Son bought a Megane Scenic a while back. Serves him right, but he keeps 
bothering me about the bloody thing like I recommended it!

Anyway, at some point someone chopped all the wires off wot go to the 
original radio and allegedly this has stopped the interior lights, electric 
mirrors and clock working, according to the previous owner. Son took the car 
to Halfords today for to get the wires looked at with a view to getting a CD 
player put in it but the Halfords monkey couldn't find either a permanent 
live or a switched one.

He went on to test the fuseboard and reckons that a whole row of fuses are 
dead - nothing going in, nothing coming out. This is all coming from son so 
I don't know the exact details. Any common faults spring to mind? Any dodgy 
earths anywhere that want checking?

Si

Mungo "Two Sheds" Toadfoot wrote:

> Son bought a Megane Scenic a while back. Serves him right, but he keeps bothering
> me about the bloody thing like I recommended it!
> 
> Anyway, at some point someone chopped all the wires off wot go to the original
> radio and allegedly this has stopped the interior lights, electric mirrors and
> clock working, according to the previous owner. Son took the car to Halfords today
> for to get the wires looked at with a view to getting a CD player put in it but
> the Halfords monkey couldn't find either a permanent live or a switched one.
> 
> He went on to test the fuseboard and reckons that a whole row of fuses are dead -
> nothing going in, nothing coming out. This is all coming from son so I don't know
> the exact details. Any common faults spring to mind? Any dodgy earths anywhere
> that want checking?
> 
> Si

If a whole row of fuses are dead its quite possible one of the main fuses have gone
these are usally big jobbies near the battery  usally between 60 and 100 amps .

If the fuses are ok then its possble that some muppet has disconnected the wire
between the two fuse boxes

steve robinson wrote:
>
> If a whole row of fuses are dead its quite possible one of the main
> fuses have gone these are usally big jobbies near the battery  usally
> between 60 and 100 amps .
>

That sounds likely. I'll get him to check them.

> If the fuses are ok then its possble that some muppet has
> disconnected the wire between the two fuse boxes

It had the head gasket done before he got it so anything could have 
happened.

Thanks.

Si

On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:14:38 +0100, "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"
 wrote:

>steve robinson wrote:
>>
>> If a whole row of fuses are dead its quite possible one of the main
>> fuses have gone these are usally big jobbies near the battery  usally
>> between 60 and 100 amps .
>>
>
>That sounds likely. I'll get him to check them.
>
>> If the fuses are ok then its possble that some muppet has
>> disconnected the wire between the two fuse boxes
>
>It had the head gasket done before he got it so anything could have 
>happened.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Si 

If he has recently run out of washer fluid and tried using it, it
could have blown fuse. Its a small 15A or so fuse and the one that
controls the radio and CD etc. Might be a glove box one. Worth trying
that first can do no harm, but may be bigger issue from what you have
said. I'd tell him to get rid of it as soon as possible he'll regret
it otherwise. Thery're nothing but trouble Meganes/Scenics. Tell him
to go Japanese (-nissan) or German if he can or Ford and Vauxhall also
okay. Avoid French shit esp renault.

John wrote:

> On Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:14:38 +0100, "Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"
>  wrote:
> 
> > steve robinson wrote:
> > > 
> >> If a whole row of fuses are dead its quite possible one of the main
> >> fuses have gone these are usally big jobbies near the battery  usally
> >> between 60 and 100 amps .
> > > 
> > 
> > That sounds likely. I'll get him to check them.
> > 
> >> If the fuses are ok then its possble that some muppet has
> >> disconnected the wire between the two fuse boxes
> > 
> > It had the head gasket done before he got it so anything could have 
> > happened.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Si 
> 
> If he has recently run out of washer fluid and tried using it, it
> could have blown fuse. Its a small 15A or so fuse and the one that
> controls the radio and CD etc. Might be a glove box one. Worth trying
> that first can do no harm, but may be bigger issue from what you have
> said. I'd tell him to get rid of it as soon as possible he'll regret
> it otherwise. Thery're nothing but trouble Meganes/Scenics. Tell him
> to go Japanese (-nissan) or German if he can or Ford and Vauxhall also
> okay. Avoid French shit esp renault.

The op said the whole line of fuses have no power to them

>
> If he has recently run out of washer fluid and tried using it, it
> could have blown fuse. Its a small 15A or so fuse and the one that
> controls the radio and CD etc. Might be a glove box one. Worth trying
> that first can do no harm, but may be bigger issue from what you have
> said. I'd tell him to get rid of it as soon as possible he'll regret
> it otherwise. Thery're nothing but trouble Meganes/Scenics. Tell him
> to go Japanese (-nissan) or German if he can or Ford and Vauxhall also
> okay. Avoid French shit esp renault.


I have three friends with Scenics:

An 02 plate 1.6 that's currently covered 137,000 miles with nothing untoward 
failing, apart from coil packs and rear shocks.
An 02 plate 1.8 at 74,000 miles with only rear shocks having failed and one 
leaking wheel cylinder, about to be traded for a Grand Scenic.
An 03 plate 1.8 just traded in with 89,000 miles against another Scenic.

They seem no worse than anything else that gets family abuse and has to 
endure school runs etc.

Doctor D wrote:
>> If he has recently run out of washer fluid and tried using it, it
>> could have blown fuse. Its a small 15A or so fuse and the one that
>> controls the radio and CD etc. Might be a glove box one. Worth trying
>> that first can do no harm, but may be bigger issue from what you have
>> said. I'd tell him to get rid of it as soon as possible he'll regret
>> it otherwise. Thery're nothing but trouble Meganes/Scenics. Tell him
>> to go Japanese (-nissan) or German if he can or Ford and Vauxhall
>> also okay. Avoid French shit esp renault.
>
>
> I have three friends with Scenics:
>
> An 02 plate 1.6 that's currently covered 137,000 miles with nothing
> untoward failing, apart from coil packs and rear shocks.
> An 02 plate 1.8 at 74,000 miles with only rear shocks having failed
> and one leaking wheel cylinder, about to be traded for a Grand Scenic.
> An 03 plate 1.8 just traded in with 89,000 miles against another
> Scenic.
> They seem no worse than anything else that gets family abuse and has
> to endure school runs etc.

how any one can test drive one and then buy it is beyond me.

Mrcheerful wrote:

> how any one can test drive one and then buy it is beyond me.

Depends on your frame of reference I suppose. Son was driving a 1989 Toyota 
Starlet before this Renault heap. They were saving for a Focus then his 
girlfriend said "My sister's got a Megane Scenic. They love it. I WANT ONE!" 
and he caved. Now I'm going to suffer for it, obviously.

Si

"Mungo \"Two Sheds\" Toadfoot"  gurgled happily,
sounding much like they were saying:

>> how any one can test drive one and then buy it is beyond me.

> Depends on your frame of reference I suppose. Son was driving a 1989
> Toyota Starlet before this Renault heap. They were saving for a Focus
> then his girlfriend said "My sister's got a Megane Scenic. They love it.
> I WANT ONE!" and he caved. Now I'm going to suffer for it, obviously.

I was certainly gobsmacked by how crudely it was built when I saw one on 
a ramp.

Sodding great big x-bracing crudely attached underneath, and massive 
great big lumps of iron as anti-vibration blocks on the rear brake 
backplates.

Somebody else's bargepole.

On Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:19:04 +0100, Mrcheerful   
wrote:

> Doctor D wrote:
>>> If he has recently run out of washer fluid and tried using it, it
>>> could have blown fuse. Its a small 15A or so fuse and the one that
>>> controls the radio and CD etc. Might be a glove box one. Worth trying
>>> that first can do no harm, but may be bigger issue from what you have
>>> said. I'd tell him to get rid of it as soon as possible he'll regret
>>> it otherwise. Thery're nothing but trouble Meganes/Scenics. Tell him
>>> to go Japanese (-nissan) or German if he can or Ford and Vauxhall
>>> also okay. Avoid French shit esp renault.
>>
>>
>> I have three friends with Scenics:
>>
>> An 02 plate 1.6 that's currently covered 137,000 miles with nothing
>> untoward failing, apart from coil packs and rear shocks.
>> An 02 plate 1.8 at 74,000 miles with only rear shocks having failed
>> and one leaking wheel cylinder, about to be traded for a Grand Scenic.
>> An 03 plate 1.8 just traded in with 89,000 miles against another
>> Scenic.
>> They seem no worse than anything else that gets family abuse and has
>> to endure school runs etc.
>
> how any one can test drive one and then buy it is beyond me.
>
>

They'd just tried a Vauxhaul Meriva?