Good on ya Paul, enjoyed the waffle as you call it, just you going through the walk around as if we are there with you, perfect. 👍 Look forward to the next one.
Dont struggle with the lack of a door handle, get a length of 1mm electrical cable and make a loop around the door handle hook inside the door, you can then just pull the cable and open the door. Looks like a good project.
The pressure at dipstick if not fitted right or removed while engine is running is crankcase pressure. That wont affect oil pressure . The crankcase pressure is the compression that inevitably passes the piston rings in an engine while running that is fed back via pipe on rocker cover into air filter hence the sometimes oily substance inside filter housing . Hope this helps .
@@Love500 Maybe why Copart guy left it up the road once he saw message come on as it was backed off truck . The little amount of oil would run away from pickup pipe. should be fine after a flush Paul.
Copart Rochford have form for leaving cars outside the gate, did same with one of mine early one morning. Keys left inside car too. This one doesn't look too bad, should make a nice car once finished 👍👍
Mine has climate, love it, simply set & never touch it. Not sure why that was at 32 😂 Good timing with both door handles i was going to ask you before i set about mine. I've done it for when they've broken outside but before i set about it again what can be the issue when the handle just refuses to open from inside? What's going to be broken? Too cold to set about looking at moment, I'm winding window down & letting myself out thst way for now 😂😂 Cheers 🍻
@@stepheng8779 my other mint one had that problem yesterday, the day I sold it. I changed the lock mechanism today. The cable was greyed and probably stretched.
The muddy footprints is the Copart petrol thieves doing their deed. Best check under the seats to make sure they put everything back correctly and no fuel vapour leaks. If they couldn't be arsed to change the oil, you can bet the cambelt has never been changed either.
Hi Paul have a question unrelated to this about retro fitting cruise control to a 500 have you ever covered it ? I see parts on ebay and there are retro kits etc. ?
I haven't but I've seen several people on Facebook groups who have bought kits and fitted it in less than an hour. Really easy apparently and works well.
I would try out the P&S Xpress interior cleaner on that steering wheel and in the interior in general. It works really well at cleaning up steering wheels and other interior parts, it's got a good smell too.
@@RoccoReviews never heard of it, but I’ll have a search for it. I tend to use elbow grease as a general purpose cleaner. Great stuff but not the best smell.
Ah be fair Paul, cool wheels are far more important than putting oil in the engine, don't mind that 😅. Although it inadvertently happened to me, but didn't have it long , that is my excuse, don't know how it ran 😮. Grrr them locking wheel bolts.
Cracking little car bud, but that oil is really bad, In my opinion I don’t think oil flush will get all that out. If that was mine I would probably go the extreme of taking the sump off and clean the oil pickup, all that thick clumpy oil will definitely block it and starve the top of the engine. I would run it with engine cleaner and flush it out with cheap oil a few times then take off the sump, that’s definitely a lack of oil changes apart from that it’s a good car as usual bud 😅
@@RevivingSalvage yeah I don’t think I’ll go to the extreme of taking the sump off but I’m already running some oil in it and have bought some flush. Will most likely run some more oil through after.
@ lol 😂 what you like mun, fair enough bud I’m still waiting for the that timing belt change video you promised us! When you start doing jobs like that then you’re confidence will grow and you will save a fortune. Looking 👀 forward to seeing the next one
@@Love500 Provided oil light goes off within a couple of seconds of starting engine the oil pickup is probably fine. A lot of engines get sludge around oil filler cap, doesn't mean whole engine is sludged up. Incidentally the oil light shows pressure of oil being fed to bearings so a loose dipstick couldn't affect oil pressure 👍👍
Definitely a lack of oil changes and its quantity resulting in oil sludging up! Yes top oil up to correct level and add engine flush to old oil, run it up also it probably wouldn't hurt to run it up with new oil and filter then drain the oil again! when we got my wife's 500 I changed the oil but still wasn't completely clean so changed it again then the oil was nice and clean, these are bullet proof engines but no engine can withstand that sort of neglect long term! 🙄
@@marinobottali7823 yeah, I’ll definitely change the filter after the flush and then change it again. I’ve got some different grade oil from a neighbour which I’ll flush with after using the flush stuff then do it again.
@@Love500 they are not too fussy about what type oil you use as long as its semi synthetic, the gfs, drive tec or comma oil is good stuff, you don't really need to go to the extremes of genuine fiat petronas syntium oil unless its for an Abarth, the syntium oil for a 1.2 is around £35 for 5 litres from shop4parts with free delivery over £50!
Liked this video. The flushing is a 50/50. Flushes to the gauze. Some mechanics hate the practice. I need go back and watch the over on oil level to being mega low on oil hence the warning light message low oil pressure. I don’t understand why showed as overfull and empty same time. Your £325 eBay steal was epic. We all need small little wins!!!! Didn’t know about the pre facelift facelift seat and no Pass Under Seat storage and had 50 Fiat 500s.
In the past I had engines like this run till hot with an extra 500 ml of ATF in the oil before draining it.
Might get the sludge out.
Good on ya Paul, enjoyed the waffle as you call it, just you going through the walk around as if we are there with you, perfect. 👍 Look forward to the next one.
great video mate 👍👍👍👍
The brake fluid in the reservoir don't look to good very dark from the outside
@@alangilfoyle4103 you mean the clutch fluid?
@Love500 if that's the clutch reservoir rear left looking at it then yes
Dont struggle with the lack of a door handle, get a length of 1mm electrical cable and make a loop around the door handle hook inside the door, you can then just pull the cable and open the door. Looks like a good project.
The pressure at dipstick if not fitted right or removed while engine is running is crankcase pressure. That wont affect oil pressure . The crankcase pressure is the compression that inevitably passes the piston rings in an engine while running that is fed back via pipe on rocker cover into air filter hence the sometimes oily substance inside filter housing . Hope this helps .
@@richardmounfield7822 I think it was just the non existent oil as it went away once I put oil in it but thanks for the info.
@@Love500 Maybe why Copart guy left it up the road once he saw message come on as it was backed off truck . The little amount of oil would run away from pickup pipe. should be fine after a flush Paul.
that needs sump removing it be full of sludge hope engine not damaged
Copart Rochford have form for leaving cars outside the gate, did same with one of mine early one morning. Keys left inside car too. This one doesn't look too bad, should make a nice car once finished 👍👍
Mine has climate, love it, simply set & never touch it. Not sure why that was at 32 😂
Good timing with both door handles i was going to ask you before i set about mine. I've done it for when they've broken outside but before i set about it again what can be the issue when the handle just refuses to open from inside? What's going to be broken? Too cold to set about looking at moment, I'm winding window down & letting myself out thst way for now 😂😂 Cheers 🍻
@@stepheng8779 my other mint one had that problem yesterday, the day I sold it. I changed the lock mechanism today. The cable was greyed and probably stretched.
@@Love500Cheers Paul. I bet you didn't film it. Would've made it so much easier to follow you 😂
@@stepheng8779 I did but it’ll go in an odds and sods video.
The muddy footprints is the Copart petrol thieves doing their deed. Best check under the seats to make sure they put everything back correctly and no fuel vapour leaks. If they couldn't be arsed to change the oil, you can bet the cambelt has never been changed either.
No it hasn't. Another thing on the list
Its another one of those cars with a hidden problem but atleast it should be easy fix probably air filter is the same colour as the oil. 👍👍
@@edwardmurdoch1062 I look forward to changing it.
Amazing what a litre and a half of oil does for an oil warning light. What is the oil capacity on these, can't have been much in the thing.
@@karter5351 2.8 litres
Hi Paul have a question unrelated to this about retro fitting cruise control to a 500 have you ever covered it ? I see parts on ebay and there are retro kits etc. ?
I haven't but I've seen several people on Facebook groups who have bought kits and fitted it in less than an hour. Really easy apparently and works well.
Ok thanks. I’ll take a look there. Great channel btw. Keep it up😊
I would try out the P&S Xpress interior cleaner on that steering wheel and in the interior in general. It works really well at cleaning up steering wheels and other interior parts, it's got a good smell too.
@@RoccoReviews never heard of it, but I’ll have a search for it. I tend to use elbow grease as a general purpose cleaner. Great stuff but not the best smell.
@@Love500I’ve stated buying the pink blossom one now Paul..nicer smell..👍🏻
The clutch / brake fluid looked really dark / dirty too Paul.
Hi paul get some stp flush for engine fast idle for 10 minutes should clear a lot of sludge out 😃
@@colinpoole7641 already bought some will be doing that when I service it.
@@Love500 Save yourself money and put half a litre of diesel as a flushing agent. Been doing it for over 40 years without an issue.
@@charliecoco2115 I've got some random oil that I got from my neighbour so I'll whack that in
I used a kit from Amazon by Scratch Doctor to refinish my daughters steering wheel. She was very happy with it. Around £24 for the kit
Ah be fair Paul, cool wheels are far more important than putting oil in the engine, don't mind that 😅. Although it inadvertently happened to me, but didn't have it long , that is my excuse, don't know how it ran 😮. Grrr them locking wheel bolts.
I do like the mint colour, far better than the white. Should fly out the door.
Project Mike Reid “alright treacle “ based on the oil 😂
Cracking little car bud, but that oil is really bad, In my opinion I don’t think oil flush will get all that out. If that was mine I would probably go the extreme of taking the sump off and clean the oil pickup, all that thick clumpy oil will definitely block it and starve the top of the engine. I would run it with engine cleaner and flush it out with cheap oil a few times then take off the sump, that’s definitely a lack of oil changes apart from that it’s a good car as usual bud 😅
@@RevivingSalvage yeah I don’t think I’ll go to the extreme of taking the sump off but I’m already running some oil in it and have bought some flush. Will most likely run some more oil through after.
@ lol 😂 what you like mun, fair enough bud I’m still waiting for the that timing belt change video you promised us! When you start doing jobs like that then you’re confidence will grow and you will save a fortune. Looking 👀 forward to seeing the next one
@@Love500 Provided oil light goes off within a couple of seconds of starting engine the oil pickup is probably fine. A lot of engines get sludge around oil filler cap, doesn't mean whole engine is sludged up. Incidentally the oil light shows pressure of oil being fed to bearings so a loose dipstick couldn't affect oil pressure 👍👍
I think I would take the sump off too to check the pick up and clean out any gunk in there.
I'd go with Project Double Yellow on this one after the way it was dumped out on the street.
Definitely a lack of oil changes and its quantity resulting in oil sludging up!
Yes top oil up to correct level and add engine flush to old oil, run it up also it probably wouldn't hurt to run it up with new oil and filter then drain the oil again!
when we got my wife's 500 I changed the oil but still wasn't completely clean so changed it again then the oil was nice and clean, these are bullet proof engines but no engine can withstand that sort of neglect long term! 🙄
@@marinobottali7823 yeah, I’ll definitely change the filter after the flush and then change it again. I’ve got some different grade oil from a neighbour which I’ll flush with after using the flush stuff then do it again.
@@Love500 they are not too fussy about what type oil you use as long as its semi synthetic, the gfs, drive tec or comma oil is good stuff, you don't really need to go to the extremes of genuine fiat petronas syntium oil unless its for an Abarth, the syntium oil for a 1.2 is around £35 for 5 litres from shop4parts with free delivery over £50!
@ I use the same oil for all my fiats. Now use Millets for an Abarth rather than the ridiculously expensive Petronas.
Minty the second
@@marctownsend4821 well we’ve already had Tooooo Minty, so that’s the same really.
Project Deftly ! Courtesy of the Copart MI5 agent who snuck in like James Bond! 😂
EK 1. Got to be Eki thump 🤣
Drain it, cheap oil with a flush, drain it, cheap oil, drain it, quality oil!
Clearly someone’s just ran it without maintenance.
Try and repair the bonnet, then the bumper colour match won't be too bad
@@daxxr2532 that’s what I’m thinking.
Stick some flushing oil in and change the oil as soon as. That’s pretty bad. 🤮
@@alexdalgleish1061 already bought it.
Liked this video. The flushing is a 50/50. Flushes to the gauze. Some mechanics hate the practice. I need go back and watch the over on oil level to being mega low on oil hence the warning light message low oil pressure. I don’t understand why showed as overfull and empty same time. Your £325 eBay steal was epic. We all need small little wins!!!! Didn’t know about the pre facelift facelift seat and no Pass Under Seat storage and had 50 Fiat 500s.
So much waffle about a car delivery ..! 😢😢😢
@@pm1104 oh shush
@@Love500 😂