Technical HG Failure Curiosity

[s and b]

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Maybe. But more likely explanation is that someone pinched the engine mounts!

andy says it was for sale so unlikely

 

[s and b]

the car wasn't in an accident the reason for scrapping was the engine fell out

it cant fall out it has a safety device ie a lug
its got to have had a violent shock for the mounting to shear to drop the engine
think about it there would be claims from around the world
fingers sounds right now as well someones nicked it

 

[Dave Boynton]

Hi all,

My H/G went on me the other month and fixed it all myself. It was so much easier than I thought it would be, compared to previous cars I have owned and maintained/fixed.

I am a happy H/G owner with my Punto .... it's the rest, lol. :bang:

Dave :slayer:

 

[PuntoHowTo]

Of course what was I thinking, to believe what I was told and read when two internet people can make much more accurate assumptions based on little information

so to rescind my previous statement Punto Engines don't fall out panic over nothing to see here.......

http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/n...omes-to-halt-after-engine-falls-out-1-1447109

had it been a much newer car though you wouldn't see these engine falling out type issues right? https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-evo/277237-engine-fell-out.html

 

[s and b]

i had a right job getting home tonight
i saw at least 4 puntos stranded due to engines falling out
im going to do a freedom of information to the transport minister
its disgusting we need to know how many puntos really are affected
and non of them making any noise before they broke too

 

[benny279]

s and b i dont know wherever to take you serious or not
but the only time ive ever seen a car engines on its ass is a corsa's engine (1997) due to worn engine mounts............
and for puntos well the scrappy i go to some puntos have no enginessome have their engines on their asses

 

[PuntoHowTo]

Aren't you the main seller of Puntos in your area s and b is this a case of dealer denial

 

[jamiecoysh]

head gasket failure happens due to people not changing the coolant every 2 - 3 years. Anti freeze contains a corrosion inhibitor and your head gasket is a a soft tin so it squashes up and seals. It rusts when the anti freeze looses its ability to stop it rotting and it blows, theoretically a car with regular water changes would never suffer HG failure.

 

[atom0007]

Of course what was I thinking, to believe what I was told and read when two internet people can make much more accurate assumptions based on little information

so to rescind my previous statement Punto Engines don't fall out panic over nothing to see here.......

http://www.hastingsobserver.co.uk/n...omes-to-halt-after-engine-falls-out-1-1447109

had it been a much newer car though you wouldn't see these engine falling out type issues right? https://www.fiatforum.com/punto-evo/277237-engine-fell-out.html

That's called "ejecting the warp core".

She was obviously being chased by a black hole. Or something.

 

[atom0007]

a quick search on tinternet shows that engines do fall out, across all types of car as far as I can see (page 1 of google shows Jetta, Cherokee,...)