MikeRJ
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 11:38 AM |
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Fiat Coupe Project
After requesting peoples thoughts on the 20VT a while back I did something silly...
I found a local car in great condition, going for pocket money. The catch was a persistant misfire and ridiculous amounts of smoke under boost.
Read about my foolishness in this thread. I have to say from the second I drove
it I was hooked. Even running on 4 1/2 cylinders it went well, and the interior is lovely.
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nick205
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 12:00 PM |
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Not my choice of car, but echoing the comments on thread - hats off for getting stuck in 
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Chr!S
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 12:02 PM |
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Brave Project!
Are you near torbay? I have seen a red one 'appear' locally....
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iank
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 12:19 PM |
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Doesn't seem too bad so far, at least the broken ring doesn't seem to have destroyed the block - very lucky.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 12:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Chr!S
Brave Project!
Are you near torbay? I have seen a red one 'appear' locally....
No, I'm in Plymouth, though I work in Paignton.
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scottc
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 01:05 PM |
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Brave man. Nice motor though, and as Ian said quite lucky with that piston ring.
Scott.
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scotlad
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 02:02 PM |
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Wow its identical to my old one!! I wish i still had it! very very nice cars and fast too
Wonderous is our great blue ship that sails around the mighty sun, and joy to everyone that rides along!
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Pezza
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 04:03 PM |
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Another ocuk regular eh 
You couldn't pwn your way out of a wet paper bag, with "PWN ME!!" written on it, from the "pwned take-away" which originally contained one
portion of chicken tikka pwnsala and the obligatory free pwnpadom.
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hughjinjin
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 06:24 PM |
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hi, any idea what caused it? If its been overheated you will need a complete piston set or it will always burn oil so check very carefully!
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greggors84
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 07:22 PM |
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Removing the oil pickup to get the sump off sounds like a right pain in the backside.
Nice number plate by the way! Get that with the car?
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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Gav
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 08:21 PM |
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Must admit ive only been in one once and it went like a rocket and sound fantastic too! shame about the costs for a cambelt change though!
[Edited on 23/7/07 by Gav]
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 23/7/07 at 10:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by hughjinjin
hi, any idea what caused it? If its been overheated you will need a complete piston set or it will always burn oil so check very carefully!
One of the previous owners installing a pressure relief valve to up the boost. I suspect he got a bit carried away and suffered some detonation,
especialy as the stock intercooler isn't up to the job when you crank the boost up.
The rings lands are a known weak point and one of the first casualties if you push it too far.
quote:
Originally posted by Gav
Must admit ive only been in one once and it went like a rocket and sound fantastic too! shame about the costs for a cambelt change though!
Having got this far, I wouldn't hesitate to change the belt myself in the future. It's really not that difficult. I have to wonder if
the Fiat dealers really remove the engine anyway, or just charge £800 or so and do it the same way everyone else does...
[Edited on 23/7/07 by MikeRJ]
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