Mega Maniac
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Hello everyone,
Purchased a Stilo a few months back and have had a fair few problems with it since then. These forums have been great and have so far helped me cure an airbag failure warning and replace my pollen filter (never seen something so grimey). Also had a crack at trying to fix a broken skyroof but its pretty jammed shut.
Anyway, my problem for today is as follows:
When I switch on the engine I get a warning that flashes "bulb failure>front>stop lamp".
When I first checked this I had my headlights on and noticed there didnt seem to be any rear stop lights other than the top centre light which worked ok. Upon further investigation it turned out that BOTH stop lights were on even when no brake was applied.
I then turned off the lights, and applied the brake. Now the offside brake light was working and the nearside was not. But remember that BOTH brake lights come on when the lights are turned on, so it cant be the bulb as there is only the one.
So I'm guessing its some kind of electrical fault here, but I wouldn't know where to start to look to make sure the wiring is correct. I have a basic electrical knowledge so I should be able to understand how to fix it if someone can point me in the right direction.
Also when I was replacing the headlight, I did it via removing the battery and below the battery was this rather nasty sight:
its obviously been rusting away for a while under there. What part of the engine bay is this, how important is it etc? Does it need to be repaired and how much does such a thing cost if so?
Thanks in advance
Purchased a Stilo a few months back and have had a fair few problems with it since then. These forums have been great and have so far helped me cure an airbag failure warning and replace my pollen filter (never seen something so grimey). Also had a crack at trying to fix a broken skyroof but its pretty jammed shut.
Anyway, my problem for today is as follows:
When I switch on the engine I get a warning that flashes "bulb failure>front>stop lamp".
When I first checked this I had my headlights on and noticed there didnt seem to be any rear stop lights other than the top centre light which worked ok. Upon further investigation it turned out that BOTH stop lights were on even when no brake was applied.
I then turned off the lights, and applied the brake. Now the offside brake light was working and the nearside was not. But remember that BOTH brake lights come on when the lights are turned on, so it cant be the bulb as there is only the one.
So I'm guessing its some kind of electrical fault here, but I wouldn't know where to start to look to make sure the wiring is correct. I have a basic electrical knowledge so I should be able to understand how to fix it if someone can point me in the right direction.
Also when I was replacing the headlight, I did it via removing the battery and below the battery was this rather nasty sight:
its obviously been rusting away for a while under there. What part of the engine bay is this, how important is it etc? Does it need to be repaired and how much does such a thing cost if so?
Thanks in advance