GE0
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Hi Guys,
So, Long story short.
I bought my first car this january. Great deal at first and i managed to get my driving license with it. But then the thing started to fall apart . So now it's at a mates garage completely immobilized!
Specs:
Punto Mk2 from 1/2001
1.2 8v petrol
170 000km
no central locking or electric windows
but air conditioning
When i bought my car, the break pads and drums were changed by the previous owner.
First i went and had it serviced at friends garage. They changed the oil, oil filter, coolant, air filter, spark plugs and battery.
I also had a problem with the heater. Turns out i had to change the heater radiator. So 60€ valeo radiator later and a lot of time spend on disassembling the dashboard this was fixed .
Next thing to do was changing the timing belt. The old one had 102 000km on it. So i got fitted the new timing belt and a new automatic adjuster at a friends garage.
But after driving with my car for two days it just immobilized it self. Not while driving! I drove to my house in the evening and in the morning it juste won't start.
So, i got it taken to a friends garage who is a old school mechanic who doesn't know a thing about ECU or OBD2. He started looking inside the engine and noticed a lot of parts that were damaged and won't run properly.
We checked the timing belt 2 times, since the mechanic thought that maybe he made a mistake fitting it. We also checked all the sensors, their cables and cleaned them.
We changed the starter for a working second hand one.
We changed the head gasket, since my oil was disappearing from the engine. It is still hard to understand since we couldn't find any leaks, there was no white smoke out of the exhaust before and no mayonnaise inside the oil tank. The old head gasket was very damaged, i think it was never changer. But the cylinders were ok and the was no crap around.
There's a spark and fuel is administrated properly to the engine.
And still my car won't start. It's trying hard though, but there is something missing. That's why i think that it's immobilized itself "ECU".
Since i still wait for my "Bluetooth OBD2 ELM Code Reader Scanner Can 327" that i bought today. I will have someone come with it's computer and usb to EOBD cable to check ECU error codes tomorrow.
And, Plan B, I'll have to tow my car at my town's Fiat garage.
I will update the post when i'll have some new info.
But meanwhile. Do you, guys, have any idea why my punto immobilized itself?
Does anybody had the same problem?
So, Long story short.
I bought my first car this january. Great deal at first and i managed to get my driving license with it. But then the thing started to fall apart . So now it's at a mates garage completely immobilized!
Specs:
Punto Mk2 from 1/2001
1.2 8v petrol
170 000km
no central locking or electric windows
but air conditioning
When i bought my car, the break pads and drums were changed by the previous owner.
First i went and had it serviced at friends garage. They changed the oil, oil filter, coolant, air filter, spark plugs and battery.
I also had a problem with the heater. Turns out i had to change the heater radiator. So 60€ valeo radiator later and a lot of time spend on disassembling the dashboard this was fixed .
Next thing to do was changing the timing belt. The old one had 102 000km on it. So i got fitted the new timing belt and a new automatic adjuster at a friends garage.
But after driving with my car for two days it just immobilized it self. Not while driving! I drove to my house in the evening and in the morning it juste won't start.
So, i got it taken to a friends garage who is a old school mechanic who doesn't know a thing about ECU or OBD2. He started looking inside the engine and noticed a lot of parts that were damaged and won't run properly.
We checked the timing belt 2 times, since the mechanic thought that maybe he made a mistake fitting it. We also checked all the sensors, their cables and cleaned them.
We changed the starter for a working second hand one.
We changed the head gasket, since my oil was disappearing from the engine. It is still hard to understand since we couldn't find any leaks, there was no white smoke out of the exhaust before and no mayonnaise inside the oil tank. The old head gasket was very damaged, i think it was never changer. But the cylinders were ok and the was no crap around.
There's a spark and fuel is administrated properly to the engine.
And still my car won't start. It's trying hard though, but there is something missing. That's why i think that it's immobilized itself "ECU".
Since i still wait for my "Bluetooth OBD2 ELM Code Reader Scanner Can 327" that i bought today. I will have someone come with it's computer and usb to EOBD cable to check ECU error codes tomorrow.
And, Plan B, I'll have to tow my car at my town's Fiat garage.
I will update the post when i'll have some new info.
But meanwhile. Do you, guys, have any idea why my punto immobilized itself?
Does anybody had the same problem?
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