dobbin1965
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have you tried a fuel system cleaner, worked for me. see my post "dealer £1900 DIY £5.99"
Check out the thread on "intermittent misfire" for Fiat Pandas - there's quite a lot of it going on and the problem is caused by poor ecu and coil pack connections. .
yes - that does seem to be a common theme,
and it's also the 1.1 engines..!! which is strange as the 1.2 is the more common variant
our older 1.1 - 2004 car with 80k miles has been fine,
it seem to be later built ones that suffer :bang:
Sounds like a stuck (open) thermostat to me.I hope it's better than my 09 Panda which has been hands down the worst car I've ever owned, and I've had 3 Fiats and 4 Rovers. I've only had it 8 months and it's nearly been scrapped at least 3 times, I'm so sick of it.
Distressing to hear that the temp gauge fluctuating is a sign of the ECU, as I've noticed mine go to half way then sit just below the half way mark sometimes lately. The other day it wouldn't reach half despite driving on a dual carriageway for about 20 minutes prior. It's a right pain to start too, and misfires when it fancies. Of course I've had the usual rinsing of the wallet from garages who give you it back with the thumbs up but haven't waited until it's cold to test it and I find it's exactly the same. I can't wait to get my Metro back on the road and the Panda will be going bye-bye. If the ECU packs up then it's getting weighed in. A shame, as it's a very agreeable car otherwise.
ive had a panda in this week with the issues of this thread
no loom needed
no new ecu needed
just basic tools and common sense and its now perfect
took me a morning to fathom out
you do need fiatecuscan though
I appear to have missed the answer in there somewhere.
I think s and b is trying to hold onto his trade secrets....
As his flag suggests he's in Mexico, I doubt many Forum members are about to go visit!