Fiat Doblo 1.9 Multijet Review/Buyers Guide

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3 жыл бұрын

Is the Doblo the best MPV/Van for under £2k?!
Just a note on reliability for all the people thinking about buying one of the diesel Multijet engines.
Since this video I have had a number of unfortunate issues with this car.
EGR (Exhaust gas recirculation valve) - The solenoid failed and needed replacing - Symptom / Engine light come on - The engine does run better when this fails!
Alternator free wheel clutch pulley seized - This was the cause for my auxiliary belt tensioners to fail so often. To do this this job to need to take the alternator out of the car, which is a very long/difficult job, which includes removing most of the suspension from the right side of the car, and even when you do get to this stage, the pulley maybe so seized on - like mine - they you need to buy a new alternator!
Suspension top mount bolts sheared when trying to access alternator - Needed new top mount.
Water leak - New water pump needed, which involves removing the timing belt!
These from reading on the forums seem to be relatively common issues, so makes sure there is history of them being done when buying these engines.
Stay tuned to see all the following repairs!

Пікірлер: 35

@michaelwaldock905 3 жыл бұрын

You are really good at this. Well presented with lots of useful unbiased information and humours. I'm enjoying them enormously, please keep going.

@xoblie1994 3 жыл бұрын

Loving these!!

@CandyShowroom 2 жыл бұрын

a video i never knew i needed

@andrewcrookes5775 2 жыл бұрын

Great review as I didn't know that regarding the DPF so 2006 /2008 is the way forward for my mountain biking

@DemsAutotrade 2 жыл бұрын

Nice video! Thanks!

@intensivecoursescroydon3146 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff.

@vincemarshall8550 Жыл бұрын

i have the 2002 1.9 ,been a great van reliability wise but its a shame they attract so much rust but i try to keep it alive as long as i can because its so handy

@rudolphbondefangerer5513 10 ай бұрын

The only thing I do not like about the Doblo, is that the driver seat is to far away from the door. You can not rest your left arm (or for you people that are driving on the wrong side of the road, right arm) on the door. The door is waaaay out there, comming from VW Transporters its almost scary that theres so much space around you when driving these things. Oh, and the steeringwheel is to small, its almost impossible to steer the thing with your knee while rolling a cigaret. Even with the steeringwheel way down low, where you cant see the instruments. So, roll up what you need, place a block of foam on the door to rest your left (or right) arm, and its a great little big car.

@sbomorse Жыл бұрын

I've just bought a wheelchair accessible Doblo with the 1.4 engine. Only 39K miles from new and a full service history. It does 38-40MPG which I'm really surprised about. The Doblo was also the best driving Van/Van MPV on the market when it came out.

@islandhopperstuart Жыл бұрын

I've also got a wheelchair accessible version by Gowrings. Great car but issues with fuel tank mounting, exhaust system and rear suspension.

@sbomorse Жыл бұрын

@@islandhopperstuart sounds like you've been unlucky, mine was Gowrings! I've now sold mine and have a MINI Cooper instead. Never had an issue with the Doblo, the MINI on the other hand.... 😅

@karlos543 3 жыл бұрын

I've had a dpf delete and remap on a 120, absolutely flies, probably around 150/160 now. Just remember a full clutch is quite expensive, 170 quid for a fly wheel and a big job. First motion shaft bearing and seal around 50quid. That being said, it's a real workhorse. Have no idea what to replace it with when it dies.

@Leee4444 3 жыл бұрын

This one luckily didnt have the dpf, but blocking egr off definitely helped it run better! Also just did the clutch on this, unfortunately didn’t manage to get the footage but wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Changing the alternator was almost as hard. Agree though, great work horse!

@lazycarper7925 2 жыл бұрын

what mpg you guys getting on a run

@Leee4444 2 жыл бұрын

@@lazycarper7925 If I was taking it easy, it was around 50mpg

@karlos543 2 жыл бұрын

@@lazycarper7925 Hi, around 50 for me, but the dpf delete and remap has given me the courage to take on most modern cars, but not the corners! It's a work horse! Keep well all.

@greenbunnyinabongo7299 6 ай бұрын

How are these for towing?

@user-gt7kq4ep7t 3 ай бұрын

I live inside of fiat doblo, good space for short man like me😅

@georgegeorge3702 2 жыл бұрын

Ford touran is another verry good competitor! They have one long version, witch i Think is a little biger

@Leee4444 2 жыл бұрын

There was the ford tourneo connect? Or the VW touran as well. Both good, the ford I don't think came with rear benches, it was more commercial, and the first gen VW was really good, but a bit pricey. Good shout though!

@Torque_Motor 2 жыл бұрын

What's the mileage on yours? am in South Africa and there's very few of them on the road, am thinking of getting one 1.6 multijet it's go slightly over 92K miles on the clock, but worried about availability of parts if something goes wrong.

@Leee4444 2 жыл бұрын

Hey. So mine was on 124k miles when I sold it last month. Fiat use alot of the same parts from different models. I dont know about the 1.6 militijet as we only got that on the next gen doblo here in the UK. I would find out what other fiats/manufacturers use the same engine, but if there isnt many fiats down in South Africa, and are worried about parts, then maybe a good idea to pick something that is more common. Here for example there are lots of fiats and lots of 1.9s in many models, so parts are cheap and easy to find.

@Torque_Motor 2 жыл бұрын

@@Leee4444 Ok thank you for your urgent response 🙏

@Chinaboytellem 3 жыл бұрын

Where is part 2 of the fox?!

@Leee4444 3 жыл бұрын

Next week...Techncial error

@kwakkers68 Жыл бұрын

Are there parallels with the French equivalents? Various come with a 1.9 ... Common engine? Friends of mine had a Doblo, they called it the 'Pope Mobile' ... Put 150k (miles) on it, very few problems ... Sold it, got a Nissan Qashqai LOTS of issues, spent a fortune on it ... Japanese reliability not as bulletproof as it once was .....

@Leee4444 Жыл бұрын

I can't remember which were common now, however Fiat did pioneer the common rail diesel system and sold it on so to some degree a lot of the other engines are based off this.

@sbomorse Жыл бұрын

I've never heard anyone pronounce it "Do-blo" it's pronounced "Dob-lo" 😅

@kwakkers68 Жыл бұрын

I'd rather have basic all day long - less to go wrong, easier to fix. Seems that Citroen have ruined their latest version Berlingo ... yes, refined, but more complicated, and a lot more money!

@Leee4444 Жыл бұрын

Everything is now much more complex, the nature of regulation and innovation. Little money to be made in something cheap and basic apparently.