Scenic 2 fails to start every June

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Sat 10 Jun 2006 10:20
Scenic 2 fails to start every June - rustbucket
Once again filled up with petrol and could not start the thing,Engine turns and turns but no sign of a firing.then after several goes it catches but no power unable to limp off forcourt,finally can pick up enough revs to get going-runs lumpy for several miles or just before I can get it back to a Renault dealer.It then runs fine no fault found says Renault dealer.This has now happened 3 times since new, and the strange thing is it happens every June almost to the day .
The embarrasing thing is that having electric handbrake cannot dissengage until engine is running, so stuck adjacent to petrol pump till it runs.Could of course unload boot and dissengage from there ,but then needs a Renault dealer to fix handbrake.

Just as added info just had 72 k major service 1 day before last non start incident cost the lease company more than £1000.(exact figure unknown at this time) Pleased I was not paying.
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rustbucket (the original)
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Sat 10 Jun 2006 14:21
Scenic 2 fails to start every June - Peter D
A bit difficult as you do not know whether it is an ignition problem or a fuel problem, I think it is a fuel pump problem thus the association with filling up. Either the main pump is not starting up or something in the tank is blocking the feed to the pump. Mind you how did it know it was June ??? Regards Peter
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Sat 10 Jun 2006 16:07
Scenic 2 fails to start every June - Screwloose
rustbucket

May not be the case on yours [with no year/engine details!]; but all Renaults can have trouble with heat-soak into the crank position [TDC] sensor or it's wiring plug. That would fit nicely with your problem, because they rarely leave fault-codes.
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Sun 11 Jun 2006 21:28
Scenic 2 fails to start every June - rustbucket
rustbucket
May not be the case on yours [with no year/engine details!];
but all Renaults can have trouble with heat-soak into the crank
position [TDC] sensor or it's wiring plug. That would fit
nicely with your problem, because they rarely leave fault-codes.

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Thanks for the suggestion Screwloose,I did suggest this to the Renault garage on the first occasion but was told cannot be as no fault code so not a problem sir.Is the TDC sensor on the 1.6 litre 04 year on the top right hand end of the engine.
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Sun 11 Jun 2006 22:08
Scenic 2 fails to start every June - rustbucket
PS ok found TDC its right hand end on top of bell housing.not easy to get to but checked connector. connot do much else but insist garage changes sensor.From the lack of disturbance around that area nobody has been there before to check.

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