The fuel filter on your clio I.2 16 valve is a mesh unit inbuilt to the fuel pump sender unit, emersed in the fuel tank.
To clean the mesh you have to remove the back seat ,driver side, unclip the black plastic circular cover.
Remove the electric multi plug conector,Disconect the fuel line. Then note which way the pump arrows are lined up with the car body arrow.
Remove the plastic serated ring holding the pump in place.
Then remove the pump at an angle to clear the fuel float.
Once the pump is removed from the vehicle you will see three clips holding the base of the unit on,
prise these open with a flat edged screwdriver carefully ,then lift the base away from the pump...
Eureca!!!! one mesh filter... fcuking crazy design..
contaminated fuel cloggs the fine mesh and the clio runs like s**t!!!
BOD 1968
December 2010