Dear All,
I own a Punto MK2 1.2 year 2003. It passed about 90.000 km. Since one month ago, I noticed a problem. Namely, the engine warming indicator arrow doesn`t climb up to the normal position (and the normal position is half of the scale). You have to pass at least 40-50 km without stopping for the arrow to get to the normal position. Anyway, once you switch the heating, it drops down rapidly. It is also clear that the heating is very poor, it seems like the engine doesn`t warm up sufficiently. I was told to check the coolant level, and it`s normal. I took the car to a service, and they told me that everything seems perfectly normal - they noticed that both of the radiator hoses are warm, so they concluded that the water is circulating normally and there isn`t problem with the termostat opening. They waited the car to reach the normal temperature, and the radiator propeller switches normally. They thought that there`s a problem with the indicator. Anyway, I think that the indicator is fine, since I feel that the engine doesn`t work as when it is warmed up, and the heating in the car is also terrible.
Did anyone experience similar problem? A lot of people have overheating problem, I have not-heating problem
Thank you all in advance
I own a Punto MK2 1.2 year 2003. It passed about 90.000 km. Since one month ago, I noticed a problem. Namely, the engine warming indicator arrow doesn`t climb up to the normal position (and the normal position is half of the scale). You have to pass at least 40-50 km without stopping for the arrow to get to the normal position. Anyway, once you switch the heating, it drops down rapidly. It is also clear that the heating is very poor, it seems like the engine doesn`t warm up sufficiently. I was told to check the coolant level, and it`s normal. I took the car to a service, and they told me that everything seems perfectly normal - they noticed that both of the radiator hoses are warm, so they concluded that the water is circulating normally and there isn`t problem with the termostat opening. They waited the car to reach the normal temperature, and the radiator propeller switches normally. They thought that there`s a problem with the indicator. Anyway, I think that the indicator is fine, since I feel that the engine doesn`t work as when it is warmed up, and the heating in the car is also terrible.
Did anyone experience similar problem? A lot of people have overheating problem, I have not-heating problem
Thank you all in advance