Driving in the very wet conditions yesterday my Stilo 'wagon started playing up. First it was the engine management light. Next, when I tried to turn the engine off it kept on running even with the key removed! Initially I stopped the engine by stalling it (fifth gear and handbrake on). When I started it up again I managed to stop it by puting the key back in an moving it about but I think I was just upsetting the immobiliser.
When I went to head home at the end of the day, the engine would not turn over. There was also a bit of a hissing noise with the ignition on - sounded like a short so I turned everything off quickly. I left everything until this morning.
I have only had the car for a week and it was obvious that the fusebox/battery cover was missing. Given the extremely wet condition and having searched the symptoms on the forum I had worked out that water in the fusebox was the likely culprit. I took the fusebox off, soaked everything in dispersant, removed and replaced every relay and fuse and then replaced the battery with a fully charged one.
The dash started flashing on and off with the "checking" warning. It then stopped with the "bad connection" message. I took the fusebox home so that I could split it and make sure everything was clean and dry. It was extremely hard to separate and two areas are a bit black where it had been shorting.
Obviously I need a new fusebox. (and a new cover!)
I take it this is a dealer only part? Can anyone recommend a supplier?
Thanks - hopefully!
When I went to head home at the end of the day, the engine would not turn over. There was also a bit of a hissing noise with the ignition on - sounded like a short so I turned everything off quickly. I left everything until this morning.
I have only had the car for a week and it was obvious that the fusebox/battery cover was missing. Given the extremely wet condition and having searched the symptoms on the forum I had worked out that water in the fusebox was the likely culprit. I took the fusebox off, soaked everything in dispersant, removed and replaced every relay and fuse and then replaced the battery with a fully charged one.
The dash started flashing on and off with the "checking" warning. It then stopped with the "bad connection" message. I took the fusebox home so that I could split it and make sure everything was clean and dry. It was extremely hard to separate and two areas are a bit black where it had been shorting.
Obviously I need a new fusebox. (and a new cover!)
I take it this is a dealer only part? Can anyone recommend a supplier?
Thanks - hopefully!