The Doctor
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Fiat Panda 750 problems!The Doctor
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Aug 24, 2010 14:37:58 GMT
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a friend of mine has a Fiat Panda, and since they are not good in car technics, i service the car for them. I can work on Toyota's blindfolded with one hand tied on my back, but Fiat's are a bit different then what I'm used to! It started to idle really badly lately, and cutting off at some traffic lights, but sometimes nothing is wrong with it and it drives and idles fine!  It's this engine, complete with a green box labeld ECO or something, i suspect that unit, but i don't know for sure.  Anyone can point me in to the right direction? |
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mrj
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Aug 24, 2010 15:40:44 GMT
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the problem is well known, you can find it between the front and the rear bumper ;D But that Ecobox seems to fail quite often, i would look into that ... other than that, a 75 BHP fire engine can cure the problem ....  |
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MonzaPhil
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Aug 24, 2010 17:29:51 GMT
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... other than that, a 75 BHP fire engine can cure the problem .... Like this one?   |
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This is now a clicky linky!  |
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Ads 19
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Aug 24, 2010 17:52:46 GMT
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bad idling is just a fiat quirk. problem disappears and reappears. not driven an singlepoint fiat that doesn't.
either increase the idle so it doesn't notice or just live with it. generally a service seems to cure it for a week.
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The Doctor
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Fiat Panda 750 problems!The Doctor
@thedoctor
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Aug 24, 2010 17:59:53 GMT
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well, the bad idling ends in a car which stalls and is near on impossible to start again!
At first i thought it was because they didn't know how to work with a carb engine, but it happend to me too, and i couldn't get it started either!
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Fuzzy
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Aug 24, 2010 18:51:15 GMT
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Head over to fiatforum.com/panda-classic/ they are a friendly bunch and there's plenty of technical knowledge on there. In fact if you search the forum you may find similar threads which also carry a solution in the replies. |
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Aug 24, 2010 23:22:14 GMT
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My money would be on the Vacuum Advance Unit on the distributor (the rusty round thing, with a pipe out the top), as these are well known for bad running/stalling, and a replacement is only about £20.
Try shop4parts.co.uk for the bit
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Aug 24, 2010 23:51:09 GMT
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contact urchin on here. he's the panda expert
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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pirate
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i had the same problem with mine many many years ago, and I'm almost certain we replaced the vacuuum advance magic thing and it sorted it, other then that you could drive the little blighter flat out everywhere (kinda had to) and it wouldnt bust! it was even the same colour as that one. i loved the hamock rear seat.
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The Doctor
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Fiat Panda 750 problems!The Doctor
@thedoctor
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Aug 27, 2010 19:12:07 GMT
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fixed it today, went to scrapyard and bought a complete distributor, swapped it in and hey presto, it worked again! Runs better then ever! ;D So thanks for all the help!  |
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Last Edit: Aug 27, 2010 19:13:03 GMT by The Doctor
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Aug 27, 2010 19:16:22 GMT
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whooop thought it would be that.
they are funny lil cars, i might have to add one to the list for a lil shopper
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persistant retro offender.
04 laguna load lugger
alfa 159 lusso beast
82 austin allegro
82 mg metro
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