Technical Unaware that Punto had remap!

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Technical Unaware that Punto had remap!

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My brother's new Punto 1.9JTD 85 2004, he bought from garage year and a half ago after took it out for a test drive, he found the clutch had slip on 4th gear up the hill and the salesman offer him a new clutch for free with a free MOT.

Everything goes well since till last Wednesday, his clutch has slip again about 33,000 miles later, he thought it was very usual short lifetime, he said to me he never drive abusive. He took the car to a independent garage to find out what is wrong, a guy been found the flywheel has fail too he thinks 99% sure the car has been remap far too much power!

I have never drove his car before but took it to home after finished replacement, I can feel the power is far more than 85bhp I agree with mechanical the car has been remap to unknown specialist no information on service book, no document mentioned any remap. That is why the salesman is hide and give him a free clutch replacement and never said anything about remap to get rid the car!

How can he have the standard power back to normal? Swap ECU from same 1.9JTD 85 engine at scrap yard????
 
A remap wouldn’t cause the car to kill a clutch in that amount of time from personal experience having a mapped 1.9mjet grande it’s sounds more like your brothers been resting his foot on the clutch pedal or slipping the clutch
 
Virgin ECU would do it though?
And end up with just 1 key?
How many diesel virgin ecus about?
Its not like a 1.2 8v.......

Ziggy which remap specialist you suggest? I have not got a clue which one is.

I am from Colchester.
Pass im affraid
The 1.2 8vs arent map worthy tbh... so never really looked
Google and reviews and make a decission to see what they advise....
A remap wouldn’t cause the car to kill a clutch in that amount of time from personal experience having a mapped 1.9mjet grande it’s sounds more like your brothers been resting his foot on the clutch pedal or slipping the clutch
Unless there is another underlying issue is there....
Contaminants?
Driver error?

Ive heard diffs letting go before clutches fail....

Ziggy
 
I think a remap is also unlikely. As suggested, either riding the clutch or something else like contamination from a leaking seal.

I think it should be a solid flywheel on the 85hp?

In any case, to get a car remapped even back to standard, a company is going to charge you a few hundred quid, which would likely match the cost of another clutch anyway.
 
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