www.renault18.com – About my adventures with 1 or 2 ‘Sahara metallic’ Renaults 18 (original) (raw)

This site started many years ago as a very small ode to my old car. Some of the people surrounding me find my attachment to this old and almost forgotten Renault a bit peculiar to say the least 🙂

The idea of this site is to share my experience on my own Renault 18 and the fun I have working on and driving this car with the rest of world. Look around and read. If you drive a Renault 18 yourself especially the technical stuff might be useful. In the links section you also find some links to other R18 and Renault pages on the web.

Although the pages are centered around my own 18, your experiences, tips, tricks, pictures, suggestions, and so on regarding this nice but all but forgotten model are also very welcome!!! By sharing some knowledge on this car we might be able to keep our 18s running and save this model from oblivion! You can send your tips and tricks to richard@renault18.com.

Have Fun! Drive Save!

For some time the A2M 1647 cc engine of my Renault 18 choked every now and then when it was idling with a warm engine. It was just like it was starved of fuel for a second or 2. Thanks to a suggestion on the … Read moreStuck valve in the air inlet

I still remember the first time I saw a Renault 18 back in 1978. I was 9 years old and a salesman demonstrated the newest Renault to my dad and me. I was astounded about the mirrors that could be adjusted from the inside (a … Read moreMy first introduction to the Renault 18

During it’s winter sleep I noticed some fluid on ground beneath the front of my Renault 18. Turned out the radiator was leaking. I had also noticed the coolant was pretty dirty. So it was clearly time for some serious TLC for the cooling system. … Read moreFlushing the cooling system and replacing the radiator of my Renault 18

This website started as one page of a larger website I build 25 years ago. I noticed It attracted more visitors than my main site, so I published more info. And when renault18.com became available I immediately claimed it. The rest is history. Between 2006 … Read more20+ years back in time