I removed all 4 spark plugs on the wife's Fiat Punto 1242cc 8valve 1999 60s
Mk1 single point injection.
All 3 had right colour. 1 plug (on number 3 cylinder I think) was black and
sooty buy dry, as if too rich mixture. - anyone know what this denotes and

When I go over bumps in the road in my Marea HLX, I get a nasty sounding
clonk from the off-side front suspension, combined with a nasty knock
against the floorpan.....
Now, I'm assuming this is a result of the old, original design anti-roll

For the past 2 days my steering has developed a fault and the car just
wanders to either side of the road as it likes and is hard to control.I
had the tracking done and this has not helped.Is there anyone who can
think what the problem might be.The power steering fluid is fine and

Had to change the battery but now the cassette player is asking for a key
code.  Any other way round this other than paying Fiat money for it?
Thanks

Anyone tried driving a Coupe without the anti-roll bars fitted? Does it give
a softer ride, and are there any problems?

my first post here.
My Coupe is giving an annoying metallic rattle in or around the offside rear
wheel area. It sounds like a chunk of metal being thrown up and down inside
a saucepan lid. Everytime I go over a bump, but especially when turning to

hi all,i have a 04 punto ,i want to change the door woofers ,how do you take
the speaker grills off, ive unscrewed the the screws,but i dont want to pull
it and brake it,as im fitting some sony ones instead,any help would be
great,thanks in advanced,s.

This is doing my head in. Starter Motor problems.
Sometimes my car wont start - you can hear the starter motor turning but the
bendix is not engaging.
I've tried changing it with one from a scrap yard that tested ok, but still

ho bisogno di un carburatore della 500f. chi mi puo aiutare'

It about those blasted keys, again! This post is for information for anyone
intent on buying a used one.
Rule 1) Make sure you have the RED key supplied with the car.
Rule 2) Make sure you have the RED key supplied with the car.

I've just got myself a 1997 Barchetta (25k miles, apparently in very
good nick!) which I am delighted with.
Over the last couple of days though I've noticed an odd electronic
motor noise apparently coming from behind me which I'm sure wasn't

I have a '95 (N) Bravo 1.4 SX which has developed a problem. I noticed over
the last few weeks that the car was 'juddering' when changing gear - not
every time but quite often. Anyway, I got up yesterday morning and and went
to put the car in reverse to pull out and there was an ...

I've just bought an S plate punto 60 selecta, the 1.2 model. I've
noticed that ocassionally wnen going at about 25 - 30 mph the car
wobbles noticeably from side to side in a see-saw motion, it stops as
speed increases.

As anybody read the latest Car Mechanics magazine which headlines it
has the answer the the Fiat Red key issue?
Just interested in hearing what it says.... I know I could just go and
buy a copy!

Sorry if this is a recurrent post (did google but couldn't see anything
recent). A work colleague has a Multipla JTD 2003 issue and wants to
change the glowplugs as Fiat want to charge £150 for the job. Are
there any tips on doing this because apparently they're down the back