Fiat Dino Forum (FDF)

Yes, Stefan, this sounds reasonable. Very informative video! Good contribution! Thank you for that!

Why have the rims been of poor qiality? It would also be interesting to know if the two shops really have different suppliers.

But ultimately I want to use the car having been deprived of it for four years, so reliability will be the deciding factor in the long term. Funnily, the only reliability problem I ever had regarding ignition was with an MSD ;) I still don't know why. My Dino came w/o Dinoplex and I tried the cheap...

Having said that, I've been at the same point as you are now. I had a fully functional Dinoplex including coil in my Dino. I was just a bit scared that sooner or later my original coil or Dinoplex would die so i decided to remove it alltogether, put it in a box and stored it away in a safe place. I...

Due to an overload of spam registrations the last two days, I was not able to activate any accounts. If you wanted to register these days and have not yet been activated, send an e-mail to tobi <at> dinov6 <dot> com and let me know your user name for a manual activation.

The upside down Bertone sign
At first sight, this car doesn't look good.

I'm not sure about calipers with no bleeding valve, but don't you bleed them by opening the brake line connection a bit?

You should always keep your oil level a little bit below maximum.
It cannot be guaranteed that the oil pressure reading is 100% accurate. To be sure that the oil pump is delivering enough pressure you should meter it with an accurate gauge.

There are often annoying discussions about this topic like this one: viewtopic.php?f=4&t=564&start=20
The cam covers are either magnesium or aluminium with a passivation coating. No paint.
The engine block is also bare aluminium (2000) or cast iron (2400).

I use the UFI 23.162.02 oil filter. It is important that it has a riser inside that prevents complete drainage.
Regular 20W-50 mineral oil is perfect for the Dino.