Andrewgrale

Good stuff!

 

This procedure also restores the one touch facility if that stops working too...

 

One last thing you may or may not be aware of is that you can put all 4 windows up or down using the key fob. Just hold down the unlock or lock button and hey presto! Particularly good if it's hot as you can open everything up and let a bit of fresh air in before you climb in!

Thanks lads, I did the reset just a few minutes ago and all is now perfect :-D

There's pints, should you get to our green and pleasant isle !!!

The loss of air conditioning, is due to the engine voltage dropping under 12v as the engine stalls and drops in revs, which kicks out the alternator pulley clutch until charging voltage resumes

As for the air conditioning not working for a period of time, the only thing that I can think of, would be an auxiliary belt losing tension

Hi lads (and possibly lassies!)

My wifes 2012 Delta is giving a weird problem with the LHR window regulator

It started when my daughter knocked on the window, to salute a friend, as she put the window down

Since then the window will do anything but park in the closed position

It goes to the top and then right down again, if you inch it to the closed position it will stay closed, but if you use the remote to close it or use the automatic function it will close but then go straight back down again

It is only the lhr window

Ideas please!

I have an idea that it may be a motor problem, as I looked at the slides and all are clean and clear

On my wifes Delta, the stop/start system has never worked, apart from a brief period (after having removed the battery in a search for the gearbox filler bung) it hasn't really been an issue, but I like stuff to work!

My Punto diesel daily driver is now at 3 years and 95000 kms, I've ordered a new Tipo saloon, and the punto and the delta were sitting nose to nose in the driveway, I decided to swap the 6 year old battery for the 3 year old battery!

Lo and behold, the Deltas stop/start system has come to life, working perfectly a week later! ! !

The Punto had me worried, but after a day or two it has begun working properly.

I now believe that the battery has more of an effect on the stop/start system than meets the eye

So did the offside bulb today and yes Alan was right - its a pain as well. Not quite as much as the nearside but still annoying. There is more room for manoeuvre however not enough of an angle to be able to see the back of the light unit and the full bulb/clip. The most annoying thing about changing the Delta's headlight bulbs is the damn stupid Bulb clip. The problem is they easily unclip themselves. If Fiat had designed them with a small amount of fore-thought they would have made them clip on to the bulb holder without coming off. Its so flippin' tricky then trying to clip it back in - insert the new bulb then make sure it doesn't fall out without clipping back over to secure.

I fitted a pair to my wifes Delta and while I am well used to Fiat and their awkward bulb positions (try the mk2 Punto lh fog and diplight bulb changes) the Delta was a particular pain in the exit orifice! Despite having a good mirror, i needed the dexterity of a double jointed, piano playing, small handed midwife, to properly align the clip, while making sure that the bulb doesn't twist in the holder . . Nello, I feel your pain and frustration

Just curious, but wondered if you cars are diesel or petrol ???

As my wifes car (1.4 multi air) is due a new belt and pump in the near future!

Now my offside has gone! They must go in pairs!

I always find this as well, I wonder if it's something to do with the circuit delivering full current to the single available bulb ???

Or does the remaining bulb just wave the white flag :-D

If the Delta is the same as the 08 on Bravo or Giulietta, then you remove the rear covers of the centre console and that reveals the handbrake mechanism and there's a 10mm nut on the short handbrake cable.

It's good practice to loosen off the cable and drive the car for a few days to get the calipers self adjusting mechanism back to operation.

After a few days, adjust to no more than 4 notches, hopefully it will all work out.

If you have to change the rear brake pads, just be aware that the left hand caliper is also left-hand thread to wind back in!

2 valuable pieces of kit for bulb changes in the Delta, a mirror on a rod and a torch ?

As Nello said, the washer bottle top clips out on the passenger side, although on my wifes car, it didn't quite seal back perfectly

Also I used Lidl bulbs, 6 euros a pair and they have 50% extra light, very effective on the winter months ?

Just reading through the forum and spotted this post, regarding suspension knocks

The front suspension is basically Fiat Bravo and my wife's old (2008) Bravo had 3 new ball joints in 6 years ownership (2x left and 1 right) Your roads over in the UK put our tracks over here in Ireland to shame, so imagine the battering our cars get

The weird thing was that they would just wear in 1 position, when checking there would be play in 1 spot and tight as a drum every other way

Fiat will only sell the complete lower swinging arm, but the ball joints are available through the motor factors as a separate piece and come complete with bolts and locknuts...there is a bit of work involved in fitting, but the joint alone is a 10th of the price of a complete arm...so man-maths win every time !!!!! 

I have used Castrol edge in my wife's car (1.4 multi-air)

And the Halfords filter, both without issue

Although, that said, I intend changing the oil filter at half the service interval (3k miles) and the engine oil and filter (again) at 6k intervals

I have been told that oil filtration is the thing that matters most in the multi-air engines

Yes its another Italian pain-in-the-derriere access job. Probably easier to cable-tie the clutch pedal whilst doing it. Even when you have access to the unclipped matrix you still have to crupple up the filter to get it in!

I'm pretty certain that access to the pollen filter is via the driver's footwell vent. The problem is that this plastic vent is hard to put back correctly; on my current Delta and previous Fiat Bravo they fell out while driving and got wedged behind the brake pedal (with potential disastrous consequences). This has just happened for the second time on my Delta and this time it has broken the brake light switch so the brake lights are stuck on (second time that's happened too). I shall be chucking the vent in the bin.

I completely agree with both these posts  

Just a quick note, but if the petrol Delta is similar to the other Fiat group cars (Bravo etc) there is no petrol line filter fitted

There are however 2 gauze filters fitted, 1 as a pre-filter in the fuel pump intake and the others (4 off) in the fuel injector inlets

Hope this makes sense ???

Hi all, just found this forum after a Google search

I am Andrew, from Southern Ireland, Mechanic/technician by trade and an engineer by qualification, have been involved with Fiats, Lancia, Alfa and all things Italian for over 35 years and still own a yard full of them....  including several Delta integrales, Themas and many Fiats

Recently bought a UK Delta for my Mrs, and just wondered if any of you knew the car, PF 12 MHY ?

Having failed to find a suitable petrol engine car over here

I am partner in an Irish based website, www.icci.ie

Any questions, just holler or pm me