Megane dci 175

what type of answers are you after?
can we help through the forum in the first instance as those vehicles are quite rare nowadays

 

I had one, if it was a 3 door one then i would have kept it, my wife had it in the end but after 8 months of town driving it didn't like it.
I have the same engine in my Espace and that has done over 180k hard miles, it was mapped just after i bought it running around 200hp and a great increase in torque and after 7 years its still going strong.
No cambelt on these engines to worry about the main reason i bought the Espace.
If your not doing reasonable miles a day or week then get the dpf removed as they block fairly easy, it will need an Italian tune up once a week

I did track the Dci at Abingdon, all standard apart from decent pads and some semi slicks, very pleased with the way it performed, don't think the owner of the Audi RS4 avant was impressed when i left him behind and it still managed 22mpg on track, my 225 returned 8.8mpg at the same track.

 

Lower swivel bearings are common on mk2's and as the engine is 70kg heavier than the f4r engine they might need checking more often, it will have a mk3 gearbox in it so the short shift mod is an easy one to do.
It will all depend on what you are going to use the car for, as a daily on a reasonable run 40+ mpg easily, as a track day car it's a bit heavy on the front but still very enjoyable.

 

mine got 197k on clock, totally standard, torque is good it will go far if you maintain it well, mine is serviced every 6k turbo has no play whatsoever.
Window regulator and scuttle drain are an small issue sometimes but does not ruin the enjoyment of the ride for me anyway. You have to remember it is a Renault not a rolls Royce, so if you can leave with little nigly things then you will be fine.
Otherwise car is great even though the lump in front is heavy the car Handles really well and still a competitors to newer and more expensive cars IMHO.
Make sure you research well before buying to avoid buying a lemon. Best of luck in you search

 

Had my Silver , 2007 , 64k mile 3 door cup chassis for 4 yrs . Got it for the wife so she use the M3 . Fantastic car , no problems . Drove it down to the south of France . Mrs kept it when we split up , she sold it for £2500 last year . A guy from France bought it , he said they sell for for €6k Over there! [emoji15]


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The gearbox in the DCi is a mk3 box, so if you really want to fit a CAE shifter sure a mk2 one will fit, i did my DCi and it was really a great improvement.

I think you will be better getting it mapped as the extra torque and power is addictive

 

Short shift is really really easy - way easier than the petrols.

 

This is what the part looks like

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I had to trade my DCi in against the 265, as i couldn't get any viewings, it was 08 plate, 5 door, with 66k miles on it, should have kept it really, if it had been a 3 door it would have stayed.

 

The mk3 is okay, but i think the mk2 is a better track car, the 265 driving to tracks and back is a very nice place to be, but i like the way you can abuse the chassis of the mk2 controllable lift off over steer and you can feel exactly whats going on under the wheels.