Technical PROBLEMS with my car :(

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Technical PROBLEMS with my car :(

sanders776

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This forum is great, I hope the someone gonna help me to solve my trouble.
I have Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 2006.

1. When I start my car it makes metal screeches noise, it is not all the time, just random.
This is happening sins I bought my car in the last year.

2. From two weeks I have some troubles when starting, It starts cough and turns off. When I try second time it is usually ok.

3. My fuel level varies, so I do not really now how much is in it.

Just 3 so far. Please for help. Thank you :)
 
This forum is great, I hope the someone gonna help me to solve my trouble.
I have Fiat Grande Punto 1.2 2006.

1. When I start my car it makes metal screeches noise, it is not all the time, just random.
This is happening sins I bought my car in the last year.

2. From two weeks I have some troubles when starting, It starts cough and turns off. When I try second time it is usually ok.

3. My fuel level varies, so I do not really now how much is in it.

Just 3 so far. Please for help. Thank you :)


1 starter not engaging fully ignoring it for a year you might have done irreparable damage to the ring gear or starter motor cog....

2 trouble starting can be voltage related or MAP sensor.... (or both)

3 Fuel level could also be voltage related...





Get the battery fully tested for the cost of them i'd probably just replace it (2 random ones thrown up by eurocar parts:

Cheap

http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/F...0dab00e73c058cf53c19c5eaee679bb6315cbe&000020

£10 more and a bosch....
http://www.eurocarparts.com/ecp/c/F...a394cb05a6ff10b4335fc1c8e0fa7fd9a4b3d8&000020

battery15 gets you fifteen percent off at the moment at ECP

not too hard to change:


https://www.fiatforum.com/grande-punto-guides/257103-grande-punto-battery-replacement.html

if problems persist i would be tempted to replace the earth strap

which runs from the negative side of the battery to the left chassis leg then down on top of the gear box these are prone to braking internally and been very hard to diagnose due to the constant flexing when the engine moves on its mount with a resistance test one time the reading is good the next its poor



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1. I've been told by mechanic the starter motor needs to be replaced.

Is the starter from Fiat punto gonna fit to my car ? It is cheaper.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330771726993

2. This was a problem with engine temperature probe.

3. still do not know about this one, as you say it might be related to the previous one.



THANK YOU !
 
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Do you now anything about this starter ? Is it gonna fit ?
 
I am going to the mechanic today again, still have the same trouble i was not a sensor.
 
Descriptions are tricky sometimes :) Just making sure, seller said is ok. It is already in the car and works lovely.

Just waiting for MAP sensor to turn up. Thank you !
 
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