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I wrote this recently regarding the Twinairs valve arrangement.
The oil strainer part had me wondering, could these be blocking and causing failures?
I've seem the 4 cylinder filter/strainer for sale and I read they are tucked up behind the cam belt.
https://newalfaparts.co.uk/home/506-multi-air-oil-strainer.html
Looks like this could be pulled out, checked and washed out if required.
But what does the Twinair version look like and where is it fitted?
Part number appears to be 71770205.
Number 8 here
https://www.fiatdalys.lt/en/catalog...9/CMBBZ/GDX/crankshaft-and-gear-timing-system
Oddly, this doesn't show it fitted and more strangely the image of the actuator seems to me to be upside down to the way it's fitted to the car!
A bit more digging and this does appear to be the right way up and the filter can be seen screwed in to the unit slap bang in the middle of the image.
http://www.ilportaledeiricambi.it/v...in-air-fiat-500l-0-9-twin-air-55257488_i66229
You can make it out here on an image of a nearly complete engine (cam cover's missing), in between the solenoids black connector and the cam chain/pulley.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attac...-turbo-twinair-engine-fiat500500ctwinair4.jpg
Now, is it accessible?
In the pic above of the used actuator, the whole unit appears to be quite oily, so it's inside somewhere?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-FIAT-PANDA-312A2-000-875cc-Petrol-2-Cylinder-Manual-Engine/272534344981?epid=1243483237&hash=item3f74501515:g:LlkAAOSwt5hYiLJO&vxp=mtr
This image seems to show the filter is under the cam cover, but there is an access plug over it.
I feel a task coming this weekend, I might try pulling it out and see if it's gunked up.
Obviously the system is reliant on engine oil, low engine oil and the valves/solenoids can't lift the valves and I seem to think there is/are "oil strainers" fitted to stop debris suspended in the oil entering unit.
The oil strainer part had me wondering, could these be blocking and causing failures?
I've seem the 4 cylinder filter/strainer for sale and I read they are tucked up behind the cam belt.
https://newalfaparts.co.uk/home/506-multi-air-oil-strainer.html
Looks like this could be pulled out, checked and washed out if required.
But what does the Twinair version look like and where is it fitted?
Part number appears to be 71770205.
Number 8 here
https://www.fiatdalys.lt/en/catalog...9/CMBBZ/GDX/crankshaft-and-gear-timing-system
Oddly, this doesn't show it fitted and more strangely the image of the actuator seems to me to be upside down to the way it's fitted to the car!
A bit more digging and this does appear to be the right way up and the filter can be seen screwed in to the unit slap bang in the middle of the image.
http://www.ilportaledeiricambi.it/v...in-air-fiat-500l-0-9-twin-air-55257488_i66229
You can make it out here on an image of a nearly complete engine (cam cover's missing), in between the solenoids black connector and the cam chain/pulley.
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/attac...-turbo-twinair-engine-fiat500500ctwinair4.jpg
Now, is it accessible?
In the pic above of the used actuator, the whole unit appears to be quite oily, so it's inside somewhere?
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-FIAT-PANDA-312A2-000-875cc-Petrol-2-Cylinder-Manual-Engine/272534344981?epid=1243483237&hash=item3f74501515:g:LlkAAOSwt5hYiLJO&vxp=mtr
This image seems to show the filter is under the cam cover, but there is an access plug over it.
I feel a task coming this weekend, I might try pulling it out and see if it's gunked up.
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