Hi,

I've got a new Stilo Arbarth with manual gearbox (just under 1000 miles on the clock), and noticed at the weekend that there is a bit of a hole in the power band between 2500 and 3000 revs.
It's not noticeable when you drive on full throttle when the pick-up is excellent, but if you try to cruise around those engine speeds it's really quite lumpy as the engine management seems to get confused.
Has anyone else noticed this? is there an easy fix? or have I bought a duffer?

Markio

Hi Markio.

It's weird because I had a similar problem with mine for some months now. That is untill yesterday.
I spoke to someone on here about it just a few days ago and the next day it just went away and it's as responsive as it was before the problem occured
So i think just talking about your problems seems to help

This may be a coinsidence, but the day it corrected itself I had been messing with the ASR button. I turned it off a few times to see if i could get more out of the car with it off and hey presto the car runs super smooth with it on or off now

Maybe its one of Fiat's Secret Resets, like the open shut drivers door 10 times.

Markio said:

Hi,

I've got a new Stilo Arbarth with manual gearbox (just under 1000 miles on the clock), and noticed at the weekend that there is a bit of a hole in the power band between 2500 and 3000 revs.
It's not noticeable when you drive on full throttle when the pick-up is excellent, but if you try to cruise around those engine speeds it's really quite lumpy as the engine management seems to get confused.
Has anyone else noticed this? is there an easy fix? or have I bought a duffer?

Markio

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H'mm I'll have to give this a go in the morning - don't think I've noticed this yet. Anyway what are you doing full throttling at under 1k miles!

James Abarth said:

H'mm I'll have to give this a go in the morning - don't think I've noticed this yet. Anyway what are you doing full throttling at under 1k miles!

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That's alright they only take 600 miles to run in now don't they?

bennyboy said:

That's alright they only take 600 miles to run in now don't they?

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Whoops I thought they had got it down to 10 miles

Only JK... But 600 was too long to wait for me

Probably why you've got a flat spot mate.

KoArAnG said:

Whoops I thought they had got it down to 10 miles

Only JK... But 600 was too long to wait for me

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needless to say when i took mine on the test drive i went a little too quick but i didnt think i was going to actually buy it lol never mind

ian stilo 1.6 said:

needless to say when i took mine on the test drive i went a little too quick but i didnt think i was going to actually buy it lol never mind

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Hopefully the flat spots sorted now Ben

Now lets see what these other buttons can do for me

KoArAnG said:

Now lets see what these other buttons can do for me

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LMFAO! Oooohhh mate you're pressing my buttons with all these wheels you keep sending me!

'ASR off' is a good way to get more oomph out of the car, it even states that in the manual.

Do cars need running in now?

When i went to get my car at Fiat I asked the dealer if i needed to run it in and he said no way. I didn't trust him so i asked a mechanic and he said the same thing; that the engines come fully run in and that i could floor it as soon as i got it (but i'd just got my liscence so it took me a while to dare to floor it!!!!!)

Stuart DemonD said:

'ASR off' is a good way to get more oomph out of the car, it even states that in the manual.

Do cars need running in now?

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how much more oomph are we talking here??? When should ASR be on then?

Well, ASR should normally be on 100% of the time - BUT I am sure the manual says turn it off if you want a more 'spritely' feel to the car. Try it, just don't cry when it goes horribly wrong

Can i ask what it does - i think ive tried it off before and didnt feel much difference? My bravo didnt have it and drove fine so what difference is this gonna make?

Anti Slip Regulation, or something, so presume stops wheels spinning under power.

I know I had it turned off when me and Nige doing 0-60 test times - I think I was stationery for the first 2 or 3 seconds, and left about 5000 miles of rubber on the road

i believe ASR partially puts the brakes on that one wheel if it senses it's about to lose grip under too fierce acceleration. The opposite of ABS which momentarily releases the brake on that wheel under heavy braking if it senses imminent lock up

What i do now is turn it off every time i start the car, because it's always on by default, but if the roads are wet then I don't touch it.
It makes a big difference in the wet when pulling away fast.
Also when the ASR is off, the car does feel much more lively, it tends to skip over uneven surfaces, so if you floor it on a bumpy road it feels like the car is almost flying over the bumps rather than being dragged down into them.
I would imagine this would be highlighted even more with bigger wheels.

KoArAng,

Thanks for the advice, I'll try messing with the ASR button... I don't know what it's supposed to do anyway!

Markio

Its just the traction control im pretty sure.

And generally when it senses the car has lost traction it'll back off the gas for you. Which is why it will feel more responsive when its turned off.