Hi guys
I trust you are all well.
I have a 2002 1.1 Fiat Uno Mia and last week I drove into a pothole at night that was full of water. The engine switched off immediately but from that point to my home was all downhill so I put it into gear and it kick started but was misfiring erratically.
I stopped outside my gate but after opening the gate it was battling to start and when it did a few times I wasn't able to get it to run as as soon as soon as i took my foot off the accelerator it would die off and even if u didn't take my foot off it would still die down but only lasted a few seconds longer.
I eventually gave up n got some help to get it pushed into my yard as it was raining and it was at night.
Once in the yard I tried cranking several times not going for more than ten seconds at a time to avoid damaging the starter. It would crank but not starting or any signs of combustion in any of the 4 cylinders, i checked the spark plugs some wer wet some wer dry but all had black soot. I replaced the plugs. Tried to start now it wasn't cranking at all. Wen I turn the key on the first click the dashboard lights are on but wen I turn on the second click the entire dashboard goes dead. I suspected the battery may now be low but the lights seem bright if switched on and the horn is loud as if the battery is healthy. I have the battery charged and try again but the same issue persists. I then put the car in neutral and have the tyres chocked and I short the starter terminals but all I hear is a click which means the brushes have now gone due to all the cranking. I have the starter removed and tested its in fact the brushes so I have new brushes fitted and once tested works like new. So I fit the starter back in and the engine is now cranking again but still can't seem to hear any combustion in any of the cylinders. I remove each spark plug and have it tested by having it connected to the lead and earthing on the engine I crank but I don't see any of the plugs sparking even though they are all new. I suspect it might be the coil pack or module. I decided to replace the module and once I did I tried cranking but still not starting I checked for spark there is now spark but no improvement on getting it started. I checked for any loose wires there was a loose small wire behind the alternator I pushed it back in it was the battery light which goes off wen the engine is running. But I tried starting again with that cable now in. No improvement. Still doesn't start. I don't see any signs of the engine being hydrolocked as none of the spark plugs had water on them only fuel due to the constant cranking n some of the cylinders may have gotten flooded with fuel. I tried turning the engine by hand to see if there's anything that feels different but it feels pretty normal to me. I'm nowhere close to a mechanic this is my first uno. I have checked the timing and the timing has not jumped, it's the same as I set it 6 months ago and I have been using it to work and back every Monday to Friday ever since.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem before but managed to find the culprit? Kindly assist me please any help would be much appreciated
I trust you are all well.
I have a 2002 1.1 Fiat Uno Mia and last week I drove into a pothole at night that was full of water. The engine switched off immediately but from that point to my home was all downhill so I put it into gear and it kick started but was misfiring erratically.
I stopped outside my gate but after opening the gate it was battling to start and when it did a few times I wasn't able to get it to run as as soon as soon as i took my foot off the accelerator it would die off and even if u didn't take my foot off it would still die down but only lasted a few seconds longer.
I eventually gave up n got some help to get it pushed into my yard as it was raining and it was at night.
Once in the yard I tried cranking several times not going for more than ten seconds at a time to avoid damaging the starter. It would crank but not starting or any signs of combustion in any of the 4 cylinders, i checked the spark plugs some wer wet some wer dry but all had black soot. I replaced the plugs. Tried to start now it wasn't cranking at all. Wen I turn the key on the first click the dashboard lights are on but wen I turn on the second click the entire dashboard goes dead. I suspected the battery may now be low but the lights seem bright if switched on and the horn is loud as if the battery is healthy. I have the battery charged and try again but the same issue persists. I then put the car in neutral and have the tyres chocked and I short the starter terminals but all I hear is a click which means the brushes have now gone due to all the cranking. I have the starter removed and tested its in fact the brushes so I have new brushes fitted and once tested works like new. So I fit the starter back in and the engine is now cranking again but still can't seem to hear any combustion in any of the cylinders. I remove each spark plug and have it tested by having it connected to the lead and earthing on the engine I crank but I don't see any of the plugs sparking even though they are all new. I suspect it might be the coil pack or module. I decided to replace the module and once I did I tried cranking but still not starting I checked for spark there is now spark but no improvement on getting it started. I checked for any loose wires there was a loose small wire behind the alternator I pushed it back in it was the battery light which goes off wen the engine is running. But I tried starting again with that cable now in. No improvement. Still doesn't start. I don't see any signs of the engine being hydrolocked as none of the spark plugs had water on them only fuel due to the constant cranking n some of the cylinders may have gotten flooded with fuel. I tried turning the engine by hand to see if there's anything that feels different but it feels pretty normal to me. I'm nowhere close to a mechanic this is my first uno. I have checked the timing and the timing has not jumped, it's the same as I set it 6 months ago and I have been using it to work and back every Monday to Friday ever since.
Has anyone experienced a similar problem before but managed to find the culprit? Kindly assist me please any help would be much appreciated
- Model
- 2002 uno Mia 1.1
- Year
- 2002
- Mileage
- 226999
