Renault Clio 2 Ph.3 Ecomodding Thread

[stargazerf3a]

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.

[stargazerf3a]

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

[stargazerf3a]

and finished job for today...

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by stargazerf3a

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.

[euromodder]

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).

[stargazerf3a]

Originally Posted by euromodder

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 or MPGuino : exact coolant temperatures.

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

[euromodder]

Originally Posted by stargazerf3a

Does mpguino measure temperature?

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

My bad

[stargazerf3a]

Originally Posted by euromodder

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

My bad

Nothing to worry about 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!!!!

[stargazerf3a]

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...

[stargazerf3a]

Another Mpguino Came to Life