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Erm, how do you open the fuel filler flap? :eek:

Just bought my little 1.2l Stilo, 3 Door, only done 30k and looks like its been looked after by the previous owners. Soo, went for my first drive today after sorting out the insurance and since the fuel was low, drove to Tesco to fill it up. Parked up next to the pump, got out and tried to open the flap but nope, wouldn't budge at all. :bang: Earlier on today, I'm sure I'd read that it unlocks automatically if the rest of the car is unlocked?? :confused:

So, I scratched my head for a couple mins looking for a release button but then :idea:, I remembered that there was an emergency release in the boot!! Pulled the weedy red string behind the carpet panel and hey presto, we were in business!

So erm, yeah, how do you do it the proper way? :eek: :eek:
 
Erm, how do you open the fuel filler flap? :eek:

Just bought my little 1.2l Stilo, 3 Door, only done 30k and looks like its been looked after by the previous owners. Soo, went for my first drive today after sorting out the insurance and since the fuel was low, drove to Tesco to fill it up. Parked up next to the pump, got out and tried to open the flap but nope, wouldn't budge at all. :bang: Earlier on today, I'm sure I'd read that it unlocks automatically if the rest of the car is unlocked?? :confused:

So, I scratched my head for a couple mins looking for a release button but then :idea:, I remembered that there was an emergency release in the boot!! Pulled the weedy red string behind the carpet panel and hey presto, we were in business!

So erm, yeah, how do you do it the proper way? :eek: :eek:

go into the menu and see if its set to independant, if not, think the early ones were linked to the central locking and the mechanism may have seized.

try pressing unlock twice, never had a problem as mine doesnt lock:bang:
 
also there is a little indent on the flap one the right side (towards the front of the car), push that first before pulling it open, that should open it a about a centimetre, then pulling open is a bit easier;)
 
I've just been out and it seems to be working fine now. Although, the hinge is a bit stiff and so yeah, probably needs lubricating. Thanks everyone. :)

its not a black 3dr stilo is it?

Nope, its a metallic, pale, silvery green. Looked amazing under the petrol station forecourt lights, last night. :D

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I've just been out and it seems to be working fine now. Although, the hinge is a bit stiff and so yeah, probably needs lubricating. Thanks everyone. :)



Nope, its a metallic, pale, silvery green. Looked amazing under the petrol station forecourt lights, last night. :D

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Nice colour ...................but need to do somet about those wheels...........like me
 

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Yep, they're just steelies.

Ok another question: When going over slight bumps I can hear a knocking sound coming from, what seems to me, the front right. Although its hard to tell exactly. The exhaust back box and the central pipe have a lot of horizontal play due to the rubber mounts but no vertical movement and I can't replicate the sound when manually shaking it. Is it more likely to be the drop links that need replacing?
 
Yep, they're just steelies.

Ok another question: When going over slight bumps I can hear a knocking sound coming from, what seems to me, the front right. Although its hard to tell exactly. The exhaust back box and the central pipe have a lot of horizontal play due to the rubber mounts but no vertical movement and I can't replicate the sound when manually shaking it. Is it more likely to be the drop links that need replacing?



mines doing the same, from the front right too,
but i though i would just have to tighten everything up, as it started doing it on the same day i fitted my coilovers :confused:
 
mines doing the same, from the front right too,
but i though i would just have to tighten everything up, as it started doing it on the same day i fitted my coilovers :confused:

stiffer suspension will make it more noticable, and they wear out quicker so drop links for you too, hope you adjusted the camber when you lowered it, people overlook this and without doing so puts massive strain, on the links, drive shafts etc, my garage did mine without being told....good garage(y)
 
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I've just been out and it seems to be working fine now. Although, the hinge is a bit stiff and so yeah, probably needs lubricating. Thanks everyone. :)



Nope, its a metallic, pale, silvery green. Looked amazing under the petrol station forecourt lights, last night. :D

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Same Colour as mine mate :D
 

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isnt it easier to check the links when the car is on the floor?

just rotate the wheel out and wobble the drop link bar, if it has play in it and feels like theres a click on it, its goosed

I've had a look with the wheels off. They rotate a bit around the ball joints in the horizontal direction but there's absolutely no movement when you try to move them vertically. Is this normal? There isn't any sound when you rotate them. Its only done 30k, so I'm guessing they should still be in pretty good nick. My dad's 13 year old beemer required them changing after 110k; Fiat ones can't be that bad, surely? :confused:

The exhaust silencer mounts are getting replaced because they look cracked and worn. We're guessing its this that causes the rattling sound when driving over bumps... What else could it be? I've been reading about anti roll bar bushes? Is this a possibility and where exactly are they located?

Thanks. :D
 
my car had 57k on it when i got rid.

i changed them twice. When jacked up they felt ok. on the ground, the load is different on the suspension, and they would click up and down. at about £15 and 2 hours work, its worth doing. if it still does it, its track rod ends. again a cheap job
 
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