Sunday, 30 October 2005
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| alfa 155 twins park 1.8 problem Saelektronik 11:52:17 |
| | Please help anyone,
I have Alfa Romeo 155 twins park 1.8 and I have a big problem.
When I start the engine and go for a drive, while the engine is cold
the
car is suffocating (if I could say so) I mean that the car is leaping
and when
I stop number of revolution light down and the car is turning off. When
the
engine warms up he works normaly there are no effect like I said
before.
I went to the service and they where cleaning some pipes (don't know
how to call them) where the gasoline is passing trought. Thus anyone
have any idea what is happening please every help is welcome.
Thanks in advanced
Igor M.
Serbia & Montenegro
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Friday, 28 October 2005
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| New 147 Owner Sйan Connolly 17:30:26 |
| | Hi all,
Just part ex'd my beloved SEAT Leon Cupra for a 147 JTD 16v.
Feeling pretty sad about loosing the SEAT at the moment, so cheer me up!
Sйan
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| Pulling left... Gt 12:32:10 |
| | Just got 2 new tyres fitted to my 2002 156 JTS. They fitted them to the rear
and put the old, partially worn tyres onto my main driving, steering and
braking wheels just in time for winter (not looking for a debate on this
though!), so they removed and replaced all 4 wheels during the procedure.
The car now pulls left most of the time! Sometimes (maybe 25% of the time)
it is fine, but most of the time it pulls left. This not worsened by
breaking or accelerating (not bad balanced breaks or torque steer). I
presume the tyre fitters did something wrong, or caught something, but the
car is in for a service in a couple of days, so I'll get the Alfa garage to
check it out - what should I ask them to check out? Wheel balance, tracking
etc?... What does this sound like? I will obviously describe everything to
them, but sounding remotely knowledgeable to the mechanic saves me being
ripped-off!!
Thanks
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Thursday, 27 October 2005
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| Argh! Decisions...... SteveH 14:54:48 |
| | Nuvola blue 156 TSpark, black leather. 2000W. Up for ВЈ2799 at a dealer
fairly locally.
Should I?
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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| Racing Oil Ivan 14:46:50 |
| | Apart from the 5000 km change interval, are there any peculiarities as
regards this oil.
I reckon it might protect the engine a bit more at higher revs, since it has
10 W 60 gradation.
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Wednesday, 26 October 2005
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| HELP - smoke ! Nc 23:02:05 |
| | All,
For about 4 weeks I've been getting a ploom of smoke raising out of the
bonnet between the bonnet and the driver side wing. This does not happen
all of the time, but tends to be when I've been quite hard on the brakes
(although when I am hard on the brakes, its because I've been hard on
the engine...! so may not be due to brakes).
Had the brakes stripped down by Desira this morning (they thought it was
due to them overheating / ceasing), but it did it again on the way back
into work.
Its been happening ever since it had the 60k service (incl new plugs and
cambelt/tensioner/variator) done by Jamie in Royston.
I'm passing his way tomorrow so will be dropping in for him to have a look.
Any thoughts what this might be due to ?? Smoke smells like oily
burning. Could it be linked to the service - seems to be a strange
coincidence that it started happening right at that time.....
(2000 W Reg ALfa 156 2.0 Veloce)
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| Someone should buy this SteveH 20:52:52 |
| | http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ALFA-ROMEO-75-2-0-TWINSPARK-SPARES-OR-REPAIR_W0QQi
temZ4585417277QQcategoryZ9834QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Looks *far* too good to scrap - I really hope an enthusiast out there
buys it. Looks a lot tidier than mine, so it shouldn't take too much to
sort it.
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Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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| 147 JTD Engine management warning.... Cupra 13:19:46 |
| | ....manifested itself 24hrs after driving through rain soaked lanes (no deep
puddles) - sensor problem?
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| Oooh, don't see many of these SteveH 01:02:49 |
| | http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/S1-ALFA-ROMEO-ALFETTA-1-8-SALOON-CLASSIC_W0QQitemZ
4584701517QQcategoryZ29752QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Probably not the best choice as a Passat replacement, though.
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Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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Tuesday, 25 October 2005
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| Independant Specialists Mike 18:06:10 |
| | I don't need one at present but should the need arise it would be nice to be
aware of my local independant Alfa specialists. I'm in the Leeds area but
I'm sure that others could use such information for their local area. Does
anyone know if there is a directory or list available anywhere. Better to be
able to check them out at leisure rather than in the panic of needing your
pride & joy fixing.
mike
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| undertray Nc 18:02:04 |
| | Off to local Desira to get a new undertray fitted on my 156 2.0 - its
hanging off and scrapping along the ground ! Poor thing has never had to
suffer them before.... but its a bit far to Royston just for this.
Surely Desira cant bugger up a simple job like this one.... ;)
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| 156 tickover Mike 17:16:05 |
| | On the way to work this morning my 2000 yr. 156 2.0 TS refused to tickover.
As soon as my foot left the throttle pedal the engine died. I struggled to
work using nifty footwork and judicious use of the handbrake.
When I stopped to investigate in the car park I found that after waggling
the throttle pedal up and down a few times everything returned to normal. Is
this a 'fly by wire' throttle ? and has anyone else seen this effect. I am
hoping it's just a sticky cable which some lubrication would cure. Any
suggestions welcome.
Thanks,
mike
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| Oil Vapor Separator Cjl 14:34:23 |
| | 1989 alfa spider 2L desparately needs a new oil vapor separator ( another
location in the shop manual calls it a vapor canister) Have checked all
Houston local parts shops and another 5 on the web with not much luck.
None that I checked even had it listed and BAP/GEON has it listed but
references it as not yet available.
Any guidance would be appreciated.
PS I have had pretty good luck on parts from International-Auto, but not for
this item.
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| 5th gear and Vicki Pete 00:33:17 |
| | Nice to see them back and for an hour long show this series
but I can't understand what that silly girl has done to her hair 
Pete
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<iowna156@rustclubalfa.com>
156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso
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Monday, 24 October 2005
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| Recommended Dealer in East Midlands area? Steve 18:25:21 |
| | Hi
I've just moved to Warwickshire (Rugby to be exact), and I just wondered if
anyone could recommend a decent dealer - Independant or Alfa, to carry out
servicing on my 156.
I want to point out some body work troubles which I would want to be fixed
under warranty (last chance for my S plate) - would an independant be able
to tackle this?
Thanks for any help
Steve
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| Cambelt change Stuart 06:23:18 |
| | I have just been quoted over Ј400 from a local garage to change the cambelt
on my 156 2.0TS. This seems v. expensive as according to alfa the job should
take approx 3.5 hours. Can someone let me know how much this work should
cost?
Thanks
Stuart
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| 147 rear wash wipe Ash 01:33:42 |
| | there is water in the resovoir and the wiper works but only a tricle of
water is comes out instead of a squirt. Any idea what the trouble could be ?
TIA
ash
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Sunday, 23 October 2005
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| Find me an Alfa! SteveH 21:45:56 |
| | I promised myself a shiny Alfa when I escaped my previous job.... with
the new job starting in 3 weeks time, I'm now on a mission.
Trouble is, as usual, I'm too tight to spend proper money 
What I'm after is a nice 164 V6 for around a grand, a decent widebody
155 for similar money. or whatever I can get in p/x for my Passat and
500 quid.....
Preferably nothing too far away, unless someone local has checked it out
for me before driving over myself (I've spent far too much time chasing
up and down the country looking at heaps of crap).
Anyone know of something suitable?
--
Steve H 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo'
http://www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - MZ ETZ300 - Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso - Passat 1.8 Turbo SE - COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 - BoTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
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| gta undertray Steve Byatt 17:58:49 |
| | Anyone know of a cheap(ish) source for 156 GTA engine undertray? Now broken
my third. That's the Herefordshire country lanes for you!
Steve Byatt
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Saturday, 22 October 2005
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| Sound....... Alfistagj 15:46:04 |
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I never listen and drive another monty except mine...
This is the audio/video of one of my Monti-friends.
http://www.youtube.com/watch.php?v=QxqMnlCD8-s&search=Scooter+Vespa+Lambretta
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Ciao from The Netherlands
alfistagj (aka Gert-Jan)
GT 2.0 JTS (2005)
Montreal 2.6V8 (1973/4)
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| Carforums.net Alfa Romeo Section Xblazinlv 08:26:20 |
| | Hello everyone,
I would like to formally invite you to visit CarForums.net. We have an
Alfa Romeo forum there and many other make specific forums. We could
really use some help building up a great Alfa Romeo section, and would
appreciate it you would stop by and register. Check us out today, the
address again is http://www.carforums.net
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Friday, 21 October 2005
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| stadslicht Johan van Nijnatten 17:43:40 |
| | Heb een alfa 147 van 2004 en ben op zoek naar een stadslicht en dan wel het
stekkertje ervan, dat is een lang krom lopend stukje plastic om bij de
opening van de koplamp te komen, heb alle sloperijen al gebeld maar niemand
kon mij helpen.
Heb de dealer gebeld maar dat zat bij de koplampunit dus moest ik de hele
unit kopen en dat zou zo maar eens ? 200 kunnen kosten en dat gaat me toch
iets te ver, dus wie weet een oplossing, het plastic pootje heb ik niet meer
dus lijmen of plakken kan niet meer.
Als iemand wat weet mail het dan even door naar nijnatten@home.nl
Groetjes
Johan van Nijnatten
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