Fat Controller
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Hi guys - hoping for a BIG help!!!!
The wife's 2001 1.2 80SX petrol Brava was "juddering" - especially under load. It was occasionally a pain to start, leaving the clock and tripmeter reset to zero, although it would turn over and start eventually.
The judder was similar to a misfire, which if you accelerated from a low speed in 2nd or 3rd, developed a bit of a "backfire" in the exhaust ( sort of one "pop" in the exhaust).
Replaced the plugs and air filter, and put a new battery on it.
Problem remains
Had a mechanic where I work check the car yesterday with his code reader - it listed 3 ecu codes:
P0300 P0302 and U1600
Gone out to it this morning, the damn thing will NOT start. The code light is staying on and it's just turning over. I've got the red key and two blue keys, so I know I can try to recode the keys.
What the hell is wrong with it????? More important - how does someone with limited mechanical knowledge fix it, without spending most of the next 5 years wages at Fiat?
Thanks,
Lee.
The wife's 2001 1.2 80SX petrol Brava was "juddering" - especially under load. It was occasionally a pain to start, leaving the clock and tripmeter reset to zero, although it would turn over and start eventually.
The judder was similar to a misfire, which if you accelerated from a low speed in 2nd or 3rd, developed a bit of a "backfire" in the exhaust ( sort of one "pop" in the exhaust).
Replaced the plugs and air filter, and put a new battery on it.
Problem remains
Had a mechanic where I work check the car yesterday with his code reader - it listed 3 ecu codes:
P0300 P0302 and U1600
Gone out to it this morning, the damn thing will NOT start. The code light is staying on and it's just turning over. I've got the red key and two blue keys, so I know I can try to recode the keys.
What the hell is wrong with it????? More important - how does someone with limited mechanical knowledge fix it, without spending most of the next 5 years wages at Fiat?
Thanks,
Lee.