Physio

I think i've just blown my Punto up
It's a 1.4 GT Turbo, i was driving along then it started missfiring, i could hardly get the revs up then all of a sudden there was smoke everywhere & the car cut out
It stsrted again but was missfiring like a bitch then it cut out again & now it wont even turn over.
Im fookin gutted was a really sweet motor till this happened & i've only had it a couple of weeks <-- real tears
Any ideas? Or anyone know where i can get another engine & just replace the fooker?

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

serves you right for buying a Fiat

what happened to your RST? sold it?

At least it should be fairly cheap to fix as you can buy all the engine bits from Argos

martinmace

my nan has got an old sewing machine you could have the motor outa that mate!!

B19-TRB

Dont u mean Cadbury's!

vroooom ptssssh

certainly not thorntons

Cola

You're not wrong Lewis. I had a chinky (in my teenage years, before I knew better) and everywhere I went it sound like one of those metre measurers. You know the ones, just goes tick-tick-tick and the faster it went (all the way up to 60) the faster it ticked. Only went back to Fiat 14 times. They never found the problem. Fortunately ,y father then wrapped it round a tree.

I know this doesn't help you AJ, it just highlights how pants they really are!

R4N SS

iTrader: (6)

AJ - go down the high street and rob one of them electric chairs the OAPs use but dont forget to turn the boost down as it may be too much for that soapdish of yours

B19-TRB

Gary used to work for Fiat! ah the storys!

B19-TRB

I never am Cola!

SapphyMike

www.fiatforum.co.uk

gutted for you mate cant be nice having any engine blow up no matter what car it is

TIFF

JESUS H CHRIST

I NEVER KNEW YOU HAD BOUGHT A FUKING PUNTO

*Mark loads up Google*

datar18

go onto www.puntosports.co.uk

my cousin has one and said its a very helpful site!!

give them a blast on there fella, surely one of them will know the problem with it

Physio

Cheers Mike & as for the rest of you piss taking coooonts

Ran - i sold the RS about a month ago mate thats why i bought the Fiat was a sweet little motor too till this happened i reckon it was quicker than a standard Esc RS (it was chipped etc)

SimonT

TIFF

RSKim

Aw AJ hunny

the strut brace

my mate works for a main fiat/alfa dealer and says they are the most unreliable pieces of shit in the world, you hav enow found this out for your self defo sounds like the turbo's gone or the gasket, they are as reliable as a cozzy mate, i.e. not fookin very

Spax

My mates Punto did the same chasing a Honda Integra Type R,Misfired,smoked and overheated very quick, poor thing is in his front garden awaiting to be fixed "one Day" only been there a year

EscortWRC

Scrap your Fiat and upgrade to a used Yugo

warleydaddy

gutted 4 u m8..

Pete...

Physio

Update - just went to tow the car home & i turned the key..............................
...............& fook all happened It was just clicking as if the engine was seized!
Then we started towing it home & i thought i would try & bump it in 5th so i did & it fired up
So now it fires up but sounds really tinny & i get loads of really thick white smoke instantly! Could it be the head gasket even thou i havnt lost any water & the oil & water dont seem to be mixing?

Oranoco

Headgasket at a guess and by the sounds of things it's hydraulicing. Which means the combustion chambers are filling with water. Water doesn't compress and hence will cause the engine to lock. This can do extensive damage though

Physio

I was happy then thinking at least the engine aint seized

Would'nt i be losing water thou?

Katie

Okay.....

Cut 2 footholes in the drives side, let the handbrake off and push....you may experience a stark speed and acceleration increase from before, but you'll get used to it after a while

Seriously though mate
Hope you can get it sorted

Oranoco

You will be but it takes less water in there than you may think to cause hyraulicing

Physio

So how can i tell if it that then? Will a compression test tell me?

Oranoco

Whip your plugs out and see if any of them are wet to start with. Not sure beyond that without whipping the head off. Spose doing a compression test may show it as the compression would be significantly higher on the chamber that's filling with water.

Rhys

What have you gone and done now?

Physio

Rhys - dont ask

Phil

iTrader: (1)

Fix it again Tonyyyyyyyyy!

If you break it my sister needs a front bumper

(Seriously she does, 'cos it is a girls car, and girls can't drive well )

Physio

Mate she can have the wole car really cheap if she wants it!
It's propper mint inside & out with almost fsh tax & mot
Pm me for details if you want.

Phil

iTrader: (1)

She stuggles to remember wherre she left one Punto (it got impounded and she didn't realise for a week ), I don't think another would help her at all mate

MK5RST

Fix It Again Tommorow

roybacer

PM me a price and some details, my mate just bought a 1.4turbo engine for his 1.2, but now realised how much work it wud be, he may be interested in it if its cheap

Oranoco

Quite fond of the little Punto.

AlexF

Aj where in the country are you?

Its not hard to do the gasket

alex

Physio

Im in Birmingham mate - thing is i dont know if it is the gasket i wish i'd stuck to my little RST it was a sweet run about
Fancy coming & helping me out Alex or anyone? Beer, food etc will be on me.