Top 20 2005 Renault 18I Questions & Answers

You'll need a new door latch.

poor earth to the light cluster , blinking because trying to earth through the indicator system

back of engine ,remove the driveshaft to get it out

Hi i think the problem is one of the coils ( very common on renaults ).
The shaking is the engine missfiring.
Because of the missfiring the emissions are not correct which brings on the engine light.
If you are able to get a diagnosis ( code reader ) done on the car it will tell you which coil is gone
I hope i have been of some help to you
John ( South Wales UK )

I only saw question now. I've been through the same with my Renault Megane Hatch 2004. 1 card key unlocked but could not start the car; spare key said card not recognised. Renault said I needed new key cards as they don't last forever & they will need to be replaced from time to time. Ordered new key. They said would take 3 weeks to arrive but came in 2. Then needed to be encoded. Was very expensive

2005 RENAULT what else do you expect these cars are very good but renoun for their fancy dealer only electrics ,as its a 2005 then its dealer only to sort it out as the OBDII can only be accessed by the dealer via the internet with the authorised mechanic entering his fingerprint onto computer pad thing for the factory to recognise it .And no doubt they will want to fit a new ECU unit which with labour will set you back about 1500 euros ,

You should have a spare key without a card, it just looks like an L shape simple straight key, on either passenger or driver side door there will be a key sign on one of the handle caps, or a small rectangular whole underneath one of the caps, remove the cap and you will see a normal lock enter that spare key and you are all happy days.

If the can belt broke then damage is almost inevitable - it just depends how bad the damage is.

just go thru your trip computer .. one of the selections is to reset oil change light .. do that the same way you reset a trip odometer .. push the button .. on some if you hold the button for a while then it will reset other things ..

80.000 miles or five years depending on climate ,they go quicker in a hot climate ,what model renault is this as this web site only lists american model cars and doesnt have a general section for people to use ,anyway this vehicle will be to advanced for you to do it yourself trust me on this you will need a special kit of tools for this job ,expensive ,

you can check all the alarm pins located at the doors, hood, and trunk for a broken pin. also you have a matanece bypass switch under the dash flick it to the other side hope this helps CJ

take off the small front grill on the left hand side and use a 13mm ring spanner to take the nut off replace the horn and the grill all done ten min job

hi abs light indicating you have sensor down on brakes or master cilinder is on its way out,try checking sensor will need to go to a back street garage cheaper

Check your owners manual. Hope this helps!?


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Most likely that is just a rubber dust cover, if the fluid is only coming from the nipple, it should be tightened.......gently. The main problem is that you may have been sucking air back into the system when you released the brake pedal. Tighten the nipple, have a confederate pump the brake pedal a few times holding it down on the last pump, then open the nipple a bit, making sure your helper does not let off the pedal, then close the nipple again. Check fluid level in master cylinder and repeat..

Sounds like a dodgy central locking motor, I would first though
get some wd40 and spray all the locks and inside the mechanisims, they sometimes get stiff in cold weather and when they lock they dont go all the way to the lock position leaving them half way either way, hence the doors lock and unlock. It may be the motor itself but try this first as it will save you a few quid.

let me know if you need instructions on how to remove the central locking motors.

Regards
Dan

i had a similar prob on a clio, fault was traced to water ingress in plug on speedo drive in gearbox (water came from drain tube under scuttle panel) dried it out, waterproofed it with wd40 and packed with grease, then cleaned out and re-rooted drain tube. problem solved!

renault is not in us system after 1987, sorry!

the grill is fixed to the door trim .take off door trim carefully.speaker/s are fixed to door frame simply take out/swop over speaker make sure they are fixed securely/dont vibrate....

RENAULTS ESPECIALY CLIOS SEEM TO HAVE SMALL ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IF BEEN TO GARAGE THEN DONT WORRY ABOUT IT JUST KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR LEVELS IN CASE ITS JUST A SMALL LEAK FROM ONE OF YOUR HOSES