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. Showroom Used cars Dealer locator Fleet Finance & insurance Ownership About Fiat Accessories Forum Contact myFiat Book a Test Drive Request a Brochure Configure a Fiat about fiat>innovation > MultiJet TwinAir Blue&Me™ Start&Stop MultiJet MultiAir® eco:Drive MultiJet We’ve spent decades developing our diesel technology and the result is MultiJet - our next-generation diesel engine. With more control over the combustion process the result is a smoother, quieter drive with surprisingly low emissions and high fuel economy. The advanced turbochargers provide most of the torque at low engine speeds, making our diesels a pleasure to drive. The original common-rail diesel technology, developed first by Fiat and known as UniJet, used two injections of fuel into the cylinder. This radically improved the noise and vibration created by the traditional diesel engine, but we still weren’t happy - we wanted to improve things even further. The next development that came created more control over the injectors, both by the computer and the physical behaviour of the injectors themselves. Named for its ability to have up to seven injections into the cylinder each time, the MultiJet was born. It enables the engine management computer to optimise the combustion for every combination of driver demand (the accelerator pedal) and engine speed, and create the best possible injection sequence. It means a quieter, more comfortable drive for both the driver and passengers, with lower vibration levels, better fuel consumption and improved responsiveness. All Fiat diesel engines use our MultiJet technology. Talk to FiatTalk to Fiattalk innovationsChat, ask questions, rant or rave - visit our Forum.Go Search Sitemap Help Glossary Ts&Cs Privacy Fiat Vans Mobility Motor Industry Codes of Practice Log in || community HQ blog Forums Search Help Rules Fiat Panda Multijet – Power Loss after Cold Start Please login or register to post a message. Fiat Models » Current Models » Fiat Panda Multijet – Power Loss after Cold Start Author Message PropellorHead Joined: 19-12-2007 Posts: 5 Posted: 31-03-2010, 9:14 PM Fiat Panda Multijet – Power Loss after Cold Start This problem happening only a couple of times in the first two years I owned the car, now it is happening every other day.It happens in coolish weather, usually after fine rain.First thing in the morning, the car starts, but revs do not pick up over 1500 rpm, and there is not enough power to pull off the drive. If the throttle is opened, the revs die away and the engine stops. After 20 or so restarts, and allowing the engine to idle for a few minutes, the car pulls away lumpily, and after a few minutes runs OK.The fiat dealer has offered to have a look at it, but by the time I have got it 50 miles to the dealer, there is no problem to diagnose.I notice quite a few people have had a similar problem (fiatforum “Re: Multijet - loss of power after cold start “ & “Error was recorded as P0101 Air Flow meter signal” look quite relevant.Is possible that there is an error code to read even if no dashboard lights are on?My current plan is to leave it parked by my friendly local non-fiat garage overnight, so I can demonstrate the problem to a mechanic in the conditions where the problem happens.Any ideas from fiat experts? PropellorHead Joined: 19-12-2007 Posts: 5 Posted: 28-04-2010, 9:35 PM Re: Fiat Panda Multijet – Power Loss after Cold Start Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0cm; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} Sorted: Simonstone (Bristol) had car in. I took it in the night before, to replicate the "morning cold start" conditions, but it started fine. Fortunately, despite no engine fault light on dash, the diagnostic tool found a Air Mass Flow sensor fault, and it was replaced. After a fortnight, the problem has not reoccurred since, so I am pleased they got it right first time. phil Joined: 12-07-2007 Posts: 1,418 Location: jockland Posted: 28-04-2010, 10:15 PM Re: Fiat Panda Multijet – Power Loss after Cold Start good result your description of the fault would have pointed them in the right direction ,also even though you never has a warning on the dash ,the ecu will have stored the error in it's memory so even with no light on they can still read past errors,amount of times it has happened and sometimes date of occurance PropellorHead Joined: 19-12-2007 Posts: 5 Posted: 03-10-2010, 9:51 PM Re: Fiat Panda Multijet – Power Loss after Cold Start I have finally found the solution:The problem was caused by rainwater dripping through a screw hole onto the electrics. The screwhole is to fasten the black plastic grille below the windscreen wipers. The screw goes into a plastic insert, and rainwater copiously drips onto the rear of the car engine when parked (EGR wiring?). Fixed by removing the screw, and adding a small (5mm) dollop of silicon sealant . Tested with a watering can on the windscreen - drip stopped, and by the problem not causing problens for 6 rainy mornings in a row. I hope this posting helps someone with a similar problem: Engine problems after rainy night? => check water not entering engine compartment & dripping onto electrics. Can do this with bonnet closed & watering can on windscreen - then check with bonnet open and torch. Search Sitemap Help Glossary Ts&Cs Privacy Fiat Vans Mobility Motor Industry Codes of Practice Log in || Object moved to here. || || HOME NEWS ROAD TESTS LONG-TERM TESTS LAUNCHES FEATURES VIDEOS MOTOR SHOWS BUYING GUIDES GALLERY COLUMNS TRAFFIC MAP ABOUT US CONTACT US name email address CAR SEARCH Search for information on your favourite model of car, including road tests and news. 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You might be driving solo but Fiat’s lively Multijet turbodiesel likes to make itself heard and if you want brisk performance and rock-bottom running costs you’ll just have to get used to the racket. Last year I cut my Multijet teeth driving Fiat’s Idea compact-MPV in Sardinia. I concluded it was a clever car spoiled by a raucous diesel and was best suited to the sweet little 95bhp 1.4 petrol engine. Not a good start, then, for the same 1.3-litre Multijet turbo diesel in an even smaller car. Don’t get me wrong. I like the new Panda. It’s a great handling little supermini. Five doors, a roomy sit-up body, superb functionality and outstanding value. It adds up to a modern and well-conceived family runabout from an Italian manufacturer who knows a lot about packing value into no-nonsense budget vehicle. But does the Panda need an acoustically-challenged player when the rest of the team are petrol-powered and good at what they do? I seriously doubt it. The 1248cc Multijet unit is a brisk little 16-valve package. It’s highly efficient, frugal with reasonable torque - and so it should be. Fiat were at the forefront of high pressure common-rail diesel development with Mercedes-Benz and has an impressive family of larger capacity JTD oil burners. Its modern diesel track record is unimpeachable - but still I doubt the wisdom of Mutlijetting. With 70bhp on tap at 4000rpm and maximum pulling power of 107lb/ft delivered at an impressively low 1500rpm, poor performance is not an issue. The four-cylinder Panda Multijet flies. It’s the fastest Panda in the seven-model line up and can hit nearly 100mph with acceleration from rest to 62mph a relatively sizzling 13 seconds compared to 14 seconds for the quickest petrol, the sweet 1.2. The issue is twofold. First there’s the noise, and second there's the practical commonsense benefits of oil burner versus benzene user. With a modest 54bhp on tap the 1.1 litre petrol entry level Panda is undoubtedly performance challenged. However, it does have the benefit of being very cheap to buy with a £6595 list price for a 1.1 Active. Running costs are also easy on the wallet with an overall 50mpg, easy servicing and Group 1 insurance. The 60bhp 1.2 fares better. It can hit 96mph, gets to 62mph in 14 seconds, is fractionally more economical at almost 51mpg and qualifies for modest Group 2 insurance. In entry-level Dynamic guise it costs a mere £400 more than the 1.1 Active. The 1.3 Multijet costs from £7895 and is available only with Dynamic trim. That’s expensive for a car with a strong engine that is weak on refinement. Even at an overall 66mpg, an exhaust emission level of 114g/km delivering annual road tax of just £85 and attracting low-cost Group 2 insurance, I can see little benefit in opting for a 1.3 Multijet Dynamic over the much more refined and quieter four-cylinder 1.2 petrol Dynamic. Both are built round one of the best five-door MPV/superminis on the market. Both are very well equipped and practical. Both have fine five-speed manual gearboxes, drive well and are family-friendly with excellent city car credentials. But only one makes ultimate low-cost motoring sense, and it’s not the Multijet. Where the Multijet shines is in equipment and general comfort. The plastics may have a hard and unyielding feel, but the seating is comfortable and supportive front and rear. The controls are light and easy to use, the Dualdrive electric power steering makes light of tight town streets and parking in City mode while feeling reasonably weighted at speed. There’s a modest, but useful, boot area behind the tailgate and oddment stowage is practical. Among the standard features are ABS brakes with EBD, brake assist, remote central locking, three-point belts for all seats, twin front airbags, adjustable steering column, rev counter, trip computer, "follow me home" light delay, a radio/CD system and powered front windows with one-touch control for the driver. Fiat clearly expects the Multijet to sell well, but I suspect only dyed in the wool diesel fanatics will really appreciate its gutsy little engine. The only good reasons for choosing a Multijet Panda over the proven 1.2 eight-valve FIRE petrol engine is if you really think the performance gain is significant, you cover a rather high mileage, or you constantly drive with the car heavily loaded. None of the above? Buy a 1.2. 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