2001 Fiat Punto revs dropping

Car: Fiat Punto
Year: 2001
Variant: 1.8 hgt
Categories: Running Rough, Starting & Power Loss
could anyone possibly provide any information as to the problem with my car, i seem to be losing revs when stopping and also leakage of oil from rocker box cover and sudden surges of power
Posted: Jan 20, 2011 (13 years ago)
could anyone possibly provide any information as to the problem with my car, i seem to be losing revs when stopping and also leakage of oil from rocker box cover and sudden surges of power
sounds like you have a problem with idle control valve,you will need to remove it and clean it out,check all of your vacuum pipes are ok and engine breathers are not blocked,for the oil leaking it sounds like cam cover gasket is leaking,simply renew the gasket and torque bolts to correct setting
Posted Jan 20, 2011 (13 years ago)
sounds like you have a problem with idle control valve,you will need to remove it and clean it out,check all of your vacuum pipes are ok and engine breathers are not blocked,for the oil leaking it sounds like cam cover gasket is leaking,simply renew the gasket and torque bolts to correct setting


Posted Jan 20, 2011 (13 years ago)

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