Hi all

Weird problem on my wife’s palio 1600 (1.6 EL)

While driving the car suddenly looses power , and when depressing the accelerator the car lurches and splutters , and then totally dies

The car is then totally fuel starved... Turns over but wont start

Leaving the car for around 20-30 mins solves the problem and you can start it up and it runs as normal

The last time it happened ( actually today) i tried starting it ever five minutes and the problem steadily gets better , from NO start to just managing to splutter and miss , to idle and die when pushing the accelerator to eventually normal idle and run

to me it seems like a fuel starvation issue linked to HEAT ?? as cooling the engine seems to help ( 20 to 30 mins)

We have had the car now for almost 5 years and during this time the problem has occurred around 5 times always with the same symptom and resolution , I cant force it to happen , it seems to have a mind of its own

Any ideas?? I have had a Fiat dealer give it the once over ... to no avail and they could NOT replicate problem

i had the same problem in my old car too and in most fiat cars this is a faulty crankshaft sensor, just get that changed for another one which isn't expensive at all and the car will run normally hopefully

Great tip , Now can anyone tell me where this sensor is located ? do i have to remove any covers ?

Cheers

Greg

Does the Fuel injector lamp come on when you experience this sudden loss of power? If yes, then it should in all probability be your ignition coil. I own a Palio 1.6 as well and just replaced the ignition coil a couple of days back.I was facing similar issues - the car loses power and the injector lamp comes on. After the car cools off, it starts driving normally again.

i have done several things and i have yet to see if it helps

1) replaced fuel filter
2) replaced spark plugs
3) replaced Coil pack

will see if it helps and keep posted ..

Greg

griessgm said:

i have done several things and i have yet to see if it helps

1) replaced fuel filter
2) replaced spark plugs
3) replaced Coil pack

will see if it helps and keep posted ..

Greg

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Hello Greg

Did you manage to resolve the challenge you had with your vehicle . I happen to have the same problem with mine too . and I desperately need a solution

Possible the O2 sensor, should be changed at 100.000 km's ( 60.000mls) intervals, according to the official Fiat Palio dealer workshop manual......!