Hello boys and girls. This is my first post on here having just bought my own Punto. My parents have had 3 over the last four years (V Punto 60s ; X Punto Sporting ; Y Punto Monza Plus).
I've just bought an '04 plate, 3dr active, 1.3 Multijet. I'm well impressed with the engine and would recommend you all get a test drive. I've been tanking mine around and I'm still getting 50mpg. It's powerful enough to spin the wheels when the turbo kicks in 2nd gear if it's a bit wet which is better than my mums 1.2 petrol punto.
It sounds quiet in comparison with other diesels and it's the smallest most advanced common rail diesel engine in the world. The engine was developed with GM and will be going in all vauxhalls etc in the future.
Anyone else got any comments on this car? Anyone tried the 1.9 Multijet that's in the HGT (AFAIK).


2004 Punto 1.3 Multijet 3dr Steel Grey
Kenwood 4524G Head Unit
Kenwood 6989ie 6x9s

Turbo? Eh?

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LOL welcome on board. There are a number of JTD owners on here who rave about them - and of course myself. I have a tuned 1.9JTD and quick is an understatement! As soon as I have sorted to communications to tune that 1.3 I will let you know ;-) then you will see what a MJTD can do!

Alfa Romeo 156 2.4 JTD (210BHP)
Fiat Punto JTD (130BHP)
Fiat Barchetta

http://www.angeltuning.co.uk
http://www.bravo-guide.co.uk THE Fiat Bravo site

apparently the toyota unit in the bmw mini and yaris is more advanced, dunno how they decide but there you go

Met Cognac 99 Brava 100 HSX,

No the toyata is not more advanced than the fiat. As stated the fiat is the most advanced of its kind and will be. For me fait diesels have been the best due to the fact that they not only invented common-rail direct injection but also have carried on developing the unit which the latest being in JTD and Mjet form. The best of its kind by far[8D]

Agreed. Fiat are pioneering the future of diesel engines and have been for a number of years now. This is widely recognised in the car industry.

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Yeah, the Yaris and Mini 1.4 diesel is well known not to be the best about

Stilo TURBO!!!!(diesel)

Oh, BTW, I did originally order a JTD HGT punto, but changed to the Stilo .

Wouldn't mind a razz in an HGT tho

Stilo TURBO!!!!(diesel)

Oh, BTW, I did originally order a JTD HGT punto, but changed to the Stilo .

Wouldn't mind a razz in an HGT tho

Stilo TURBO!!!!(diesel)

toyota were saying there's was most advanced, but seeing as fiat inventeed common rail diesels i'd have to believe the italians this time too.

Met Cognac 99 Brava 100 HSX,

Why is Fiat still selling a 1.9 litre dielsel (turbo?) with only 100bhp then? I don't understand that.

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I am a schizophrenic currently so please bear with me whilst I try to get rid of the 40+ personality.

Oh and Fiat didn't invent CDI, Bosch (i.e. German) did

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I am a schizophrenic currently so please bear with me whilst I try to get rid of the 40+ personality.

read a review in what car on the diesel Idea, they slagged it off saying it was noisy and gutless! Im guessing your on a mission for post 1000 Paul!

1987 126 FSM, 12" minilight style wheels, clear rear lights, smoked indicators.

Hehe, how did you guess? Will reply to your other post when I have done some of this stupid chemistry cwk!

I would send this as two msgs also but I am downloading and it will just slow it down hehe.

Just 25 to go!

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I am a schizophrenic currently so please bear with me whilst I try to get rid of the 40+ personality.

Paul, Fiat were the first manufacturer to use common-rail direct injection in a diesel car. Bosch may be German, but they've been supplying Fiat with parts for years. Your Uno would have a few Bosch parts on it.

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Fiat Brava 1.6 HSX, Fiat Uno 1.1 ieS.

I know, the injection system is Bosch Monopoint (monotronic I think) injection on my Uno. A huge number of cars use their injection systems however I believe? Our old Renault 21's used very similar injection.

I just had to disagree that Fiat had invented it, that's all, following some work I did once on diesel engines.

Paul

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I am a schizophrenic currently so please bear with me whilst I try to get rid of the 40+ personality.

Originally posted by pghstochaj
Oh and Fiat didn't invent CDI, Bosch (i.e. German) did

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Click to expand...

CRF (Centro Ricerche Fiat -> Fiat Research Centre) invented common rail injection, but Fiat didn't industrialize it... why???
Ask to old (stupid) Fiat management...

So they sold their design patents to Bosch, with a year of exclusive rights to mount the Bosch injection pomps...

145/6 1,9 JTD, 156 1,9 JTD, Bravo/a 105 jtd do you remember them?....

Now Multijet is a step 2 of commmon rail injection, but Fiat didn't have enough resources to industrialize it... so arrived GM (with money) and is born Fiat-GM Powertrain with seat in Turin...

Now Powertrain produces M-jet for Fiat and for some models of GM family (Opel/Vauxval, Daewoo... )

Corsa just mounts 1,3 (Fiat) M-jet (1,3 CDTI )
New Astra will mount 1,9 (Fiat) M-jet 150 bhp... (1,9 CDTI)

For the success of these engines, in Italy there are some problems for avaiabilty of M-jet models... You can wait 3-4 months for a Lancia Ypsilon 1,3 M-jet...

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The Punto HGT JTD is only 100bhp, but it has 192Lb/ft torque, the same as a Porshe Boxster, it is plenty in a small hatch

Stilo TURBO!!!!(diesel)

Interesting info that roby.

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Fiat Brava 1.6 HSX, Fiat Uno 1.1 ieS.

This is the plant where Bosch produces its injection pomps...



Bari, Italy

http://www.bosch.it/formula/archivio/formula_autunno2001/art13.htm

another plant is in Czech Republic...


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