Well you guys and gals should know by now that I'm not to bad with a spanner in my hand but the stilo sometimes goes against the way things were done in my day for example the way the alternator has a fixed position and is not adjustable so it makes belt fitting that bit harder anyway as far as the electronics are concerned I have just discovered a gem :woot: In the January edition of Car Mechanics there is a full blown 3 page feature with wiring diagram arrows showing where the important sensors etc are AND it also tells you which companies sell diagnostic equipment suitable for the stilo :worship: all in all its a very good feature and well worth paying the £3odd for the back issue you can order it on line from www.carmechanicsmag.co.uk so get a copy its well worth it just noted though is the lack of any detail on the JTD and abarth but I would think the Abarth would have similar if not identical sensor positioning as the 4cylinder engines so I'm off now to read mine

Hmmm... intresting for £3.80 fink i'll have to order this for a read!

1.8Stilo said:

Hmmm... intresting for £3.80 fink i'll have to order this for a read!

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Just read the article and the car in the article is 1.8 in the article it gives you the most common faults that cause breakdown including the coils it shows you where the Important connections are for the ECU and connections like earthing, Ecu related fuses, Throttle control motor, injector connector, map sensor to name a few a list is also given of the component used within the Magneti Marelli engine management system

Cheers,that's handy to know, Phil. Thanks for the heads up