Tom Ginefra
True Classic
Did you immediately check the bottom of your shoes, when you looked inside the box? Cause you definitely stepped in something!I would have been royally screwed if that wasn't in there.
Did you immediately check the bottom of your shoes, when you looked inside the box? Cause you definitely stepped in something!I would have been royally screwed if that wasn't in there.
While everything is apart, have a look at the starter solenoid connection. The connection is poorly designed and a failure point on 500s. My wife's 500 has had this connection fail twice. Clean it and apply some anti-oxidant.
Brian
So what is it that caused the oil pressure to fail?
Clearly evidence on the bearings you show, did it also affect the Multiair system or is there no way to know? Were the crank bearings (and crank) the only areas where it was affected?
They make those engines here in Michigan, unfortunate yours was a bad one.
Did you look at the oil pump? Doesn't look like any bearings "spun". I don't think that the wear the mains show would cause a low pressure reading.Don’t know. Dealer says oil pump is not common failure. Complete lack of oil or wrong viscosity is their estimation, which is nonsense. The only evidence of wear is on the mains. Rods & Upper engine, cam journals all look normal.
Searching online I found that 2012’s can suffer from a starter grounding issue that causes power to ground through the crank, damaging the bearings (!?). Since we had that no-start condition that I thought was clutch switch related shortly before noise began, perhaps that is indeed the cause. Fiat’s fix for that is new starter motor bolts. The people that pursued a claim for engine wear had to fight for satisfaction.
Did you look at the oil pump? Doesn't look like any bearings "spun". I don't think that the wear the mains show would cause a low pressure reading.
Drove it around on Sunday, went to the shop I have bartered with in the past, and drew down the AC system, and recharged with approx 1lb R134a, and 1.5 oz refrigerant oil. Runs well, and sounds great. No knocks Wife is happy to have her 500 sounding & running as it should.
Way to go Hussein! You are really amazing. I would have held a Viking funeral for the car, then shot it full of holes and then burned it again for good measure.