Punto's got a temper now now

[bodhi]

Hello there gentle folks of the forum of Fiat's finest (try saying that half-cut). I have a 1998 Punto which I love to death and defend to the hilt, however its been throwing wobblies recently withr egards to starting and cooling. The full story is on the thread below

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

The problems of which I speak are in detail on the second post down with pics, if anyone has any ideas I'd be much appreciated. I am prepared for the horrible three letters of doom incidentally, however I would stress than when running the engine runs an absolute treat.

[Wacky Racer]

Scrap it and buy another for 300 quid.

HTH.


































Only joking.....;)

[bodhi]

I'd be lying if I said I hadn't been tempted. Then it splutters into life and behaves like a normal car again. Just a normal car with that charm and character we all love. The fact that you can thrash it, get treated to a racecar soundtrack and still only be doing 47 is a bonus.

[Wacky Racer]

bodhi said:

I'd be lying if I said I hadn't been tempted. Then it splutters into life and behaves like a normal car again. Just a normal car with that charm and character we all love. The fact that you can thrash it, get treated to a racecar soundtrack and still only be doing 47 is a bonus.

I know what you mean, I've had a couple of Punto's, although both new, but my fil had a new white one, just like yours and kept it for nine years, till he sold it for peanuts when he px'd it for a new one.......Cars are not just lumps of metal, they have character, and the Punto has it in abundance...

Hope you get it sorted cheaply....

[bodhi]

Cheers dude. Now the symptoms are developing a bit more - it just dropped a cylinder trying to cross a busy DC, not pleasant - they're looking more and more like coil pack failure, so will pick a new one up tomorrow. If that doesn't work I am all out of ideas.

[bodhi]

Great success! £30 for a new ignition coil and a new free pressure cap for the radiator have resulted in di Punto running like a charm. Sometimes needs a wee boot of throttle to get it going, but once you give it that it settles into a steady, cool running idle. It is now running better than it ever has done previously under my stewardship. Happy days.

Time to go play on some back roads. Arrividerci!