Hi
I have a 2000 1.2 8v Fiat punto with 54k on the clock.
The car has just failed its m.o.t because of the fast idle co amount.
This should be under 30, mine is currently 51!
Does anybody have any ideas??
I thougt possible coil pack/lambda sensor needs replacing.
This only happening in the specified rev range of 2000-3000 anything above
this is under 30 co.
Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
undergraduate-car-mechanic - 05 Apr 2004 23:12 GMT
is this a mk2 punto or a mk1 punto 60?
if its a mk2 most testers dont do the fast idle test because the engine
will not hold well in the required range, this is because the engine is
not under load.
if its a mk1, bang a lambda sensor on there.
a coil wont make any difference in co.
btw where did you get a reading of 50 co from, 50 what?
every machine ive ever used measures co as a percent.
like 0.5%
Gigglybot - 06 Apr 2004 08:20 GMT
Hi
Thanks for reply.
This is a mk2 punto.
The co figure is for the fast idle test the figure was 0.51%.
This is the only area the car failed, as you know the fast idle speed is
between 2500-3000Rpm anything above this and the co% drops dramatically.
I heard that sometimes mk2 punto's have to have emmisions tested on a
slope not sure what difference this makes though.
Gigglybot - 06 Apr 2004 08:27 GMT
I have just phoned the mot station that failed my car and suggested that
the fast idle emissions test is not usually carried out on mk2 puntos the
response was that it makes up the mot test and therefore must be conducted
for the mot to be legitimate.
Im not sure of my legal standing here can anyone help??
undergraduate-car-mechanic - 06 Apr 2004 10:15 GMT
http://www.carmechanicsmag.co.uk/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display
;num=1079805772
this is the fault i thought it would be, you could show them that i guess
and demand they ring vosa and ask about it and try again.
or it might genuinly be a old lambda sensor sensor that brought up the co,
does it hold 2500 rpm smoothly in neutral?
Gigglybot - 06 Apr 2004 15:16 GMT
Yes it holds 2500Rpm smoothly in neutral.
My only other concern is that the car is missing and i fear that this may
be contributing to the problem, so i am going to replace the plugs and
leads to see if this helps any.