red and dead stilo
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So..... i have a 52plate stilo 3door 1.6 16v, problem begins with a non starting engine so i charge battery(also buy new battery and try this also) turns out no problems with battery being charged(by alternator) or holding a charge (all this checked with voltmeter).
Car and engine make all the 'encouraging' noises that lead to "broom" "broom" but it seems something electrical is preventing this.
This led me to search the net and hear i am now...... I am convinced it is a problem of the temperature? As when really cold=no start and when warm=start !!? the car is kept at the roadside.
At the moment i am push starting(which works every time, but now there is an 'oil pressure sensor fault' warning light) every morning, after i have started the engine/car this way and completed my journey then turned off and parked up i can then start the car by normal ignition all day long. But when i leave it overnight in the cold it will not start!
Please helpcheers.
I had the car checked over buy the garage who said the starter motor, spark plugs were fine and there were no engine management fault codes. plus they said the engine/car started fine every morning for three days after being left for 24hours but the car was kept inside away from the cold.
My next step is to go to fiat garage, however they want £100(plus tax!) for diagnostics before they even start.
Car and engine make all the 'encouraging' noises that lead to "broom" "broom" but it seems something electrical is preventing this.
This led me to search the net and hear i am now...... I am convinced it is a problem of the temperature? As when really cold=no start and when warm=start !!? the car is kept at the roadside.
At the moment i am push starting(which works every time, but now there is an 'oil pressure sensor fault' warning light) every morning, after i have started the engine/car this way and completed my journey then turned off and parked up i can then start the car by normal ignition all day long. But when i leave it overnight in the cold it will not start!
Please helpcheers.
I had the car checked over buy the garage who said the starter motor, spark plugs were fine and there were no engine management fault codes. plus they said the engine/car started fine every morning for three days after being left for 24hours but the car was kept inside away from the cold.
My next step is to go to fiat garage, however they want £100(plus tax!) for diagnostics before they even start.