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greg
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I have a Bravo 1.4sx '96 90k on the clock last serviced approx. 14 months ago which i know is overdue, she is very tempremental, most time she starts and then occasionally she wont. Please help i dont want to send her to the scrap yard.
The conditions very, the last few times are as follows:
1) Warm dry morning. Started first time drove approx 8 miles with half a tank of petrol. No problems at all running sweet as a nut. Stopped the car by turning off the ignition. Returned to the car 20 mins later and she did not start. The RAC man came checked it out cleaned all connections and WD40 them, checked fuel cut off switch was working properly, checked spark on plugs and ht leads, said that the fuel was enterring the venturi (throttle chamber) but was not enterring the engine and said the problem was probably electrical maybe a problem with the ECU suggested a diagnostics should be done, do i want towing anywhere. One last turn of the ignition before i was to be towed and hey prestow 1 hour later and shes running fine. Took her home.
Rang and booked her in to Holland Motors who have taken over Mr Sparks for a fault diagnostics as Fiat could not do it unit 26th August. 2 1/2 hours later started her up fine and drove approx 2 miles parked her up turned off as normal and left her. Rang the garage 3 hours later she could not start her diagnostic showed no errors. The Venturi was dirty so they cleaned inside and out, they think this may be the source of the problem and put a petrol cleaner in the tank. Started the car and brought it to the front of the building, 10 mins later after i had coughed up £100 i went to leave and it would not start yet again. It is still in the garage now, they think that it may need a new injection system at £250 fitted, I am not sure that this will solve it as she runs fine.
I hope you can give me a clue to the problem as i dont want to get a bill for something when that is not the problem.
Many thanks Greg.
The conditions very, the last few times are as follows:
1) Warm dry morning. Started first time drove approx 8 miles with half a tank of petrol. No problems at all running sweet as a nut. Stopped the car by turning off the ignition. Returned to the car 20 mins later and she did not start. The RAC man came checked it out cleaned all connections and WD40 them, checked fuel cut off switch was working properly, checked spark on plugs and ht leads, said that the fuel was enterring the venturi (throttle chamber) but was not enterring the engine and said the problem was probably electrical maybe a problem with the ECU suggested a diagnostics should be done, do i want towing anywhere. One last turn of the ignition before i was to be towed and hey prestow 1 hour later and shes running fine. Took her home.
Rang and booked her in to Holland Motors who have taken over Mr Sparks for a fault diagnostics as Fiat could not do it unit 26th August. 2 1/2 hours later started her up fine and drove approx 2 miles parked her up turned off as normal and left her. Rang the garage 3 hours later she could not start her diagnostic showed no errors. The Venturi was dirty so they cleaned inside and out, they think this may be the source of the problem and put a petrol cleaner in the tank. Started the car and brought it to the front of the building, 10 mins later after i had coughed up £100 i went to leave and it would not start yet again. It is still in the garage now, they think that it may need a new injection system at £250 fitted, I am not sure that this will solve it as she runs fine.
I hope you can give me a clue to the problem as i dont want to get a bill for something when that is not the problem.
Many thanks Greg.
