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Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0  | Smoking Fiat 500 I am interested in buying a secondhand Fiat 500 2014 Reg £5,500 11,000miles but the dealer mentioned it is smokey - advice please what could be wrong and is it worth having a look 
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Posts: 2,321 Thanks: 107 Trader Rating: 0  | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 What engine? 1.2 1.3 diesel or the 0.9 twinair
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Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 143 Trader Rating: 0 |  Originally Posted by U2360tour  I am interested in buying a secondhand Fiat 500 2014 Reg £5,500 11,000miles but the dealer mentioned it is smokey - advice please what could be wrong and is it worth having a look
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Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 Thank you nothing showing on MOT history all looks ok
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Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 Originally Posted by chris3234 What engine? 1.2 1.3 diesel or the 0.9 twinair
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Posts: 3,386 Thanks: 143 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 Does the mot history give a clue to the low mileage but still I wouldn't buy a smoking car especially a petrol
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Posts: 6,663 Thanks: 523 Trader Rating: 1 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 Do not buy a smoking 1.2. These engines will go for a very long time if looked after. They can burn a little oil but not enough to cause smoking. This smoking is likely to be caused by an overheat at some time, so either head gasket is leaking, or piston rings have picked up in the bores and so are no longer sealing properly. There are so many of these around, look further for a better one.
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Posts: 23,485 Thanks: 1149 Blog Entries: 3 Trader Rating: 1  | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 Probably never been serviced, avoid. D
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Posts: 205 Thanks: 3 Trader Rating: 0 | Smoking at 11k! Walk away and find another.  U2360tour liked this post
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Posts: 8,656 Thanks: 905 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 Originally Posted by U2360tour is it worth having a look Just ignore this one and look for another. The 1.2 engine is generally trouble free unless abused; there are shedloads of better ones out there.  chris3234 thanked for this post
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Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 thank you
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Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 yes low mileage - nothing looks odd
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Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 Originally Posted by rallycinq Probably never been serviced, avoid. D
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Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 Originally Posted by jrkitching No. Just ignore this one and look for another. The 1.2 engine is generally trouble free unless abused; there are shedloads of better ones out there.
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Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Trader Rating: 0 | Re: Smoking Fiat 500 Originally Posted by rallycinq Probably never been serviced, avoid. D
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