Fiat JTD engines any good?

[Jettagti]

Im looking at a 2003 Fiat Stilo JTD as our everyday and longer distance driver

Its a 1.9 JTD (110 BHP), and has covered 139k miles with full service history, being service every 10-12k

My concern is with a car of this mileage, is it likey to cause problems. The current owner claims that the owner before him covered most of the miles on the motorway, is this a good thing?

Any advice would be appreciated, as the car is well priced, and of a great spec

[andy-xr]

It'd need to be a potentially throwaway couple of grand to me to consider it, not sure I'd want that as a daily distance driver tbh based on a couple of friends having them in their cars. One had a total failure, the other is throwing money at it once the miles ticked into 3 figures

[Jettagti]

That really doesnt fill me with confidence!

Are they really that bad? I thought the diesels in these were pretty well regarded?

[pixelpimp]

Yes Fiat diesels are good, they invented common rail after all. If you listen to my mate's friend's uncle who had a cat that owned one once you'd never by any car, ever.
The 1.9 was a belter. Like all engines if you don't service them they will fail. Clogged air filters will cause black sooty exhausts.
I had a Punto 1.9jtd 8v which I had remapped to 130hp. It went like stink and never let me down.
The only thing I'd recommend to take into account is the dual mass flywheel. Same problem happened with VAG units they can fail which used to be pricey.

[Deluded]

The 1.9 jtd engines are cracking. the stilo isnt. plagued with electrical problems. the engine will, however, go on forever.

why not pet an mk2 punto jtd? same engine (although mapped for less power but better mpg) but without the stilo electrical nightmares.

[Stu R]

pixelpimp said:

Yes Fiat diesels are good, they invented common rail after all.

They might claim to have, but they most certainly didn't.

[Bruce100]

1.9 jtd and jtdm are well proven engines also used by vauxhall as the Cdti.
Fiat did invent common rail fuel injection system and sold on the rights to Bosch.
Fact.

[A1VDY]

Not Bosch but Delphi..

[Joelonghair]

Bet the guy that posted the thread 8 years ago is glad you cleared that up. Fact.

[Gerradi]

I've had 3 stilo estates & they are amazing engines , not the quickest but a fair amount of torque & V. Good fuel

[Nigel_O]

Two photos of my JTD-engined Alfa GT

After 25 miles of very gentle M42 motorway cruising



From a year ago - odo now reads 258,000



So - I'd say that when looked after, the Alfa / Fiat / GM / Saab Jtd engines are pretty decent

[Pereldh]

Engines indestructable but Stilo's got a lot of electrical gremlins