crazyimpnut1991
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Hi there,
This is my first thread on the fiat forum and I will apologise profusely for the length of this post but I need to explain exactly what happened to my car.
Right, here we go.
I recently brought a 2003 ('03) punto mk2 b 1.2 8v, when I drove it about a 40 mile trip, the engine warning light came on, the temperature gauge dropped to the bottom and the fan was running for ages after the engine was switched off. I let it cool down and started the return trip home. The engine warning light was still on but it still drove fine and the temperature gauge worked fine as well. Just as I got near my home, the temperature gauge dropped back down and the fan came on and was on for ages again after I switched the engine off.
I had it put on a scanner and was told it was the coolant temperature sensor. I changed it 2 weeks ago and it has been fine until Sunday when I did 250 miles and the temperature gauge was going up and down like a navy's pick and the engine warning light came on. I left it to cool for an hour and went back to it and the temperature gauge worked fine and the engine warning light went out.
I then did another 40 mile trip and the temperature gauge dropped down and the engine warning light came on but the fan didn't. I again left it to cool down and started the trip home again. When I come to start the car it struggled to start as if lack of fuel. Once it started, it drove home fine with the engine warning light on. When I got about 2 miles from my house the temperature gauge dropped down and the fan started to run.
The top hose was warm (you could easily grab it, even after that 40 mile trip), the heater was not as warm as it usually got (one of the reasons why I brought the car in the first place) and there was very little pressure inside. I also checked the usual signs for the head gasket but it's fine.
Can someone point me to the right direction with what they think is wrong with my car.
Thanks for taking the time to read my thread and I hope you can guide me in the right direction. (I am used to working on classic cars not modern cars with electronics).
This is my first thread on the fiat forum and I will apologise profusely for the length of this post but I need to explain exactly what happened to my car.
Right, here we go.
I recently brought a 2003 ('03) punto mk2 b 1.2 8v, when I drove it about a 40 mile trip, the engine warning light came on, the temperature gauge dropped to the bottom and the fan was running for ages after the engine was switched off. I let it cool down and started the return trip home. The engine warning light was still on but it still drove fine and the temperature gauge worked fine as well. Just as I got near my home, the temperature gauge dropped back down and the fan came on and was on for ages again after I switched the engine off.
I had it put on a scanner and was told it was the coolant temperature sensor. I changed it 2 weeks ago and it has been fine until Sunday when I did 250 miles and the temperature gauge was going up and down like a navy's pick and the engine warning light came on. I left it to cool for an hour and went back to it and the temperature gauge worked fine and the engine warning light went out.
I then did another 40 mile trip and the temperature gauge dropped down and the engine warning light came on but the fan didn't. I again left it to cool down and started the trip home again. When I come to start the car it struggled to start as if lack of fuel. Once it started, it drove home fine with the engine warning light on. When I got about 2 miles from my house the temperature gauge dropped down and the fan started to run.
The top hose was warm (you could easily grab it, even after that 40 mile trip), the heater was not as warm as it usually got (one of the reasons why I brought the car in the first place) and there was very little pressure inside. I also checked the usual signs for the head gasket but it's fine.
Can someone point me to the right direction with what they think is wrong with my car.
Thanks for taking the time to read my thread and I hope you can guide me in the right direction. (I am used to working on classic cars not modern cars with electronics).