I am not anxious to be rid of either of our Clios, either the 2007 1.5 dci or the 2003 1.4 petrol, but tracing an intermittent non starting fault on the older one has, so far, been elusive and even the Renault franchise, at £60 per hour, cannot promise to find it easily or at a cost which would not render the vehicle uneconomic to repair. All links to any "pirate" software are forbidden on the forum. I have made several enquiries on the Renault forum and can find no record of any compatible generic system. "The Renault XR25 diagnostic tester is specific for Renault dealerships at the time of writing there was not equivalent tester available." (Haynes manual 4168, Section 4a 12, Petrol engine fuel and exhaust system. They said: yes, they can make a rough diagnosis with their equipment but if a more intensive and thorough analysis is needed I should need to take the car to a Renault specialist.Įven Haynes, in their manual for the 03 Clio series II states: It is a result of my enquiring if a fault can be put right at one of our local independents. In short, which makes of car would be the best choice for independent servicing and which should we avoid? Or is it an unwise choice to buy any vehicle, new or secondhand, unless a franchise for that make is in your local area?Ĭomplete nonsense? I wish it was. My question is, what other manufacturers operate this system? is it actually legal? We are now searching for a replacement car which can be looked after by a local independent garage or, possibly, part serviced at home.Ĭan anyone give forum readers guidance as to which maker's On Board Diagnostics can be read with generic equipment, as used by independents and which cannot? Or is the really bad news that all manufacturers protect their interests in this way and only routine maintenance and repairs can be carried out by your local garage without recourse to the dealer franchise?
Our local franchise recently cut their ties with Renault and tell me that they can no longer offer full service to their former customers. Renault have protected their franchises with an exclusive protocol, built in to each car's on board computer system, requiring their workshops to have access to dedicated equipment which they have to hand back if they no longer continue dealing with Renault. We run two Renault Clios, which we like but none of our independent garages seem able to do a full diagnostic and reset and our nearest Renault specialist is in another town, 15 miles away.
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