Technical Need to advise a friend over UNO 1.1 Fire

[SkinzCinqSporting]

Saw my mate who has an Uno 1.1 F.I.R.E, that's all I can remember about it.
Anyway he said he was driving along when she lost power, then cut out and won't start since. He said could it be spark plugs and I said can't see it being the plugs, possibly the coils. But me being me, didn't think to ask if it trys to turn over or not :bang:, but any clues?

 

[Chas Uno]

Saw my mate who has an Uno 1.1 F.I.R.E, that's all I can remember about it.
Anyway he said he was driving along when she lost power, then cut out and won't start since. He said could it be spark plugs and I said can't see it being the plugs, possibly the coils. But me being me, didn't think to ask if it trys to turn over or not :bang:, but any clues?

Skinz, we need a lot more info than that to make diagnosis!

Is it a carb or injection model?

Losing power and then not starting sounds more like fuel starvation to me. Electrical faults are normally either intermittent or fail completely, but it MIGHT be something electrical in your friend's case.

Do the usual checks first. Is there fuel reaching the carburetor/ throttle body? Is there a spark at the plugs? If it's an SPI model, it's possible that the electronic fuel pump has given up the ghost. You can find it underneath a panel below the rear seat.

Do the basic checks first and then try and find some more symptoms/ info. Hopefully we'll get your mates Uno back up and running again

 

[thepottleflump]

driving along when she lost power, then cut out and won't start since.

Tried pushing it to the nearest Shell?

 

[SkinzCinqSporting]

Tried pushing it to the nearest Shell?

We aint pushing it 6 miles down a road full of trucks

Skinz, we need a lot more info than that to make diagnosis!

Is it a carb or injection model?

Losing power and then not starting sounds more like fuel starvation to me. Electrical faults are normally either intermittent or fail completely, but it MIGHT be something electrical in your friend's case.

Do the usual checks first. Is there fuel reaching the carburetor/ throttle body? Is there a spark at the plugs? If it's an SPI model, it's possible that the electronic fuel pump has given up the ghost. You can find it underneath a panel below the rear seat.

Do the basic checks first and then try and find some more symptoms/ info. Hopefully we'll get your mates Uno back up and running again

I don't know, I think its an Spi, it has a similar airbox to those that I have seen on punto 55's (definately on Beau's selecta). I'll need to find time when he's in and I'm in, as I see him very rarely even though he's only 100 metres up the road.

Looked similar to this when i had a quick peek under the bonnet one night,

 

[(CZ)enda]

I don't know, I think its an Spi, it has a similar airbox to those that I have seen on punto 55's (definately on Beau's selecta).

The airboxes on 1.1 Fire Uno and early 55 Punto are AFAIK identical, I also think that the engines (1108 ccm Fire) are identical.
If it is 1.1 Fire 60 Uno, then it is most probably Bosch Mono Jetronic SPI - although I would not bet my life on it, it seems that carbs were used for the British market long after they disappeared from continental Europe.
I would follow the obvious route (either there is no petrol or there is no spark to ignite it), i.e. HT leads, coil, fuel filter/pump, electric connections on SPI module etc. etc.
Do not forget to check the cambelt and cambelt tensioner. If faulty, you will have a reason to adore the Fire engine design - it is cambelt-snappage-proof .

 

[SkinzCinqSporting]

The airboxes on 1.1 Fire Uno and early 55 Punto are AFAIK identical, I also think that the engines (1108 ccm Fire) are identical.
If it is 1.1 Fire 60 Uno, then it is most probably Bosch Mono Jetronic SPI - although I would not bet my life on it, it seems that carbs were used for the British market long after they disappeared from continental Europe.
I would follow the obvious route (either there is no petrol or there is no spark to ignite it), i.e. HT leads, coil, fuel filter/pump, electric connections on SPI module etc. etc.
Do not forget to check the cambelt and cambelt tensioner. If faulty, you will have a reason to adore the Fire engine design - it is cambelt-snappage-proof .

Yeah I know what i'm checking for, but was having to make a prognosis from not seeing it, and wondered if anything was majorly different to the Cinq or i should be looking out for anything in particular, but guess not if it is SPi.

 

[SkinzCinqSporting]

Neer mind folks, noticed it down at the local garage earlier, never managed to get in touch with him, could have saved him some money

 

[alexGS]

Neer mind folks, noticed it down at the local garage earlier, never managed to get in touch with him, could have saved him some money

However if you tell us what was wrong anyway, you might save someone else some money

-Alex