nsr500rossi
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First off hi and great forum.
Have a slight!!!! problem. Just got a 1999 seicento sporting abarth with 37000 miles on the clock. All seemed to be fine with her, well apart from the fan coming on quite a lot (in traffic and sometimes when driving) thought this was a bit strange but read that sportings do run hot so this could be the norm.
Anyway, stupidly i did not check the water level in the expansion level, did check it when i got the car along with oil (very clean) etc.
Well my girlfriend was driving it and arrived home saying that there was a terrible burning small coming from the engine and that it had been like that for the last 2 miles, she had got to the top of a hill and the engine stopped (oh yeah, burning smell means just keep on going!!!)
Had a look at the engine and it was very very hot and smoking.
The bottom radiator hose had split and there was no water.
I let it cool down and then filled it up with water (this is when i noticed the split radiator hose)
When it had water in again i started it up. She ran ok and there were no dodgy noises from the engine (i only ran it for 30 seconds)
Today i replaced the radiator hose (£55 ouch) and filled it it up.
When i started the engine there was a squealing noise from the timing belt area (i think it was from there) when i reved the engine it went away, then it came back.
I thought i would take her down the road for 100 meters, she squealed in 1st and 2nd gears.
Ok we have a problem. Turned engine off and joined the fiat forum.
I am thinking that the burning smell was from the timing belt. The engine starts and revs, so is not siezed.
There is no smoke coming from the exhaust, but there seems to be some oil leaking from the rocker cover gasket (there was a little before) it is not bad.
What damge do you think has been done.
I am thinking of changing the timing belt and bearing.
Could this be the problem (it is due for replacement)
When the engine gets this hot what components do you think would get damaged, would the timing belt get so hot it would melt?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Mike
Have a slight!!!! problem. Just got a 1999 seicento sporting abarth with 37000 miles on the clock. All seemed to be fine with her, well apart from the fan coming on quite a lot (in traffic and sometimes when driving) thought this was a bit strange but read that sportings do run hot so this could be the norm.
Anyway, stupidly i did not check the water level in the expansion level, did check it when i got the car along with oil (very clean) etc.
Well my girlfriend was driving it and arrived home saying that there was a terrible burning small coming from the engine and that it had been like that for the last 2 miles, she had got to the top of a hill and the engine stopped (oh yeah, burning smell means just keep on going!!!)
Had a look at the engine and it was very very hot and smoking.
The bottom radiator hose had split and there was no water.
I let it cool down and then filled it up with water (this is when i noticed the split radiator hose)
When it had water in again i started it up. She ran ok and there were no dodgy noises from the engine (i only ran it for 30 seconds)
Today i replaced the radiator hose (£55 ouch) and filled it it up.
When i started the engine there was a squealing noise from the timing belt area (i think it was from there) when i reved the engine it went away, then it came back.
I thought i would take her down the road for 100 meters, she squealed in 1st and 2nd gears.
Ok we have a problem. Turned engine off and joined the fiat forum.
I am thinking that the burning smell was from the timing belt. The engine starts and revs, so is not siezed.
There is no smoke coming from the exhaust, but there seems to be some oil leaking from the rocker cover gasket (there was a little before) it is not bad.
What damge do you think has been done.
I am thinking of changing the timing belt and bearing.
Could this be the problem (it is due for replacement)
When the engine gets this hot what components do you think would get damaged, would the timing belt get so hot it would melt?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Mike