Dave-G
New member
Hi all.
My mk1 punto 1997 65sx has developed a few problems which hopefully someone can help me with.
The oil warning light flickers on at tickover speed, allthough it goes out as soon as I touch the gas pedal, the car has done 70,000 miles.
The battery warning light is now staying on permanently after coming on the other day, but going off after a short time.
My battery reads 11.08-volts with engine off & then drops to 10.5-volts with the engine running.
Revving up the engine does not change that reading at all, turning on the headlights drops the batterys voltage even lower & again revving the engine makes no change.
I know that this problem has got to be the alternator, but before I replace it does anyone know what wires, etc, could be worth checking over.
One other thing, at the front of the engine bay there is a canister attached to the engine mounting next to the timing belt cover. It has a brake line going into it & a blue tube which goes into the brake master cylinder, it has wires attached to what looks like a solenoid on the top of the canister.
I'm just curious what this thing does, I've never came across on any of my previous Fiats.
My mk1 punto 1997 65sx has developed a few problems which hopefully someone can help me with.
The oil warning light flickers on at tickover speed, allthough it goes out as soon as I touch the gas pedal, the car has done 70,000 miles.
The battery warning light is now staying on permanently after coming on the other day, but going off after a short time.
My battery reads 11.08-volts with engine off & then drops to 10.5-volts with the engine running.
Revving up the engine does not change that reading at all, turning on the headlights drops the batterys voltage even lower & again revving the engine makes no change.
I know that this problem has got to be the alternator, but before I replace it does anyone know what wires, etc, could be worth checking over.
One other thing, at the front of the engine bay there is a canister attached to the engine mounting next to the timing belt cover. It has a brake line going into it & a blue tube which goes into the brake master cylinder, it has wires attached to what looks like a solenoid on the top of the canister.
I'm just curious what this thing does, I've never came across on any of my previous Fiats.