No sorry, there's not going to be a Grande Punto fire engine coming anytime soon.
I overheard from a mechanic that Fiat F.I.R.E. engines are non-interference, which I take means the valves don't suffer irreparable damage from belt breaks. I was curious about this engine, but I couldn't seem to find what engine mine has.
Does anyone know how to find this out without being a mechanic? If anyone knows, I've got a 1.2 'Active' 2007 Grande Punto? I don't want to know so I could duck out of a belt change, I'm just curious as this appears to be extremely rare for a belt to operate in this way.
I overheard from a mechanic that Fiat F.I.R.E. engines are non-interference, which I take means the valves don't suffer irreparable damage from belt breaks. I was curious about this engine, but I couldn't seem to find what engine mine has.
Does anyone know how to find this out without being a mechanic? If anyone knows, I've got a 1.2 'Active' 2007 Grande Punto? I don't want to know so I could duck out of a belt change, I'm just curious as this appears to be extremely rare for a belt to operate in this way.
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