Technical Gearchange

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Hi Pugwash
I think the gear change are a bit notchy also but this seems normal.
It is slightly worse in the winter due to the oil being thicker with the cold weather.
Sometimes replacing the gearbox oil with a good 75-90 semi syth oil will help.
Good luck
David coupe 20vt
 
Mine's as slick as they come. 5th can be a bit long winded. Try driving an Astra - you'll think the Stilo is the best thing since sliced bread. Try another Stilo. PS. Does your ASR light (it looks like a spinning wheel with gravel being churned up) illuminate at all? Eg. on start up check? Cheers,

Simon
'03 Stilo 1.8 Dynamic 3 door, Crystal Green.
 
Not that I know what notchy means exactly :) but if it does mean what I'm assuming then mince is not. It is very very smooth and esay and to change gears and they engage very nicely.

To reply to sbaddison, I had an Astra 2.0 GSI before and the gearbox was excellent as well (but it had a sport version), so I'm not sure that all Astras are bad... Well actually engaging the reverse was a bit difficult and noisy. And concerning the ASR light (you had this at another post, right?): as I said there as well, in my car does not illuminate and never did from the first day I bought my car last September. Pressing the button I only get the message on the LCD and when my wheels loose track on the snow only the ESP illuminates.

Grigoris

3-Door Black Stilo 1.8 Dynamic, 17" Alloys, Dual Zone Climate Control, Spoiler
 
Originally posted by StiloBoy
Try any mince vauxhall, they all suck!

May be you should call them Opel and import them :p Then you'll see that they don't all suck :) Mine reached 200,000 km without any problems ever except the normal wear and tear.

Grigoris

3-Door Black Stilo 1.8 Dynamic, 17" Alloys, Dual Zone Climate Control, Spoiler
 
Yep, I reckon it's normal, mine's notchy too!

My Brava before was silky-smooth which is strange as it had the same engine as my Stilo, not sure if they've changed the gearbox from the Brava to the Stilo but yep, it's notchy, and trying to get reverse feels like you're shearing all the cogs in the gearbox!

FIAT Stilo Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really. Rear Roof Spoiler,
Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs.
 
I find my gearbox very pleasant indeed, so much that I've become very lazy with the clutch. Sometimes I don't depress it fully. :I

Les Ross
Certified by a Professional.
03 Stilo 5d JTD80 Active
PSI Powerbox and go-faster turtle.
 
Yes, mine is ok when the engine is hot, but from cold it's terrible, especially reverse.

FIAT Stilo Sport. Pretty Much Bog Standard Really. Rear Roof Spoiler,
Sill Protectors, Aluminium Foot Pedals, Eibach 30mm Drop Springs.
 
Lester i got that problem all the time ... i do not press the clutch all the way and the car starts to make awfull noise ... :) damn LAZY ME

FIAT STILO 1.6 3dR Tiziano Red
Sub=Pioneer TS WX20LPA
AUTOMOBILE SK
 
Good to see the notchy gearbox, I was just about to ask, but did a search first!

Mine seems a struggle, well not difficult but notchy going from 2nd to 3rd, but fine 4th down to 3rd. Only noticed it on that 2nd to 3rd everything else fine.

My dealer said its just the way the gearbox is!
 
Nah its not, some folk on here are have commented on it being notchy, but some of us have not!

Mine isn't notchy at all, best bit of the car! Fiat dealer will say whatever they think they can get away with! If you think its notchy then it is!

Live life a little, get a Fiat, pick a Stilo, watch it fail, book it into a arsehole dealership, having no repairs carried out, get an ulcer, suffer depression, get a baseball bat, get f**kin even!!!
 
Well Hornet it all depends how notchy it is! My dealer to said that was the way Stilo was and mine to was only 2nd to 3rd, changing the gearbox oil to a thinner viscosity helped but I still felt there was a problem. My dealers rang Fiat and they , much to my surprise, okayed a new gearbox to be fitted which has completely solved the problem....it is now as smoothe as silk.[8D][8D][8D][8D]

My car is a 2yr old 1.8 with 9000 miles on the clock. What i was concerned about was the problem worsening when it was out of warranty....expensive to put right. My advice to you is that if you feel there is a problem keep on to your dealer and get the matter resolved to your satisfaction, you drive it not them.
Good Luck.

1.8 5 Door in Sassi Grey
Comfort Pack 1
 
Mines is smooth as silk too (much smoother than my last Brava) and my newer seat (which gets me thinking when that goes for a service i'm going to get them to look at it).

One thing I always do when the stealer gives it the old "it's a characteristic of the car" line is to say "OK. Let me have a go in your demonstrator and that will settle it". I've done this before and proveda point on cars with faults.

cmc

1.6 Dynmamic 5 door.
 
Problem with getting these things fixed if they aren't too bad is that they make them worse once they open things up / replace them!
 
Been out for an hour trying my gears and have decided they are only slightly stiffer than my Punnto. Still seems worse going from 2nd to 3rd, but my wife had a go and cannot understand what I'm moaning about! Still I'll be the one on here in 3 years asking how much a new gearbox is! How much is a Stilo gearbox out of interest?

Thanks
 
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