Technical New tipo owner...

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Hi guys, finally picked up my 1.4 tipo and its great! Always wanted one! :)

Got the obligatory first problems that need ironing out though. My user manual is not very helpful for even basic stuff such as what is the picture of the car and the words 'bar 2 and bar 1.9' mean on the dash!?

My fan does not appear to come on, manual indicates that it kicks in at 94, is that correct? It does not move freely when giving it a little nudge, should that be so? Where would I find the fuses/relays so I can see if its an obvious problem to start with!

Plan to give the old girl a service this weekend, more problems are bound to arise :rolleyes:

Oh, are there other tipo forums out there? - always like doing research and finding out what others do with their tipos

Thanks all
 
Hello.

First of all the BAR 2.0 and 1.9 refers to tyre pressures. 2.0 BAR at the front, which is think is roughly 30psi. and 1.9 is about 28psi.

Fan should come on about 95ish. i think, can't quite remember. and also fan should turn relatively freely, but not 'that' freely if that makes sense?

problems with the 1.4 engine are actually quite rare, it's a fairly bomb proof engine, unlike the 2.0 16v :(

With other tipo forums there's no other English ones that i know of which specialise in tipos, but there's a fairly good German one, and probably other languages as well.
 
Thanks for the reply! It does not move at all really. Is there a way to over ride the temp sender just to see if it actually spins?
 
yes I am, PMed you on there!

I am thinking that the fan is seized - is this likely to be a motor somewhere (small silver unit directly attached the fan?) - I would imagine the fan itself would just be on a bolt or thread and that is unlikely to seize. How easy is it to remove the fan unit?

ta for the help
 
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