BRASSBANDITNORTH
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I have just bought a petrol / lpg Croma 1.8 as a stop gap car as I needed something quickly to tow my caravan. I've had loads of Fiats over the years, including a 2.2 petrol Croma which i bought new in 2007 and several Fiat twin cam engined Ladas and FSO's back in the eighties. I'm an electro-mechanical engineer with a full understanding of conventional engines, but an absolute novice with modern fuel injected engines . . . . My problem - I bought the car off E Bay (I've bought several cars / pick ups / vans without issue on E Bay). Admittedly, it was advertised as having uneven tickover when cold - but it's much worse than that. It takes a lot to coax it into life when cold, and has little or no power until you can get it moving above 3000 rpm, after which it's not too bad. I drove it back from Bristol to Huddersfield yesterday, and at 70-80 mph it's really smooth, but when slowing down or stopping for roadworks or accidents it goes lumpy and needs to be revved to keep it going. It doesn't matter whether it's on petrol or LPG. The engine light is on, and the dashboard flashes up "check engine" after every restart. I know that this car is based on Vauxhall running gear, but do any of you Fiat chaps know what might be wrong ?