Vehicle
Fiat Stilo
The 2001-2007 family hatchback, and the model where Fiat's Body Computer takes over most of the car's electrical functions — which is the single most useful thing to know about it, because the resulting fault pattern is unlike a conventional car's. A failing Body Computer or a poor earth to it produces several unrelated warnings at once: lights, wipers, central locking and instrument faults appearing together, none of which is a wiring fault in the circuit it names. The engines themselves are conventional — the 1.6 and 1.8 16v petrols, and the 1.9 JTD common-rail diesel whose injector and turbo-vane fouling account for most of its powertrain codes. The Selespeed automated manual has its own hydraulic pump and position sensors.
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Generations
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First generation (192) 2001–2007
The Body Computer runs most electrical functions, so one failure sets several unrelated warnings at once.
- Body styles
- Hatchback · Estate
- Platform
- Fiat C-platform
- Engines
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- 1.2 16v — petrol · 59 kW (79 hp) · 114 Nm (84 lb-ft)
- 1.4 16v — petrol · 66–70 kW (89–94 hp) · 128 Nm (94 lb-ft)
- 1.6 16v — petrol · 76–77 kW (102–103 hp) · 145–150 Nm (107–111 lb-ft)
- 1.8 16v — petrol · 98 kW (131 hp) · 162 Nm (119 lb-ft)
- 2.4 20v Abarth — petrol · 125 kW (168 hp) · 221 Nm (163 lb-ft)
- 1.9 JTD — diesel · 59–103 kW (79–138 hp) · 196–305 Nm (145–225 lb-ft)
- 1.9 Multijet — diesel · 74–110 kW (99–148 hp) · 200–305 Nm (148–225 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · Selespeed automated manual · 5-speed automatic · 5/6-speed manual · 5-speed automated manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive
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