Fiat gremlins

[tsjikatilo]

Help, please. I have a fiat palio 1.2. The motor has a few gremlins that like to frustrate me at times. It will drive fine and then all off a sudden I will experience a loss of power. Eventually the car will have so little power it can't even move forward. Even though it will rev all the way, but as soon as you leave the clutch the car will just refuse to go.

It sounds like the car is smothering and will begin to backfire through the intake manifold.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

When that happens, can you push the car? If not, then it might be brakes that's not releasing properly.

Is it carburettor, or fuel injection?

 

[The_Unbeliever]

oh, and FIAT = First In All Troubles

 

[wikk3d88]

if its a FI (fuel injection), it sounds like the ECU has packed up and is screwing with the timing and fuelling, causing the car to run either too rich or too lean

sell the palio, buy a tazz. you will thank me later

 

[tsjikatilo]

Not the brakes. I was also thinking it might be the ECU. But sometimes the ECU gets the wrong info from a sensor and it will still be the ECU that causes the problem, but it is not the cause. Could it not be the O2 sensor?

 

[wikk3d88]

Not the brakes. I was also thinking it might be the ECU. But sometimes the ECU gets the wrong info from a sensor and it will still be the ECU that causes the problem, but it is not the cause. Could it not be the O2 sensor?

i feel stupid now lol

yes it could be a faulty afm/02 sensor that causes the ecu to act up, my bad

best bet, get it to a FIAT dealer to diagnose the problem,unless you know/use a good private mechanic/workshop, since the stealerships are likely to charge you the earth and the moon

 

[tsjikatilo]

I should have known it will end at those money-eating outlets!! The problem I have is that they will gladly charge you an arm and legg for fault finding without actually finding anything. But I guess that is the only way to solve the issue unless I go the Tazz route.

 

[rurapente]

A toyota over a Fiat? bwahahaha

Yes the toyota is good, if you dont mind a car with 0 character, 0 looks, 0 flair, 0 passion hell - everything but the reliability is 0. I'de keep the broken Fiat, at least I would want to get in it at some point.

And why not just take it to Fiat to fix?

 

[tsjikatilo]

Yes, I guess the Fiat has more flair. The thing is I hate walking!

In all fairness - all cars will eventually give problems. Besides, Fiat doesn't manufacture the ECU etc. Magnetti & Marelli does and the same goes for almost all that goes into cars. The manufacturer only designs the motor and Bosch and the like supplie the rest. A car is a car is a car......

 

[wikk3d88]

A toyota over a Fiat? bwahahaha

Yes the toyota is good, if you dont mind a car with 0 character, 0 looks, 0 flair, 0 passion hell - everything but the reliability is 0. I'de keep the broken Fiat, at least I would want to get in it at some point.

aha.... sure buddy