Renault clio not starting - Crankshaft position sensor problem
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- čas přidán 25. 11. 2013
- Sometimes a Renault Clio may not start because of problems with its crankshaft position sensor. It will turn over but won't fire up.
The crankshaft position sensor is used by the cars ECU to determine where the crankshaft is at any given time, then it can decide when and what spark plug to use, and what injector needs to spray, if the sensor is faulty, it has no way of knowing what to do and therefore will not start.
Its quite an easy component to get to, its found just below the air filter housing, and is held in with 2 10mm bolts and an electrical connector, a quick clean usually gets it fixed.
About 2 years ago the clio was having problems with this constantly and was having no start problems quite often, i was regularly cleaning the sensor as it was getting covered in oil, it turned out that the oil was leaking through the air filter housing as the crankcase breather was blocked, when cleaning the throttle body i also cleaned the crankcase breather.
In this video i replicated the problems i had by simply unplugging the sensor, although it was a bit dirty, it was still working fine, when there was an oil leak the sensor used to get covered in muck.
This is the throttle body cleaning video here:
• Renault Clio 1.2 16v D...
Although i don't show cleaning out the crankshaft breather pipe or PCV valve in the video, when you have the inlet manifold off its easy to clean it out.
Anyhow its a simple fix that should help if you need to get your car started.
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I did this and the car now runs. You really saved my balls… 8 years later. I hope you’re rich by now. From the future
Superb to hear, i made this video before selling that clio and was so glad that i did it. Seems to have helped so many people, it was an absolute nuisance up until i had figured it out but its great to know it still helps. Thanks for the comment
This saved me, was stranded on the side of the road the car would not start, did like this video and now runs perfectly! Thank you🙏🏼
You are an absolute legend. I have used this method twice to fix my starting problems. Thanks to you my car starts first time every time!
I have a Clio mkII (Y reg) so slightly older than this, but this fix has worked a treat. The only difference is that it's a hell of a lot more fiddly to get the sensor off on the model of Clio that I own! All in all it took around 45 minutes (I am very much a novice when it comes to mechanics), but as soon as I tested with the cleaned sensor back in place, it started on the button. Thanks!
Stumbled by accident on your videos and you make the best tutorials I've seen. Really like the fact you don't talk and it's 4min of action showing where the fault and solution is. You watch somebody like ChrisFix or ScottyKilmer and you want to slice your wrists after 15min of talking, plus they still don't show how they fixed something since it's before/after cam shots. Shame you only do this for PSA vehicles. Got to hand it to the french they really don't know what they are doing with electric.
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It did what it said was the same problem and fix .. dude, you saved me big trouble you're my hero 🖐🏻🖐🏻🖐🏻
Great to read that it helped, happy motoring and thanks for the comment.
This is the best video ever, today my clio wouldn’t start AGAIN like always. I almost gave up because I tried like 20 times and it finally started. That happened like three more times throughout the day and I had enough. Did the things you did and it took me like half an hour and it started perfectly and even faster. I feel like the car knows that i cleaned the sensor and is happy as am I. Thank you so much you absolute legend 🙏
Superb, great to hear it helped
Dude, thanks a lot, you really helped me with this video. I have been two times in the service, I paid 200 € TWO repairer and neither of them did not fix my car. Thanks to your video I fixed it myself. THANK YOU!
Thank you so much for posting this, it was so helpful. I just did this and it worked perfectly, so I didn't have to call a mechanic and pay them the money I had saved for my daughters birthday. I can't thank you enough
Just had this very problem today, thought it was the fuel pump - did exactly as per you video - car fully working !!
I did it yesterday, and it worked!!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. (clio 2003)
This worked like a charm. I initially thought it's down to battery as it was almost dead by trying to start. Tried jump start but still no luck. Then I stumbled upon this and it was worked straight away after I cleaned the sensor. Thank you for this upload. Must have saved about 150 plus quid if I had asked a mechanic to look in to.
Glad to hear you got it sorted
This video saved me ! Had problems month and month. Two garage's tried to fix it ( one even is an official Renault dealer !)
In my case the sensor was not that dirty, but a few metal particles stick to it. Since it's a magnetic sensor, this could be a reason for malfunctioning. The whole 'repair' took less than 5 minutes. 8 weeks ago, now. Starts and runs like a charme. Freeze nor moist could prevent this. Very happy !!!
Great to hear you got it going again, thanks!
Moved my Clio, 30 minutes later it refused to start, just kept turning over. Close to tears, I found this clip, and without much hope followed the steps you did, not on a 16V, but on the 1.1 facelift 2000 model. Unbelievably, it fired up first time. I just used WD40 and a toothbrush to clean it up (wife's), and it didn't look as bad as yours did. Maybe it's the connection that was at fault, this is just an induction device. However, I am extremely grateful to you. Other videos show the component but not where it is fitted on the engine, you tell the whole story. Cheers.
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Glad to hear you got the car sorted. In some instances the crankshaft position sensor can fail internally and when the engine heats up it gives problems which can result in the car not starting when hot but being fine first thing in the morining. Nonetheless if you know where the sensor is located its now easy to remove.
Awsome😊
Thanks mate! We've been struggling with this Clio for months and now it's finally fixed.
Glad to hear you got it sorted thanks for the comment
found your DIY video through the savvy forum, and you've given a solution for months of headache! I believe that his solution works like a charm for proton savvy users too.. thanks a lot!!
Absolute legend. My Proton Savvy which is essentially the same car had the same problem and this fixed it. Confirmed after it was driving again by having a mechanic check the fault code with an OBD2 checker and clearing the check engine light for me.
Happy days glad to hear it helped.
Ive been having trouble with my clio a lot recently with this issue on and off, did as the video described and it has worked so far with no problems. Thank you
You saved my life... literally. I tried everything and nothing gave me results... until that. Thank you sooo very much.
Many thanks. Your demonstration helped me solve "won´t starting" Clio II 2003/2004 1.0 8V. From Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
+Carpe Diem Semper
Thanks for letting me know and glad to hear the car is going again.
Thumbs up to Rio de Janero, i have never been but it looks like a stunning place.
brill video,had exactly the same problem and fixed it in less than an hour,many thanks
Hi! You are a GENIUS! It's very cold over here right now so I didn't wan't to dismount it, just banged it very lightly with a very small 0,25 kg hammer (really just very-very slightly), I thought the dirt will just fall off. AND IT DID. Now it starts immediately. This weekend I'll clean my garage and I'll clean it following your guide :) Anyway my car starts now immediately!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!
My son had the same symptoms on his 2003 Clio Dymonique 1.2 16v manual and after watching this and 10 minutes later car started first turn of the key.
Thanks very much hope it helps others to.
Thanks mate, I have had the same problem with my Megane Coupe 1.4 16V several times in the past, the last one just a few days ago. Having watched your video, and learned from the past, I now always carry a 10mm socket wrench and a couple of spare TDC sensors in the car, so I simply replaced it in-situ as soon as it acted up one morning. I've resigned to treating the damn things as consumables.
Haha to be honest after fixing this one the one time it never played up again but having a 10mm socket and some as spare makes sure there is no risk of breaking down.
My Clio wouldn't start this morning, but this fixed it straight away. Great video. Thanks.
Paul Harris Great to hear it sorted the problem, thanks for the comment
Para la gente de habla hispana, solo se trata de limpiar el sensor con wd40 en la parte que hace contacto con el cigueñal y luego volver a colocarlo, a muchos les a funcionado pero si aun asi no, pues toca comprar uno nuevo y colocarlo, gracias amigo por el consejo. Thaks friend for this tip.
Thanks for the clarification
I had the same problem. Drove from croydon Surrey to Wales and drove around Wales for a whole week and slightly more. Drove back to London no issues at all. Very Next day drop my daughter to school just 6 miles to and fro. Parked the car and next day car couldn't start. Stumbled on your video got my wd40 and spanner fixed the car myself having no engineering experience at all. Proud of myself. The car starts first time.
Well done on getting the car sorted, its great to hear that the video helped you out. Thanks.
Hi there I had the same problem with my Clio intermittent starting; found your video; cleaned the crank sensor now it starts first time every time. Thanks very much saved a potential fortune in garage bills. Good job! Kind Regards Paul.
Thank you very much, really exhaustive, you gave me the confidence to try this on my dad's 1.6 Laguna (high idling and difficult start with warm engine). Worked like a charm!!!
I dont mean to be so off topic but does someone know a way to log back into an Instagram account??
I was stupid forgot the login password. I would appreciate any help you can give me
Good video-warning light has gone now was flickering on intermittently cleans sensor no more light-no fault showing on obi reader -well done mate👍
Just did this and it worked like a charm!
Thank you so much!
Great to hear you got it sorted, happy motoring
I also fixed my Laguna after two and a half years out of trafic. Thanks for your instructions!
Great to hear its up and rnning again. Happy motoring
Thank you! Very clear video, I followed exactly what you did and car is up and running again.
best illustration so far, thanks a lot
thank you very much friend¡¡¡ I follows your intructions, I clean the sensor and my renault twingo start engine perfectly¡¡
Thank you so much for posting ! God bless you !
Had exactly the same problem with my clio 2 1.6 16v. Cleaned that sensor and now the engine runs even better! Thanks a lot for this simple DIY video!
Thanks, good to hear you got it sorted.
Having the same problem as a matter of fact now. It the exact symptoms. Electrics works, key work, the dashboard also looks like yours, but it wont ignite the motor... Is it possible to get it started with the help of a other car battery by connecting starter cables ? If not i must get a tower haha :/
After searching the error with my diagnostic tool I used your video to fix my problem on my old Clio . Thank you very much. Andy from Belgium
+andewez
Great stuff! Glad to hear it got the problem sorted.
Thank you so much for this. Great help.
Thank you for the video. I knew right away where to find the transmitter.
And here we are in 2024 (July) and yup, you helped someone else.
Thank you!
It was by chance that i took the time to make this video before selling the clio, the sensor had been fixed but it seems it was worth doing it back then.
Thanks a lot !
You solved my problem, it worked !
Just tried this on our cheap winter run around and this worked a treat and now runs a dream.
Superb, glad to hear it got your car sorted.
Your video helped me start my car. Many thx.
Thank you very much for this.... My good old Clio is working again🙏🙏🙏
Had the same problem with my mk2 clio and this actually helped me! Thank you
Thank you for posting this video, it has saved me a trip to the garage , worked a treat after i cleaned the flywheel sensor .
Thank you again .
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Thanks mate, just had the same problem. Your video did help me out. Well done.
Thanks mate. Stay safe during the madness. 🏆
Touch wood it's worked, the whole thing was covered in oil and grime, if it's any help a mirror makes the job a bit easier and it a 10mm socket
Thank you very much, it worked like a charm.
Dude, I 'm from Mexico , excellent video , surely you hate the mechanical but I appreciate Clios owners because they trick us more
The mechanicals of the clio are not too bad, yes there is quite a few bits of plastic in the way to do some jobs but its an easy enough car to work on, and parts are quite cheap for it, it didnt really give any expensive problems.
My Clio had the same problem once, i just bought a new sensor, but I'll surely remember that! Thanks!
+Albanus35
Sometimes the sensors go bad, but they do tend to respond well to a clean
I have the same problem , just now cleaned the sensor and the car started immediately. You save me a few bucks. Thanks mate
Great to hear it solved your problem and helped.
Great love the vid my family has the same clio and it wouldn't start and that worked
AndyTBO
Thanks, glad to hear it worked for you
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All I can say is thanks for the video this problem has been annoying me for weeks now did this and it worked perfectly fine make sure u check to see if your end is still magnetic otherwise ull need to order a new one normally around 20 pounds
Thank you so much from sweden! I was so close to scrapping the car, you're the best
Thanks for the comment glad to hear the car is still running.
Thanks alot man!!! I had this problem in my clio and i would have never figure that out by my self but this video solved the problem and now it works fine again
+antsaelias1 Great stuff glad to hear you got the problem sorted
That worked for us! Thx for the video 👍
En este momento esta desmontado. No habia pensado en esta opcion ... lo limpiare y volvere a montar... gracias ... sino funciona no tengo mas remedio que comprar uno nuevo. Saludos desde Chile
Yes sometimes cleaning may not work and a replacement is the best option.
Thanks for your information and the video, hi from Mexico City.
Thanks for the comment, and hi from ireland
Fantastic video, just watch this and went to my car that wouldn't turn over and blow me it worked 1st time. this has saved me a small fortune as a garage would have asked for my arms to fix it. this seems like an easy job but its a bit fiddly. But thanks to you my man its all sorted. Many Many thanks.
Hi, thanks for the comment glad to hear the video helped.
Did the trick for me! Easy fix and worked like a charm.
Happy days, great to hear it worked.
Hi! Thanks a lot for this video, now my car starts again! Frank ( Sweden )
Superb! Thanks for the update.
this was exactly the problem a friend had and this video helped me sort it out, i would like to add to also clean the connectors to the sensor and also spark plug distributor unit if you`re at it. thank you
Thanks for the comment and those useful tips
Genius ordered a new on but will try that. When the battery has 14.5v off an RAC van it started. Getting closer to solving this. Taking mine out tomorrow and checking it. Thanks for the video mate. Kangoo 1.6 16v 2004
Thanks for the comment
My good friend you saved me alot of troubles! I did exactly what you showed us here in a megane coupe 1.4 and my car is running again thanks to you!!!!! Many thanks my friend, keep up your great work here!
wow...so simple. I had the same issue 3 years ago with my renault clio 1.2 16V. I took my car over to the car electrician. He spotted this same problem with the crank sensor immediately but, of course he caught me unaware and he replaced this part that cost me around 50 euros! I am sure that if he wanted, he would do exactly the same procedure, i.e. to clean it thouroughly with the WD 40 and fix it on the spot but, of course he would get much less than 50 euros, out of which the 30 euros he said, charged me for his working time!! go figure, and now that my renault has the same problem, i will try to fix it my self...thanks a lot.
+ΓΙΑΝΝΗΣ ΓΟΥΖΟΥΑΣΗΣ In some cases of course the sensor may be damaged and requires fixing €50 is about £35, i have bought some new prices vary but £20 does reasonable quality ones, the £15 labour rate is ok i suppose, i dont work as a mechnaic myself so cant comment on pricing, but it doesnt seem too bad.
Having said that if you can do the same job yourself DIY its better.
Absolute Legend!!! Had my clio 182 booked in at the garage today thought id give this a go before they made up a load of bullshit and charged me the earth and worked a treat!! I can now enjoy the money I saved for my daughters birthday and spoil her rotten instead. Thank you so much mate!
TheClubnet Great to hear it sorted the problem, them 182's are great fun
Thanks! This helped me out 😊👍🏻
Greetings and thank you! It works🎉 from Tahiti a sunday morning
Thx alot! It really helpt me
twingo '97 same probkem solved!tank you!
+asilum71 no problem, glad to help.
best video of all the videos I have watched so far
Thanks for the comment
Thanks, solved my problem on Mégane mk1 also!
Well it seems this video helps people all around the world!!! Thanks a lot!!! It fixed my problem :)
Thanks! Know someone with a not starting clio, took the sensor out which was dirty cleaned and sanded a little bit works like a charm!
Great to hear it worked for them! Thanks for the comment.
nice videos, i doing same in other cars, but have same engine. Proton Savvy D4F 1.2l
your videos is so nice because it is no need to much talk that bores me... thanks..
Hi, Thanks for the comment. I've had a few mention the savvy has the same engine.
Yes i see plenty of videos out there with about 2 minutes of talking before the repair starts, i personally find if i want to fix something id rather just get to learning how to fix the problem in hand rather than hearing about how the like button, subscribe and facebook all work.
Thanks for the video, very helpful to asses the problem. One thing though: if you have a car with automatic transmission the part and location are different and much harder to reach.
It would be quite different, i think the automatic was the 1.6 only? It is quite a different engine to the 1.2 D4F in terms of its layout
Hi did you manage to access your sensor as I have clio 1.6 automatic and its very difficult to access . Got intermittent starting issues
it was very helpful and save some cash in my pocket thank You 4 help
Thank you this worked for me 👍👍👍
Worked for me thank you
dank u heb het filmke gevolgt en dat lukte ook bij renault master de max hij draait weer
Muy bien es muy cierto. Seguire sus videos.
You are a legend ...it worked 🕺🏾
Very helpful....i fixed it by my self....thanks
Thanks for the comment, glad to hear it fixed it.
fixed my problem, takes 5 minutes to do. Thanks ;)
Thanks for the comment
(WORKS ALSO ON TWINGO 2000)
Man I can't thank you enough for helping me so easily, you clearly saved my day and probably a lot of my money too!
I still can't believe just a bit of oil could solve the problem because it didn't look dirty at all, but the way the car started again, it is obvious that it was a problem with the pmh (pmh means "point mort haut" which might be the french translation for crankshaft position sensor)
thx again!
(ps/tip: when plugging the pmh back be careful to remember in which position it was, cause I'm not sure but there might be a problem of polarity)
It will only lock in one way on my Clio so that's not an immediate problem. But yes do take note since it can affect the reading.
They are a hall effect magnetic sensor iirc so they should work either way round, but yes the connector is shaped so they can only go in one way.
+peugeotCitroen2CV Do you know why the improved version with a new plug is specially mapped? if you know what I mean. that ought to make no difference right?
du bist ein ehren man
Thanks, will give this a try and get back to you, either way it must have helped lots of people
Give it a try, hopefully it should sort your car, seems like quite a common clio issue.
Thank you I had the exact same problem.
Indeed, we had the same problem with a Twingo, plain simple but it worked well, Thanks,
+Crasje1 Glad it helped, thanks for the comment
Hey man this worked for my clio 182. have been having starting issues for a while now and I cleaned the sensor with wet wipes and put it back and it started first time 👍 it's been slowly getting harder and harder to start when yesterday it just didn't want to.. but yea thanks man!
Great stuff, thanks for that!
muy bueno y útil. muchas gracias
Hello,
thanks for the video. i have a few questions for you here though it's partly related to the video in a way. Here is goes: I was playing around with my radio code yesterday and observed that my renault scenic 2003 (same as yours) wheel got looked and the brake padel got more stiff and I could not start (No Crank , The key could not turn, No Start) the car anymore. I wish to ask if the radio code could be the impact on the NO START state of the car? I have not fixed the radio code yet cause I am not at home now, but I am just worry about the state of things with the car cause it was working perfectly fine before yesterday.
Do you have any suggestion on what I can do to fix this NO START situation?
Muchas gracias , me ha solucionado una avería que en tres años me han ido cobrando los mecánicos de renault, cambiándome piezas, y seguro que solo limpian esta piezas , porque después de llevarles el coche , me funcionaba , una media de entre 5 y 8 meses , muchas gracias
Thanks for the comment
Nadamas se puede limpiar..!!en vez de cambiar
Indeed helped, thank you very much!
Thanks for the comment, great to hear it worked
i tried the exact same thing because i was having same problem and it has been fixed thank you very much the garage wanted £60 but it only cost me £2.50 for wd40 once again thank you very much
Great to hear you got it sorted thanks for the comment
Very useful. Thanks.
Thanks for the comment
Although my Clio Mk3 appeared to be running OK, the dashboard engine warning light came on last week. The OBD2 reader reported random cylinder misfire and camshaft position actuator circuit faults. After some research, I decided to look at the crankshaft sensor first. Cleaning it with steel wool appears to have fixed the problem. Woohoo! I actually spent a lot of time looking for the location of the sensor on the car. It was only until I saw a picture of a Clio crank angle sensor on the eurocarparts website then I was sure where it was located. Access is from underneath the car. It has a single 10mm mounting bolt.