Hi I`m a complete newbie (to forums) not to fiats.
I `ve got a stilo abarth (manual) which I love but its got gremlins and I`m
looking for any views, help to try and cure them.
here goes has anybody had a stiff gear change particularly across the gate,
also got a couple of gauges not working correctly, the temperature gauge is a
strange one, on start up from cold the needle will start from the temperature
when you last drove her and so after a few short runs the gauge on cold start up will indicate hot and as you drive up to temperature the needle will go off the scale, but here s the strange bit if you go on a longer run the needle will steadily return down the scale and on a 200 mile ride will go off the scale the other way . as a note the car is not overheating and the temperature warning
light works as it should.
the petrol gauge is reading 30 gallons but the trip and warning light works.
any thoughts would be welcome

oldstradafan said:

Hi I`m a complete newbie (to forums) not to fiats.
I `ve got a stilo abarth (manual) which I love but its got gremlins and I`m
looking for any views, help to try and cure them.

the petrol gauge is reading 30 gallons but the trip and warning light works.
any thoughts would be welcome

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Hi, and welcome,

good to see you've found your way around..,

Charlie - Oxford

Thanks for the welcome just finding my way around, some useful tips, i hope to be able to add to them.

Hi & welcome!
I hope you enjoy your time on the forum.

thanks

Hi there, Welcome to Fiat Forums !

On the gear change - lubricate all the linkages (both at the gearbox end and at the base of the gear stick)

On the temp problem - sounds like a faulty temperature sender unit.

Thanks for the ideas doing the linkages this weekend, I `l let you know. temp sender does`nt quite fit the symptoms and I`ve checked the resistance across the temp sensor, seems to be working correctly, I thought maybe the gauge itself, has anybody had stepper motor problems with stilos and if so are there any quick cures. cheers