(nice & sunny here )
And what if they gave in & fitted a g/box & it was still they same
your problems have been breakdowns(non start) but this is a selection problem.
examiner shows the amount of false(missed) gears & repeated attempts so we can laugh at Kevs driving
but it's only now that we have had a week or two of cold weather here that we are having the faults occur.....
i know electrical and weather conditions dont really work as an excuse but it does seem odd how all the D/L cars i sold have been perfect up until now
It can`t be something as simple as Fiat clutch lining material can it?
In the last few years we have had 1) Uno, 2) Punto D 2002, 3) Doblo JTD 4) Punto van 05 Multijet.
All of these cars have suffered clutch judder as it gets colder and damper in winter.
They were /are, worse if left for a few days in cold damp weather.
It goes away after a bit of use in traffic, but as the days warm and are drier no clutch judder in any of them.
(IMHO) In our cars it seems to be dampness getting on the lining material from the atmosphere as a consequence of winter, rather than the cold conditions.
It does not bother me as you can drive around it and its only really obvious if one of the cars has been left unstarted out in the winter dampness for a couple of days or more.
My point is, it seems to me that the dualogic would surely not be able to drive around it if its clutch material is affected by cold and damp?
( as you can by carefully feeding the clutch in for the first start on a manual. )
Just a thought anyway,
Regards
Here's an update from my saga, I received an email back again about the service intervals:
So there you go, personally I think it's a load of ********. How much can our climate possible affect the engine?
Kev I've been meaning to ask you this for a while now, why the heck didn't you just buy a manual?
Might just be easier to get a new gf...
(I was going to add something about getting a lower milage model, with bigger 'extras' and a more compact 'interior' but then I thought that would be really rude :devil
........breaking down as in car wont start/move...needs towed away....but as I said what if it doesn't cure the fault,dealer is left with a huge bill to pay.I certainly wouldn't order up a gearbox unless I was 100%sure!
I would of thought Ateco would pick up any of this as they're the distributor (if I understand it correctly) in this country? At least that's how the salesman tried to dodge the bullet the last time I spoke to him.
gearbox recallibration is not clutch self callibration...this is one of the first basic tests that has to be carried out along with other I mentioned.
Right.. in that case there's a good chance it hasn't been done.
Physically due to this post
Here here.. *pats T on the back*
hydraullic pressure is automatic when you open the door,but it should still be checked as previously said.
Yep that's the funny noise that it makes..
You have to remember something here,dual-logic is just the same as a manual car but without the clutch pedal.The hydraullic unit changes the gears for you via signals from the gear lever.
If you forget about the dual logic your car is just like any other manual.If you are having very intermittent problems getting into gear you would tend to look to clutch for the answer.
If all this is p*ssing you off this much I have a 300page tech diag manual on these systems,i'll work with your dealer if they PM me direct.
