General Problem or Incorrect model

[pdherring]

Hey All,

First time poster and hope you can help.

My other half has a Grand Punto Sporting that she has had since before we were together. I have driven it a few times and just thought it was a small engined under powered car. She had told me before that it was a T-Jet and I didn't know what that was till I did some googling.

Now here comes the issues, is her car actually a T-Jet or is it broken? All I can say is that no way is it producing 120BHP. There is a badge on the grille, think it says T-Jet from memory. But on searching a parts site or two and putting in the reg it is listed as a 1.4 16v and not the T-Jet at all.

Can someone help me determine how to be sure on the model. So I know if her car has a problem or if its just a sporting and NOT a T-Jet after all. Its a 2007 registered vehicle if that makes any difference.

Many thanks in advance

Pete

 

[keat63]

Post a photo of the engine.
1.4 16v is StarJet

 

[pdherring]

I think you may have solved the issue right there. Thinking about it I am convinced it says StarJet on the grill now you have said that. Thanks so much and sorry for my Fiat ignorance.

So assuming it is a StarJet (will take a picture of the engine tonight) any suggestions on improving the performance? Its properly underpowered as it is at the moment.

Thanks

 

[Reuuk]

Post a photo of the engine.
1.4 16v is StarJet

1.4 16v is also T-jet....


like said though. post some pictures


you should also have a sticker which tells you in the drivers door reses. just above where the door lock is.

 

[matt89]

Open the drivers doors, on the left hand side of the door reveal should be a little silver sticker. My tjet says tjet (120) and my mates 1.4 just says 1.4 16v

 

[jameshobiecat]

Open the bonnet and look at the front of the engine just behind the radiator; the turbo it really very obvious on the t-jet.

 

[pdherring]

Well it seems you guys have given me enough information to know that the other half is wrong, unfortunaltey its NOT a T-Jet from what I can tell, there is no sticker in the door jam anywhere but from looking online and from what I know this certainly isn't a turbo charged engine. Infact from what I can tell this may even be the old 8V model and not the 16v as thought.

Thanks
Pete

 

[Reuuk]

Well it seems you guys have given me enough information to know that the other half is wrong, unfortunaltey its NOT a T-Jet from what I can tell, there is no sticker in the door jam anywhere but from looking online and from what I know this certainly isn't a turbo charged engine. Infact from what I can tell this may even be the old 8V model and not the 16v as thought.

Thanks
Pete

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I can't see what valve it is without taking air box off haha, but the v5 will tell you exactly what engine it it

 

[cmosfxx]

Well it seems you guys have given me enough information to know that the other half is wrong, unfortunaltey its NOT a T-Jet from what I can tell, there is no sticker in the door jam anywhere but from looking online and from what I know this certainly isn't a turbo charged engine. Infact from what I can tell this may even be the old 8V model and not the 16v as thought.

Thanks
Pete

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The engine in the picture is the 1.4 16v StarJet 95hp NA.

 

[pdherring]

Thanks for your help all! At least I know now its not the turbo 120 model and thats why I think its drastically underpowered!

 

[Eklipze3k]

Drive a 1.2 8v, and then tell me the StarJet is underpowered

 

[keat63]

Id say it looks like the 16v Starjet

 

[kyle96]

Can tell the difference between the 8v and the 16v by the airbox, the 8v also looks exactly the same as the 1.2