Hello fellow FIAT Forum members! Firstly, I would like to thank all the team behind the FIAT Forum who have made this fantastic platform to connect FIAT fans and owners. I stumbled upon this forum while looking for help online. The car which I drive is FIAT Uno 1998 Petrol 999cc (FIRE).
One of the reasons for me joining this community is that I am interested in car restoration. I have some plans for restoring my car. So any help would be really appreciated.

hi there
Are you up to restore body or mechanics ?

welcome to the forum

India is massive what town are you from?

johorridoh said:

hi there
Are you up to restore body or mechanics ?

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Hello johorridoh! I want to perform a full restoration, even if that includes breaking down the car, part by part. This would ensure that each part of the car is in proper condition.

dave said:

welcome to the forum

India is massive what town are you from?

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Hello dave! I am from Pune, a city in the state of Maharashtra. Have you been to Pune?

kikthekiller said:

Hello dave! I am from Pune, a city in the state of Maharashtra. Have you been to Pune?

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I've not been to any part of India yet one day i would like to go to Chennai

Welcome to Fiat Forums !

Welcome to the group!

If theres any specific problems, search for them on this forum, if theres nothing relating to it, then ask!

The main mechanical problems reoccurring problems with Uno`s (& many cars over 10 years old) are:

The vacuum advance on the distributor leaking (check by sucking on the pipe, if theres no resistance you need a new one).

The distributor module breaking down with age (cant really be repaired, so change if necessary).

Bad earths &/or connections (clean & grease connections with contact grease).

Head gasket (make sure there is proper coolant, plain water causes corrosion of the head gasket, or simply age).

Gearbox failure (usually down to leaks, make sure theres oil in it!).

Fuel line leaks (rubber components perish with age, so replace).

Bad running/high fuel consumption (usually carb needing reconditioning).

Bad running/poor starting can also be tired distributor cap, rotor arm, spark plugs & HT leads.

In India I`d also say oil, air & fuel filters need changing every few thousand miles, due to dust & poor quality fuel.

Thats it really, nothing out of the ordinary!

gaz6649 said:

This one is a total mind bender

Has anyone ever heard of stress fractures on Alloys before. I have a set of OZ Volcano's on my Punto i decided to remove them on Saturday to clean them and oh NOOOOOOOOO gasp shock horror there it was a 1/2" crack


Gaz is now crying

Gaz6649™

Live Fast, Die Hard

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If you need original spares then go you www.99rpm.com .If the spare you need isn't available then contact the owner of the site,he'll get it for you.

Now how did this happen.

claymas said:

If you need original spares then go you www.99rpm.com .If the spare you need isn't available then contact the owner of the site,he'll get it for you.

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Hey, i tried emailing them at sales[AT]99rpm[DOT]com but they haven't responded beyond the usual turnaround time and even after follow-up. Do they have any other mode of contact- phone/WhatsApp? I have an urgent order to make for items not listed on site.