My son broke down on the A406 in North London in the rush hour today in his 1.8. My AA ran out two months ago so I had to run to Halfords, buy a tow rope and go and tow him home. That is not something I have ever done before and NOT an experience I am in a rush to repeat!

Anyway, we think its the clutch. It just wont engage at all. Everything else is fine. Anything else that could be the issue?

is the pedal pressed into the floor and wont return. If so it could be the master cylinder.

katanabandit1 said:

is the pedal pressed into the floor and wont return. If so it could be the master cylinder.

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It doesnt return once its pressed to the floor. Does anyone know how expensive this is likely to be? (Bracing myself)

IF! it's slave cylinder - http://www.shop4parts.co.uk/?name=store&op=Details&ProdID=5860&sku=14787

Master cylinder is about £60, we're not talking "remortgage your house" here, just a couple of hundred quid including labour,

Just towed it to the local mechanic. £500 estimate. I think hes just going to call it quits and get rid

FionaB said:

Just towed it to the local mechanic. £500 estimate. I think hes just going to call it quits and get rid

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what did he (she?) say it was?

I just paid £366 for a new clutch, so if it's just the master cylinder it shouldn't be as pricey I'd have thought.

Worth getting a second opinion I'd say.

remind him its a F.I.A.T NOT a BMW

He said its the hydraulic pump and its located inside the gearbox, so the whole gearbox has to come out hence the labour charge. He also suggested replacing the clutch whilst its out as its the original and the car has done 46,000 miles. I will get a second opinion. Meanwhile he has got my car again

Edited to add: Its not £500 apparently its £380 - my son was saying £500 as the tax it due soon and he needs to find that much money to get it on the road.

is it an automatic?

FionaB said:

It doesnt return once its pressed to the floor...

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I didnt think the auto had a clutch pedal...

iirc its the 1.2 you son has and they didnt come with an auto option.

anyway if its a manual box then it doesnt have a 'high pressure pump' in the gearbox afaik the pump was only in selespeeds fitted to the 2.4

richydraper said:

iirc its the 1.2 you son has and they didnt come with an auto option.

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says 1.8 in opening post, i think there more than 1 son

i didnt think 1.8 was an auto either

£380 for new clutch is ballpark what I paid. And as someone who know knows, clutch is gearbox off job anyway. Only about £200 of what I paid was labour, very acceptable cost I'd say.

dave said:

is it an automatic?

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No its a 1.8 Dynamic, the one in my signature

dave said:

says 1.8 in opening post, i think there more than 1 son

i didnt think 1.8 was an auto either

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There are three sons, but only two Stilos now, my 1.6 and Damiens which is the 1.8. I didnt think there was an auto Stilo?

well if aint an auto it definately doenst need any kind of gearbox pump

id assume by pump the mech means master cylinder, isnt that inside the bell housing on the 1.8?

cainy1989 said:

id assume by pump the mech means master cylinder, isnt that inside the bell housing on the 1.8?

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if it is wouldn't that be the slave not master?

ive never known so much confusion about a clutch fault!

Jaws only the 2.4 Abarths sold with the auto box in the UK