Renault Clio 2 Ph.3 Ecomodding Thread
 

Hi
In this thread i will post pictures and diagrams of my ecomodding work.
First ecomodding job for me ,although not a very good one i guess, is a partial upper grill block.

Using a piece from 5mm depron sheet and some clear tape i made this block for testing out temperature tolorances.

also i've covered up some intake holes that lead to nowere ?! why did they put them there?

and finished job for today...

Keep a close eye on your engine coolant temperatures when blocking as much as this in the high temperatures .

The built-in temperature gauge may not be accurate or clear enough .

It's one of the reasons many of us run a ScanGauge ( Welcome to Scangauge Homepage - www.scangauge.net ( English Version ) sell them, and they're in Patras, Greece ;) ) UltraGauge (_____) : exact coolant temperatures.

Also, while ecomods help to reduce your fuel consumption, changing your driving style is far more effective than many mods.

Driving slower will help a lot.
It doesn't mean you'll need more time for a relative short distance (like 50 km or so).

Thank you for your answer :)
The built in gauge is far less than accurate , i have installed a car pc so i have all the readings through the EOBD port. Yestarday i did a 20km highway ride and the highest reading was 90c for about 10 seconds. Most of the time is was between 80-86 degrees and it is what i usually expect. Thermostat opens at 89 degrees so i think i am ok for now. As you can see the left opening which i've covered doesn't cool anything but the A/C compressor and the alternator so i think is useless for my engine , it is maybe usefull to bigger engines.
Does mpguino measure temperature? that will be usefull cause i don't turn on the car pc always it pulls 5-6 amps and that i think can ruin my MPG

Errr ...
I thought it did.
But when looking it up, it doesn't seem to show coolant temperature.

My bad :o

Nothing to worry about :D but you gave me a great idea... ;)
I think it will be easy to hook up the temperature sensor to mpguino and that way i'll have the pc turned off when i don't need music haaaa!!!!

New record for me yestarday maybe result of MPG software i've installed to my carpc so 6.88/100km 34.164 Mpg but i saw temperature readings as much as 98degrees celsius sometimes i don't know if that's normal but i hope it is...

Another Mpguino Came to Life :D