Fiat Motorhomes

The 2.3 Fiat engine is pretty bomb proof,the others from the Sevel stable tend to use the Ford built 2.2

Here is hoping ha ha

The 2.3 Fiat engine is pretty bomb proof .. 

We have sprung an oil leak at 4000 miles on our 2.3 Fiat X290 ( 16 Plate ). Turns out it's the turbo charger oil supply pipe leaking at the turbo charger end. The cure is to fit a new turbo charger and oil supply pipe with different fittings. Take the best part of a day to do the job and has to be done from underneath. Just glad I am not expected to pay for it.

The 2.3 Fiat engine is pretty bomb proof .. 

We have sprung an oil leak at 4000 miles on our 2.3 Fiat X290 ( 16 Plate ). Turns out it's the turbo charger oil supply pipe leaking at the turbo charger end. The cure is to fit a new turbo charger and oil supply pipe with different fittings. Take the best part of a day to do the job and has to be done from underneath. Just glad I am not expected to pay for it.

...I did say engine , ,i did not mention bought in parts

2000rpm sounds perfectly reasonable to me. I can't say I've ever heard my fan while driving. I can sometimes hear the air con switch in and out, obviously the fan can be heard from outside when pitching, but I'd be very surprised to be able to hear it on the move.

Sorry maybe didnt explain to well, i only heard this when stopped with engine still running after driving for just over an hour. I did not hear this when driving

You'd be unlikely to be able to hear your electric engine fan running when driving due to the increased noise of the engine, road & wind noise even if it did run. But as driving any vehicle will give an air flow across the radiator, the fan won't need to run anyway

we have a 2015 2.3 150bhp Ducato and 2000 revs at 60mph isnt far out.

all the torque for,this motor is at the bottom end 1500 revs upwards (although trickling around town at tickover in third is still easy) but the motor is certainly not a revvy one by nature.

yes, it can be 'caressed'  upto 4000 revs or even a little beyond, but youll get just as far, equally quickly, by just changing up and let the next big fat wad of torque ease you along....

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My 130bhp runs at 2000 revs at an indicated 60mph but is actaully doing about 55mph. I have the Comfort-matic so it will be right. The engine fan seems more on than off!

 

I think my motorhome which is an IVECO chassis has the 3 litre Fiat engine 2000 revs in 6th gear equals about 55/58mph. The engine fan cuts in when it has to work hard and the engine temperature starts to climb above normal, e.g. on long hill climbs especially if towing a car or on lesser hills in a higher temperature environment.

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i dont think ive ever seen our temp needle at anything other than bang on centre....

ive only heard the fan come on once (or possibly twice).....

still a damn good MH base unit, despite the detractors....

You cannot fail to hear the engine fan come on my engine, it is very noisy and gave me some concern for a few seconds when I first heard it. Now I am well aware what the whirring noise is, I think nothing of it but do then keep one eye on the temperature guage.

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