Fiat Linea 1.4 FIRE Emotion Pack (Petrol) - My Dates with the RED Beauty !!!

coolboy007 · 6th June 2009, 12:26

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Originally Posted by VahanPujari

I've also not run her without AC. Am talking when I start the car early morning & have yet not turned on the AC, in those few seconds I start feeling the heat & some suffocation also before I turn on the AC

As soon as i enter car :

1. Roll down front 2 windows immediately and keep door open till i start the car and wear seat belts to let some heat escape from the car.

2. Lower the fan speed and switch on air con, till the time i exit my appartments gate the AC starts giving chilled air and then i roll up the windows and up the fan speed.
This is the std protocol i follow

for all cars. My car hasnt yet got covered parking so its too hot inside and seems all sort of gases are in there.

VahanPujari · 6th June 2009, 12:37

Neo- Yday I got IOC XtraPremium filled in the tank. Want to see if any difference in performance or in the FE

FastLove · 6th June 2009, 19:13

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Originally Posted by VahanPujari

Neo- Yday I got IOC XtraPremium filled in the tank. Want to see if any difference in performance or in the FE

Today, while doing a refuel, i realized that all Regular Petrols are 87 octane or less. only premium pwtrol is 91 BHP. What is your standard fuel VP ??

Also, what is the Tyre Pressure you maintain ?

FastLove · 6th June 2009, 19:39

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Originally Posted by VahanPujari

On the other hand, when I'm driving with AC ON & if I turn the AC OFF, in no time - again in 5-10 seconds - the colling is completely gone. In other cars I've noticed that the colling slowly tapers off & takes about 3-5 minutes to completely return to non-cooling normal temperature.

Are both these things normal in Linea? If yes, any idea why is it so?

I was telling this same thing to my friend that when i would switch off the compressor , there is no residual cool air for the 2 to 3 minute that you get as a result of the AC cooling .

VahanPujari · 7th June 2009, 00:36

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Originally Posted by FastLove

Today, while doing a refuel, i realized that all Regular Petrols are 87 octane or less. only premium pwtrol is 91 BHP. What is your standard fuel VP ??

Also, what is the Tyre Pressure you maintain ?

Check this thread for some earlier post of mine. None of the oil companies guarantees 91-octane though they say that informally we can tell you that most of the time what you WOULD get is > 90 Octane but if you insist we can guarantee only 89 octane (IOC), 89 (HP), only BP official said they guarantee 91-octane but I've my doubts once those 2 guys very frankly said that.
Another thing, Octane ratings for ragular & premium petrols are no different. There is no difference at all as far as octane rating is concerned. the only diff is premium petrol contans some additives e.g. friction booster etc.
No website, no publication, no brochure, no specification of petrol of any oli coimpanies talk about any Octane rating. Hence its simply a mystery.

I started with regular petrol, gor IOC XtraPremium in my very 2nd feeling & from thereon again came back to regular unleaded petrol. Only yday I got IOC XtraPremium filled to check if there is any diff in performance or FE

amit V8 · 7th June 2009, 00:48

@ Vahanpujari, the pictures are amazing. congrats for such a nice car.

VahanPujari · 7th June 2009, 01:22

Got the Mudflaps fitted today @ Tata Service station @ worlli. They arrived there only yday evening & my car was the 1st on which they fitted them (did not prefer to be the 1st for trial & error but no choice). Also did not prefer initially to get the holes drilled in the body but thought that its better than finding after-mkt flaps, in the meanwhile get the car spoiled by washing guy wiping on muddy car, & relying on fitting skills of afta\er mkt garrage-walla.

The front ones got fitted from inside hence no screws visible from outside whereas the screws are visible on rear ones as there is no space inside to fit the screws. Linea mudflaps comes with clips & not screws & the service station guys told me that those clips will not hold & I believed it after seeing those clips. Here are the pics of mudflaps (Pic quality of some not good due to less light)

geeash · 7th June 2009, 07:47

This is the same as mine. When i told you guys that these were OEM no one believed. Now see he has got the picture of the box also.

neotraveller · 7th June 2009, 08:02

I asked one of my colleague's acquaintance who works in HPCL distribution regarding their petrol grade.
He said all HP regular fuels in metros are 91-octane!
I guess the same is true for other brands also?

Someone on this forum reported that if they use regular (someone from banglore, maybe pranava), they are getting good mileage. Can you confirm?
I am using IOC XtraPremium and I am getting 10kmpl. (daily b2b traffic)

I use 33 in front & 31 for back (as recommended)as only 2 travel most of the time.

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Originally Posted by FastLove

Today, while doing a refuel, i realized that all Regular Petrols are 87 octane or less. only premium pwtrol is 91 BHP. What is your standard fuel VP ??

Also, what is the Tyre Pressure you maintain ?

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Originally Posted by VahanPujari

Neo- Yday I got IOC XtraPremium filled in the tank. Want to see if any difference in performance or in the FE

pranava999 · 7th June 2009, 10:12

Hey Neo I have been using regular petrol and as of now am averaging 9 - 11 kmpl depending on traffic conditions with the ACC active full time. On the highway 14 kmpl. The only time I used IOC-XP was on the return leg from Mysore. But as there are additives and it offers better lubrication properties,it could have contributed to the return mileage. I have decided not to use it further because then the engine run in would take longer. From what Rajgopal told me IOC-XP seems to be the only 91octane. I prefer running it on regular petrol at least till the first service and oil change.

aks_karthik · 7th June 2009, 11:22

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Originally Posted by geeash

This is the same as mine. When i told you guys that these were OEM no one believed. Now see he has got the picture of the box also.

Surrender Aswin

still i am little bit confused how you got it before it launched.
yesterday i met TATA CSM ,he also had the same doubt.
He told me that he will check with Concorde,Chennai and let me know.

neotraveller · 7th June 2009, 13:02

I think geash bought the mudflaps in black

(as in black tickets)
Still no sign of mudflaps in hyd. Anybody frm hyd got them?

Also anybody bought a boot mat?
I enquired for a rubber boot mat (as it will be heavy enough to suppress the floor-lid thats probably jumping about on every speedbreaker), but seems i have to buy set of 5. have to ask around.

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Originally Posted by aks_karthik

Surrender Aswin

still i am little bit confused how you got it before it launched.
yesterday i met TATA CSM ,he also had the same doubt.
He told me that he will check with Concorde,Chennai and let me know.

FastLove · 7th June 2009, 14:38

I have some questions :

The Manual states that for Petrol Version Octane level of petrol has to be 91 (Strictly to be folowed) . What is the harm caused to the car if our substandard fuel is not upto the mark ?

For diesel version , it is stated that no premium diesel to be used (Strictly). Why so?

pranava999 · 7th June 2009, 14:49

Guys relax don't worry. The FIRE is the same old unit and I am sure Fiat's tested the car only with whatever petrol we use. Won't do much harm. It's an uncomplicated simple engine.

FastLove · 7th June 2009, 15:01

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Originally Posted by pranava999

Guys relax don't worry. The FIRE is the same old unit and I am sure Fiat's tested the car only with whatever petrol we use. Won't do much harm. It's an uncomplicated simple engine.

Dude , "Wont do much harm" is not a very confidence inspiring statement ! i would like to be in "Zero HArm " territory! Is there a place like that ??

6th June 2009, 12:37	#167
VahanPujari BANNED Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,308 Thanked: 8 Times	Neo- Yday I got IOC XtraPremium filled in the tank. Want to see if any difference in performance or in the FE
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7th June 2009, 00:48	#171
amit V8 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: kolkata Posts: 1,070 Thanked: 217 Times	@ Vahanpujari, the pictures are amazing. congrats for such a nice car.
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7th June 2009, 01:22	#172
VahanPujari BANNED Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,308 Thanked: 8 Times	Mudflaps Fitted Got the Mudflaps fitted today @ Tata Service station @ worlli. They arrived there only yday evening & my car was the 1st on which they fitted them (did not prefer to be the 1st for trial & error but no choice). Also did not prefer initially to get the holes drilled in the body but thought that its better than finding after-mkt flaps, in the meanwhile get the car spoiled by washing guy wiping on muddy car, & relying on fitting skills of afta\er mkt garrage-walla. The front ones got fitted from inside hence no screws visible from outside whereas the screws are visible on rear ones as there is no space inside to fit the screws. Linea mudflaps comes with clips & not screws & the service station guys told me that those clips will not hold & I believed it after seeing those clips. Here are the pics of mudflaps (Pic quality of some not good due to less light) Attached Thumbnails
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7th June 2009, 07:47	#173
geeash Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,513 Thanked: 146 Times	Mudflaps This is the same as mine. When i told you guys that these were OEM no one believed. Now see he has got the picture of the box also. Last edited by geeash : 7th June 2009 at 07:48.
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7th June 2009, 10:12	#175
pranava999 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 845 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	Hey Neo I have been using regular petrol and as of now am averaging 9 - 11 kmpl depending on traffic conditions with the ACC active full time. On the highway 14 kmpl. The only time I used IOC-XP was on the return leg from Mysore. But as there are additives and it offers better lubrication properties,it could have contributed to the return mileage. I have decided not to use it further because then the engine run in would take longer. From what Rajgopal told me IOC-XP seems to be the only 91octane. I prefer running it on regular petrol at least till the first service and oil change. Last edited by pranava999 : 7th June 2009 at 10:13.
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7th June 2009, 14:38	#178
FastLove BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MUMBAI Posts: 416 Thanked: 99 Times	I have some questions : The Manual states that for Petrol Version Octane level of petrol has to be 91 (Strictly to be folowed) . What is the harm caused to the car if our substandard fuel is not upto the mark ? For diesel version , it is stated that no premium diesel to be used (Strictly). Why so?
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7th June 2009, 14:49	#179
pranava999 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 845 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	Guys relax don't worry. The FIRE is the same old unit and I am sure Fiat's tested the car only with whatever petrol we use. Won't do much harm. It's an uncomplicated simple engine.
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