Our wee Punto has gradually become a little hesitant with numerous flat spots. The garage says its fine but its only a shadow of its former self in terms of go and as i have to travel 200 miles in it next weekend I'd like to know what could be wrong. Any Fiat experts out there?? Cheers
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TAKE THE AIR FILTER OFF,,,and spray carb cleaner down the hole,,,,i know it isnt a carb,,it is fuel injection,,but it will really clean it out,,,my wife had a 1.2 punto,,and i do that to hers once every 6mnths,,,and it helps a lot
the air filter will just unclip,,,
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Thanks will try that tonight. I did give the car an 'Italian tune' today and its a lot better. As I remind my wife Italian cars - even Puntos are made to be driven ...
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i say that to my wife,,and she just says i should stop revving it so much :)
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If it runs on supermarket fuel all the time then a few fills of shell/BP/Total could also give an improvement. A dose of injector cleaner would also give it a good clean. There is no harm in checking the HT leads are all secure. If they're original then they are probably about due for a change and getting new ones should make a difference.
I'd also check the coolant level and make sure that it isn't losing any just in case the poor running is a first sign of gasket failure.
teabelly
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