Thursday, 11 October 2007
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| Cambelt change on a 156 Stuart 12:33:46 |
| | Hi,
I have decided to change the cambelt on my 2002 Alfa 156 which has covered
45K miles before the inevitable happens.
Can anyone recommend a decent garage around either Milton Keynes or St
Albans and advise how much this will cost??
Thanks
Stuart
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Tuesday, 23 January 2007
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| Alfa Pictures R. de Jong 22:22:53 |
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| silver paint Highwood 20:14:01 |
| | hallo is there touch up paint for my alfa 156 1.6 color code is 612/a
someone scrat my bumper on the back only the plastic bit but cannot
find anything thanks
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Monday, 22 January 2007
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| Electics Windows sticking Davea 17:14:30 |
| | Hello
The electric windows on my 147 have been sticking and shuddering up and
down when operated. Sometimes they slow to a crawl when opening. Pretty
sure they just need some lubricant to get going again but I'm not sure
what to use on them? Any suggesstions? WD40 ok?
Thanks
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Sunday, 21 January 2007
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| Re: 156 bulb warning light Catman 23:14:16 |
| | Halmyre wrote:> In article <45b20182.0@entanet>, alan@NOPINKSTUFFarogers.freeserve.co.uk > says...>> Bloody good isn't it? The thing comes on every time one of the number plate >> lights is a bit dodgly, a little tap on the number plate bulb holder sorts >> it out.>>
Now, with a blown N/S dipped headlight bulb it *doesn't* come on.>> 'Twas tricky removing the duff bulb, I'm thinking it going to be even harder >> to replace it after reading a few of the posts in here.>> It's true. The statue of the Venus De Milo was based on an Alfa owner > who tried to change her own headlight bulbs...> Pah. Indicators......
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Thursday, 18 January 2007
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| Re: Very Fast Indicator Flashing Mmester 20:53:25 |
| | Try check your indicator lamps, I'm 95 % sure, that one of them is not
working.....
"Gareth Hill" <g.t.hill@gmail.com> skrev i en meddelelse
news:1168801918.128899.229160@v45g2000cwv.googlegroups.com...>I got in my car this morning to find that the left indicator flashes> very quickly when used. Looking at an earlier closed posting I see that> people has suffered similar problems before. Is this related to a relay> in the steering column or a fuse? Will the fuse be one of those housed> with the OBD?>
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Tuesday, 28 November 2006
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| Reset ECU Edmund 15:00:31 |
| | my yr2000 156TS seems to jerk when changing from 1st to 2nd gear. anyone
with suggestions? would a reset of the ECU help with it? anyone has the
sequence to do the reset? thanks a million!
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Saturday, 30 September 2006
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| Alfa 166 ICS error Pjb 04:20:27 |
| | My ICS screen displays an "Airconditioning failure please contact service
centre"
on my Alfa 166.
I have had the software updates 3 time in New Zealand at the agents. There
doesn't seem to be faulty but it happens everytime I start the car and
occasionaly when on a long trip. Pressing the "Climate" button returns the
display to normal.
Any one have any ideas? The agents said it was a software bug. But that
sounds like "can't be bothered". I am computer software engineer and I know
how easy these things can be investigated and repaired.
Peter Banks
Wellington, NZ
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Saturday, 2 September 2006
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| 156 Rear View Mirror Malcolm Osborne 20:59:37 |
| | I succeeded in smashing my LHS mirror on a motor gate that decided to start
closing while I was reversing out!
After about 6 weeks, I eventually got a replacement from the dealer.
Fitting the new mirror wasn't too difficult - removing a plastic cover
inside the door reveals the 3 allan screws. However, I now discover that
the new mirror doesn't have the temperature sensor!
Apart from not being able to obtain a reading for the outside temp, will
this affect the climate control?
I still have the sensor from the old mirror. Is it possible to fit this
into the new mirror? The cable seems to have the wiring for it, so hopfully
there's an empty connector inside.
The other option is to go back to the dealer 
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regards,
Malcolm Osborne
Benoni, South Africa
156 - 1999 2.0TS
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Monday, 14 August 2006
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| Alfa 156 brake lights Elder Al 14:09:33 |
| | Is it easy to replace the brake pedal switch (on a JTS)? Lights tend
to stay on.
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Sunday, 13 August 2006
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| autoradio Blaukpunt Carlo 18:56:18 |
| | L'autoradio Blaukpunt montato di serie sulle Alfa 147 dopo 20 minuti di
funzionamento a motore fermo si spegne automaticamente..... fastidiosissimo
quando sei fermo in macchina e vuoi un po' di musica.... qualcuno sa dirmi
se ? possibile eliminare definitivamente questa funzione?
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| gearbox problems Royc 12:28:07 |
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i have a 147 with semi auto gearbox.
it tends to change gear at funny times in auto mode, & the 'paddles' dont
worh anymore?
is there any experts in the west midlands uk?
roy
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Saturday, 12 August 2006
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| droopy rear suspension on 156 Humpty Dumpty 02:10:53 |
| | 156 2L TS (2000W) SP3
One side at the rear is noticeably lower than the other - about 2cm
I've only had a brief look around under the wheel arch and can't see
anything obvious, but any suggestions of what could be the cause? Could it
just be a knackered damper, or would that not cause a reduction in height?
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Friday, 11 August 2006
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| Trip computer Mb 15:37:03 |
| | As new owner of 03 156 I am struggling to get info from the trip computer.
I thought the set button on the indicator stalk should activate this but I
cannot obtain any info on the display.
Can anyone provide input please?
MB
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Thursday, 10 August 2006
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| 1st meeting with Giulia (GTA?) ! Wojciech Kotas 22:28:37 |
| | Hello Alfa Brothers!
Today I was driving my superb 155 with light alloy TS and I have met my
brother driving clasical Alfa 33 on a Krakow city ring. We have so much
fun
speeding really fast around our beautiful city but this is not so
interesting like ... meeting Giulia (highly probable) GTA!
Giulia-driver
joined to us and pushed the pedal to the metal... What a sound makes
that
light-alloy engine! And what a kick it has (he showed us unbelievable
accerelation from 160 to 180 kmh)...
It looks like a dream. In Poland we have not so many Alfas on the road.
And
only a couple of Alfa-boxers or a few 155 with Alfa engines not cast
iron TS
or VM diesels. Of course there is many of 156, even 166 but you know
what I
mean. You can see much more S-Klasse tanks then Alfa Spiders. And that
Giulia... it was first time a have seen so rare car here (besides the
fact
of Montreal starting in historical rallye on last December). And three
exotic (here) cars were driving next to each other and driving really
fast.
What a sight and what a sound...
It is hard to say "my dreams comes true". I have not been even dreaming
about it.
After two hours I think it was a gift from a God  Don't you belive
me?
But I can prove this really simply. I still have my driving license -
on 30
kilometers there was no cops. And they love hunting on drivers there.
Regards from Poland
Wojtek
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| bad service experience dt Kruger 19:22:17 |
| | So I book my 2002 147 selespeed in, and decided to have _everything_
fixed. The bill came to 19450 South African rands (thats about 1500 in
GBP). This included major service, new windshield wiper motor, selespeed
gearbox adjusments to name a couple of major players on the bottom line.
So all goes well until I go to collect my car, and saw there's a new
dent in the door.
Quickly get the service manager out, who checks the book, and says it is
marked as being there beforehand. So I show him a closer look at the
dent, pointing out that theres still white powdery residue on it, and
they washed the car so its proof it happened recently, and someone
didn't want responsibility, so marked the book!!
Anyway to that he said they'll first have to investigate
This is such a disappointment - she was perfect until now.
Dealership is Arnold Chatz in Hyde Park, South Africa btw.
In their credit, the engine is absolutely tip-top, but this is hassle I
really didn't need.
/rant
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Wednesday, 9 August 2006
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| service Ray Addicott 17:47:12 |
| | Hi can anyone recommend somewhere good and reliable, to service my GTA in or
near Nottingham. Thanks in advance to anyone who replys. Cheers Ray
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| 156 very poorly R D S 10:58:44 |
| | Jumped on the motorway earlier, hammer down, picked up a reasonable speed
then complete power loss.
Coasted onto the hard shoulder, car wouldn't turn over properly on the key,
suspected an electrical fault (I have been known to be optimistic).
AA bloke turned up, put a booster on the battery, the car struggled to start
but fired up and shook like a leaf with blue white smoke billowing from the
rear, 'its internal' he said, my pocket went into spasm.
Am I a petrolhead now?
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Tuesday, 8 August 2006
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| 147 ipod Cupra 22:04:35 |
| | After threatening to do it for a while (reading posts here) I've finally
fitted a 'psuedo-changer' cable to my head unit - ipod works a treat on it
for total of ?6!
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| 3yr 147, which service needed? Rk164 00:00:25 |
| | Hi,
I have got a 2003 '03 plate 147 2.0 manual. Its just become 3 yrs old
and is in need of its annual service. Its done 16k miles. I was
wondering which service I need? Does it need a 36k service given its
done less than half that amount of miles?
Thanks in advance
rk164
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Saturday, 5 August 2006
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| Knowing when to sell a car R D S 23:05:21 |
| | Do some people have a knack of knowing when to sell a car.
Our 156 we have had under 3 months has just come out of the garage after
breaking down. It has had a new piston, various bearings and a camshaft. Do
they know or are they just lucky.
I wish you could X-ray a car before buying it.
Rick
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| Key broken Gt 16:25:34 |
| | My 156 was registered in October 2002. It came with 2 keys and I dropped one
and broke it, so it was replaced under warranty by a slightly larger, newer
key about 18 months ago. So I have one original key that is still working
fine and a new key that locked the car just fine last night, but won't do
anything this morning (won't unlock or release boot). I locked the car, put
the key in my trouser pocket, changed my clothes and put the same trousers
on the next morning and the key doesn't work. I have tried a new battery,
but the key seems to be dead. It does not rattle, so it hasn't been
physically damaged (like the one it has replaced). It has not been wet, it
has not been dropped. Can these keys 'forget' their codes overnight?
Obviously, I can take it to an alfa garage and have them look at it, but can
I try anything myself? Is there a secret reset function or something?
Any advise welcome. Ta,
GT
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Friday, 4 August 2006
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| Wannabe 147 owner ^^ Ludico.Net 21:24:55 |
| | tomorrow im going to confirm it ^^ but im still not sure about the color :O
wich should i pick? "Grigio Luce di Amalfi" or "Grigio Savona"  i like 'em
both but i dunno how they looks, looking on google i found few pictured
almost confused coz not in the same condition of light the former looks
brown to copper sometimes the latter from grey to grey/light blue. any
advice before tomorrow at morning?
tnx,
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| gt sat navplus Nipi 17:24:29 |
| | Hi
I am due to collect my gt soon and I was wondering if anyone knows if a sat-navplus unit can be retrofitted as this one does not have one installed.
any help much appreciated.
Regards
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| Safety Recall - Bonnet Closure - 156 Hologram 03:34:25 |
| | Hi folks, just wondered if anyone else had received a notification from
Alfa Romeo about a recall for all 156 models to check the state of
maintenance and efficiency of the bonnet closing mechanism. Aparently
a few have opened accidently (presumably at high speed on the motorway
- ouch).
-Rod-
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