If your airbag light has come on, that could just be a low charge issue at one time from your battery. Don't go replacing the clock spring until you have re-set the light and charged or changed the battery
Then run it for a little while

progress. Timing belt, aux belt, waterpump, chod, clutch slave cylinder etc etc being replaced by my trusted mechanic
http://italiancarclubireland.com/icciforum/download/file.php?id=3257&mode=view

I'm planning a driving holiday this summer in the Alps. Should I get a pair of second hand, continental headlights? If yes, where should I look for one?

thanks

When the engine was out to get the belts, rollers, tensioners, waterpump and CHOD replaced, some other jobs were done on the car as well:

new clutch kit, release bearing & slave cylinder
head skimmed, new head gasket and new valve stem seals
new turbo core
left rear wheel bearing
oils (10W60 fully synth for the engine) and filters

Now there is no smoke whatsoever, it is great fun to drive.

Now there is a faint smell of petrol, so I'd like to replace the two leaking pipes marked in pink here: http://1drv.ms/1pu8Ilm
There are no new pipes available from Fiat, how safe it is to use second hand pipes, and is there anybody here selling the pair of them?

Check that you still have the strain relief clip supporting those 2 pipes, a few inches back from where you've marked. If it's missing then the pipes will gradually get pulled and eventually leak. That happened on my 1st coupe after the Fiat dealer forgot to replace the strain relief clip when fitting a new engine.

If you still have the original Fiat hose clips then try replacing them with good quality screw down clips and you'll probably find that the leak is fixed.

Thanks for the help Graham

Here are 3 pictures of the pipe in question.

http://1drv.ms/1sWNS3K
http://1drv.ms/1sWNYbA
http://1drv.ms/1sWNZMO

The first one shows the connection where it leaks. Is there a clip missing from there somewhere?

You've got the clip at bottom right of 1st pic, so the issue is maybe just that the pipe has loosened a bit with heat/age and the Fiat hose clips aren't tight enough any more.

I'd replace the Fiat hose clips with good quality screw down ones and see how it goes.

I was hoping you'll say that... Thanks Graham, I ask my trusted mechanic to fix it for me.

so, after 2.5k+ miles of ownership driving "Popsika" is still an occasion and still puts a smile on my face. I started to notice a few "weird" things, so I thought I ask around.

1.) there is a clanking noise coming from under the right door, but after the car warms up it's getting rarer. I booked in the car for service to check it out, but I thought I mention it anyway.

2.) as soon as I start the car the oil pressure goes up to 3 bars, and it only goes down to 2.3-2.5 bars when idle. Is it OK?

3.) I have 10W60 fully synthetic oil in it (Mobil1), and it drinks ~1l every ~1k miles. Should I change it to 10W40 fully synthetic at the next oil change?

4.) I'd like to change the seats. I already have the new set. If the most complicated thing I ever did was replacing a light bulb in my wife's oven, how much time should I put aside, and what should I look out for? I looked up the topic in the Coupé Fiat book written by two members here, but it doesn't cover the topic (I hope because it's that simple).

thanks

P. S: I replaced the clips, it's much better but still a bit "wet" there

1. no idea.
2. yes.
3. no, it will use more oil.
4. 30 minutes.

Thank you, I keep the oil and tackle the seats over the weekend. I just remembered today that I forgot to mention 2 more things:

5.) sometimes the speedo drops 20 mph, then a few seconds later it jumps back to the normal reading
6.) the coolant temperature oscillates between 85 and 100 in 25-30 second cycles on motorway driving. Is this OK? The thermometer on my Alfa 166 usually stayed between 90 and 95. Do I have a slow termostat so I have to replace it? The coolant level is OK.

tia

the only comment i can add re: the seat is buy some stubby allen keys, access for the front bolts can be awkward without. good luck, it is a simple job - provided you dont have side-airbag seats?

5&6 - check your earth points, I'd suspect they are bad somewhere. Also get a battery / alternator health check as it could also be low voltage.

you are awesome people, thanks

Also check for loose nuts in the back of the instrument pack. The temperature running should be pretty constant at around 84 degrees (usually a touch under 80 indicated - but constant is the significant bit.)

You might be onto something... I have my lights always on, and on the dash the green light sometimes goes out, but if you knock on the top of the dash carefully at the right place it comes back again...

My mechanic hates me when I check in the car with random electronic issues

Since the weather was nice, I went out and bought a torx key to get the seats out. I started with the passenger seat, just in case I mess something up, I can still drive the car for help. Well, I failed. The new seat doesn't fit.

I looked at the rail at the bottom, but I don't think I can swap it over. Is there an adapter plate, or should I start crying? The seats and the P&P to Ireland was a lot of money. See the two seats.

old:
http://1drv.ms/Z1ArTi

new:
http://1drv.ms/Z1Awqc

What would you do?

no luck here, I open a new topic in the main forum about my seat swapping suffering