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Want something fixing on your
Cinquecento/Seicento Sporting?
[in fact,
any Fiat with 1108/1242 single cam FIRE engine, also Cento's with
the 899cc engine too]
Email me, or call me on 01625 536493, Nik.
If you can get your vehicle to my place
in Wilmslow SK9 any day weekend or midweek, then I can carry out work for you as
follows:
Prices are for the actual job and do
not include parts, I can buy them as outlined in the notes section or you
supply your own
Prices based on the 1108cc overhead cam engine - contact me for others, I can do
899 engines too, below are the most popular
items:
If you cannot get your vehicle to me,
then I can cover most places in the north west area, but cost will be higher to
allow for fuel etc, most jobs can be done same day except for head gasket
replacement, just contact me to discuss.
Please note: I am not a trader, I am a
Cinq Sporting owner who is willing to help others, get a garage quote then ask
me, dont let your cinq be scrapped due to the high cost of garage fee's.
Thanks
for looking!
Notes:
Handbrake problems?
A handbrake that doesnt hold the car, or the feeling that the back
brakes are stuck on when handbrake is released are due to a small
lever in the back brake mechanism, the lever has a pivot and this
pivot has a habit of seizing up, its unlikely that your handbrake
cable will need replacing, and even more likely that your brake
shoes will need replacing. The fix is to remove the brake drum,
followed by the shoes and take the lever out, the pivot needs
freeing up with soem release agent then some grease working in,
until it is loose, fitted back to the car and repeat other side and
handbrake will be perfect again.
Cam/timing belt Replacement
This job is fairly easy on a 1108/1242 engine, the cost of a belt
isnt that great and the job is an ideal time to replace the water
pump, unlike a lot of other engines, if you are unfortunate to have
a belt snap, the engine components wont be damaged - so dont be
fobbed off by a recovery man or local garage, a new belt will have
the engine running great again, its important to properly align the
timing marks to ensure proper running.
Clutch problems?
The clutch fitted to these cars can cause problems, but most often
when it is thought a new clutch might be needed, its often the cable
that just needs adjusting. If you are having problems getting the
car into 1st gear, or crunching into reverse, or maybe the "bite" is
very low, then it will be the cable. The problem getting the car
into 1st is sometimes thought to be a gearbox fault too, but its
nearly always the clutch adjustment at fault.
Another clutch problem is a snapped cable, the cables arent very
expensive and are easily fitted.
Poor running
The engines in these cars are a fairly typical modern engine, with
all its associated sensors all over the place, one or two of them
can cause problems.
If your car has an uneven idle, maybe it sounds like its "chugging",
then the first thing to check is the rubber pipe between the inlet
manifold to the MAP sensor on the passenger side inner wing, the
pipe is a small bore and around 8mm thick, they have a habit
of splitting at the ends and this lets air in under vacuum,
resulting in poor idle and poor fuel consumption. At the pipe's
junction at the inlet manifold there is another similar pipe that
goes to the bottom of the air box, and the valve in the air intake,
these can also cause problems, I have removed mine and plugged the
pipes, resultign in better running.
Next of the usual running problems is the O2 sensor, this is fixed
into the exhaust downpipe just under the exhaust manifold, if this
is faulty you will notice high fuel consumption, and a feeling that
the car wont pull or rev very well, unless you have a spare one you
may have to splash the cash on this one, a "universal fit" one of
ebay did the job when mine went, about £25 all in.
If you have recently changed the alternator belt, and the car wont
start afterwards despite it turning over then a quick check of the
sensor pointing at the lower belt pulley is probably the cause, this
can be a case of the connector left undone, or its adjustment in its
mounting
Water Pump
The water pump can fail on the
1108 and 1242cc engine after the seals around its bearings get worn,
typically water will drip out while the engine is running, it will
trickle down the front of the engine and drop off the bottom at the
cam belt end just by the oil pump behind the bottom pulley, easy to
spot if you look underneath while the engine is warm and running.
Head Gasket failure
Click here for more info
The daddy of poor running however, will be failure of the cylinder
head gasket, this might be noticed via frequent sessions of having
to top up the water in the coolant tank, especially if there are no
visible leaks, allowing the water to run low will worsen the
situation over time, in general a failed head gasket might show up
when the car is started from cold, does it sound like its mis-firing?
then it clears itself when warm? it sounds like a daunting job but
in 99% of cases it is easily fixable, a gasket kit and a skim of the
head to ensure flatness is usually all thats needed and the time to
do the job, this is where many garages will sting you in
their labour costs, as you then wonder whether the car is worth the
spend...
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