Two Cents
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OK, had my Cinq Sporting for 4 years or so now, use it for nipping round town to work, shopping etc so got to know it's habits pretty well by now.
Always starts and runs smoothly but lately noticed a bit of a hesitation when around 2-2500rpm and try to speed up; never too bothered as you kinda drive round it really.
Yesterday I went a good run on open roads, first time out of town and properly warm for a bit and noticed temperature hovering around 85-90 most of the time, though was around 95 in a 40mph roadworks section.
Today I took it out of town again and had same temperatures, never above 95 when rolling. Once when pulling from a roundabout it bogged down and spluttered back through the airbox which it's never done, stopped for a while shortly after and was OK on the way home. Still seems to have it's full performance and pulls cleanly other than the aforementioned hesitation.
Let tick over once home, sure enough the fan was coming in but seemed to be fighting a losing battle, would cut out and in, finally chickened when gauge up to around 105 degress, NEVER been that high.
Oil and water seem OK, no white stuff in engine oil or filler cap. The ONLY noises it's developed lately are a faint metallic rattling which seems to come from the distributor area on tickover (but nothing in there moves, does it?!!) and a rattle from the exhaust which sounds like baffles in the backbox (Fiat and only 12 months old!).
Sorry for the long thread, looked at the FAQ's but doesn't SEEM to point immediately to head-gasket. Has had a new water-pump (leaked) and thermostat last winter (not getting warmed up) so they're probably covered.
Any help much appreciated.
Always starts and runs smoothly but lately noticed a bit of a hesitation when around 2-2500rpm and try to speed up; never too bothered as you kinda drive round it really.
Yesterday I went a good run on open roads, first time out of town and properly warm for a bit and noticed temperature hovering around 85-90 most of the time, though was around 95 in a 40mph roadworks section.
Today I took it out of town again and had same temperatures, never above 95 when rolling. Once when pulling from a roundabout it bogged down and spluttered back through the airbox which it's never done, stopped for a while shortly after and was OK on the way home. Still seems to have it's full performance and pulls cleanly other than the aforementioned hesitation.
Let tick over once home, sure enough the fan was coming in but seemed to be fighting a losing battle, would cut out and in, finally chickened when gauge up to around 105 degress, NEVER been that high.
Oil and water seem OK, no white stuff in engine oil or filler cap. The ONLY noises it's developed lately are a faint metallic rattling which seems to come from the distributor area on tickover (but nothing in there moves, does it?!!) and a rattle from the exhaust which sounds like baffles in the backbox (Fiat and only 12 months old!).
Sorry for the long thread, looked at the FAQ's but doesn't SEEM to point immediately to head-gasket. Has had a new water-pump (leaked) and thermostat last winter (not getting warmed up) so they're probably covered.
Any help much appreciated.
NOT GOOD!!
