Renault Clio Renaultsport - Help driven through a puddle and im having issues

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Sat 15 Feb 2020 23:37
Renault Clio Renaultsport - Help driven through a puddle and im having issues - MartyClio200MK3

So driving over the tops of the hills in the dark i hit a puddle at around 50mph, it slowed me down to around 35mph. After my car lost power when i was askimg it to labour, 6th gear after 4000rpm. I have a clio 200 so 4000 is 40mph in 5th lol . It is also doing it in lower gears when im going up hill etc.. if i make it easy work for the engine its fine. Checked the engine bay and looks dry. Any ideas what the problem could be?

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Sun 16 Feb 2020 08:03
Renault Clio Renaultsport - Help driven through a puddle and im having issues - FiestaOwner

So driving over the tops of the hills in the dark i hit a puddle at around 50mph......

......Any ideas what the problem could be?

I would take the air filter out to check it's not waterlogged or has any damage to it.

If it's suspect you could drive it round the block without the filter, to see if it's better. Don't drive it further than this without the filter though.

Edited by FiestaOwner on 16/02/2020 at 08:03

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Sun 16 Feb 2020 08:07
Renault Clio Renaultsport - Help driven through a puddle and im having issues - Oli rag

If the engine revs are increasing but your road speed isn't then sounds like the clutch is slipping.

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Sun 16 Feb 2020 10:33
Renault Clio Renaultsport - Help driven through a puddle and im having issues - John F

I agree - slipping clutch. Difficult to make sense of the description of symptoms, but I do not believe 5th gear in any car is as low as 10mph per 1000 revs. Clutch slip is more noticeable in higher gears.

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Sun 16 Feb 2020 14:14
Renault Clio Renaultsport - Help driven through a puddle and im having issues - thunderbird

I agree - slipping clutch. Difficult to make sense of the description of symptoms, but I do not believe 5th gear in any car is as low as 10mph per 1000 revs. Clutch slip is more noticeable in higher gears.

100% agree. A performance car like the Clio should hit 60 mph in 2nd, it ensures good 0-60 times as pointlessly quoted all the time by the motoring press, your car would be in 5th by 60 mph ensuring a slow 0-60 time.

Since most cars of the Clio's tyre have a 6th gear figure of about 22 mph/1000 rpm giving about 3200 revs at 70 mph the step from 5th to 6th would be huge and the car would virtually stop when you changed up.

PS

Just checked on Google. The Clio 200 is geared for approx 3100 @ 70 i.e. 22.58 mph/1000 rpm.

The ratio difference between 5th and 6th is 27% meaning that 5th is geared for 17.78 mph/1000 rpm.

Therefore at 4000 in 5th you should be doing 71 mph and not the 40 mph the OP is quoting.

Edited by thunderbird on 16/02/2020 at 14:25

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Sun 16 Feb 2020 15:37
Renault Clio Renaultsport - Help driven through a puddle and im having issues - MartyClio200MK3

Took it out this morning, checked air filter and it is bone dry. The exhaust heat cover was abit bashed and bent and its loosing power whenever i ask it to pull harder.(foot flat or up hill in a higher gear) exhause popps and sounds like it is missfiring. Still no warning lights.

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Sun 16 Feb 2020 15:38
Renault Clio Renaultsport - Help driven through a puddle and im having issues - MartyClio200MK3

It hits 50 in 2nd lol. Turns out its just when im asking the engine to work harder. Gear doesnt matter and the engine doesnt rev away like the clutch is slipping.

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Sun 16 Feb 2020 16:47
Renault Clio Renaultsport - Help driven through a puddle and im having issues - MartyClio200MK3

Took the car out again for a more intense drive. Revved it right up and drove as i would on track and it was absolutely fine. The splutter when it does loose power has imoroved slightly but the loss is still there when i put in a higher gear and ask it to work harder. Dont know if i should just drive it for afew days with a higher rev and see if that improves it? Maybe replace the air filter anyway?

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