Hello , just wondering if anybody has had a similar experience or can can shed some light on a poor starting problem we have been having with my parents 2007 Bravo 1.4 t-jet 120.

It basically started about a month ago. It wouldn't start one morning ( turned over fine , just didn't appear to be firing ). called a local auto electrician out who couldn't fault it with his reader. Eventually deciding a coil pack or cam sensor to be the probable cause- these were replaced and the car eventually fired.

a few days later the problem reoccurred after the car was parked up over night.

It was taken to a local specialist who also could not fault it with his diagnostic tools, but after further testing revealed it was low in compression in two of the cylinders. It was thought the cause to be incorrect oil used at the previous service causing problems with hydraulic valves. The engine was flushed- correct synthetic oil added. It then ran fine for over a week, starting on a morning no problem.

It has now started again with the same problem , Not wanting to start after being parked up over night . Once it eventually gets going on a morning it runs perfect and will continue to stop and start no problem until it is parked up over night.

Any further information on this problem would be appreciated.

thanks

Chris

flat battery...how old is it?

Thanks for the reply but as said it turns over fine so not a battery problem , its more of a miss fire until eventually jumping into life after a few attempts.

thanks anyway

I have heard this problem and some similar cod start problems. I have even started a thread about it some time ago, see what others have posted:
https://www.fiatforum.com/bravo/311246-cold-start-engine-bad-idle-10-15-seconds.html
Some others have complained about difficult starting on cold-ish mornings (0-5 degrees).
On my T-jet it usually starts ok but after starting for 10 seconds the engine might want to die.. or after getting moving it will loose power.

Thanks for your reply , I have checked out your thread . But this problem seems to be different , once it starts there is no problem with the idle .

Hi there , replace the spark plugs as the resistance in the plug is too high . Hope this helps !

^^Agree start with the basics.

cold start problems have 1 of 3 t-jet and nobody solved this?

battery 12.0V can cause long cold start with 3-5 attempts?

aurick86