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Engine Removal Procedure
Disconnect the battery cables Drain the oil from the engine and drain the coolant from the system. Also, a few days before you start, spray all of the bolts to the bumper (including those in the fenders) with WD-40 or PB Blaster (my preference). Do this a few times as these bolts are going to…
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Fiat X1/9 – Engine Removal Procedure
Removing the engine and drivetrain from the X is made relatively easy by being able to drop the whole engine and transaxle assembly from underneath the car. Compared to pulling an engine and transmission up and out of a front-engined RWD its super-easy. But there are a few concerns unique to the X, which I…
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Fiat 850 – Engine Removal
Disconnect the battery cables Drain the oil from the engine and drain the coolant from the system. Also, a few days before you start, spray all of the bolts to the bumper (including those in the fenders) with WD-40 or PB Blaster (my preference). Do this a few times as these bolts are going to…
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Fiat X1/9 – How to Repair Headlight Motors
To test if the diode is bad, disconnect the headlight motor connector. Take a multimeter and set it to resistance testing, and place the black lead on the black wire, and the red lead on either the grey/black wire or the green/black (I think).