Those engines include Fiat's ageing naturally aspirated 1.4 petrol, the newer 1.4 T-Jet turbo petrol and 1.6 Multijet diesel. All cars are front engine, front-wheel drive, with 6-speed manual I had the same problem with our Panda 1.3 Multijet. The same engine is used under a different name by others like Vauxhall and Opel. I wasted over 6 months and about £400 trying to get this fixed wth various garages who replaced the Map sensor and other sensors and the EGR. Diesel models are fitted with particulate filters that help to make them more environmentally friendly. Fiat 500L 1.3 MultiJet Pop Star MPW Euro 5 (s/s) 5dr. 2013. 2013 Fiat 500L Trekking Points. 3,192. Location. Norfolk UK. Sep 16, 2013. #3. It should have a chain, (my service book suggest it has a belt) but all 1.3 multijet engines have a chain. Water pump is also separate and external to the block so doesn't need changing either. OP. The diesel isn’t quite so incorrigible, but the 500’s deft chassis retains almost all of its charm on winding B-roads – even with the engine’s added weight. And the high-set five-speed . On of the things that attracted me to buying a Panda 1.3 multijet was its excellent economy and the fact it had a Timing Chain. Great me thinks Because timing chains last the life of an engine and in a diesel that could be over 200,000 miles! My old VW lupo by comparison needed a new timing belt at 70,000 miles or 5 years, even then the belt 17. Oct 18, 2010. #1. I know the EGR valve threads have been done to death but I thought I'd try another flavour thread. As its well known the 1.3 mjet EGR solenoid is of poor quality, my dad runs a garage and even to me a replacement is expensive. I've been trawling the web after alternative therapies to this problem and have found that on Petrol engine: 1.4-litre (77bhp). Diesel engines: 1.3-litre (85bhp); 1.9-litre (105bhp and 120bhp). Five-speed manual gearbox on all variants. Trim levels: Active, Family, Dynamic. Alternative cars. Citroen Berlingo Multispace Softer ride and higher quality cabin betters Doblo, but not better to drive The discontinuation of Fiat’s 1.3-litre Multijet will mark the end of an era, during which the compact 1,248cc common-rail turbo-diesel racked nearly 3 million unit sales. Reliable and frugal The internet's #1 online community and oracle for all things FIAT since 2002 - if we don't have the answer, no-one does! Ask questions in the forums, fix common issues using our helpful guides, upload your photos to the gallery or buy and sell with the online classifieds.

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