BlackWooZ
Member
I know i could've just use search option for common problems or so, i'm trying to fit all of them in 1 thread, so be gentle.
Let's get to the point!
So i own:
Fiat Punto 1.2 8v
2002 year
189k km done on it
I'll try to be as detailed as possible
1. Knocking noise on left wheel
This is probably common thing but anyway..
This was since i bought the car 1.5 year ago, it was just slight ''tap-tap'' while steering on slower speeds/parking.
Over the time it started to tap more often, later that summer i bought new set of alloys ( 7Jx15'') it started to knock harder (due to weight obviously)
and now it's knocking like there's no tomorrow around it no matter if it's half-steer/full-lock,going over potholes,while driving its always there
I though Tie Rod would fix this problem but i guess not.
Mechanic's say ''its fine, doesn't need to change'' yeah right..
- Even when i start the engine, due to start vibration you can hear a single knock sound, weird right?
Ideas?
1.5 Bended/negative camber on right wheel
While it had stock wheel's it was unnoticeable at all, until i switched to new alloy's.
It's like 5% of negative camber not really noticeable on close, but when you look from far away or full-lock its pretty much noticeable!
( i don't know history of this car, might had accident maybe not who knows )
It's also scraping on full-lock
- If you go above 60km/h and slam hard on brakes, car slides to the right! could it be because of this too?
Where to look up on this one, ideas?
2. Juddering 2nd gear on downhill?
For example: (skip to 1:35)
Sometimes its slight shaking as shown in video, but sometimes ''when you let of gas and let it roll at downhill at 2-3k RPM''
it starts to violently shake like someone's stepping on brakes
( ABS kicked in yo)
If you press clutch, it stops. It's pretty annoying thing since this island is all about uphills and downhills each corner.
Ideas?
3. Misfire? Stalling? i don't even know myself for this one
Example:
Why is it stalling like this? When it's in normal working temperature it's acting like it lost power (if you hit 5k RPM it turns off ''in idle as in video'' not while driving)
but when cold, revs just fine?
(replaced spark plugs and faulty cables, doesn't help either)
Ideas?
4. Squeaky clutch pedal (in the summer or after long,long driving)
It's pretty annoying sometimes, is there a way to fix this? haha
Extras about the car:
- It's smooth like butter when cold, until it gets to working temperature, noises everywhere, sometimes it acts like it lost power (mostly summer)
- No errors shown on dashboard so far, just 1second red blink light for steering which is common thing
- No rust on the car except few little spots, but underneath the car everything looks fine, checked everything seems on its place, but yet problems are there as said above (been to 3 local garages, they can't spot anything...sure)
Living on this island is pretty rough, lazy mechanics telling you to buy a BMW instead modding/fixing the punto, because it's not worth it? what?
I have to send the car by the ferry to another place where people would fix the car!
There's alot of thing's i'd list up here, but i don't want to waste time of yours!
That's pretty much it, if i forgot something i'll edit up!
Thank you for your patience, i hope to hear solutions,ideas and stuff from you guys!
Let's get to the point!
So i own:
Fiat Punto 1.2 8v
2002 year
189k km done on it
I'll try to be as detailed as possible
1. Knocking noise on left wheel
This is probably common thing but anyway..
This was since i bought the car 1.5 year ago, it was just slight ''tap-tap'' while steering on slower speeds/parking.
Over the time it started to tap more often, later that summer i bought new set of alloys ( 7Jx15'') it started to knock harder (due to weight obviously)
and now it's knocking like there's no tomorrow around it no matter if it's half-steer/full-lock,going over potholes,while driving its always there
I though Tie Rod would fix this problem but i guess not.
Mechanic's say ''its fine, doesn't need to change'' yeah right..
- Even when i start the engine, due to start vibration you can hear a single knock sound, weird right?
Ideas?
1.5 Bended/negative camber on right wheel
While it had stock wheel's it was unnoticeable at all, until i switched to new alloy's.
It's like 5% of negative camber not really noticeable on close, but when you look from far away or full-lock its pretty much noticeable!
( i don't know history of this car, might had accident maybe not who knows )
It's also scraping on full-lock
- If you go above 60km/h and slam hard on brakes, car slides to the right! could it be because of this too?
Where to look up on this one, ideas?
2. Juddering 2nd gear on downhill?
For example: (skip to 1:35)
Sometimes its slight shaking as shown in video, but sometimes ''when you let of gas and let it roll at downhill at 2-3k RPM''
it starts to violently shake like someone's stepping on brakes
( ABS kicked in yo)
If you press clutch, it stops. It's pretty annoying thing since this island is all about uphills and downhills each corner.
Ideas?
3. Misfire? Stalling? i don't even know myself for this one
Example:
Why is it stalling like this? When it's in normal working temperature it's acting like it lost power (if you hit 5k RPM it turns off ''in idle as in video'' not while driving)
but when cold, revs just fine?
(replaced spark plugs and faulty cables, doesn't help either)
Ideas?
4. Squeaky clutch pedal (in the summer or after long,long driving)
It's pretty annoying sometimes, is there a way to fix this? haha
Extras about the car:
- It's smooth like butter when cold, until it gets to working temperature, noises everywhere, sometimes it acts like it lost power (mostly summer)
- No errors shown on dashboard so far, just 1second red blink light for steering which is common thing
- No rust on the car except few little spots, but underneath the car everything looks fine, checked everything seems on its place, but yet problems are there as said above (been to 3 local garages, they can't spot anything...sure)
Living on this island is pretty rough, lazy mechanics telling you to buy a BMW instead modding/fixing the punto, because it's not worth it? what?
I have to send the car by the ferry to another place where people would fix the car!
There's alot of thing's i'd list up here, but i don't want to waste time of yours!
That's pretty much it, if i forgot something i'll edit up!
Thank you for your patience, i hope to hear solutions,ideas and stuff from you guys!
