Hell everyone. I'm new here.
I've just bought a '96 Cinquecento sporting.
When I bought it, it ran lovely. Later that same day, though, it started to idle rather roughly, almost as though it's misfiring. It start first time, though.
One possiblity is that when I went to pick it up, it was out of fuel. The guy filled it up with fuel from his lawnmower. Could it be that some c**p from that fuel has got into either the fuel filter or injectors? Would that give these symptoms.
Strangely, though, it doesn't seem to be down on power. It'll rev right through the range, and it was still pulling nicely at 80mph in 5th (on a private road, you understand).
One other thing to note is there is a definate petrol smell when you start it, like it's flooded. But that would mean too much fuel is getting in, not too little, right?
Where to start? A day in. I don't want a pup.
I've just bought a '96 Cinquecento sporting.
When I bought it, it ran lovely. Later that same day, though, it started to idle rather roughly, almost as though it's misfiring. It start first time, though.
One possiblity is that when I went to pick it up, it was out of fuel. The guy filled it up with fuel from his lawnmower. Could it be that some c**p from that fuel has got into either the fuel filter or injectors? Would that give these symptoms.
Strangely, though, it doesn't seem to be down on power. It'll rev right through the range, and it was still pulling nicely at 80mph in 5th (on a private road, you understand).
One other thing to note is there is a definate petrol smell when you start it, like it's flooded. But that would mean too much fuel is getting in, not too little, right?
Where to start? A day in. I don't want a pup.