Hi from a new member!
About a month or so back, I bought a '58 plate Panda 1.2 to replace my wife's aging Astra. At first, all was well, but then the engine management light came on. I took it out for a spin, and was aware of a slight misfire. A blast down the local dual carriageway seemed to cure it, but nonetheless, I returned it to the garage (under warranty) for a check.
They diagnosed a faulty coil pack and replaced it. The car ran fine for a couple of days, then the fault recurred.
This time they changed the plugs and HT leads.
The car ran fine for a couple of days, then the fault came back!
They then changed the ignition sensor (the pickup for timing information).
The car ran fine for a week this time, but now the fault has recurred yet again!
After the last visit to the garage, I told them that if I had to fetch it back again it would be to get my money back! However, the car is perfect for my wife except for these reliability issues. She uses it to get to work, and we really can't afford to have any more problems with it.
I'm beginning to suspect its the ECU (or whatever Fiat call them) as it seems to be reporting faulty fault codes - er, if you get my drift!
Any suggestions welcome, as I think the garage is floundering!
Cheers,
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Pete
"Duct tape is like the Force: It has a light side and a dark side, and it binds the Universe together!"
About a month or so back, I bought a '58 plate Panda 1.2 to replace my wife's aging Astra. At first, all was well, but then the engine management light came on. I took it out for a spin, and was aware of a slight misfire. A blast down the local dual carriageway seemed to cure it, but nonetheless, I returned it to the garage (under warranty) for a check.
They diagnosed a faulty coil pack and replaced it. The car ran fine for a couple of days, then the fault recurred.
This time they changed the plugs and HT leads.
The car ran fine for a couple of days, then the fault came back!
They then changed the ignition sensor (the pickup for timing information).
The car ran fine for a week this time, but now the fault has recurred yet again!
After the last visit to the garage, I told them that if I had to fetch it back again it would be to get my money back! However, the car is perfect for my wife except for these reliability issues. She uses it to get to work, and we really can't afford to have any more problems with it.
I'm beginning to suspect its the ECU (or whatever Fiat call them) as it seems to be reporting faulty fault codes - er, if you get my drift!
Any suggestions welcome, as I think the garage is floundering!
Cheers,
--
Pete
"Duct tape is like the Force: It has a light side and a dark side, and it binds the Universe together!"