Thanks Yani, for looking into this - it's valuable info. There is - of course - also the possibility that the gearbox ECU of this particualr car has a problem of some sorts allthough there is no indication for it in any other function. The story about the 'Clutch degradation index calculation' is co...

Believe me, this got nothing to do with the accumulator. Nothing wrong there. The fault as decribed couldn't happen on an Alfa either as they got a proper clutch cylinder. It's more a lack in design of the central bearing/cylinder in the Stilo than FES that causes this problem. It just can't take an...

That isn't related to FES - it's your ECU. FES can only display what it gets from the ECU - and that works fine with FES. Sounds like the Sele ECU doesn't receive proper data from engine ECU. Check your CAN connection between both ECU's. As to your interface problems - check your laptop resp. COM po...

Yani - thanks for getting back to me. Yes, I did run a good number of tests before this happened. Bear in mind, this was also the second time it occurred. What I do when I had a gearbox out and before I ever start the engine: - Clutch drain (several times, intermittent with mechanical venting direct...

There is a costly shortcoming within the actuator test of the above mentioned ECU - Selespeed Fiat Stilo Abarth. It's the Clutch Solenoid Valve test. The test actualy works however, - IT WILL DESTROY THE COAXIAL CLUTCH CYLINDER! (a.k.a. central bearing or clutch actuator). This happened to me twice ...

I meanwhile got my ELM interface. There is no difference in error codes to the K-line interface. A missing clutch position sensor will not show up as an error message - allthough the ECU brings up the gear warning light and blocks the gearbox completely. Since I got a new and functional sensor I als...

Great job! The only thing that doesn't work - so far - on my laptop are the Parameter Templates. Ctrl.+0-9 key combi doesn't save templates... ...or so I thought - because templates don't show up in the template table. However, they are stored 'invisibly' - by keying any afore stored number, they wi...

So far I was using a standard VagCom cable but an ELM327 is on order. I expect it any day now. Will keep you updated.

Martin

It's not a LVDT but a VAC sensor but yes, it got four pins (VAC’s also got two coils but they are quiet cheap). The values don’t change randomly either - even with a disconnected sensor there is a static reading for open and closed clutch - in my case it's something around 10.x and 19.x mm. The ques...

This has been done by Belli29 - he compared Multiecuscan, Alfadiag and Examiner. Results as in my post above... Might it be that this got something to do with the fact that Fiat uses a complete different sensor for clutch position than i.e., Alfa does - it's NOT a potentiometer, looks rather like a ...