The Twingo Channel

The Twingo Channel

The Twingo Channel is my journey with multipe Twingo, a motorbike and any other rusted out crap boxes that I can find.

I'm a lifelong fan of fast and/or quirky French cars and have had many of them dating from the late 1970s up to the 2010s. Had a long period of VW Golf Mk2s and Mk3s alongside the Renaults and many other brands

My first car was a 1975 Renault 5 TL and have had over the 30 years...

4TL, 4GTL
11 TSE, 11 Turbo, 11 Electronic (this car is now in a museum),
5TL, 5 TSE, 5 TXE Baracca, 5 Turbo,
25 Auto Baracca,
19 GTL,
Megane Mk1, RS Megane 225
Clio Mk1 RSI, Clio Williams (that i bought new and stacked into a tyre wall) , Mk2s, Mk3s, Clio 182s, Clio 197, Clio 200 Gordini
Twingo GTs, RS Twingo 133, RS Twingo Gordini

The current fleet is

2002 Twingo Mk1 1.2 Initiale
2009 Renaultsport Twingo 133 1.6
2002 Peugeot 206 GTI
2020 BMW S1000XR



Renault Twingo GT 0-60mph attempts

Renault Twingo GT 0-60mph attempts

Twingo MK2  side vent removal

Twingo MK2 side vent removal

What have i bought now?

What have i bought now?

Twingo RS Fuel Gauge Issue

Twingo RS Fuel Gauge Issue

Bye Bye Twingo GT Gordini

Bye Bye Twingo GT Gordini

Pepe the Twingo Part 3

Pepe the Twingo Part 3

Pepe the Twingo Part 2

Pepe the Twingo Part 2

Pepe the Twingo Part 1

Pepe the Twingo Part 1

Very 80s Drive Time tune

Very 80s Drive Time tune

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  • @paveljurka5744
    @paveljurka574420 сағат бұрын

    how many liters of oil is needed for the gearbox? thx

  • @bogdanoleksyshyn
    @bogdanoleksyshyn3 күн бұрын

    you are great man, nicely done

  • @panaceiasuberes6464
    @panaceiasuberes64644 күн бұрын

    Name for a group of Twingos: happy wife, because we're home all the time restoring them ;)

  • @jacklewis6764
    @jacklewis67647 күн бұрын

    BGM gasket ??

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel7 күн бұрын

    Oh yes.. junk

  • @jacklewis6764
    @jacklewis67647 күн бұрын

    @@TheTwingoChanneloh no, I’ve fitted a bgm gasket last month !!!!

  • @jacklewis6764
    @jacklewis676415 күн бұрын

    Awesome work 👌

  • @reggeli
    @reggeli17 күн бұрын

    Aaaaayyy, nice one! Little nugget. Enjoy!

  • @jordanchadwick789
    @jordanchadwick78918 күн бұрын

    I know what I need to do this weekend! Thanks

  • @muridalcars
    @muridalcars22 күн бұрын

    Nice! Picked up one of these for £600! Quite good spec just has a dent round the side and had a little fender bender on the front. Nothing I can't fix. HPI Clear too haha

  • @user-es6cs5fs6n
    @user-es6cs5fs6n25 күн бұрын

    Water enters through the ignition coil packing. The cause is the upper cowl top. Water leaks from the gap and falls around the spark plug. I have taken countermeasures. From Japan

  • @erkdrey
    @erkdrey28 күн бұрын

    Very interesting. When I plug my topscan in to my twingo it can give me live data, and one of those is the litres left in the tank.

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel27 күн бұрын

    yes I have a similar device. The ODB computer will simply take its reading from the resistor matrix on the fuel sender. i've had a car where the fuel sender got stuck due to rust. Said it had 30 litres but ran out on side of road.

  • @mrgas2476
    @mrgas2476Ай бұрын

    How have u secured the wooden batons on top of the concrete slabs

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannelАй бұрын

    I believe the guys drilled into the concrete uprights and then fastened them down from there.

  • @soterman77
    @soterman77Ай бұрын

    Let us know if the new sparkplugs solved the issue completely, thanks!

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannelАй бұрын

    Yes new coils and spark plugs sorted it all. Also resealing the scuttle and windscreen plastic cover.

  • @soterman77
    @soterman77Ай бұрын

    Good job, thanks.

  • @reggeli
    @reggeliАй бұрын

    Hey Rob, I cannot send you an email at all. So, I am contacting you here, hope you don't mind! Hey mate, I just got myself a Twingo RS Gordini FL (2013). Would you happen to have any tips and tricks for these RS? Do they suffer from the same "problems" as the pre-facelift models? I appreciate any help you can provide. Looking forward to your reply, Greg

  • @OverNotHere
    @OverNotHere2 ай бұрын

    They dont look like the happy mk1 but damn they look cool

  • @dkrampage2933
    @dkrampage29333 ай бұрын

    Doesn't have the same personality as the First gen Twingo but man they do look good.

  • @richwilliams9895
    @richwilliams98953 ай бұрын

    The renault 1.6 16v lumps do suffer coils and need sparks at same time, if my memory serves me correct they are never 100% smooth at idle anyway. Think it is just a charactaristic of them engines. Renault scuttle issues are present on every model in their range lol.

  • @333m.
    @333m.3 ай бұрын

    Very helpful. Thanks for sharing and contributing to the somewhat limited Twingo's data base of maintenance experiences, tricks, how to's. 👍

  • @marinb3619
    @marinb36193 ай бұрын

    TWIGGA -> twiglet

  • @ChrisFEJackson
    @ChrisFEJackson3 ай бұрын

    I've got the same issue with cylinders 3&4. Whoever replaced the coil pack on 4 put the securing bolt in too tight and has sheared. I was a bit reluctant to to use excessive force on the spark plugs in case it did snap. But seeing as I need to get the manifold off to sort the coil pack retaining bolt I'll leave it until then.

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel3 ай бұрын

    I had same on cylinder 4 coil pack retaining bolt. I tapped it out and then installled a 10mm bolt not an 8mm.

  • @Celiberti_Mario
    @Celiberti_Mario3 ай бұрын

    I have also on a Twingo GT problem with Misfire it say on Cylinder 1 it blink the MIL and like in acceleration it goes like sometime empty i change also the Spark plugs like 1 to 4 and 2 to 3 and it say then to me Cylinder 4 misfire

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel3 ай бұрын

    Check your central coil pack. Different ignition setup to the 1.6 engine.

  • @cbuzz2371
    @cbuzz23713 ай бұрын

    A rattle at start up can be a dephaser fault

  • @CLNSP
    @CLNSP3 ай бұрын

    you need to have there muffins there so nice

  • @htimsid
    @htimsid3 ай бұрын

    How did you achieve headlamps suitable for UK?

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel3 ай бұрын

    Just used special stickers to block the light from the headlights in speciifc places. Passes all safety tests.

  • @biofall38
    @biofall384 ай бұрын

    It would make a nice little first car or a grocery getter

  • @gatulis
    @gatulis4 ай бұрын

    One of my favourite cars. Good luck with the build

  • @adambarczi6305
    @adambarczi63054 ай бұрын

    Great, useful video, many thanks. One question: can the gear box oil level checked anywhere?

  • @TheE46Guy
    @TheE46Guy4 ай бұрын

    Just put a layer of paint on these rusty spots😂 I would love seeing you tackle the rust if possible :) Dropped you a like man

  • @froogake
    @froogake4 ай бұрын

    If any of the rust turns out bad and you're based anywhere near Morecambe, I'd be able to give it a quick weld for cheap if you'd like.

  • @jamesmcfadden5643
    @jamesmcfadden56434 ай бұрын

    Channel Track project?

  • @panaceiasuberes6464
    @panaceiasuberes64644 ай бұрын

    That's the OG rust bucket. I'm a sucker for C06 Twingos bu can't fault a nice Peugeot... which this isn't. For me a Roland Garros 205 or a 106 Rallye would make my day every time.

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel4 ай бұрын

    Oh yes. n Its is def not a good copy. badly abused, owned by a heavy smoker and literally run into the ground. I think for me its the satisfaction of bringing something back from the dead rather than the dream or ideal car. If this was a Renault 5 Turbo i'd be smashing the credit card to restore it.

  • @panaceiasuberes6464
    @panaceiasuberes64644 ай бұрын

    @@TheTwingoChannel Yeah... same here most of the time. The good days of yore of the 400€ Twingo that you could spruce up for 500 and have a 2k car are long gone. These days a good example goes for 2-3k and then it takes at least the same to paint and bring to top notch mechanically (shock absorvers, flywheel and brakes), even if most of the work is done by ourselves (I do everything myself other than painting).

  • @timprice5
    @timprice54 ай бұрын

    Peugeot 206!

  • @mikecleasby709
    @mikecleasby7094 ай бұрын

    All too brief a hello….sorry about my Jack and Pug shouting at your two little ones…. The big lurcher is too chilled for that barking nonsense!

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel4 ай бұрын

    No problem... Jack is young and learning how to interact with other dogs. Saffie on her own is great but jack set sher off a little.

  • @noesph1637
    @noesph16374 ай бұрын

    Ah, you didn't spot the MK2 GT in Mayfair parking.

  • @kubbythebusman
    @kubbythebusman4 ай бұрын

    Was nice to meet you and the cute dogs too.

  • @panaceiasuberes6464
    @panaceiasuberes64644 ай бұрын

    I own 7 C3G-powered Twingos and really can relate with your channel. Its just an amazing little car, isn't it?

  • @vangestelwijnen
    @vangestelwijnen5 ай бұрын

    Hi, how long does it take to get if fixed? Mine has done 125K in km's, so 80K in miles is not that far away...

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel5 ай бұрын

    about 3 hours maximum

  • @Njihalostrave
    @Njihalostrave5 ай бұрын

    did you have any dash warning light for bad coil?

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel5 ай бұрын

    No. Nothing at all. no engine light either.

  • @fazelamp855
    @fazelamp8555 ай бұрын

    That can ruin the engine and i am a machenic so dont do that

  • @pyrypalokangas6347
    @pyrypalokangas63475 ай бұрын

    Check your own videos

  • @saruma06
    @saruma065 ай бұрын

    you aint no mechanic lil bro

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel5 ай бұрын

    Spryaing water under your car to remove salit will not ruin your engine in any way shape or form. If your logic was correct then going to a mechanical car wash with under body sprayers would ruin your engine. Which they dont.

  • @peteygti1
    @peteygti15 ай бұрын

    ​@@TheTwingoChannel I mean they scratch your paint with brushes, but underside is fine

  • @davezetec
    @davezetec5 ай бұрын

    Genius gonna try that

  • @ethompson5061
    @ethompson50615 ай бұрын

    What brand of springs did you put in?

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel5 ай бұрын

    Spax I think..

  • @neilthorpe7650
    @neilthorpe76506 ай бұрын

    My son has a Twingo GT, and your channel has been a great help to us. The LCD display on the dash is faulty. It works fine when started up, but as the car warms up, the display fades to virtually nothing. Any ideas what’s causing that?

  • @donaldwolff5211
    @donaldwolff52116 ай бұрын

    'Promosm' 😠

  • @tomdrake5712
    @tomdrake57126 ай бұрын

    Had my 133 for 5 years. Had a mifiring 4th coil and the 4th spark plug snap in the engine not long after i brought it. So this video was interesting. I'm guessing as i have since used it everyday the heat from the engine has prevented too much water pooling up.

  • @hosh423
    @hosh4237 ай бұрын

    gonna try this on my twingo rs soon, service light has only just started doing it, total pain lol

  • @dxtr3166
    @dxtr31667 ай бұрын

    i do have the same problem with my twingo rs and i made myself a little engine cover out of a plastic shelf and pluged the drain hole on the plastic piece right above the hot point. it gets the job done but it definetly isnt pretty. I bought o tub of basic bathroom silicone sealer and im going to use it on it. but ill have to fight it every time ill take those pieces off...and on a cup chassis its pretty often...she eats suspension parts every year

  • @dxtr3166
    @dxtr31667 ай бұрын

    another problem that is in this category is that the wings are open at the top and she just collects leaves and other stuff...for someone that keeps their twingo outside, we have to take these plastic panels off at least once a year to prevent rust

  • @dxtr3166
    @dxtr31667 ай бұрын

    this, for me, is the absolute opposite of fun maintenance but at least i dont have to take the engine out every spark plug change or smt. i love this car and ill build thru every problem. im building a garage, ill do all the maintenance...cuz is such a lovely car

  • @ChrisFEJackson
    @ChrisFEJackson7 ай бұрын

    Tidy job, rear end springs are heaven in comparison to the front. Your car colour is popping lovely, mine is the same colour but it doesn't pop like that :)

  • @ChrisFEJackson
    @ChrisFEJackson7 ай бұрын

    Nice, you have the same lane discipline as I do on mways, well the right one! hate middle lane charlies.

  • @ChrisFEJackson
    @ChrisFEJackson7 ай бұрын

    Many, many thanks for this info. I have exactly the same car, I absolutely love it and I do totally spank it on the moors down here in Devon. This is what KZread is about with cars, sharing our knowledge to help others. Even my coil issue on my TR7 helped someone out in Canada with a 1985 BMW CSi and resolved their issue. Great stuff buddy!

  • @eriks5111
    @eriks51117 ай бұрын

    Nice little rocket

  • @jt-wj8zx
    @jt-wj8zx7 ай бұрын

    dont forget the tear tyre lol. unless it just the angle/lighting. lol.

  • @TheTwingoChannel
    @TheTwingoChannel7 ай бұрын

    I see what you mean.. it was the lighting. all tyres fine!

  • @TDG2654
    @TDG26547 ай бұрын

    Currently fiddling with the fog light on my twingo. There's power coming out of the switch on the dash, but nothing going to the bulb. The fuse under the steering column has no power on either side and I would imagine there a relay between the switch and the bulb, but I cannot find it. Any advice?