Technical hello people please help

[04stilo]

hi, my name is steve and i have just purchased a fiat stilo 1.6 dynamic 04 plate when i got the car home i found it had a few electrical problems :yuck: i managed to solve all except for my headlight problem my drivers side dipped beam doesnt work but all others do an my passenger side buzzes,, i have tried cleaning the earth points with no look, any help would be appreciated thanks

 

[gerhardj]

Hello Steve,

Welcome to the Forum. Hope you will enjoy the Stilo.

If the dipped beam is not working but the main is working, then it is the bulb that needs replacement. The buzzing sound you hear from the light unit can be the adjustment motor that is working away at leveling the lights.

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[Yellow Peril]

Gerhard is right, Steve. The buzzing is a headlight levelling motor on the blink. Use the search facility on here as this is not an uncommon problem and has been covered before. VW make an identical part (motor) which is cheaper than the FIAT equivalent.

 

[04stilo]

thank you muchly for your reply i have tried replacing the bulb and still nothing, i found the motor replacement tread many thanks again, and i am enjoying the stilo :yum: i just wish the electrics where as good as the car looks still it makes me smile to drive, just cant see very well at night

 

[Yellow Peril]

If you are having a lot of electrical issues, it might be worth considering a new, more powerful battery (75Ahr or better). Stilos have a lot of complex electrical and electronic sytems that need a healthy, strong battery to operate at their best...

P.S. There's a guide on removing headlamps here:

https://www.fiatforum.com/stilo-guides/119744-changing-headlight-bulbs.html

 

[04stilo]

its not that im having loads of problems with the electrics just the head light on driver side im not familiar with the stilo wiring an cant figure it out is there anywhere i can get the diagrams from for it ? thanks tho

 

[Deckchair5]

Dipped headlight circuit

Check the fuse, separate fuses for each side F12 and F13 15A
Next probe for power supplied at the bulb connector
Got power at the bulb connector?

Car would more likely have spotted a bad earth at the headlight cluster if there was one and displayed a warning pointing to sidelight circuit failure

 

[04stilo]

hello deckchair5 thank you for the diagram i have tried a earth and live tester and there does not seem to be any power to it

 

[Deckchair5]

Are the dipped headlight fuses ok?
I know it may sound daft but you are checking for power at the correct connector at the headlight?

 

[04stilo]

all the lights work but 1 i put the live tester to a nut to earth it then i tried the 2 pins on the back of the bulb and neither seem to be live,

 

[04stilo]

the 2pins with the wire connected

 

[04stilo]

i fixt it a pin in the headlight plug was loose, thank you so very much for your help :worship:

 

[ramborobert]

Good Job

Lil off topic decks do you play css?

 

[Deckchair5]

Good stuff 04Stilo

Rambo
What's css? and does it involve women and leather?

 

[ramborobert]

lmao counter strike source 1st person shooter online game. Just i seen a guy called deckchair and thought it was a bit of a random name

 

[Deckchair5]

No, not me
But this guy likes first person shooter games

 

[ramborobert]

i hope css 2 comes with some of those flamethrower shells

 

[gerhardj]

i fixt it a pin in the headlight plug was loose, thank you so very much for your help :worship:

Good to hear that you sorted on the first one. How's the buzzing sound, you sorted that one also?