Fiat Panda 100HP - Electroclash grey

[300sl-24]

No I don't I'm afraid

[Court_S]

That cam belt looked like a bit of a faff to replace.

Is the coil damaged, hence the cable ties? I found similar when I did the plugs on my other half’s 125i this summer.

[MartinM]

Excellent stuff. Watching with interest as I have had my 100hp (2010 Boss Nova White Pandemonium edition) since 2019.

Fair play for doing the cam belt yourself - I have an SKF belt, tensioner and water pump which will be going on soon. I'm too chicken to do that myself so my mechanic will be doing it. I didn't realise the engine mount needed to come off so I will be purchasing a Powerflex insert for mine and getting him to fit that too!

Keep up the good work

[jdwoodbury]

I just bought a 100hp myself a runabout and need to do most of the same jobs so thanks for posting.

[Alfahorn]

Love the 100HP, would like one in the future. I love this generation of Panda 2004-2012. Truly underrated cars.

[helix402]

Excellent work. It takes me back to my Fiat days, Uno Turbo, Punto GT, Coupe 20vt. Also reminds me that I hate changing cam belts.

[macp]

Bookmarked as I love a Panda.

This is mine. Sorry a 1.2 Dynamic not a 100HP. But still genuinely good fun to drive.

[Cambs_Stuart]

I like a panda too. Good work on the belt change. Had you done one before?

[Alfahorn]

Cambs_Stuart said:

I like a panda too. Good work on the belt change. Had you done one before?

There is a beauty in their simplicity. I've driven loads of them and always liked them. This particular generation of Panda was nicely styled in a boxy way, good to drive, they're simple to work on, the FIRE engines were very robust and they're so very practical.

[redandwhite]

Cambs_Stuart said:

I like a panda too. Good work on the belt change. Had you done one before?

Not on a panda, but on my old Volvo V50 - the panda was much easier

[redandwhite]

A few jobs completed on the Panda today.

When i did the cambelt, i failed on the aux belt tensioner as i didnt have a stubby 6mm allen.

The swap was straighforward
old vs new
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Next job, i had a slight blow around the downpipe to centre pipe gasket, the plan was to replace the gasket and re-seal (i had previously slapped some high temp on as a temporary fix)
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I thought i would have a struggle with the old looking nuts, however refreshingly, no issues encountered - so the area was cleaned up and high temp silicone applied
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I took the oppourtunity to also clean up and re-seal the flexi join
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all done
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Last job was front discs, pads have recently been replaced all round but with the MOT on the horizon i took the opportunity to replace the lipped front discs
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the mammoth G-clamp made the piston push back childs play - this was very welcome as i didnt this during a hailstorm
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all done
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[S100HP]

_Yeti said:

Don't think the girlfriend would forgive me if I swapped the Volvo for one of these... But there's something really special about these cars, love the looks and the idea of wringing the neck of 100hp is just fantastic. Hope it treats you well OP!

I did the same, went from a V70R to a Panda 100hp, then back to an XC70. My thread is on here somewhere but it was such a hoot to drive. The ride however....

[whytheory]

Top work doing all that yourself, looks like a reasonably easy car to work on as you might expect but still not sure if I got the minerals!

What lead you to do the coolant, just routine replacement or was there an issue?

Electroclash is by far the best colour for one of these, looks great. What year is it?

[redandwhite]

whytheory said:

Top work doing all that yourself, looks like a reasonably easy car to work on as you might expect but still not sure if I got the minerals!

What lead you to do the coolant, just routine replacement or was there an issue?

Electroclash is by far the best colour for one of these, looks great. What year is it?

Coolant was done with the waterpump/cambelt. Yeah, I do like the grey

[xu5]

I like Panda's, we were looking at one for a second car not long ago. The rather awesomely named "Breakcore Red" was a colour option when we were looking at them. The colour name alone almost clinched the deal for me!

[redandwhite]

MOT day



Passed with a couple of Advisories:
• Offside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
• Nearside Rear Coil spring corroded (5.3.1 (b) (i))
• Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
• Exhaust system corroded

Happy with that, pretty standard bits for the Panda

[Shrugging for victory]

Nice! I love the Panda, we traded my Mrs Panda in for an Abarth 595. I still miss the 1.2 Panda as it had such a character. I would love to own a 100hp one.

[redandwhite]

Treated the italian stallion to a wash and ceramic spray wax, aerospace 303 on the trim and AG tyre gel on the tyres - impressed how it came out!

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Have a few future jobs on the horizon which i will tackle at together once the days are at their longest;

• rear beam protection
• rear spring protetion
• clean out washer bottle
• replace drivers front arch liner
• replace drivers front bleed nipple
• bleed brakes

I also on the look out for a set of roof bars (traditional roof rails or the panda roof bars) and a set of spare 14'' wheels

[InitialDave]

My 100HP was just written off by someone going into the back of me, if it's 14" steelies you're after, I've got a set with winter tyres on them in my shed.

[redandwhite]

InitialDave said:

My 100HP was just written off by someone going into the back of me, if it's 14" steelies you're after, I've got a set with winter tyres on them in my shed.

gutted! are you looking to get another? Have messaged you re the wheels. Thanks