I'm way down in West Wales, not sure on price as it varys so much depending on hourly rates, your talking around 6 hours to do it so if your talking dealer prices its 540 plus vat just for labour and then there's parts on top of that ..... Hi Peeps, I never had any notifications for the replies on ...

Common problem with r9m mate, I have done loads, easier job than the 1.2 dig t ... but I recommend a new timing cover as it usually bends upon removal unlike the aluminium covers which don't bend. Easy enough to do though just recommend putting on the genuine nissan sealant and you'll need 2 tubes ...

Hi Bud,

got exactly the same issue with my QQ 2013, did you manage to get to the bottom of this?

Seems like this is a common issue with the R9M engines (1.6 DCI engines), which are also fitted to the Renault Traffics.