Guys i need your help im writing this post for a friend which his english speaking isnt the greatest anyways here goes. Alot of people here are starting to convert their stilos to abarths.
He had a 1.2, bought an abarth in germany brought it over as parts test drove it to see everything was working fine and starting dissasembling both cars and transferring everything from the abarth to the 1.2 body shell. Since he was in the process of removing the engine he decided to service it also by changing the thermostat and timing belts. THe problem though was that to remove the thermostat easier he decided to remove the base of the electric valves of the selespeed and the black rubber hose all together without touching anything else.
He starts the engine and everything seems ok and turns the engine off. While it was off he tried to change gears and got up to second and then it got stuck. It wont change up or down or anything. The other bad thing is now he cant start the engine unless he puts it in neutral. No warning signs flash or errors come up on the dash and putting an obd diagnostic tool doenst come up with any gearbox errors. At this point he changed the fluid tank of the selespeed and refilled it but wasnt sure if venting any air from the system is required. Anyways if anyone can help with any diagnostic info to figure out the problem would be a big help.
He had a 1.2, bought an abarth in germany brought it over as parts test drove it to see everything was working fine and starting dissasembling both cars and transferring everything from the abarth to the 1.2 body shell. Since he was in the process of removing the engine he decided to service it also by changing the thermostat and timing belts. THe problem though was that to remove the thermostat easier he decided to remove the base of the electric valves of the selespeed and the black rubber hose all together without touching anything else.
He starts the engine and everything seems ok and turns the engine off. While it was off he tried to change gears and got up to second and then it got stuck. It wont change up or down or anything. The other bad thing is now he cant start the engine unless he puts it in neutral. No warning signs flash or errors come up on the dash and putting an obd diagnostic tool doenst come up with any gearbox errors. At this point he changed the fluid tank of the selespeed and refilled it but wasnt sure if venting any air from the system is required. Anyways if anyone can help with any diagnostic info to figure out the problem would be a big help.