hi i have got fiat stilo jtd and a week ago engine warning light came on and i gave car to mechanic/mot tester friend whom had all diagnostic equipment and my cars ecu would not allow it to communicate so i took it to fiat dealer and at a cost of £80 to plug it to computer they told me it was suspect egr fault and wanted £300 to repair so i sourced egr valve on internet for £100 and my mechanic friend fitted part for me (£200 saving) for 25 min job but engine warning light didnt go off so i drove car for around 60 miles and warning light went out so i thought great and then another 10 miles on it came on again with no loss of performance at all then suddenly car lost some of its power so i called on the AA and also there diagnostic computer could not connect with cars ecu so im lost for ideas and fiat want another £80 to plug it in again so do fiat have different diagonstics to others or is it standard programmes as i think fiat may have pulled wool over my eyes replies with ideas would be much appreiciated
THANKS a LOT

kelvin, December 2008

Hello! I would like to help me about my car fiat stilo 1.9 multijet 16 v TDI My car has lost power and when press the gas paddle after running in 20 starts with black smoke released without mas very difficult for me to figure out what the problem is with the craftsmen from nozzles say it but I do not believe that the engine has no power ..

ilir, February 2014

My 1.9 jtd stilo lost power saying low oil pressure. Wouldnt start straight away after that. But then there was a,clicking noise and a crackling noise under bonnet. Started a few hours later. Crackling noise stopped but clicking noise still there and flattening,the battery. Fault code saying fuel sensor rack. Anybody any ideas?

Val, January 2014

I have the same problem with my fiat 1.9 stilo...hope you got it sorted...did you find out what the problem was?....would be much appreciated if you could throw some light...so far I have had a new air filter and air flow meter, but no joy!

michael, February 2012

thanks to all peoples input but i eventually got some sense from fiat it turned out they had wrongfully diagnosed the faulty egr valve and it turned out to be faulty turbo pressure realease valve which fiat agreed to supply and fit for me but with no labour costs which was nice of them i suppose
thanks again

kelvin, January 2009

fiat electrics are poor quality ,suggest check all connectors, if dirty clean with appropriate solvent cleaner also check fuse contacts are clean and all relays are working properly remember car electrics are mostly 12 volts it takes little corrosion to cause big problems good luck r dalton

r dalton, January 2009

Hello Kelvin,
My Stilo JTD has devloped a similar problem.... I bought myself an OBD2 scanner from eBay for £30 and read the error codes on my car myself. I got a P0235 error code which apparently indicates a faulty EGR valve. If you want to try for yourself look for an OBD 2 or U380 scanner on eBay. You'll find the socket that you need to plug it into at the top of the fuse panel to the right of the steering column.... Hope this helps...

IanM, December 2008

no dino the part was brand new from an online genuine fiat parts dealer and my friend has been a mechanic for 30 years and worked for alfa romeo main dealer for 10 of those years

kelvin, December 2008

was it a second hand egr valve?might have been a faulty one u bought ur mechanic has done what u asked .. to fit the valve...at least if you went with fiat and fitted the new valve you could take it back.... the're not riping you off thats just what it costs

dino, December 2008