Engine Warning Light & Stop Start

[poopydog]

Oh well, here goes:-

New clutch fitted, new timing belt/ water pump fitted, new plugs, oil filter etc fitted on Thursday 16th Jan.

Returned  on Monday 20th Jan running fine.

Wednesday 22nd Jan, morning start, a  little lumpy for 5-6 seconds then settled down, carried  on, 1 mile later engine warning light and stop start fail lit up.

Back to garage, running fine, reset diagnostics, checked Delta Forum -  see Josboogz entry approx 16 monthes ago. Exactly the same fault shown.

Running fine until Friday, 24th Jan, same thing happend but no lumpy running, switch engine off for 2 hours and everything reset  itself ( I thought you would need diagnostics kit to do this? anyway.....).

 

Saturday 25th my stop/start not having worked for about 3 plus years began to work of  its  own accord! worked 3 times  in a 20 minute window, 2 hrs later engine warning light and stop start fail lights lit up again.

 

TODAY SUNDAY 26TH JAN -  0840AM. Started as usual, NO warning  lights lit, lumpy running for 2/3 seconds, settled down to idle around 11/1200rpm. short excursion to 2000rpm then back to idle.

RUN FOR APPROX 2/3 MINS - ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND STOP START LIGHTS  LIT !!!!!!!!!!!

 

Any ideas  please??????

 

N.B. Vehicle is back in the garage in FEB for new pads and discs ( due to an argument with that wonderful tyres and brakes company called ..CRAP FIT) and I hope, while  it is in this problem can be sorted.

 

P.S. Running  out  of money!!!!!

 

Thankyou

[Nello]

poopy - hate to say it but if its a MultiAir that sounds like it could be the Actuator.........................................  

[poopydog]

Thankyou, yes  it  is the multiair.

Firstly I have  just pooped.....

Secondly amazing  variations on price and model £78 to almost £600

 

Just to say today ran fine all day  but  its  not tomorrow yet...

 

why does it fail (if  it has failed) a day after  having service  items replaced.

 

Worse case as you suggested:- replacement  part No?    from where? as the engine is a Fiat unit would a main dealer be the best bet?    specialist in multi air engines somewhere  in the uk?    second  hand parts  if available?    repair  if available?

 

or as I am in no hurry to change the vehicle, run with it?     possible harm by running short/long term?.

[Andrewgrale]

Thankyou, yes it is the multiair.

Firstly I have just pooped.....

Secondly amazing variations on price and model £78 to almost £600

 

Just to say today ran fine all day but its not tomorrow yet...

 

why does it fail (if it has failed) a day after having service items replaced.

 

Worse case as you suggested:- replacement part No? from where? as the engine is a Fiat unit would a main dealer be the best bet? specialist in multi air engines somewhere in the uk? second hand parts if available? repair if available?

 

or as I am in no hurry to change the vehicle, run with it? possible harm by running short/long term?.

What oil was used? Selenia energy K is the recommended oil and does work well, there is also a little oil filter in the head that may be choked, it is under the timing cover at the back of the head

[poopydog]

Thanks Andrew, the vehicle is booked in on Feb 7th for the last few jobbies to be completed. I shall ask for some time to be set aside to check out these possibilities. As for the  oil I have used Petronas Syntium 300 AV 5W-40. This has been used since 28,000 miles service. I did a little research into various  oils a while back and this seemed to be a direct equivalent. Please tell me  if anyone  know otherwise .

[poopydog]

Hows about engine  being  overfilled with oil?

[Andrewgrale]

Hows about engine being overfilled with oil?

Probably wouldn't help!

With a filter change, 1980s and 90s fiat's used to be 4 (litres) and feck it, when refilling, my wife's 1st Punto (01) took less than 3 litres and her subsequent Bravo and Delta are a little more than 3 litre fills.

Overfilled, you could have the block/head drain pipe sitting in oil