Just finished a 6500 km family trip with a fully loaded Stilo and caravan. I admit the facts that the Stilo was overloaded in general before the roofbox came on and added 100 kilos more. Then a caravan of 1150 kg. Engine? 1.6. So the engine has generally been working constantly between 3000 rpm and 5500 rpm with full throttle, coping with hills and curves.
After a petrol fillup at 5000 km I got the message low engine oil pressure, stop engine, do not proceed, return to dealer. That was not an option, being in the middle of nowhere in Sweden. So I put on FiatECUScan but could not find any faults at all. The fault disappeared when revs reached 3000 rpm, and would not appear again until the revs dropped to 2000 rpm. If it dropped more, I had to get it to 3000 rpm again for the message to clear. So I took the chance and drove 500 km in the same hard spirit as the other 5000 km. But it was still 1000 km home, and we stopped for the night. When starting up again, the fault did not appear at all, until engine temp reached its normal position - the fault was back again, for 1000 km.
Have I worn out some parts in the engine? If so, I am not surprised - it has got serious beating. But it has been very effecient, and the gearbox and clutch is incredibly strong.
Or can some other faults trigger this kind of fault? I have done nothing with it yet. Perhaps the oil got so hot, that it got too thin? It's 0w40 in it. Oil and OEM filter was changed the day before the trip, and it has used about nothing of it. Engine goes steady at 750 rpm, but I imagine some tiny constant puffs from the exhaust.
I'll start with this, next weekend:
- Battery off and charge for a day.
- Throttle relearn.
- Throttle cleaning.
- Oil pressure switch cleaning (if I can find it).
- New oil filter.
Any other sensors?
Plugs? They have just done 20.000 km.
.MW.
After a petrol fillup at 5000 km I got the message low engine oil pressure, stop engine, do not proceed, return to dealer. That was not an option, being in the middle of nowhere in Sweden. So I put on FiatECUScan but could not find any faults at all. The fault disappeared when revs reached 3000 rpm, and would not appear again until the revs dropped to 2000 rpm. If it dropped more, I had to get it to 3000 rpm again for the message to clear. So I took the chance and drove 500 km in the same hard spirit as the other 5000 km. But it was still 1000 km home, and we stopped for the night. When starting up again, the fault did not appear at all, until engine temp reached its normal position - the fault was back again, for 1000 km.
Have I worn out some parts in the engine? If so, I am not surprised - it has got serious beating. But it has been very effecient, and the gearbox and clutch is incredibly strong.
Or can some other faults trigger this kind of fault? I have done nothing with it yet. Perhaps the oil got so hot, that it got too thin? It's 0w40 in it. Oil and OEM filter was changed the day before the trip, and it has used about nothing of it. Engine goes steady at 750 rpm, but I imagine some tiny constant puffs from the exhaust.
I'll start with this, next weekend:
- Battery off and charge for a day.
- Throttle relearn.
- Throttle cleaning.
- Oil pressure switch cleaning (if I can find it).
- New oil filter.
Any other sensors?
Plugs? They have just done 20.000 km.
.MW.