Yes that's a very good idea . I never thought of that when my diff blew . I kept all the bits but decided to bypass my local dealer and went straight to Fiat ....
It is not standard practice for a track rod end to strip it's thread!!! If power steering can cause the damage suggested in the earlier posting then ALL of the...
Hope someone can help with this. We have mislaid out car manual, over the holidays a warning light flickered on faintly on the dash, but with out the manual...
Hi, I think it could be the brake pad wear warning light or the light for low fluid level - not sure exacrly about the later warning lights as mine is a mk1. ...
You can not eliminate the power steering as being a contributing factor.. Yes if power steering has the strength to pull the centre out of a front wheel of...
we are thinking about buying a Fiat Multipla Y 51 1.9 Jtd, what is the cam belt interval changes?, and are there any specific issues I should look for?. Thanks...
Hi all Looking for a Multi - ideally JTD ELX, and a well loved forum car. I want to pay ~£3.5k (I know this isn't a massive amount, but early cars have sold...
I have just returned from a short break in Milan and was expecting to see 100s of Multis, especially used as taxis. Sadly I was rather disappointed. Yes there...
The book says 72000 or 5 years, but I think the general feeling is that you shouldn't wait that long. Ours is going in for MOT soon at 4 years and 55000 and...
Italians have always loved foreign cars. I would say it used to be one in three more than every other car... having said that, privately owned Multis are...
Thank you for that. It is nice to know that I am not the only one that thinks it could be a contributory factor. Incidently I was taught always keep the...
I remember those days too Ernie... No power steering soon teaches you to think ahead...like riding motorbikes make you a better driver. These new fangled...
Giovanni wrote:- Italians have always loved foreign cars. I would say it used to be one in three more than every other car... having said that, privately owned...
I have a Y jtd and these are the things I would look out for... Wear on the extreme inside edge of front tyres...tracking set to factory stds wrecks the...
... off and look forward to test driving (hopefully) on Friday this week. thanks again Kerri ... cylinder ... weather! ... glasses. ... repair the ... covering...
The valves and pistons will ALWAYS touch in any diesel engine if the cam belt snaps. I've had it happen on a Peugeot 205 dturbo and it wasn't a pretty sight....
Hi, Happy New Year to everyone. Cambelt failure on the JTD engine can be very destructive (and thus expensive), especially at any resonable engine speed. We...
Hi All We are selling our metallic blue '53 reg Multipla. First registered September 2003 and we are the second owners. Tax until August 2007, MoT until...
hello all, nick your advice given to another potential owner was great i personally wrote in a couple of weeks ago asking for advice as on the 30th of this...
Jon Wellingham has pioneered a deflector plate to alleviate this problem. I am sure if you search under handbrake cable or even his name he can offer a price...
CAN ANYONE GIVE ME ANY ADVICE PLEASE WITH REGARD TO THE REPLACEMENT OF THE OFFSIDE FRONT SUSPENSION ARM BUSH, IE. THE 'BUSH' ONLY. MY MAIN DEALER HAS TOLD ME...
Hi Mick As you will see from scanning the Autotrader ads there are plenty of Multis about for sale. I myself have one and posted details on here about a month...
nigel i have fitted the same bush my self its not an easy job but can be done the bushes are handed ie left & right i bought the bush from andrew pages for...
