I recently sent of for a workshop manual for my b and was disapointed to find it doesn`t seem to have a service section. Can anyone point me in the right direction to obtain one.
Thanks
Glenn

You could try: www.electronicmanuals.co.uk
Have not used this so can't vouch for it but you can download a Barchetta service manual for £9.99. It's not a lot to lose so think I will have a go.

Richpea said:

You could try: www.electronicmanuals.co.uk
Have not used this so can't vouch for it but you can download a Barchetta service manual for £9.99. It's not a lot to lose so think I will have a go.

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Actually just had a look at this, if you enlarge some of the sample pages they look the same as the CD manuals you can buy on e-bay so it might not be what you are after. Having said that I have on of those CD's and find it very helpful.
Rich

Have you checked out Docs website? You might find what you need on there.
http://www.barchettamondo.co.uk/

xs

What specific info are you looking for? Between us I am sure we can help............

Thanks for the replys chaps. The stuff I was looking for is the set jobs that one has to do at certain milage intervals. My thinking being that the b will have peculiararities that may not be relevant on other cars. It would be handy to have a list of service jobs and the milage intervals without having to go thru the whole workshop manual.

Glenn

There is a table of these things and time intervals in the book where you keep the service history. There are tables at the back for various fiat models and then dots in the boxes to show time intervals for jobs on each particular one, including the b. Is this what you mean? I've not got it with me so can't scan it for you...
xs

Shelxs thanks, that was exactly what I was looking for. I didn`t think to look for service info, in the service book, drrrrrrrrrrr:bang: to obvious...

Your welcome!

In addition there are a couple of other things I always check on when I do a service;

> Sway arm bushes: jack the back wheels off the ground and try to move the entire wheel unit 'on and out' of the wheel arch, if there is movement then the bushes are on the way

> Wheel bearings: Jack the wheels up and grab the top and bottom of the tyre, rock them over the centre, if you can feel clicking then you have a wheel bearing on the way out

> Thoroughly clean the inner rear wheel arches as these are a big unseen rust weakness for the b - in fact I bet a lot of people have this issue without knowing it!

> Clean the idle valve: Peel back a small section of the intake pipe just before the throttle body and squirt some carb cleaner in there while the engine is running, keeps things nice and clean and helps prevent hunting on tickover.

> Every now and again take the wiper arms off and dribble a little 3 in 1 oil down the splines, these are another weakness that rusts and when they do cost quite a bit to replace, they also have a tendency to burn out the wiper motors.

> Check the CV boots: the b seems to eat them and its less expensive to change the boot than it is the entire CV joint!

> Rear brake pipes: These get rusty so its a good idea to check them over and give them a little brush with oil from time to time just to stop them from disintegrating

I think that is about it (over and above the normal service stuff) but if I can think of any more I will post it up....

HTH

Below is a service guide for the Barchetta thanks to Fiat_Freak

http://www.box.net/shared/static/c1cnb0lykj.doc

Thankx
LRB & Doc for all the info exactly what I was looking for there is no substitute for hands on experience.

Glenn