General uno electrical problems

[andy]

hi can anyone help i have a fiat uno 1100cc MK2 91J with a intermitant electrical fault that i am beating my head against brick wall i dont really know much about car electronics,problem is when car reaches normal running temp all the electrics cut out temp gauge goes off the scale radio cuts out head lights indicators engine cooling fan interior light when doors are left shut key out of ignition hand brake light glows then it can just return to normal then it may do it again, i have replaced fuse box and checked connection blocks etc.what do i do next?

 

[custard]

have you checked the bodywork earth connections, including the engine to body earth straps?

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[Chas Uno]

Could also be a faulty ignition switch. These can wear and give similar faults to those like you are experiencing. The contacts inside the switch, by that I mean the electric switch that bolts onto the ignition key barrel, can give intermittant connections and give similar symptons. Other than that, check the battery cables and the engine/ gearbox earth leads.

 

[Morty Mort]

When the car reaches 100 C the fan will cut in. It may be a fault here. Try to start the car and let it idle until the fan starts. If your car goes berzerk at this point, it may be it. Anyway it sounds like a good old Fiat earth problem. We had one on our Ritmo Abarth. There was an earth block with many wires attached, and it was rattling on the bodywork. Instruments etc. went crazy.

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[paul w]

Ay up mate i had this happen to my old uno,it is the earth cable that goes from battery to the block or where ever,half way along its length it has the outer casing removed and is squashed into a crappy earth connection with loads of spades coming off it,chop all the old spades off and renew and clean big conector and grease it then clean main lead flux it and solder to old tag with heat gun and also run an earth lead back to battery for good measure.

Cheers paul

 

[afonsopatrao]

I know it's been 10 years since this topic was touched: I have the exact same problem! When the car reaches normal running temp, electrical problems start: beam lights go weaker, radio turns off and on, and the temp gauge starts responding to electrical consuming (it goes up if I turn any thing electrical on).
Did you solve your problem? How?

 

[Richard Africander]

check your earth cable under the battery or and an extra earth from the negatve terminal to the body of your car

 

[afonsopatrao]

Thank you so much!! Problem solved!

 

[Harold5881]

Hi how did u solve ur proplem i have same issue u had with my uno 1100