Hi I am from South Africa and I think I have the only Punto SX55 1.1 in this country. I think it is a 95 model. I am very frustrated as there is not much support around here and Fiat dealers costs are so high I can by a new Toyota by the time they are finished.
I was travelling home when the car suddenly lost power, made a ticking sound then eventually stopped. I previously had a similar problem and it was the timing belt that "jumped". I have done everything since then and is ready to put fire to it. I've done the following:
1. Checked for water inside the engine (head gasket) but none.
2. Replaced all plugs and checked that there is spark.
3. Re-aligned the timing marks on cam/crankshaft to TDC.
4. Cleaned the carburettor and it seems fuel are coming in as it backfires. Comes out of inlet pipe.
5, Checked all battery connections. I put the battery in my Hyundai and starts immediately.
The problem is that when I try to start it, it sounds like the fully charged battery is not strong enough to crank it. Engine turns once very slow then shoots a flame out of the carb then nothing. Any idea what can be wrong and maybe a sequence of elimination I can follow?
I was travelling home when the car suddenly lost power, made a ticking sound then eventually stopped. I previously had a similar problem and it was the timing belt that "jumped". I have done everything since then and is ready to put fire to it. I've done the following:
1. Checked for water inside the engine (head gasket) but none.
2. Replaced all plugs and checked that there is spark.
3. Re-aligned the timing marks on cam/crankshaft to TDC.
4. Cleaned the carburettor and it seems fuel are coming in as it backfires. Comes out of inlet pipe.
5, Checked all battery connections. I put the battery in my Hyundai and starts immediately.
The problem is that when I try to start it, it sounds like the fully charged battery is not strong enough to crank it. Engine turns once very slow then shoots a flame out of the carb then nothing. Any idea what can be wrong and maybe a sequence of elimination I can follow?