Had a friend of mine change the oil in my Stilo about 350 miles ago (while I upgraded his PC - as you do 
). He's a good lad, looked after my Brava and owned a Marea himself, worked for a motor servicing chain etc.
I told him 'you only need about 3 litres of oil' (it's a 1.2) before he did it, and he told me 'it might be a little bit full' after he'd done it. It got to be a late night etc. and I just put all the gear in the shed when I got back.
Suffice to say after a few tootles round town - first longish run it gets (about 100 miles) everything seems hunky dory. Came to turn it on the next day and 'Engine Fault' pings up on the dash. I did have this happen in winter once, (used to happen on the Brava too - injector light came on and it was usually a dry connection on the electrics, light smearing of grease and bingo, everybody's happy) so it was sorted easily.
:idea: So adopting this approach, nothing amiss , investigated the dipstick and it's over full with oil. Dropped about three-quarters of a litre through the sump and the level is in the middle of the range. (There was just under 4 litres missing from the tub in the shed.) Had another little drive and hoped it might clear.
It hasn't and when I flicked on the trip computer I get no figures for consumption (instant and average). So, before I drive any further or before I waste time with a Fiat dealer, has anyone had a similar experience? :chin:
I need to know what to look for as signs of overfilling causing problems and how to try anything simple to see what's causing the consumption readings to go missing. Everything else on the car is sweet, so unless it's a coincidence, I guess the two may be related. Anyone's advice would be appreciated.
). He's a good lad, looked after my Brava and owned a Marea himself, worked for a motor servicing chain etc.I told him 'you only need about 3 litres of oil' (it's a 1.2) before he did it, and he told me 'it might be a little bit full' after he'd done it. It got to be a late night etc. and I just put all the gear in the shed when I got back.
Suffice to say after a few tootles round town - first longish run it gets (about 100 miles) everything seems hunky dory. Came to turn it on the next day and 'Engine Fault' pings up on the dash.
I did have this happen in winter once, (used to happen on the Brava too - injector light came on and it was usually a dry connection on the electrics, light smearing of grease and bingo, everybody's happy) so it was sorted easily.:idea: So adopting this approach, nothing amiss
, investigated the dipstick and it's over full with oil. Dropped about three-quarters of a litre through the sump and the level is in the middle of the range. (There was just under 4 litres missing from the tub in the shed.) Had another little drive and hoped it might clear.It hasn't and when I flicked on the trip computer I get no figures for consumption (instant and average). So, before I drive any further or before I waste time with a Fiat dealer, has anyone had a similar experience? :chin:
I need to know what to look for as signs of overfilling causing problems and how to try anything simple to see what's causing the consumption readings to go missing. Everything else on the car is sweet, so unless it's a coincidence, I guess the two may be related. Anyone's advice would be appreciated.
