Hi just joined the Fiat Forum. I have just purchased a punto 1.2elx 16v speedgear 2001.

The problem is a scraping noise when i drive although it dissappears in higher gears.

is there a way of topping up the gearbox oil or is it a sealed unit?

ive rang a few gearbox garages and have been quoted from £400 to £800 to fix!!!!!!

please help

check oil level when hot and engine running.
you fill them through the dipstick hole same as most autos.

use the right fluid Tutela CVT NG nothing else

Welcome to FF matey enjoy your stay

Hi mate,

My black sporting speedgear had the same problem when I got it. I changed the gearbox oil and filter and all was good. The only downside is that the gear oil and filter are only available from fiat (or they were when i got them a couple of months back) and cost me £70 in total. I was told that you dont need the specific Fiat oil for the gearbox, however, this is debatable. It'd probably be worth asking your local Fiat dealer about this.

Hope this helps,

Dave

You may find this link useful as it shows the complete cvt (ecvt) gearbox parts. [FONT=&quot]http://www.automaticchoice.com/Catalogue/re0f05a.pdf[/FONT] The gearbox is a JATCO RE0F05A and uses a metal powdwer clutch. This is aplicable to Punto 1995 - 2000 and Panda 1989 - 199? (late).