General Diesel Punto's?

harm_of_will · Aug 30, 2004

Me again, with yet another question about MkI Punto's

Does anybody know much about the diesel models? Is the spec any different?

I've never considered them before as petrol is pretty much the norm and more common, so I know nothing about them

Are they better/worse? Cheaper or more expensive to buy, insure, run and repair?

Cheers

dave · Aug 30, 2004

they not worth getting imo in a small car because they do about the sane mpg as a 1.2 petrol, but are noisey,

the td sx is also group 6 insurance where as a 60 sx petrol is only group 4.

ChrisUK · Aug 30, 2004

only punto diesel worth getting is the Mk2 1.9L JTD which goes like **** off a stick and will even beat a HGT 1.8L petrol Punto off the mark

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marky23 · Sep 5, 2004

i have a diesel tdsx punto and i have to disagree. it is slow and noisy, but when it gets to 3000rpm and the turbo kicks in it kicks arse i aint no boy racer but i love the pull from about 30-70mph much more torque than a petrol. for the record its a 94 Lreg

Citizen Smith · Sep 5, 2004

I have driven the new mk3 punto multijet diesel and have to say... very very good, i was well impressed and would recommend to anyone, and they now come with HGT spec.

wolfracepunto · Sep 5, 2004

They come with HGT spec??? How much bhp does it have and what size engine is it?

mad_colm · Sep 5, 2004

the multijet is indeed a fine engine.
the low weight of the body makes it a seriously fun car. fiat should do a hot specced version instead of or with the sporting

Citizen Smith · Sep 6, 2004

ok ready...

100 bhp @4000 rpm
192 LBS ft torque- 90 % delivered between 1750-3250 rpm
0-62 in 9.6 secs
53.3 mpg

£1000 cheaper than 1.8 16v hgt

wolfracepunto · Sep 6, 2004

Can that engine's ECU be re-mapped?

sh33n · Sep 7, 2004

The ECU of the MK2 Shape JTD can be remapped to about 130Bhp I believe, Nige does it, and he has one himself, seems like a very fun car!!

Not sure if that applies to the newer multijet version.

faded_red_punto · Feb 12, 2008

marky23 said:
i have a diesel tdsx punto and i have to disagree. it is slow and noisy, but when it gets to 3000rpm and the turbo kicks in it kicks arse i aint no boy racer but i love the pull from about 30-70mph much more torque than a petrol. for the record its a 94 Lreg

Same here. Mine is a 96 td sxand it is a really safe car for overtaking at speed.
I tend to just sit back in my mum's later petrol 60s.

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