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Originally Posted by Northy
Mmmmm the VX 1.9CDti engine - from Fiat.
£1k when the fuel pump fails.
£250 a pop for injectors when they fail.
Swirl valve bar where the ball joints wear out and the only fix is a new manifold - £1K.
Hope they've put the ECU in a sensible place on the Atra, or that's £1k when that rots through.
EGR valve that's always full of shite.
Yeh, good engine when it runs.....  |
Fuel pump goes on ANY diesel...expensive
Injectors goe on ANY diesel...expensive
Swirl valve and EGR are fairly common the JTD engine and are a bit of a pain in the arse
The EGR valve is a 30 minute clean as long as its not fucked, and isn't too expensive to replace. I believe ford are also experiencing similar problems. Fiat have a solution which involves a blanking plate with a hole in it.
We bought the car with 2 years left on the warranty, and we'll be getting rid once it's 4 year old, so none of the above problems will cause us any issues apart from the EGR, which I think is starting to clog up now, but it'll get fixed for free.
The diesels are used by many company cars and taxis, so they can't be that bad.