Hi everyone,
I know this is the cento section but I thought someone on here might know, are the voltage regulators the same in fiat punto 60 (same as a sporting?) and fiat cento 899 alternators?
I ask as my sister has recently bought a punto 60 which is great fun to drive, I had forgotten how nice manual steering and a responsive throttle can be!
Anyway there are a few issues with it, most pressing is the fact that the lights on the dsahboard, radio and to a lesser extent running lights all flicker when the engine is running.
I found a loose earth point on the negative battery cable which i was hoping was the problem but while its improved it, it is still happening.
I have checked the voltage on the battery with the car running and while it is showing over 14v, it is fluctuating between 14.4v and 14.9v. I am under the impression that the reading should be more stable than this?
Anyway her old car is still here which is a cinquencento 899 which clearly has a different alternator, but is the regulator likely to be the same? Hopefully its just a case of swapping the regulator over?
I haven't been able to find much info on how to do it so am hoping its not too difficult to figure out.
Basically I am hoping for someone save me taking two cars apart rather than just one if its not going to work!
I know this is the cento section but I thought someone on here might know, are the voltage regulators the same in fiat punto 60 (same as a sporting?) and fiat cento 899 alternators?
I ask as my sister has recently bought a punto 60 which is great fun to drive, I had forgotten how nice manual steering and a responsive throttle can be!
Anyway there are a few issues with it, most pressing is the fact that the lights on the dsahboard, radio and to a lesser extent running lights all flicker when the engine is running.
I found a loose earth point on the negative battery cable which i was hoping was the problem but while its improved it, it is still happening.
I have checked the voltage on the battery with the car running and while it is showing over 14v, it is fluctuating between 14.4v and 14.9v. I am under the impression that the reading should be more stable than this?
Anyway her old car is still here which is a cinquencento 899 which clearly has a different alternator, but is the regulator likely to be the same? Hopefully its just a case of swapping the regulator over?
I haven't been able to find much info on how to do it so am hoping its not too difficult to figure out.
Basically I am hoping for someone save me taking two cars apart rather than just one if its not going to work!
