Renault Clio 1.2 16v Throttle Body Cleaning/Replacement 

Thank you, brother! It's a very straight-forward and easy to understand. I'm a complete beginner when it comes to car engines. This year I noticed that my Clio's fuel consumption was increased as compared to the previous year. Also, the RPM at idling was over 1000, although it used to be 600-700 RPM at idling. My gas pedal also became very hard (my English is not that good, sorry). I had to press the gas pedal HARD to move the car, otherwise, it would simply "shut down" when I start releasing the clutch pedal. Last month I sent my Clio to a detailed overhaul, and told them about the problem. They changed brake pads and stuff, fuel pump and several other parts, but the problem wasn't solved. When I told them about it few days later, they simply told me "It's because we changed the fuel pump." I came home disappointed. I called my dad, who's a professional truck driver. He said, "It's the throttle valve, it has to be cleaned and they simply didn't bother to do it!" So, I googled about cleaning the throttle valve, and came across your video. I followed your instructions to the letter, including the brand of the throttle cleaner. And I did it, successfully! The problem is now solved, RPM is back to 600-700, gas pedal is now soft as it should be, and the fuel consumption is back to normal as well. Not only that my car had to re-learn the values, but also I had to re-learn to press the gas pedal GENTLY, lol :) And let me tell you: my throttle body was SO DIRTY, it took me a few hours to clean it. The one in your video is not even close to what mine used to look like before I cleaned it. THANK YOU SO MUCH for this video! Officially, you're my hero of the year! Keep up the good work!

Young man - this is an exceptionally clear video for a problem my daughter has with her Clio. Thank you so much for posting.

Nice clear and thorough instructions. Thanks for the video.

Very good mechanic.not a part exchanger mechanic. Top gun

Nice video, clear, concise, great knowledge and info. Nice one

This was useful. Thank you for the content.

Thank you very much for the video.

Super.Thank you so much for posting.

Thanks for the vid, my parents car wasnt running properly and i needed to fix it, first time working on an engine and hopefully not the last!

Very good video, i think at engine cleaner in spray gonna work too

Nice video. 722 throttle body location is soooooooo much better than the 712.

Great and concise video! Changed my air filter the other day and noticed that the throttle body was quite dirty. I want to source a replacement gasket for it before removing it though as I don't know how old the existing one is. I've been having no luck in finding the gasket online, hoping you might have a suggestion. 1.2 D4F. Thanks!

Good job

super ,keep doing.....

Where is the throttle body located on the variant of the 1.2 engine with the cylinder shaped air filter? Thanks.

Thanks it's the best cleaning throttle body video 💐

Hi, seems inside axes for gears to to sized and need lubricant or grease and the electronic parts seems to worn out too. Is this learning procedure xorks and a brand new one, please? Thanks.

Thanks for information 👍🙂

could you tell me the colors of the throttle wires, thanks in order thank you

Can I do the same easily with TCE 1.2 H5F?

hi, great video, i drive a Renault megane 1.6 79kw 2001, all the rings oring the whole set have been changed, all the sensors have been checked and everything is great, everything is clean but I have a problem with the first start after it cools down no problem starts, secondly why the arrow does not rest goes from 730 to 780 is not constant does not rest, thanks for each answer.

Hello Again, thanks for the vid. I've taken my throttle body off as there seemed to be oil leaking from it, put it back on and used it for around a week, then had a look to see if this happened again, and there seems to be a bit in there. Do you know what this means, is it normal to have oil in your throttle body?

Hello, great explanatory video. My mom's clio 3 lately shuts off in the first morning start to make him hold the idle I need to give a little gas for a couple seconds, also I noticed that the idle with the engine warm is quite low, around 600-700 i'd say. I will definitely clean the throttle body and maf sensor, what other things besides these ones would you recommend to check. Also another quick questions is it possible to change the fuel filter on these cars? I looked under it and I didn't find it.

I understand the 30 second reset but can I ask what are the drive cycles you are on about at the end of the video. My dauter has a twingo and the set up of the clip engine looks the same.

Thank you so much for you excelent video. I have to question: 1 How often is it necessary to clean the throttle body? 2 My renaul Clio 2003 is an antique. The problem is that it does not accelerate and I have to wait 10 minutes .And acceleration started successfully. I might do it two to three times during the tour. Do you have any opinion about this defect?

Hello, are these procedures the same for the 2007 clio 3 D4F 740 engine? My vehicle has low idle and fluctuation. Could that be the reason?

Thankyou for the video. I was wondering if brake cleaner is something I could use to clean the throttle body?

Does anyone know if there is another way to reset the throttle position sensor? I’ve tried the 30 seconds on and 30 seconds off reset but still have an intermittent issue where I get a loss of power. Acceleration seems fine if I just touch the pedal gently but if I put more pressure on the car starts to hesitate. If I put my foot to the floor I get a surge forward. It’s a new accelerator pedal and throttle body and I’ve got no eml lights.

When resetting the throttle position during the 30secs with ignition 'on'. Do you have to press the accelerator fully down so it knows the max, or does it learn it without pressing it?

Hi is this the same reset procedure for a mk4 clio 1.2 16valve,this car runs then runs rough and cuts out,many thanks

I've read moving the butterfly valve manually can damage the throttle body in terms of the electronics. Thoughts? I have the same car and would like to take my throttle body out to have it cleaned

Hi do you know if this engine use old fashioned "spin-on" metal oil filters , or paper filters? I see both metal ones and paper ones when ordering

Hello, I have the same car and I noticed that when I stop (for example at a red light) the rpms go under the minimum (500 rpms), sometimes very near to the 0 and then slowly come back to 500rpms. Do you think a dirty throttle body could be the only problem? Because I've star noticing that it's also difficult for the car to go at temperature (it stops at just 2 notches instead of 4) even after a lot of km. Thank you very much for this very helpful video, I will for sure try and clean the throttle body of my Renault Clio

hello mate love your vids. I have a 2009 mk3 1.2 Clio and it has a major misfire on random cylinders and at least once a day it will go into limp mode until car is restarted the exhaust is loose/shakey but not sure if related, it idle around 500 (very jumpy) and mpg has gone to 26 replaced spark plugs and coil pack and it feels a lil more punchy but still going into limp, does this sound like throttle body? ps it also has electronic fault every so often where the revs get completely stuck at around 2-3000 until turned off and when stationary and I press my foot 1-2cm deep on the pedal and keep it there it stalls?any replies much appreciated!thanks car is 115k

Hi, today when I turned on my ignition (same model) there were vibrations in the engine and the engine light on the dash was flashing. Would this be the coil pack?

Hello friend I need a little help. I have problem on my 2008 year mk3 Clio 1.2 petrol. When vehicle is parked throttle keeps going up and down to 1000 rpm to 1500 rpm non stop. If comes down than goes under 500 rpm and the motor is stalling. I have replaced the throttle body with new, calibrated and the problems is still there nothing changed. I have changed spark cables too. Thanks

I have a problem in my manual transmission, the car revs up without acceleration . It does not stay idle. Cannot neutral the car even at the traffic. Tried replacing a new throttle body, but same issue. Please advise me. Thank you

After cleaning the throttle body, does it need to be configured for ECU by OBDII device?

HI, very good video. My car is DF4 728 similar to DF4 722. I have a question, i clean the throttle body and perform the calibration procedure. When I turned it on, everything was normal, it started to warm up and lowered the revolutions to less than 1000. But after driving for a while, the revolutions did not drop below 1800 with the car stopped. I don't think it's an air leak because when turn it on and wait for it to warm up the RPMs drop from 1500 cold to less than 1000 when warn. Any idea? Thanks you very much

I have an 07 version of this Clio, the car will not do more than 52 in 5th, I had the body off, cleaned it and put it back on, cleared the code with the diagnostic tool, unfortunately my Dad insist on running the engine for 15 instead of just turning the ignition on for 30 seconds then off for 30 seconds. What would this have done? Also, what do you mean by "drive cycles", please?.

Does this air box fit the d4f engine of 2000? Because your air box is a better design which gives more torque in the low rev ranges so it improves the drivability of the car But i could do with another setup aswell Like a k&n inlay filter

I'm expecting mine to be cleaned today but no idea how much a clean would be. I've had loss of power from the pedal then it suddenly kicks in and jolts u out of nowhere And violently shakes when idle when it hasn't run for more then a day and check engine light comes on every now and then

Hi would changing the throttle body help with a loss of power and a fault code of the square with a loop through it. It goes into limp mode and has to be restarted. The power goes and limps along thanks

Hello, I have a clio 2, 2005 petrol... The electronic code keeps coming up and the car doesn't seem to Rev when it's on.. Any suggestions.. Thanks

Hey! Appreciate the video, i own a 2001 Mk2 1.2 16v, has fluctuation on idle, biggest issue is that sometimes, when starting, the RPMs get between 1100/1500 and when i press the accelerator, it gives a very "touchy" INSTANT response going immediately to the 2600/3000 zone by barely touching the accelerator pedal, if I don't remove my foot from the accelerator, it stops receiving acceleration, no matter how hard i press, it will only accelerate again, if i remove my foot from the accelerator and step on it again, doing this pretty much in a cycle, generally stops when it reaches an operational temperature, and then it's like a new car, any clues as if it might be throttle body related? Anything else possibly? Thanks in advance.

I have a Renault Clio 1.2 16v from 2001, i've noticed that the throttle isnt responding well, it's like it has a delay... I press the throttle and only after a small period of time the revs go up, its so strange to drive like this and i cant manage to find what's the issue... could it be that the throttle body is dirty? Amazing video btw, keep it up !

Hello, I have changed the throttle body and I still have this error. Any tipps? I have the P0225 error too.

I have a 2001 clio and appears to go into limp mode when the engine revs keep bouncing up and down and I no control over the revs. Could it be the throttle body causing this problem?

How does it go through drive cycles? do I need to do something? or just turn ignition on for 30 and off for 30? Thanks

Hello, my clio went to 3000 rpm in idle after 10 minutes of driving. So I cleaned the throttle body and it goes immediately to 3000 rpm even just adter starting it! Does it mean that my valve is not working or does the memory need to learn the min max vslve position?

Hey, I have a quick question. The number of the throttle body currently in my clio is 8200568712B and I'm looking to replace it. Would a throttle body with 8200568712C printed on it be fine to fit onto my car even if the letters are different? Thank you!

Hi, would the reset procedure be the same on a 2005 Kangoo? Thanks

Hi . In 2019 I bought my Logan MCV 1.2 16v from 2016 which had an acceleration problem. That is to say that once the engine warmed up, I accelerated but there was a lag between the moment when I pressed the accelerator pedal and the effective response to the action made. In fact at first I noticed this problem when entering the highway in the bottom of 4th gear, the vehicle no longer accelerated at all. The pedal fully and even releasing and reapplying .... nothing. Blame the breaker? Renault has "fixed" the problem on the surface. The technician told me that there had been a problem with the lambda probe (which one?), according to what he saw on the Renault history of the previous owner. Idle always between 800-1000 rpm, but without going so far as to stall the engine. Recently I disassembled and cleaned the throttle body. I have an ODBII box and dedicated software that did not indicate any faults before dismantling and cleaning. It was not dirty for a vehicle that has 67,500 km. I went up. When starting the vehicle, I pressed the brake pedal fully several times and the engine stalled! I redo a diagnostic and it tells me fault P0351. I admit that I pulled slightly on cable 4 of the front ignition coil, but I pressed it well, and the terminal did not move until it was unclipped from the coil. I also sprayed Facom contact cleaner on the coil socket and let it dry before reconnecting. I then decided to turn off the ignition, disconnect the coil (same plug) and reconnect. The defect disappeared. On the other hand now I hear a noise (a bit like the noise we hear on your video) and if I don't really accelerate the engine stalls downright!! I disassembled and tested the ignition coil with a multimeter (low end from "Action"). I set to "200 Ohms" to test "A-B-C-D", for A/B- C/D value of 0.09 instead of 0.4 ohms and B/C value of 0.04 ohms instead of 0. then set the device to "20 K Ohms" to test cables 1/4 value 8.31 K Ohms instead of 9.8 k Ohms and 2/3 value 8.02 K Ohms instead of 9.6 K Ohms. Then tests cables 1/2, 1/3, 2/4 and 3/4 value "I." for "O.L", I think the cables are good so. The multimeter used does not allow setting below 200 Ohms and 20 K Ohms. The results may be good if you have to do a mathematical operation? What can i do now, change the throttle or the ignition coil ? Thanks for your help.

Hi , I am looking at a fault on 2008 1.2 clio 3 for a friend who is just 19 who bought the car private and has had no luck with it. It is showing up a throttle range fault P0638. Took off the air filter and the butterfly not opening when accelator pedal pressed 95% of the time. I took off the throttle body and if I shake while holding the butterfly there is something rattling under the black cover. If I put my finger on the black cover and tilt back and forth I can feel something on the inside hitting the cover. Is something rattling /loose under the black cover normal on these, I am thinking not and excess wear inside of a clogged wheel or similar? Thanks Pat

Do you have calibrations?

Hallo Today i cleaned my throttle body of my 1.6 clio from 2001 (no facelift) Put the ignition on and of but the idle is stil way to high... It seems to not calibrating the valve.... Is there a other way to calibrate?

At the 18:15 you didn't refit that connector properly! There is 2 pins in it and you went only over 1 pin. If you compare that connector position at 4:50, you can see the difference. Just wanted to point that out, because I struggled with it. Anyway, thanks for the vid! 🙏

Hola buen día cómo estás , te hago una consulta, tengo un clio 1.2 16v que le hice la tapa y ayer cuando lo terminamos de armar, lo prendimos, quedó relativamente bien, pero salí a probarlo y al hacer unas 15 cuadras dejo de acelerar, el auto queda prendido regulando pero no acelera, si me pudieras dar una mano con eso a ver qué puede ser te lo agradecería un montón, abrazos, le colocamos el scanner me salió error p0638, p0504 y p0443

Is this the same as a throttle valve?

Bonjour et pour une clio 1.2 la 60 cv ? merçi d'avance

How long does an engine last?..1.2 16v👍

Thanks! I have one question if you have a time to answer?

Where i can find the place for tps sensor on Renault Clio 2011?tkx

My wife's 08 Sandero with the same throttle body let her down last week. Unfortunately she was 300km from home, alone and it was a Sunday. The ADAC (German AA) man told her he could reset the error codes to get the car out of limp mode and she could chance driving home but she was alone and had a 3 hour drive in snowy conditions ahead of her so she opted to leave the car there and take a train. Luckily she has ADAC Plus Membership and they recovered the car back to here yesterday for no charge. The error codes the ADAC read out are for the throttle body so I whipped it off and gave it a good clean as a first step. There was what looked like factory applied dielectric grease in the wiring connector which seemed to have hardened a bit. I decided to clean the connector out with contact cleaner. Let's see what happens next. Will I need to clear those throttle body and Lambda sensor codes (probably a side-effect of the throttle body issue) p0638 p0120 respectively or will they self clear after a few starts? If the cleaning doesn't help what would your next step be? A replacement Pierburg throttle body is €137 so if there's something else I can try before leaping straight to that I'm all ears. I absolutely love your channel by the way. A really excellent way of making videos with no shortcuts or skipped stuff. A pleasure to watch.

Ref Renault Megane mk1 1.4i 16v engine..............I am in Portugal with a 2002 renault. I bought it privately and its a really nice car, been well looked after, done 195.000kms. Just one issue I have and cannot get any sensible info from Portuguese garages (apart from you need a new throttle body for €400 + fitting). The only issue is that on start up, the engine revs to around 12-1500rpm and is constant. I dive a few Kms and temp guage is showing normal. But then when I stop the engine is idling between 700rpm and 1500rpm, up and down every second. It wil do this for some time. If I leave the car and then go back to it after 10/15 mins, it will idle perfectly at 750rpm and steady.........but then again a further drive of maybe 10kms and it does the up and down again.I cannot seem to get any real understanding as toi why it is doing this. I do get a faint smell of petrol on th eoutside as if its running on choke or rich. But fuel consumption is about right at 6kms for 100kms at motorway driving. Car runs perfectly OK at all times just idling is the issue.................any ideas??

Sorry for the dumb question, but when you say “turn ignition on for 30 seconds” do you mean the electrics or actually start her up? Lot of people mean different things when they say that. I assume it means engine on, ignition/ignite lol but gotta check

Great video mate, I have watched all of your videos and I am going to try this throttle body clean. I have a very annoying low tickover speed on my Mark 3 1.2 16v tce ... Sometimes it is so slow it's just stops. I have read that this model is designed to tick over at approximately 650 RPM which is a bit slow. There is a video on RU-vid with exactly the same problem and the only way to increase the tickover speed is to put the air conditioning on and select speed 1 on the fan I guess this puts more load on the electrical system and allows the brain to increase the tickover slightly faster maybe?? Any thoughts would be appreciated thank you keep doing the videos ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3xI4F04DZHA.html

I have a serious problem with this car, I'm from Brazil

Love your videos. I have a Twingo 2 2011 with the same engine at I suspect a faulty trottle body. It hard to start and revs up to 3500 rpm ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qLeY4DLsBIE.html. My scan tool shows the throttle opening to be 21.2 % constantly. No matter if the car is running or just the ignition on. Even with the throttle body off. Also no reaction pressing the gas pedal. I noticed that yours is spring loaded. Mine will not flip back by it self.