MikeyRules

The MA issues are a bit random and not easy to predict - Mine could not have been serviced better but still went?! The early MA engines - of which the Delta is user of - had a known issues with oil/port seals which has been rectified on later modified Actuators. Unfortunately mine went and the oil starvation took the Turbo with it.............................

In my experience any change in pedal weight and issues with gearing are ultimately going to lead to a failed Clutch and/or cylinders. Have they ever been changed and whats your mileage?

See....................it is Italian! 

Great advice Ian!
 
One of my number plate lamps failed and the bulb out indicator light up on the dash... I hopped out of the car, gave it a thump and it came back on lol! Been fine now for about a month!

Actually there is an SR 1.6 Diesel on a private sale nearby, and another 1.6 diesel auto with full leather, nav and double glass roof not far away.
 
Ideally I wanted petrol, but I might give these a look as well.

Well good luck and hope it's as good as it sounds!
 
The only other thing to mention is that an SE is pretty basic, so given how cheap these cars are is it worth holding out for an SR, Limited or Momo S?
 
Just a thought....

I put Ring Life Halogens in the Delta Mike - it was the only thing Wiko's had and I needed a bulb as working Nights............. I changed Mrs Nello's DRL's in her 500X to LED's as Fiat were tight with the original 500X and had incandescent bulbs which looked daftly yellow especially when her top-of-the-range Cross Plus has Xenon headlights. Through the MoT no problem. They have added LED's in the recent revamp 'S2' 500X now..........

Hi,Hej och valkommen.......
I have looked at my UK handbook,read, and re-read the fuse locations......and I can't find the number plate fuse!!
There is three fuse box locations,so I would look at the boot fuse box first.....If you have a 12 volt tester,then check each one.This is usually quicker and more reliable than removing each fuse and looking at the "broken" link.
I would be inclined to look at the bulbs first,it could be a slightly corroded brass lamp holder....a little Emery paper to clean up might be the answer?
Lycka Till.....
Ian

Check for any suspension knocks and bangs. These are prone to snapping a spring at this age. The multiair unit can have problems too, but Nello would be best to advise on that one as he's been through the replacement avenue. He would be best to advise on symptoms to look for.
 
Other than that they're pretty good. Obviously with it being a 6 year old car check the general wear and tear, cambelt,pulleys and water pump should have been changed by now too. So if that hasn't been done factor that into your negotiations.

Great advise from Andrew and Neil. Deffo the best place to start.
 
Like Neil says these cars are a little detatched and vague...and they don't have the best steering feedback anyway. Although to be fair no worse than a lot of modern cars.

I'm an expert now mate if you're passing and it does! 

Well that didn't last long - Just had to change the nearside bulb again - 20 months on?! Still a pain but not as bad as the first time................. Used Ring bulb this time - supposed to be long-life - we'll see............  The other thing that gets me is that I only noticed the lack of light that prompted me to check if I had a bulb out - no errors on the Dash - yet when I tried to swap my rear plate marker lights with some LED ones CANBUS went bonkers?!

It can't as it'll be part of the car unless he cuts it out. You wouldn't do that as you'd be stuffed for fitting anything else.
 
Whereas the scrappies should cut the loom out, then that way you could make a patch cable to plug into your existing loom, if that makes sense?

Have a look on Eper here for the part number: http://eper.fiatklubpolska.pl/navi?FORCED=TRUE
 
Then you can search on-line for the replacement...

Being honest Mikey, it wasn't such a pain, as it was mostly labour work and just a little bit of brain work to sort it properly
Am just glad that I could do it myself! As I'm sure that a garages labour cost would have made my wallet cry

Hi Lollypop - yes - I'll try to find the thread but I changed the backbox on my 1.4 MA for one which was labelled for a Bravo - Its the identical part - cost me about £35 new and delivered!

Sad news indeed but there seems to be mixed 'reviews' about him and whats happened to our beloved Lancia brand! RIP to him and condolences to his family though.......

Just to revisit this
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I finally got around to changing the DRL, due to a looming NCT (MOT) test where they will fail if a warning light is on and should be off or is off and should be on, bumper off, all 16 bolts and 8 self tappers, didn't catch the bumper as it fell off and busted the connections off the 2xH11 bulbs in the fog/corner lights, which I then had to get! Anyway, fitted the new lamp, which didn't work ?
So then had to remove the glovebox to gain access to the fusebox, which doesn't contain the fuses for the DRLs, then had to RTFM!
The fuses for the DRL are separate to the fusebox and are behind the cover at the drivers right knee, next to the OBD connector, at 1st glance the fuses were OK, but on swapping, the left (new) light worked and the right (original) stopped working, took out both fuses and tested them, 1 was blown, not in the usual centre, but next to the blade! Fitted a pair of fuses and both are working now! 3 fecking hours of graft and can only imagine what the bill would be if it went to the main stealer.
So if anyone has the same problem, my advice is to start with the fuses and work your way to the light units

To be fair - it wasn't like me to be so thorough at the time!

Haven't had time to dedicate to it unfortunately. I'm planning on doing it together with my mechanic just to be safe.
I'll take some pics along the way and post when it's complete.

Thanks for the link Mikey. I contacted my local Fiat/Alfa dealership inquiring about the door handle.
They wanted 107 GBP for it!!  Insane!

I'll see your 155 wide body and raise you a Dedra Integrale
There was a guy over here selling one last year - I'd never seen one before but it was a good looking car - ultra rare too

I should've bought it  

Fixed at last! Got a new siren/control unit off eBay different part number but just the tone of the beep seems slightly different £80 as opposed to about £200 from Fiat, didn't want to risk £200 on something that may not have fixed it! The reason for failure of these units seems to be neither battery failure nor damp. The unit is sealed against damp but this has the side effect of holding in very small amounts of corrosive fumes from the charging of the batteries and this corrodes the circuit board. That's the theory I found on the net and seems plausible

Thanks everyone just bought the eibach springs. Now the exhaust has come off from print so frantically trying to find exhaust system. Not having much luck with this car.