2010 Fiat Linea petrol emotion + Engine Problem

bigron · 11th February 2010, 12:15

Hi guys , i ve picked up a fiat linea 2010 petrol on the 1st of feb. After driving the car for a day or two I noticed that between 1800 to 2200 rpm the engine practically stalls and gathers speed in a very jerky motion as if the hand brake has been pulled and there is too much of a load ..Once i am close to 2500 rpm , it runs smoothly. This happens mostly in 3rd and 4th gear. If however i change my gears at a higher rpm , the engine is not jerky but gathers speed very slowly. What could be the problem?The cars done only 250 kms till now.

dadu · 11th February 2010, 12:29

Adulterated petrol can be 1 suspect.

1100D · 11th February 2010, 12:39

Disconnect the battery terminal, connect after 15 minutes, it will reset the ECU. See if the jerk goes away.

Trust_In_Thrust · 11th February 2010, 13:56

By the topic of post it appeared to be a big problem but seems to be a case of just adulterated petrol .

karizma_devil · 11th February 2010, 15:03

Dont lable it " Engine Problem " , it could just be bad fuel quality. Take it to the A.s.s on asap basis.

bigron · 11th February 2010, 15:05

@ dadu and trust : i doubt if its unadultrated petrol because we get our cars filled from a company owned and run petrol pump. Its one of the better ones in my town. But even then i ll get the next refill from a different station and see.
@ 1100D: I think i ll do what is suggested by you and see if it makes nay diference. But can a new car like this have an ECU issue?
@ karizma: i showed it to a fiat technician and the smarty says there is a slight jerk in every new car which should go as the kms are clocked. i was not to convinced though.

extreme_torque · 11th February 2010, 15:09

Why dont you take it to a service center? Since the car has done only 250 kms, the engine hasnt opened fully yet.

sanjayc · 11th February 2010, 15:36

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Originally Posted by Trust_In_Thrust

By the topic of post it appeared to be a big problem but seems to be a case of just adulterated petrol .

Quote:

Originally Posted by karizma_devil

Dont lable it " Engine Problem " , it could just be bad fuel quality.

While adulerated fuel can genuinely be a suspect here, but why the reaction is so defensive towards the thread title;-}

@bigron, it might also be some engine tuning issue..I faced similar problem in my Ikon 3 months back, when suddenly one morning, after I refueled, added this System G additive to the tank next morning, it started behaving exactly as you mentioned. Post taking to service center, the technician just did some tuning to the engine (by rotating some knobs on the engine..not sure what the part is called)...it was fine. Though my IKon was 6+ yrs old at that time. First I suspected adulterated fuel but once I saw what the technician did, my suspicion turned towards the people who came to inspect my car (I was at that time selling this Ikon and going for new vehicle)..and did something to engine to inspect the noise/sound etc..

IQBAL VEERJI · 14th March 2010, 17:56

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Originally Posted by bigron

Hi guys , i ve picked up a fiat linea 2010 petrol on the 1st of feb. After driving the car for a day or two I noticed that between 1800 to 2200 rpm the engine practically stalls and gathers speed in a very jerky motion as if the hand brake has been pulled and there is too much of a load ..Once i am close to 2500 rpm , it runs smoothly. This happens mostly in 3rd and 4th gear. If however i change my gears at a higher rpm , the engine is not jerky but gathers speed very slowly. What could be the problem?The cars done only 250 kms till now.

Dear brother mine is just 20 days old and on first full tank when we got delivery it returned us a petrol average of 6.6 km/ltr of petrol , service guys at *** say atleast complete 2500 to 3000kms only then we shall be geting good average

EssYouWe · 14th March 2010, 18:33

Hmmm the FIRE engine has always had a problem <2200-2500 rpm.

However, the jerking is worrysome. Should most probably be adulterated fuel or a slight tuning error.

Check for acceleration from 3000 rpm onwards. Don't over-rev though, the engine still isn't broken in.

SirAlec · 14th March 2010, 23:58

6.6 kmpl. was it with AC and in traffic condition. Or you are a hard footed one.

Just change the filling station next time.

EssYouWe · 15th March 2010, 00:09

One more thing, lugging affects the FIRE engine much worse than it affects other engines. On the count of mileage, I mean.

11th February 2010, 12:15	#1
bigron Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSEW Posts: 1,309 Thanked: 2,706 Times	2010 Fiat Linea petrol emotion + Engine Problem Hi guys , i ve picked up a fiat linea 2010 petrol on the 1st of feb. After driving the car for a day or two I noticed that between 1800 to 2200 rpm the engine practically stalls and gathers speed in a very jerky motion as if the hand brake has been pulled and there is too much of a load ..Once i am close to 2500 rpm , it runs smoothly. This happens mostly in 3rd and 4th gear. If however i change my gears at a higher rpm , the engine is not jerky but gathers speed very slowly. What could be the problem?The cars done only 250 kms till now. Last edited by bigron : 11th February 2010 at 12:17.
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11th February 2010, 12:29	#2
dadu Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,803 Thanked: 462 Times View My Garage	Adulterated petrol can be 1 suspect.
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11th February 2010, 12:39	#3
1100D Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 4,390 Thanked: 4,096 Times View My Garage	Disconnect the battery terminal, connect after 15 minutes, it will reset the ECU. See if the jerk goes away.
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11th February 2010, 13:56	#4
Trust_In_Thrust BANNED Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Delhi Posts: 768 Thanked: 349 Times	By the topic of post it appeared to be a big problem but seems to be a case of just adulterated petrol .
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11th February 2010, 15:03	#5
karizma_devil BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 421 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	Dont lable it " Engine Problem " , it could just be bad fuel quality. Take it to the A.s.s on asap basis.
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11th February 2010, 15:05	#6
bigron Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSEW Posts: 1,309 Thanked: 2,706 Times	@ dadu and trust : i doubt if its unadultrated petrol because we get our cars filled from a company owned and run petrol pump. Its one of the better ones in my town. But even then i ll get the next refill from a different station and see. @ 1100D: I think i ll do what is suggested by you and see if it makes nay diference. But can a new car like this have an ECU issue? @ karizma: i showed it to a fiat technician and the smarty says there is a slight jerk in every new car which should go as the kms are clocked. i was not to convinced though. Last edited by bigron : 11th February 2010 at 15:11.
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11th February 2010, 15:09	#7
extreme_torque Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Melbourne Posts: 4,377 Thanked: 5,105 Times	Why dont you take it to a service center? Since the car has done only 250 kms, the engine hasnt opened fully yet.
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14th March 2010, 18:33	#10
EssYouWe Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lucknow Posts: 1,391 Thanked: 18 Times	Hmmm the FIRE engine has always had a problem <2200-2500 rpm. However, the jerking is worrysome. Should most probably be adulterated fuel or a slight tuning error. Check for acceleration from 3000 rpm onwards. Don't over-rev though, the engine still isn't broken in.
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14th March 2010, 23:58	#11
SirAlec Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: zxc Posts: 3,393 Thanked: 726 Times	6.6 kmpl. was it with AC and in traffic condition. Or you are a hard footed one. Just change the filling station next time.
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15th March 2010, 00:09	#12
EssYouWe Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lucknow Posts: 1,391 Thanked: 18 Times	One more thing, lugging affects the FIRE engine much worse than it affects other engines. On the count of mileage, I mean.
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