie]

RESOLVED
bad earth was the culprit, managed to repair the broken lead by crimping and soldering an ring terminal and then bolted onto engine. Fires up great now.

Thanks for all your help guys

Bad engine earth? Try a jump lead from the battery negative to the engine block.