Sooooo, im thinking of making a return Im not going to lie,
I miss it so much,

Now my last one had a sad end, the gearbox/diff detonated on me and at a bad time so i couldnt repair it,

What are the known/common issues of the 2.0s? because that'l be my next investment after looking at a few, and i want to be prepaired for things to go wrong -.- (As bad as that sounds, its actually a good thing!)

Obviously got to keep an eye on these Cam belts, but any other things?

Cheers
Migs!

Front suspension. Droplinks and lower arms are considered consumables.
Other than the timing belt you know about, and the increasingly common posts about corrosion they are quite solid.

Do it. :devil:

on the 147 engine i have noticed the rocker cover gaskets go, the clutch needs to be checked as abused cars can have unpredictable clutches


the 155 is pretty reliable, but VIS system can develop faults




been looking at this Marea
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fiat-Mare...73&pid=100015&prg=1006&rk=10&sd=251178153246&


best one ive seen in ages

If you buy a model with rear discs and calipers, the calipers and handbrake cables etc need regular maintenance as always seem to stick on especially in winter.On frosty nights had to remember not to leave handbrake on over night as brakes would be stuck on in morning. ( ps my car is not garaged though) may be ok if garaged. Also front anti roll bar bushes a pain to change when worn.(common problem)

well i had 3 of them over the last 8 years, never had any issues really, i did always change the cambelt as soon as i got the car though, my first one a gold 98 car had 97k on the original belt when i changed it, i abused the hell out of that i was a regular at santapod and never missed a beat. my silver one was a 02 plater, with 40k onit but that caught fire due a dodgy electrical connection in the fan so i stripped it and sold the spares got all my money back and then got my red one that is owned by another member on here (as you can see in the sig above ) that one again i changed the cambelt straight away that was on 82k when i got it and was on the original belt too, i also changed the rad, and all the springs, never changed the drop links or lower arms and was the best one i have owned, i always serviced it using selena oil and the propa coolant.

known issues:

99.9% all leak form the rocker cover, not a big job or get power italia to do for about £70

rust, check the inner sills thats where they seem to go, although all mine were very good but then i undersealed then when i got them for peace of mind.

like i say i never had a problem with any of mine apart from teh silver one, brilliant cars, quickish, and sound awesome with a cone filter

Well that's good to know !

Hoping to join you guys again soon, curious question though what's the rev limiter set to on the Marea because I'm not sure and would like to know, I see videos at 7000 and specs at 6500 :S.

MrMigs08 said:

Well that's good to know !

Hoping to join you guys again soon, curious question though what's the rev limiter set to on the Marea because I'm not sure and would like to know, I see videos at 7000 and specs at 6500 :S.

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seems to be slightly different in every car

My marea 1.(147 20v) 6800rpm
My Marea 2.(155 20v)6200rpm
Current marea (147 20v) 7100rpm



dont know why this is exactly its the same with the Bravo i have ???

My 150 was originally 7k I think but the map increased it to 7.2k

Well my 155 hlx is revving nicely to 7k wooooo!

Lol eyy?

Blog coming soon I'm back guuuuyysss

Nice.