This is a great video! I have a 2012 fiat 500 abarth that I have maintained perfectly since new. I now have 330,521 miles on the original engine! All I have replaced is my 02 sensor and spark plugs! The car runs great and no one believes that it has this many miles haha
wow youre lucky ive replaced both door handles, my rack and pinion and tie rods, my upper strut mounts, my shifter cable link (manual), my rear trunk wouldnt open and I had to fix the wiring, my control arms and the car still makes a noise when I hit bumps, I suspect the shocks lol... no rust on the car its just fragile on these Quebec roads I guess. I still love it and dont intend on selling it but I need a second car ASAP
2013 Abarth 88,000 miles stick shift with upgraded turbo kit. Owners manual denotes 4 quarts 5W-40 synthetic oil and a premium filter (I use CarQuest 84341). Your liquid moly additive overfilled the 4 quart capacity. FUN cars!😀
I'm thinking of buying one of these for my daughter as her first car. I have a garage lift so maintenance should be simple. I'm also from Virginia mate!
My bought this for my daughter who is going to UMW. It is a great first car and it is very easy to maintain. I have a lot of videos. That's awesome that you are in Virginia too..
Hi, first of all thank you for sharing your job with others. I am seriously thinking about fiat 500, actually I have never thought about Fiat as brands like Fiat, Renault, Citroen, Peugeot were brands I never liked. But Fiat 500 or Fiat 124 Spider are really nice cars with soul and with required care they can last.
@@ejsgarage Thank you for respond. I am located in UK, Berkshire, Reading but I am not English. Couple of years ago I have been in USA on Work and Travel program for students. Spending time in Santa Rosa (near San Francisco) in summer camp, and after the camp I have travelled and worked in US for 1 years. I have lived for several months in Georgia, in small town Tiffton, even remember the street where I lived Wilson avenue. It was very similar place like yours, trees around, quite and peaceful. I miss it,
You're fabulous! I have a 2013 Green Fiat 500 pop and have been wanting to learn how to change the oil myself. I can replace the lights but have been intimidated by the oil change. I'm over 120000 miles....I had no idea about Liquid Molly THANK YOU
hey fun tip for draining the oil. Get a coke bottle or something similar (the small 750ml), chop it in half and put it in front of the drain plug. It'll direct all the oil straight instead of splashing everywhere
Thank you so much for this wonderful, helpful video !! I just recently bought a 2014 Fiat 500 Pop and don't know much about it yet, but I found this video extremely helpful... I gave you a thumbs up & subscribed !!!!
Great video man. I own a 2012 fiat 500pop that I bought back in 2013 and it now has 99100 miles. These cars seem to burn oil and pcv valve goes bad often too, that would also be a good video to show. I just changed my spark plugs and pcv valve today and was thinking about changing the oil myself for the first time but didn't know where to start which is how I came across your video. I think I will buy the engine cleaner and run it and then just take it 3 minutes up the road to have the oil changed. This way it gets cleaned and I won't have to worry about recycling the waste oil etc and it will be faster than me doing this part. Thanks for the great tips on how to prolong engine life. I will definitely be adding those to my maintenance routine tomorrow. It is a really good and fun car to drive when it's properly maintained by responsible owners.
Thank you very much . The Fiat engine is an interesting one -and it needs a lot of care to keep in running well. It is good to clean it once in a while to get rid of excessive carbon build up.
As a side tip, do not drive your car with the flush in the motor. It’s meant for idling only. Driving with the flush in can cause damage. Just my tip as a mechanic
My PCV valve went bad around 60,000 miles too. I replaced the spark plugs at the same time too. I’ll probably replace the spark plugs and coils again soon due to rough starts that will stall without giving it a little gas. Otherwise, I really love the Fiat 500 and MultiAir engine. My only complaint is how they retrofit the doors to pass American safety standards - which makes the doors too heavy and they will always close on me unless fully extended (which is too wide for a typical parking space).
@@sheentvlive7698 technically you’re supposed to drain the used oil, replace it with basic oil (e.g. Shell Rotella T6 5W-40) and add the LiquiMoly Engine Flush to that. Then idle the engine with the flush. Then empty the oil again, and replace it with the good oil you plan on keeping in the engine (e.g. LiquiMoly Molygen). It’s also not a bad idea to replace the MultiAir actuator (68189847AA) filter after about 80,000 miles too.
Really good video EJ! Thanks! I have a 2012 500 abarth with engine light on. According to the code it's the 2nd cylinder. I already replaced the spark plugs and coil packs... now I'll be installing new fuel injectors today. Wish me luck! LOL
What’s the best Anti freeze engine coolant for this car. And break fluid. Is there a specific brand you recommend or it doesn’t matter. Also how often should the transmission oil be changed and which one is best to replace? Thank you have a great day:]
My preferred antifreeze is Peak Global Lifetime which will mix with almost anything and is universally praised. I believe Zerex G05 is also compatible, but double-check that before you mix it with OEM Mopar pink fluid. My preferred brake fluid is Bosch ESI6. My preferred transmission fluid as a LiquiMoly fanboy is their Synthetic ATF 1800 which is compatible with the AW-1 the AISIN automatic transmission it ships with.
Hi EJ, I love my Fiat 500c I am confused about which type of Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner to purchase for my next oil change. Also, which oil is best for fiat. I am getting mixed answers from Fiat. I look forward to your reply…. Regards, JESS
That’s awesome Jess. I don’t use Lucas, I use this Sea Foam amzn.to/462LZIx or the Liqui Moly amzn.to/46dwldp they will keep your Fiat running smoothly
Shooting for the stars here.. I can't find any info on replacing the oil filter housing. The 500 I brought had a stuck oil filter. So wanted to buy one (will look for a none plastic one) and then yank on the filter so if it breaks, I'll have a replacement
@ejsgarage I left out of the country for a month and my fiat been sitting. The oil drained from the top of the block( with a multiair system it needs the oil for the coils, etc to start) which causes a no compression. This is my issue. I been looking online for a fix and I seen videos pertaining to this issue. Just an FYI , don't let your car sit for long periods without starting the engine up. Thank you for replying EJ! You're a great help in.many aspects! Keep sharing! 👍
when I performed this routine (Oct., 2022) on my 2012 Fiat 500 Lounge (56,000 mi.s), I had lots of white smoke come out of the tailpipe with the liquimoly engine flush in the old oil. I ran it for 10 minutes and turned off the engine. I drained the old oil (with the liquimoly in it) and replaced it with Amsoil synthetic. Of course, I changed the filter. Upon starting, I was still getting smoke. After driving it, it seems the smoking has stopped, but I'm not sure if it's 100% stopped. It's cold here (in New Jersey) now. I'm not sure if I'm getting vapor or smoke, but the exhaust does smell smokey (maybe exhaust always smells smokey). Should I be concerned?
The transmission fluid should be changed every 40k ideally to keep the transmission healthy but it should be OK at 80k. You can use this genuine Crysler Moopar ATF fluid amzn.to/3LXOm56
Thank You, this was GREAT. Very Much APPRECIATED. Was this model a Twin Air 900cc 2 Cyl. Turbo? - Have you ever done a Coolant Flush?? yes/no Thanks again. Regards.
I’m trying to figure out why valvoline turned me away if the materials are at the BOTTOM of the car, the same place they are when they do the oil change. What made this too hard for them to do? Well jiffy lube ripped me off, I’ll make sure to do the next one on my own. Again, great tips thank you.
@@ejsgarage I don’t subscribe to people but you are so helpful I see why people do. I have subscribed to your page and hope you continue dishing these tips out!
I have tried to change the oil on my 2013 500 Lounge multiple times. Everytime, it seems I am doing it wrong. Oil starts pouring out when I start the engine. Does this happen from overtightening the filter?? I am trying to change my oil now and it happened again. Everything I have watched does not address this. I follow all the steps -what am I doing wrong?
Good job once again, EJ. I’m curious as to how long the engine will last now that you are doing the important maintenance. Every car benefits from regularly scheduled maintenance.
Thank you very much. I am curious too on how long this Fiat engine will last. The previous oil was still ok but I don't trust a used car dealership. My Tiguan oil was terrible when I got it. 😀
EJ'S GARAGE the dealership uses bulk oil from a drum and may not have even used the proper weight oil for a Fiat. I don’t trust dealerships all that much. They are not like a good independent shop or as good as doing it yourself.
That is very true. I bought $39,000 Chevy SS and they gave me 4 free oil changes. I went to have it done and they were going to give semi synthentic drum oil! I was furious and I asked them to put synthetic and they said, that will cost you $95.
EJ'S GARAGE one thing I’ve found out is that they will use the weight of oil that is for the newest car of the brand they sell even for an older car. They just don’t care because most people never ask what is being put in their car. When you DIY, you know exactly what is being used in your car.
Also if the engine has direct injection do a intake value and throttle body clean with the spray. Make sure the car is outside and it will notice white smoke come out of the engine .. Nice work ,
Lol loved the aspect just wasn’t in the mood daughters ride and foreign engineering couldn’t keep the oil filter simple. Nothing a little Tanerite and 50bmg won’t fix 😜
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This is a great video! I have a 2012 fiat 500 abarth that I have maintained perfectly since new. I now have 330,521 miles on the original engine! All I have replaced is my 02 sensor and spark plugs! The car runs great and no one believes that it has this many miles haha
Thank you very much Sir! 🙏😀
Dude you gotta join the forums. Want to hear your story for sure?
wow youre lucky ive replaced both door handles, my rack and pinion and tie rods, my upper strut mounts, my shifter cable link (manual), my rear trunk wouldnt open and I had to fix the wiring, my control arms and the car still makes a noise when I hit bumps, I suspect the shocks lol... no rust on the car its just fragile on these Quebec roads I guess.
I still love it and dont intend on selling it but I need a second car ASAP
What engine is yours? Is it the 1.4L or another one?
Just bought a 500 turbo. Glad I found your channel
Congratulations on getting the turbo version .
I’m glad I found you a few weeks ago. Mine is at 56,600 miles and will be ready for an oil change real soon. Great tips for mine coming up on 60K.
That is great that you have Fiat 500, we love the car. It is easy to do the oil change too.
2013 Abarth 88,000 miles stick shift with upgraded turbo kit. Owners manual denotes 4 quarts 5W-40 synthetic oil and a premium filter (I use CarQuest 84341). Your liquid moly additive overfilled the 4 quart capacity. FUN cars!😀
I'm thinking of buying one of these for my daughter as her first car. I have a garage lift so maintenance should be simple. I'm also from Virginia mate!
My bought this for my daughter who is going to UMW. It is a great first car and it is very easy to maintain. I have a lot of videos. That's awesome that you are in Virginia too..
Hi, first of all thank you for sharing your job with others. I am seriously thinking about fiat 500, actually I have never thought about Fiat as brands like Fiat, Renault, Citroen, Peugeot were brands I never liked. But Fiat 500 or Fiat 124 Spider are really nice cars with soul and with required care they can last.
My pleasure. The Fiat 500 is very easy to maintain ourselves. I have a lot of videos on how to maintain it.
@@ejsgarage Thank you for respond. I am located in UK, Berkshire, Reading but I am not English. Couple of years ago I have been in USA on Work and Travel program for students. Spending time in Santa Rosa (near San Francisco) in summer camp, and after the camp I have travelled and worked in US for 1 years. I have lived for several months in Georgia, in small town Tiffton, even remember the street where I lived Wilson avenue. It was very similar place like yours, trees around, quite and peaceful. I miss it,
You're fabulous! I have a 2013 Green Fiat 500 pop and have been wanting to learn how to change the oil myself. I can replace the lights but have been intimidated by the oil change. I'm over 120000 miles....I had no idea about Liquid Molly THANK YOU
Thank you very much and My pleasure Carmen. It is very easy to do the oil change. You can do it Carmen 😀👍
Cool
I just love the colour of your fiat 500 this is a good example how to keep a car in top condition
Phil In Stoke in the UK
Thank you very much Philip 🙏
hey fun tip for draining the oil. Get a coke bottle or something similar (the small 750ml), chop it in half and put it in front of the drain plug. It'll direct all the oil straight instead of splashing everywhere
Thank you for the tip Cris 👍😀
They make funnels
@@AlphaFlight and i have bottles around the house
Thank you so much for this wonderful, helpful video !! I just recently bought a 2014 Fiat 500 Pop and don't know much about it yet, but I found this video extremely helpful... I gave you a thumbs up & subscribed !!!!
My pleasure. I am glad to hear that 😊 😃
Great video man. I own a 2012 fiat 500pop that I bought back in 2013 and it now has 99100 miles. These cars seem to burn oil and pcv valve goes bad often too, that would also be a good video to show. I just changed my spark plugs and pcv valve today and was thinking about changing the oil myself for the first time but didn't know where to start which is how I came across your video. I think I will buy the engine cleaner and run it and then just take it 3 minutes up the road to have the oil changed. This way it gets cleaned and I won't have to worry about recycling the waste oil etc and it will be faster than me doing this part. Thanks for the great tips on how to prolong engine life. I will definitely be adding those to my maintenance routine tomorrow. It is a really good and fun car to drive when it's properly maintained by responsible owners.
Thank you very much . The Fiat engine is an interesting one -and it needs a lot of care to keep in running well. It is good to clean it once in a while to get rid of excessive carbon build up.
As a side tip, do not drive your car with the flush in the motor. It’s meant for idling only. Driving with the flush in can cause damage. Just my tip as a mechanic
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My PCV valve went bad around 60,000 miles too. I replaced the spark plugs at the same time too. I’ll probably replace the spark plugs and coils again soon due to rough starts that will stall without giving it a little gas. Otherwise, I really love the Fiat 500 and MultiAir engine. My only complaint is how they retrofit the doors to pass American safety standards - which makes the doors too heavy and they will always close on me unless fully extended (which is too wide for a typical parking space).
@@sheentvlive7698 technically you’re supposed to drain the used oil, replace it with basic oil (e.g. Shell Rotella T6 5W-40) and add the LiquiMoly Engine Flush to that. Then idle the engine with the flush. Then empty the oil again, and replace it with the good oil you plan on keeping in the engine (e.g. LiquiMoly Molygen). It’s also not a bad idea to replace the MultiAir actuator (68189847AA) filter after about 80,000 miles too.
Beautiful video. Your my Hero made oil change very easy. Thx a million
My pleasure and thank you 😊
Great job. Preventative maintenance goes a long way. As long as you keep up with it you can get well over 100k miles on any vehicle.
Thank you very much 🙏
Thank you very much!! You saved my life with your video 😁👌🏼 much easier!!
My pleasure 😃
Awesome! I need to do same with my 2020 fiat 500! Great tutorial
Thank you very much. It is very easy to do it yourself and it will prolong your Fiat 500 engine if you do it regularly with a good synthetic oil.
Great work EJ and really good camera work by your daughter. Can't wait to do my oil change tomorrow, you make it look easy
Thank you very much Steve
Just love this little car I own one too so easy to work on I give the finger to complicated expensive cars
It is a very nice and economical car 😊
Really good video EJ! Thanks! I have a 2012 500 abarth with engine light on. According to the code it's the 2nd cylinder. I already replaced the spark plugs and coil packs... now I'll be installing new fuel injectors today. Wish me luck! LOL
Thank you very much Luke. 😃 I hope that the check engine light will go away after you install the fuel injectors 😃👍
did the injectors help?
Thanks alot man, just leased a fiat at 50000 miles and dont know much about them, this was very informative!
Glad it helped! and my pleasure :)
Sharing you on my socials!🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 thank you!
Thank you very much for your support, I really appreciate it Tracy ❤️
Great video. I picked up several new pointers that I will use! Do you have a video on how to replace the fuel filter on a 2013 Fiat 500 Pop?
Thank you very much. I haven't done the fuel filter video, it's a little bit more involved to do it.
What’s the best Anti freeze engine coolant for this car. And break fluid. Is there a specific brand you recommend or it doesn’t matter. Also how often should the transmission oil be changed and which one is best to replace? Thank you have a great day:]
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Thank you so much I appreciate it! Love your videos, thanks for sharing 🙏
My pleasure
My preferred antifreeze is Peak Global Lifetime which will mix with almost anything and is universally praised. I believe Zerex G05 is also compatible, but double-check that before you mix it with OEM Mopar pink fluid.
My preferred brake fluid is Bosch ESI6.
My preferred transmission fluid as a LiquiMoly fanboy is their Synthetic ATF 1800 which is compatible with the AW-1 the AISIN automatic transmission it ships with.
Hi EJ,
I love my Fiat 500c
I am confused about which type of Lucas Fuel Injector Cleaner to purchase for my next oil change.
Also, which oil is best for fiat. I am getting mixed answers from Fiat.
I look forward to your reply….
Regards,
JESS
That’s awesome Jess. I don’t use Lucas, I use this Sea Foam amzn.to/462LZIx or the Liqui Moly amzn.to/46dwldp they will keep your Fiat running smoothly
@@ejsgarage -- which oil do you use for the fiat?
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Shooting for the stars here.. I can't find any info on replacing the oil filter housing. The 500 I brought had a stuck oil filter. So wanted to buy one (will look for a none plastic one) and then yank on the filter so if it breaks, I'll have a replacement
There is an online store that sells the metal oil filter housing. you can google it.
Fantastic italian's car ❤️🏆🔝🥇
Awesome video!!! Do you have a transmission, gear oil video as well???
Thank you very much. Not yet but it is coming soon 😃
Do you know anything about no compresion and can't start issues with Fiat 500 sport? Multiair filter?
I don’t know about that I am sorry. Maybe the battery
@ejsgarage I left out of the country for a month and my fiat been sitting. The oil drained from the top of the block( with a multiair system it needs the oil for the coils, etc to start) which causes a no compression. This is my issue. I been looking online for a fix and I seen videos pertaining to this issue. Just an FYI , don't let your car sit for long periods without starting the engine up. Thank you for replying EJ! You're a great help in.many aspects! Keep sharing! 👍
Do you recommend this routine for a fiat 500c lounge with 102,000 miles? Or do something different?
Yes, please do it for your Fiat
when I performed this routine (Oct., 2022) on my 2012 Fiat 500 Lounge (56,000 mi.s), I had lots of white smoke come out of the tailpipe with the liquimoly engine flush in the old oil. I ran it for 10 minutes and turned off the engine. I drained the old oil (with the liquimoly in it) and replaced it with Amsoil synthetic. Of course, I changed the filter. Upon starting, I was still getting smoke. After driving it, it seems the smoking has stopped, but I'm not sure if it's 100% stopped. It's cold here (in New Jersey) now. I'm not sure if I'm getting vapor or smoke, but the exhaust does smell smokey (maybe exhaust always smells smokey). Should I be concerned?
If the engine is running fine, you shouldn’t be concerned
@@ejsgarage ok, thanks....EJ!!!
What about transmisión service ?? How long ? And what type of transmisión oil shoul I use ?
The transmission fluid should be changed every 40k ideally to keep the transmission healthy but it should be OK at 80k. You can use this genuine Crysler Moopar ATF fluid amzn.to/3LXOm56
Thank You, this was GREAT.
Very Much APPRECIATED.
Was this model a Twin Air 900cc 2 Cyl. Turbo?
- Have you ever done a Coolant Flush?? yes/no
Thanks again.
Regards.
This one is the non turbo sport model. My pleasure
@@ejsgarage
Thank You sir.
How much does this cost if you went to a garage?
$90 to $120
Can i use royal purple 5w30 ?
Yes sure
I’m trying to figure out why valvoline turned me away if the materials are at the BOTTOM of the car, the same place they are when they do the oil change. What made this too hard for them to do? Well jiffy lube ripped me off, I’ll make sure to do the next one on my own. Again, great tips thank you.
My pleasure Elijah. The oil change of this car is very easy.
@@ejsgarage so easy. Thank you for the help.
@@ejsgarage I don’t subscribe to people but you are so helpful I see why people do. I have subscribed to your page and hope you continue dishing these tips out!
@@sound2loud Thank you very much for your support
Is this the 1.4l engine? Looks quite different to the 1.2l.
It is the 1.4L for the Fiat 500 sport
Amazing one
Thank you
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Hey what happened to your VW Beetle? Did you trade it in for the Fiat
We sold it to Carvana in March when I lost my job.
@@ejsgarage Sorry to here about you losing your job. The VW is gone but you have another cool car the Fiat 500.
It happens. 40 millions Virginians lost their job due to the pandemic 😢
I have tried to change the oil on my 2013 500 Lounge multiple times. Everytime, it seems I am doing it wrong. Oil starts pouring out when I start the engine. Does this happen from overtightening the filter??
I am trying to change my oil now and it happened again. Everything I have watched does not address this. I follow all the steps -what am I doing wrong?
Did you change the black round rubber gasket ring on the oil filter casing and rub oil on it?
Good job once again, EJ. I’m curious as to how long the engine will last now that you are doing the important maintenance. Every car benefits from regularly scheduled maintenance.
Thank you very much. I am curious too on how long this Fiat engine will last. The previous oil was still ok but I don't trust a used car dealership. My Tiguan oil was terrible when I got it. 😀
EJ'S GARAGE the dealership uses bulk oil from a drum and may not have even used the proper weight oil for a Fiat. I don’t trust dealerships all that much. They are not like a good independent shop or as good as doing it yourself.
That is very true. I bought $39,000 Chevy SS and they gave me 4 free oil changes. I went to have it done and they were going to give semi synthentic drum oil! I was furious and I asked them to put synthetic and they said, that will cost you $95.
EJ'S GARAGE one thing I’ve found out is that they will use the weight of oil that is for the newest car of the brand they sell even for an older car. They just don’t care because most people never ask what is being put in their car. When you DIY, you know exactly what is being used in your car.
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Thank you very much Adrian
Is Diesel or petrol? Engine
Petrol
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Thank you Mohammed 😀
I truly appreciate you amigo!!
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Thank you Jonathan. 😀
Also if the engine has direct injection do a intake value and throttle body clean with the spray.
Make sure the car is outside and it will notice white smoke come out of the engine ..
Nice work ,
Thank you very much. I will do that.
If I buy fiat, do I have to tuck my shirt into my pants? :)
Hahaha 😝
My #HopeMobile has 106k on it!
Just trying to figure out the fiat not a special forces killhouse 😂😂
Lol hahaha hostile neutralized!
Make sure you hit twice in center mass and one in the hear 🤣
Lol loved the aspect just wasn’t in the mood daughters ride and foreign engineering couldn’t keep the oil filter simple. Nothing a little Tanerite and 50bmg won’t fix 😜
@@ejsgarage and I thought it was a triple tap HK had that figured out years ago
Lol 😂
It's a mopar! With an Italian accent name.
Awesome 😎
Thanks alot man, just leased a fiat at 50000 miles and dont know much about them, this was very informative!
Great to hear! :)