General Few Probs any ideas ?

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General Few Probs any ideas ?

majik

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Basically the mrs car is a nightmare.

Firstly exhaust and clutch start playing up, had both clutch changed and new middle and end exhaust put on now when she reverse's or take foot off accelerator when driving we get a loud banging noise which sounds like its coming from underneath the car around the passenger seat area.
Secondly had the rear brakes changes (shoes,drums and cyclinders) and now when she turns tight right we get a scrapping noise from rear drivers side.

Any ideas what these could be and brake ppl have said both probs are caused by exhaust and exhaust ppl are claiming that the noise's are to do with the brakes etc.

Also for some reason her front windscreen washer jets keep stopping working, the water is getting to the jets just nothing is coming out, i have had to unblock them 4 times this month using a pin etc just seems a lot thats all.

Also have a spark plug thats snapped, any easy ways to get it out without causing further damage, found out the previous owner just put new plug on top and its about 1/2 - 1 inch higher than others.
 
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The banging might be a badly fitted exhaust (tug on it and see if you can reproduce the sound, see if it's banging on the ARB (if fitted). Or it could be a worn out engine or gearbox mount.

Not sure about the scraping noise. Unlikely to be exhaust as the exhaust is the other side of the car (assuming RHD).

For the wiper jets, sounds like you have a lot of muck/dust/sand in the reservoir. Might be worth pulling it off and giving it a good clean out.
 
The banging might be a badly fitted exhaust (tug on it and see if you can reproduce the sound, see if it's banging on the ARB (if fitted). Or it could be a worn out engine or gearbox mount.
Sorry not sure what ARB is, banging only started after new exhaust was fitted so im going back to kwik fit tomoz and getting them to check it etc.

Not sure about the scraping noise. Unlikely to be exhaust as the exhaust is the other side of the car (assuming RHD).
Again this only started after driving home from kwik fit which is why i assumed it to be exhaust related, brakes were changed on wednesday and sounded fine when i drove it home etc and then to kwik fit today.

For the wiper jets, sounds like you have a lot of muck/dust/sand in the reservoir. Might be worth pulling it off and giving it a good clean out.
How easy is it to remove, as i said water is getting to the jets fine just always having to poke around with a pin to get them working properly,can i buy a new washer jet etc as that sounds easier and they are only a few quid etc although i have only seen them sold as a pair and this car has 1 jet with 3 nozzles.
 
Brake problem is definately a brake problem, nothing else that side of the car. It could be a distorted back plate.
What is the back plate and is there anyway i can check it before i take it back to cental tyre to get them to check the brakes etc for a 3rd time.

Check the engine mount at the passenger side, assuming RHD, its a known failure point.
Im assuming you mean the engine mount where the exhaust attaches to engine correct.

Sorry but i am not that mechanical and would like to know a little bit so that when i take the car back i know roughly what im looking for and how to explain it.

Also it the Mrs car so i don't drive it a great deal and it perfect compared to my 106 lol.
 
ARB = Anti Roll Bar. runs across the car at the front (fitted only to Cinq Sporting and all 1100 Seis, never to 899) If not fitted correctly the exhaust will bang against it. In fairness, this might be the gearbox mount (rear engine mount). This is a a hefty metal/nylon/rubber number which fits to a bracket between the gearbox and the passenger footwell.

Rear brake stuff -- nothing to add really. The backplate is the thing at the inner end of the drum brake assembly.

Should be easy enough to remove reservoir. You need to remove front wheel and remove the drivers side wheelarch guard to get to it.
 
ARB = Anti Roll Bar. runs across the car at the front (fitted only to Cinq Sporting and all 1100 Seis, never to 899) If not fitted correctly the exhaust will bang against it. In fairness, this might be the gearbox mount (rear engine mount). This is a a hefty metal/nylon/rubber number which fits to a bracket between the gearbox and the passenger footwell.
I will get kwik fit to check there exhaust installation tomorrow and ask them to confirm that everything is ok etc. Slightly worried about the comment about engine mountings, is there any way i can check that they are ok, as i said the car was not making this noise until the exhaust was replaced so feel is more likely to be knocking against something etc.

Rear brake stuff -- nothing to add really. The backplate is the thing at the inner end of the drum brake assembly.
Surely then this would have been replaced as they replaced cyclinders/shoes and drums at the rear ?

Should be easy enough to remove reservoir. You need to remove front wheel and remove the drivers side wheelarch guard to get to it.
Sorry i think you missunderstood,water is getting to the washer jets fine it's just not getting through the washer jet, i have unpluged the water pipe and get good pressure comming through the pipe it's just the actual water jet/nozzle on bonnet of car that always needs to be poked with a pin etc then it's fine for about a week then it stops again, is this normal or should i just buy a new washer jet from halfords etc?
 
It's not normal for them to block that often. Ergo, there must be something in the water which is blocking them. Solve that, and you've done it. If you replace the jets (FIAT dealer, not Halfords) chances are they'll just block up again.

A blockage will always come at the thinnest part of a pipe.

You don't live in a hard water area, by any chance? If so, a little vinegar in the washer water might help (cleans windows well, too).
 
It's not normal for them to block that often. Ergo, there must be something in the water which is blocking them. Solve that, and you've done it. If you replace the jets (FIAT dealer, not Halfords) chances are they'll just block up again.
Well the water works fine on the rear washer jet which is smaller pipe so i was thinking maybe blockage in jet/nozzle which is just being moved around etc,i never get anything out of it so i dunno.will pop into fiat and see if i can get new washer jet unit.

A blockage will always come at the thinnest part of a pipe.

You don't live in a hard water area, by any chance? If so, a little vinegar in the washer water might help (cleans windows well, too).
Not that i know of altho Mrs uses them Calgon tablets so maybe, Will add a lil vinegar and see if that helps.

Do you know it the engine mounts failing a a common problem,just im a lil worried that the knocking it that and the engine could fall out of car,Mrs is nervous enough as it is, got her test next week and wouldn't drive car if she thought engine could fall out.
 
The gearbox mount going is very common, but I've yet to hear of an engine falling out.
OK possibly a silly question but i will ask anyways lol, the car has just had the handrake cable changed and a new clutch put in, if they mount was "on the way out" would it not have been noticed by the 2 seperate mechanics who workedon the car ?

But the gearbox mount won't do great things for clutch control.;)

The gearbox mount wouldn't have anything to do with the "Crunching" the Mrs is on about getting into 1st would it. Personally when i have driven it then i aint noticed a prob but she says it crunches into 1st and only 1st ?
 
banging was exhaust and is now sorted, the brake people claim the noise is the heat sheild etc and to be honest is much better now exhaust is sorted.

New problem is the fuel tank is rusting and a small amount of fuel seems to be seaping out, nothing major and Kwik fit didn't notice and was welding next to it. just wondered if this is common and if anyone knows how easy it is to change etc, bit peed off as i have just filled it up and now have to empty tank etc before i can do anything.
 
should of said on the phone, back then there were recalls on cinq and sei fuel tank being dodgy (leaking in the seal).

that was back like 7 -8 years ??? but some people still get a new fuel tank replaced for free by fiat recently.

So may be worth giving fiat hq a call ?? And u can check the chasiss number of cinq that has been recalled in the FAQ question (i think)

Ming
 
cheers for that i will check tomoz with fiat etc and hopefully get a nice new tank for free lol

have checked and its seems to be one of the cars effected.

also can anyone tell me what the Brake servo assistance is
A.) Beacuse again the numbers includes my partners and want it checked out etc
B.)Just spent nearly 200 quid on new rear brakes and if its this at fault i aint happy.
C.)Also found out that my pug 106 may have fault with this and been recalled and i recently had accident where brakes were slow to respond etc.
 
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