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my first day of driving...
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my first day of driving...
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When was the green one last serviced?
If the water pumps gone, id be tempted to get cambelt etc done as well, chances are they could be knackered as well
When was the green one last serviced?
If the water pumps gone, id be tempted to get cambelt etc done as well, chances are they could be knackered as well
Yep exactly i hammered my first car pretty much all the time and have only recently realised this doesn't need to be done everytime you get behind the wheel 
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2005 at a guess?
im gonna service it when i get it back.and yeah it will have cambelt and water pump done.
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hi its karens mum congratulations on passing your test sounds like first day was fun.enjoy all the the rest of them better than waiting for the bus.take care love maureenxx
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hi!, thanks
it was fun, until i broke down obviously i never used to go out, so didnt ever use the bus just used fiat forum 
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All these years to practice your mechanical skills, when you knew you were getting a FIAT, and you called out the AA...use the force
You asked about my decat the other day, well, I get no steam or smoke from my exhaust al all, other than just starting on a cold day, other than that its clean.
Also, if the timing has slipped like dave mentioned, it could screw up your valves etc.
However, here's hoping its the water pump.....not too hard even doing it yourself, need the cam lockers though to do it properly (PM if needed). Will be nice and easy in a roomy punto bay
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You asked about my decat the other day, well, I get no steam or smoke from my exhaust al all, other than just starting on a cold day, other than that its clean.
Also, if the timing has slipped like dave mentioned, it could screw up your valves etc.
However, here's hoping its the water pump.....not too hard even doing it yourself, need the cam lockers though to do it properly (PM if needed). Will be nice and easy in a roomy punto bay
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only just seen this, nice one Beau!
yeah knocking doesnt sound bad (bushes maybe?)
you going to just take the orange one out while this is fixed?
yeah knocking doesnt sound bad (bushes maybe?)
you going to just take the orange one out while this is fixed?
that got stripped ages ago
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lolAll these years to practice your mechanical skills, when you knew you were getting a FIAT, and you called out the AA...use the force
You asked about my decat the other day, well, I get no steam or smoke from my exhaust al all, other than just starting on a cold day, other than that its clean.
Also, if the timing has slipped like dave mentioned, it could screw up your valves etc.
However, here's hoping its the water pump.....not too hard even doing it yourself, need the cam lockers though to do it properly (PM if needed). Will be nice and easy in a roomy punto bay
Kristian
just my luck with all my puntos iv had the one i decide to keep breaks down on day 1 well, it is smokey! and stinks, someone even pulled over to tell me, something isnt right, but it was running well, apart from the mis fire when warmed up.
well i towed it to a garage today, having water pump and cambelt done, if it is the water pump that is... lol
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the pump wouldn't cause the stink and smoke, it'd just **** water over the road.
ask them to compression test it before you get it back...prob cost you no extra and either show a failed HG or just be a good future reference
Kristian
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the pump wouldn't cause the stink and smoke, it'd just **** water over the road.
ask them to compression test it before you get it back...prob cost you no extra and either show a failed HG or just be a good future reference
Kristian
i know, obviously
but i need to get the leaking water fixed before i can diagnoise the smoke/misfire.well there is no mayo... so i wouldnt say the head gasket has gone.
congrats beau
knocking sounds like the one on my car, tis the drive shaft on mine if im correct, so maybe ?
knocking sounds like the one on my car, tis the drive shaft on mine if im correct, so maybe ?
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i know, obviously
well there is no mayo... so i wouldnt say the head gasket has gone.
not trying to worry you, but the HG can fail in many ways;
oil - water
oil - cylinder
water - cylinder
oil - atmosphere (leak around gasket)
water - atmosphere (leak around gasket)
an probs more.....does sound like its gone tbh. water - cylinder would cause steam and horrible coolant smell. I've had that before and oil-atmoshere, horrible mess lol
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well even if it has gone, i cant afford to repair it, il see how it is once its had the pump sorted, cos it doesnt over heat, so i can still drive it...
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nice wheels btw, look like my superturismo's...lovely stuff
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nice wheels btw, look like my superturismo's...lovely stuff
thanks, they are oz's, duno what type though.
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You'll actually be thankful your not driving at the mo lol
They take some proper time to clean after a 100m+ (40 mins+) and that's not doing the inside! Did a quick (30 min) clean of mine in the rain tonight lololol
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well it was only the core plug.
but i wanted the cambelt done anyway, so still having the water pump done while its off.
but i wanted the cambelt done anyway, so still having the water pump done while its off.
