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Technical 2 front coil springs snap within 9 days (JTD MW), whats next?
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Technical 2 front coil springs snap within 9 days (JTD MW), whats next?
That sound familiar, mine went in for its MOT and failed for a broken NSF spring. I've not driven the car since before Christmas as its been in the garage as I use my van for work. Changed the broken spring yesterday and the bottom coil was completely missing
I decided to only change the one spring for now as the car will be going back in the garage once its passed it MOT
this i dont often wonder about.......
on one side the owner does not even notice the spring is broken, often for months
on the other side people are screaming compensation (stilo spring thread of days gone by for example) and how dangerous a broken spring is
Well the car's 6 years old, its only done 32,000 miles. Car problems are a problem directly related to owning a car
Well the car's 6 years old, its only done 32,000 miles. Car problems are a problem directly related to owning a car
not sure what you are talking about(re-read my post).......................my point is how does someone not notice a broken spring yet others do.
I know what you meant and I said that I did not notice. On the point you made about people often wanting compensation, I stated that its the sort of problem I expect being a car owner - car related problems.
I also pointed out that although the car is 6 years old its done what I consider to be low millage for a car of its age.
The failure is caused by corrosion which is more closely linked to the age of the car than miles covered.
I think we suffer worst in the UK due to the specific salt/grit mixtures used on our roads (Many European countries use salt only)
I ment people in general (wasn't actually refering to yourself) as I see broken springs daily and all to often the customer replies with 'oh yeah anything to screw more money out of me'....fine drive around with a broken spring then
any one recommend a place on the net for lowest price replacement front springs? my passenger side one decided to go bang a month ago. are they all the same on multiwagons found one firm online but it seems to have three different types of spring on sale?
http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/kyb-coil-springs-final.php?make=Fiat&model=Stilo&sub=&eng=1.9&year=2004
http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/kyb-coil-springs-final.php?make=Fiat&model=Stilo&sub=&eng=1.9&year=2004
Got mine from Partco @ £41.85 each, on box it says 1.9jtd front, so they must be same for wagon as on a hatch.
found a link on another thread to this lot https://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/k/suspension/p/Car-Parts
just ordered them for the bargain price of £28.99 each including delivery
should be fun got two new wish bones for £50 quid the pair last week plus new track rod ends and now the springs gonna be a busy weekend fitting that lot. spoilt stilo
just ordered them for the bargain price of £28.99 each including delivery
should be fun got two new wish bones for £50 quid the pair last week plus new track rod ends and now the springs gonna be a busy weekend fitting that lot. spoilt stilo
Front springs are different for hatchback and Multiwagons. They are also different for different engines and whether you have air conditioning.
Despite this, some after market suppliers including KYB, list the same spring for all models.
Whats different between the front springs on a hatch and a MW with the same engine, (1.9JTD) ? Partco took my reg and put it into their computer so I believed I had got the correct springs. I didnt want the Fiat ones again, (as they broke)
I suspect the MW springs a slightly longer and stiffer. The MW, in common with other estate cars, is designed as a 'part time van' after all.
When I bought my MW JTD 18 months ago, the front spoiler was always hitting speed bumps despite the previous owner having recently had new front springs fitted. From the receipts he gave me, they were KYB springs. I looked up the part number from the receipt in a KYB (Kyaba) catalogue and they listed the same spring for all JTDs and some of the petrols.
Fiat list different springs for JTD hatchbacks and MWs and for with or without A/C. I changed my 'new' KYB springs for Fiat ones which raised the front of the car off the speed bumps.
When I bought my MW JTD 18 months ago, the front spoiler was always hitting speed bumps despite the previous owner having recently had new front springs fitted. From the receipts he gave me, they were KYB springs. I looked up the part number from the receipt in a KYB (Kyaba) catalogue and they listed the same spring for all JTDs and some of the petrols.
Fiat list different springs for JTD hatchbacks and MWs and for with or without A/C. I changed my 'new' KYB springs for Fiat ones which raised the front of the car off the speed bumps.
I saw on ebay last night 3 different types of springs for the stilo jtd , K springs P springs and L springs i believe , what is that all about ??
I've no idea what the K, P and L means, what manufacturer are they?
Original Fiat springs have grading marks on them even for the same part numbers. It's 2 coloured paint marks on each spring. When replacing them you need to have 2 springs with the same colours.
Original Fiat springs have grading marks on them even for the same part numbers. It's 2 coloured paint marks on each spring. When replacing them you need to have 2 springs with the same colours.
It was a company in Leicester called Victoria Auto Parts .
What an incredibly slow and complicated website they have.
I couldn't find any reference to K, P and L on there, just 2 different part numbers for JTD MW 115bhp front springs.
Don't think I'd trust them anyway, they list springs for 1.2 and 1.4 MWs that don't exist. MWs only had the 1.6, 1.8 or 1.9 engines.
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