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Tom
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The ECU thinks the engine is still warming up so adds more fuel.
The ECU thinks the engine is still warming up so adds more fuel.
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My Bravo is a Greedy B****rd!!! (Is yours?)
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Paul Maks
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Tom Hmmmmmmmm?
And how much are we looking for a replacement part??
Paul Maks
You see, now im confused, because since I have owned the car, the temp needle has always sat quarter way up and then peaks at half in idle traffic.
I normally get 80-100 miles from a tenner! It was just this time i got 45!
Hmmmmmm?
And how much are we looking for a replacement part??
Paul Maks
You see, now im confused, because since I have owned the car, the temp needle has always sat quarter way up and then peaks at half in idle traffic.
I normally get 80-100 miles from a tenner! It was just this time i got 45!
Hmmmmmm?
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Ian (Geforce)
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I doubt very much that the stat was knackered.
It seems odd that yours always sits at half and everyone else's sits at 1/4 when driving and 1/2 when in traffic.
My 1.2 Punto SX did EXACTLY the same as my Bravo TD and the 1.4. And guess what? I even changed the stat in my Punto so it definately could not of been that. (I Blown headgakset - not realising - and then it overheated badly, causing the thermostat to cease to function)
Ian.
I doubt very much that the stat was knackered.
It seems odd that yours always sits at half and everyone else's sits at 1/4 when driving and 1/2 when in traffic.
My 1.2 Punto SX did EXACTLY the same as my Bravo TD and the 1.4. And guess what? I even changed the stat in my Punto so it definately could not of been that. (I Blown headgakset - not realising - and then it overheated badly, causing the thermostat to cease to function)
Ian.
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Tom
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The weather is cooling down, mine did the same about this time last year.
The stat is £50 for the 1.6, about 1hr to fit it and about 1hr to bleed the cooling system
The weather is cooling down, mine did the same about this time last year.
The stat is £50 for the 1.6, about 1hr to fit it and about 1hr to bleed the cooling system
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Paul Maks
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Yeah Tom ur cars fu*ked not ours! lol
Milage? Year? (Couldnt resist)
Thanks for the advice Tom, I will get it checked to be safe. Dont want to be spending that much fuel every time i fill up!
Paul Maks
Yeah Tom ur cars fu*ked not ours!
lolMilage? Year? (Couldnt resist)
Thanks for the advice Tom, I will get it checked to be safe. Dont want to be spending that much fuel every time i fill up!
Paul Maks
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Daz155HGT
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Tom's is not the only one...
after about 2 mins it gets to smack on 1/2 way, and stays there, doesnt matter how much i boot it
Daz
Tom's is not the only one...
after about 2 mins it gets to smack on 1/2 way, and stays there, doesnt matter how much i boot it
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Tom
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'97 1.6, 75k.
It runs happy as anything. Confirmed with the bloke at Fiat (who seems to know a bit more than the usual ones) that it should sit at half way.
'97 1.6, 75k.
It runs happy as anything. Confirmed with the bloke at Fiat (who seems to know a bit more than the usual ones) that it should sit at half way.
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Ian (Geforce)
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lol Tom.
This is gonna be one of them arguments that will never go away.
It should sit at 1/2 when in traffic - lol
This is because the water is not being forced around the engine at speed, hence the more revs u are doing the faster the water get's around the system.
If your idling in traffic then the water gets around your system slow, so the heat goes up. Hence why the fan comes on.
argh!! I know I'm right! Sod Fiat.
Lol
lol Tom.
This is gonna be one of them arguments that will never go away.
It should sit at 1/2 when in traffic - lol
This is because the water is not being forced around the engine at speed, hence the more revs u are doing the faster the water get's around the system.
If your idling in traffic then the water gets around your system slow, so the heat goes up. Hence why the fan comes on.
argh!! I know I'm right! Sod Fiat.
Lol
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Tom
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Car waterpumps tend to max out at only 2-3000RPM. Also the stat should close up stopping water going into the rad when its cold.
Ideally for a petrol engine it should stay at a constant temp.
Car waterpumps tend to max out at only 2-3000RPM. Also the stat should close up stopping water going into the rad when its cold.
Ideally for a petrol engine it should stay at a constant temp.
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Ian (Geforce)
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Well I guess you learn something new everyday.
You win.
Well I guess you learn something new everyday.
You win.
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Tom
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You'be got many years of tinkering before you are as old as me! (well, not THAT many)
You'be got many years of tinkering before you are as old as me! (well, not THAT many)
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Anonymous
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can you fit the stat on your own or would it be easier to get a mechanic to do it?
think this is the problem with mine (bravo 1.8 HLX) as the needle sits at the 1/4 mark and fuel consumption is a wee bit poor.
can you fit the stat on your own or would it be easier to get a mechanic to do it?
think this is the problem with mine (bravo 1.8 HLX) as the needle sits at the 1/4 mark and fuel consumption is a wee bit poor.
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Anonymous
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can you fit the stat by yourself or is it better for a mechanic to do it?
think this is the problem with mine (bravo 1.8 HLX)as the needle sits at the 1/4 mark and the fuel comsumption is a wee bit poor.
can you fit the stat by yourself or is it better for a mechanic to do it?
think this is the problem with mine (bravo 1.8 HLX)as the needle sits at the 1/4 mark and the fuel comsumption is a wee bit poor.
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Tom
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Dunno about the 1.8. Look in the haynes manual.
Dunno about the 1.8. Look in the haynes manual.
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Ste J
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Ive just got 314 miles to 30 quids worth of juice, thats on a 4 year old 1.6.
Ive just got 314 miles to 30 quids worth of juice, thats on a 4 year old 1.6.
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Anonymous
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the temp gauge on my 115 hlx sits bang smack in the middle once warmed up, not changing more than about 1/10th of a notch no matter what the weather or driving conditions.
I assume this is fine, because the performance is bang on, and it returns 35mpg if i dont go silly.
Jonathan
the temp gauge on my 115 hlx sits bang smack in the middle once warmed up, not changing more than about 1/10th of a notch no matter what the weather or driving conditions.
I assume this is fine, because the performance is bang on, and it returns 35mpg if i dont go silly.
Jonathan
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Marko
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I have just done 320 miles on about 36 litres (bit more scientific than £ since I pay 74.9 ppl). About 220 of which were on the motorway doing 80 - 100mph. the rest was driving in London. Don't think I did that bad considering.
Also the temp gauge on my MK2 1.6 16v is always on the half way point once warm.
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give me ambiguity or give me something else
I have just done 320 miles on about 36 litres (bit more scientific than £ since I pay 74.9 ppl). About 220 of which were on the motorway doing 80 - 100mph. the rest was driving in London. Don't think I did that bad considering.
Also the temp gauge on my MK2 1.6 16v is always on the half way point once warm.
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give me ambiguity or give me something else
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Stu Cook
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My 1.4's temp gauge always sits at half as well, the consumption on mine is not to be mentioned. ( usually depressing 1.4 figures)
I really noticed the guzzle as i previously had a hyundai accent coupe 1.3, that sipped the petrol and was a fast little sh*tbox
Stu
My 1.4's temp gauge always sits at half as well, the consumption on mine is not to be mentioned. ( usually depressing 1.4 figures)
I really noticed the guzzle as i previously had a hyundai accent coupe 1.3, that sipped the petrol and was a fast little sh*tbox
Stu
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Paul Maks
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Hyundai
I drove a Hyundai Accent Bari 1.3 for 2 years as my first car before my Bravo, they are ok chaeply made, dont look great, they look ok, fun looking so to speak, but yeah the petrol consumption was very low. I managed in upwards of 60 miles to £5 of petrol.
I drove a Hyundai Accent Bari 1.3 for 2 years as my first car before my Bravo, they are ok chaeply made, dont look great, they look ok, fun looking so to speak, but yeah the petrol consumption was very low. I managed in upwards of 60 miles to £5 of petrol.
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chris
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38.2 MPG it claims for the accent 1.3
the bravo 1.4 claims 39.4MPG.
Surely this is illegal to make such impossile claims? My car claims 32MPG and thats what it gets.
38.2 MPG it claims for the accent 1.3
the bravo 1.4 claims 39.4MPG.
Surely this is illegal to make such impossile claims? My car claims 32MPG and thats what it gets.