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Renaults being recalled??

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  • 15-04-2004 11:30am
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    pookster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭


    I've just had a call from Liffey Valley Renault about a Megane Coupe I bought in 2002. They've asked me to bring the car in for a performance upgrade to the engine!!

    Is this a sneaky way of telling me there is something wrong with the car?

    I asked them what was the real reason and they said that Renault are doing a engine performance upgrade on all renaults. Surely not...


    Anyone any more on this, or is my car about to blow up.


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    BrianD3
    Registered Users Posts: 8,387 ✭✭✭BrianD3


    Possibly some sort of modification to the ECU (similar to "chipping") which might give a slight increase in performance and/or fuel economy. Does sound quite strange though that a manufacturer would be offering to effectively "retro fit" a performance upgrade to your car. Not something I've ever heard of before. However, I'll check it out and post if I find any concrete info.

    BrianD3


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    pookster
    Closed Accounts Posts: 113 ✭✭pookster


    On www.theaa.com
    There is something engine related from Feb 2002

    Engine Hesitation and Idling
    Probably not that as its 2 years old


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    Hellrazer
    Moderators, Arts Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,676 Mod ✭✭✭✭Hellrazer


    We ued to get customers in for an upgrade when there was new software available for the ECU which was usually once a year or so.Most times we wait until a service is due and do it on that but if things were slack in the workshop it looked like we were busy;)
    Tis like flashing the bios on a PC.Gets a little bit extra performance for nothing.


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