General Bought A GT

[phil_GT]

couple of questions for you all knowing people lol

i have just bought my self a P reg Punto GT and wanted to know what i should look for engine wise to make sure it isnt going to blow up on me when i start driving it at the end of september ( off road due to insurance on other car ends 29th sept).

there seems to be oil on the bottom part of the negine below the plugs whether its leaking i have no ide but there was no oil under the car this morning when i checked for start up problems after leaving it cold overnight

also other than this the car has been previously modified before i bought it and is on 16" rims i wanted to know whats the correct size of tyre to avoid my speedo being out?.

final question. i am thinking of buying a boost guage and pod for the punto any ideas where the pipe connects to as i know nothing about turbo cars otehr than wiring up a dumpvalve

many thanks

 

[Stu DemonD]

Ohhh, a Punto GT

https://www.fiatforum.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=6485&cat=500&ppuser=1781

 

[wolfracepunto]

Hi :wave:

Standard wheels, I think, should be 14". But if the 16s that are on now have 195/40 R16 tyres on them, I think the speedo should be fine.

 

[phil_GT]

has 195/45/16 according to tyre place they dont make 194/40/16

is the oil on bottom of the engine a problem??? ill check exactly how much is there when i next go to where its stored

 

[arc]

the boost gauge needs to be plumbed into a vacuum/boost line. ie, the smaller tube when u fit a dump valve, same place as that.

 

[phil_GT]

i have a pipe from 1 end of the dump valve that connects to somthing on the engine and a pipe that for some reason has been blocked just to the left of the dump valve

 

[wolfracepunto]

has 195/45/16 according to tyre place they dont make 195/40/16

You sure? This place seems to sell them www.blackcircles.com

 

[phil_GT]

any idea on how much my speedo will be out if at all?

 

[wolfracepunto]

Use this http://www.tyresave.co.uk/tyresize.html

 

[phil_GT]

but what is the standard tyre size on a punto :|

 

[arc]

but what is the standard tyre size on a punto :|

185/55/r14

re the dump valve. There should be three pipes on it. Two big pipes (they go from the intercooler/turbo/airbox (depends where the DV has been fitted)), and then a smaller pipe. Like screen washer pipe thin.

A boost gauge would go onto the smaller pipe. Just buy a Y splitter (B&Q will sell you one the correct size.. if you don't get one with the boostgauge) and connect the boost gauge onto that.

Is the blocked off pipe thin? If it is, it could be that it's had a boost gauge before and was on there.

I don't actually know these engines at all, just going off what i know about turbo'd lumps - so i may be wrong, the punto guys should be able to help more

 

[phil_GT]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v618/paw1983/Picture006.jpg

if that helps the dump valve is fitted on the left u can jus tsee the silver part

the tube that is blocked off looks like it is bunged up with sumthing along the lines of a golf T dont hold me to this i havent taken it out i have a pipe that attaches to the thick pipe a pipe coming out the other side of the dump valve and the pipe in quesiton that is blocked

 

[arc]

the blocked pipe *might* be something to do with the old air box.. i'm not sure if you are saying its part of the dumpvalve or part of the engine. Is the DV working?

Basically, a boost gauge monitors pressure in the inlet manifold - so any pipe that connects to the inlet manifold will do really. The purple looking pipe that runs from the engine to DV is fine for a boost gauge, although there may be better places to put it. Again, i'm just going off what i know of turbo'd cars - i don't know the punto gt at all.

 

[phil_GT]

well any advice is helpfull

its possibly a breather pipe that is blocked off because it comes off the big thick pipe then my dumpvalve is sitting between the dump valve works fine no problems there and ill use the blue / purple pipe coz if it goes wrong n doesnt work that pipe will be easy enuf to replace

 

[phil_GT]

just been told by sum 1 on msn who used to own a gt 1999 gt3 that i can take the dials out and t connect the original dash boost guage how easy would this be to take out the dials connect it and feed it through what he said to use putting a hole in a speaker grill?

 

[arc]

getting well beyond what i know about these cars.. i didn't even know they had a boost gauge on the dash already. if they do, why you wanting another one?!

But yeah, no reason why u can't feed it off the other one. like i said, any pipe that leads to the inlet manifold really!

Still unsure about the blocked pipe

 

[phil_GT]

its has a boost guage on dash says 1.6 so im guessing its in bar

i ant a windowscreen pillar type that reads in psi there more accurate and look cool

 

[arc]

fair enough

yeah, just use a Y splitter and use the feed that goes to the dash boost gauge. A haynes manual would help a lot with taking the dash to bits

 

[phil_GT]

n e idea wher ei can get 1 or who can scan the pages in for me ???

 

[arc]

just buy one from halfords - you'll need it again i'm sure