Hi Guys
Well, a few weeks ago I picked up a lovely little Punto 1.2 16v on a 02 plate.
74,000 on the clock and am now trying to iron out those silly little problems.
To start, when I bought the car it was only firing on 3 cylinders, a quick check of the HT leads indicated a totally duff lead. One new set of HT leads and it seems to be running fairly well, averaging around 42 mpg.
The next prob seems to be the thermostat but would welcome your input!
Whilst driving the temperature gauge is up and down all the time. With the heating turned up and the blower fan on it cools right down.
1. Am I right in thinking the thermostat is stuck open?
2. Would this cause the engine management light to stay on (diagnostics gave an unspecified fault code 113560?
3. Would this cause the engine to be sluggish when pulling off?
4. How easy is the thermostat change/bleeding the system etc.
Look forward to your input. Thanx
Well, a few weeks ago I picked up a lovely little Punto 1.2 16v on a 02 plate.
74,000 on the clock and am now trying to iron out those silly little problems.
To start, when I bought the car it was only firing on 3 cylinders, a quick check of the HT leads indicated a totally duff lead. One new set of HT leads and it seems to be running fairly well, averaging around 42 mpg.
The next prob seems to be the thermostat but would welcome your input!
Whilst driving the temperature gauge is up and down all the time. With the heating turned up and the blower fan on it cools right down.
1. Am I right in thinking the thermostat is stuck open?
2. Would this cause the engine management light to stay on (diagnostics gave an unspecified fault code 113560?
3. Would this cause the engine to be sluggish when pulling off?
4. How easy is the thermostat change/bleeding the system etc.
Look forward to your input. Thanx