Monday, 13 February 2006
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| Giulietta '78 Monйt 12:50:56 |
| | I own this, probably the oldest Giulietta in Croatia. The registration
passed few weeks ago. I would like to sell it for the best offer.
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Sunday, 12 February 2006
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| Re: Alfa servicing -Glasgow Arwmarshall 22:30:49 |
| | Looks spot on. - Many thanx.
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| on Ebay, my Alfa. Pete M 02:31:50 |
| | http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4612480683
Doubt any of you are interested, but it's there if you are.
97"R" 155 1.8. 103,000 miles, MOT+Tax, swap or sell.
Car is in Liverpool.
Reserve is sensible.
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Pete M - Scouse Git Extraordinaire
Alfa 155, Ford Capri (alive again!), Porsche 911 Carrera 3.2
OMF#9
"This is not 'Nam, this is bowling. There are rules"
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Saturday, 11 February 2006
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| Sold to the man at the back... Domestos 22:01:22 |
| | My 2003 156 1.9JTD has finally sold. Sad to see it go, its been a great car.
Its taken the great trip abroad, and become an export (to N.ireland), where
a new buyer will lovingly care for it...
By mate 
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Friday, 10 February 2006
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| Selenia Racing oil Gt 17:23:01 |
| | Does I really need the Selenia Racing oil in the 2.0 JTS engine or is normal
10w40 (GTX or whatever) OK? The manual says Selenia Racing 10w60, but the
only place I can get oil of that weight is the Alfa garage and hard for me
to get to during working hours. On top of that, it is significantly more
expensive than normal oil.
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| Frequently Asked Questions - rev Jan2006 Pete 14:39:43 |
| | FAQ and de facto charter for news://alt.autos.alfa-romeo Rev:Jan 2006
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You might even find your answer. SEE BELOW for FAQuestions.
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Some of the Most frequently asked by readers that have generated a
wealth of debate and replies. Google is a great resource for these.
Links are included in the hope that the advise may help.
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these people in mind.
These Subjects are not included so as to stifle further debate on
these issues and people with the same questions are still welcomed
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new light for us all to profit from.
What oil / Selenia oil etc.,
http://makeashorterlink.com/?S1DF24C9C
http://makeashorterlink.com/?A1CF25C9C
Click Google Search
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Questions about changing the 156 belt:
http://makeashorterlink.com/?J1FF52C9C
Click Google Search
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What tyres are best for my Alfa (esp 156)
http://makeashorterlink.com/?F53025D9C
http://makeashorterlink.com/?H18041D9C
Click Google Search
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Bad starting or stalling, shaky idle (Lambda sensor)
http://makeashorterlink.com/?T6A012D9C
Click Google Search
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NB: anti-rust address. Please clean before use.
Pete
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<iowna156@rustclubalfa.com>
156 2.0 TS (2001) - Proteo Rosso
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| Alfa 156 door lock pins on a 166 and GTV Jeff Siddle 01:50:16 |
| | Hi,
I wonder if anyone can tell me if the door lock pins from a Alfa 156 will
also fit an Alfa 166 ?
Also will the 156 door lock pins also fit a GTV ?
Many thanks
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Thursday, 9 February 2006
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| Re: 156 Windscreen washer problems Mike 01:58:44 |
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"Mitch" <michaelclarke@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
news:uMmFf.12431$Fy4.4464@newsfe4-win.ntli.net...>I have tried to search on google for this problem, but google seems to be >having problems too, so apologies if this is a well posted problem.> I have a 156 registered in 2000. It has headlamp washers. When I try to > wash the screen I can hear the motor but there is no water from the jets. > If I turn on headlamps there is no water to them either. When I > disconnect the motor to the windscreen jets and try the headlamp ones > there is no sound. If anyone has experience of this fault I would > appreciate some help.>
Cheers> Michael
I had this problem recently on my 156 2.0l year 2000. both my screen washers
and headlight washers failed. The headlamp washers had probably failed long
before I noticed them not working when checking the screen washers.
The headlamp washers turned out to be the fuse. To prove that it's not the
pump; swap the connectors from the screen pump onto the headlamp pump; they
should then work. Replace the fuse.
I replaced the pump in an attempt to fix my screen washers. It was making a
noise but no liquid came out of the jets. The Alfa/Fiat pump cost me Ј22 and
turned out to be unnecessary. The real cause of the problem was the "T"
piece that splits the flow to the two jets. Like most things Alfa it's a bit
unusual. It has a rubber diaphram inside and this had distorted or perished
and wasn't letting any liquid through.Removing the rubber bit didn't make it
work either
I couldn't get an Alfa replacement as it was Christmas holidays and
everywhere was closed. I replaced it with bog standard plastic "T" piece
from the local car shop and it works fine.
On mine the fuse for the headlamp washer pump is in the fuse box behind the
trim panel by your right knee.
mike
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Monday, 7 November 2005
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| Unique Alfa Brera Images & Videos Stu2469 21:34:09 |
| | Hi everyone,
Gabri (member) from Italy sent me the images and videos, I have
uploaded them to my server. I will in time produce a proper page for
them as they are simply in a folder on my server, but for now you can
download the images and the videos by right clicking and saving each of
the videos and pictures to
your desktop. Simply click on the following URL to go to the location.
http://www.insightsupport.com/alfa_brera/
It looks a stunning car.
Stu
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| 156 Brake/Clutch fluid reservoir. Hughes. 21:30:51 |
| | My clutch is currently dysfunctional due to a leak from the slave cylinder seal
(in)conveniently located in the gearbox, what confuses me is that the brakes
still work fine, even though both systems run from the same reservoir.
Brake pedal has plenty of pressure, but the clutch pedal goes to the floor and
stays there. What sorcery is this?
--
I Amuse (I am Hughes.)
Judge Nutmeg in #Digi
1998 156 2.0 TS Sport
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| 156 electronics Roger 13:36:11 |
| | Dont know if anyone is intrested but whilst thumbing through a Car mechanics
Mag, I came accross this book.
I havnt bought it but it might be worth a read as we may find out a little
more about the odd and wonderful things that the 156 trys to throw at us
from time to time?
follow this link
http://www.carmechanicsmag.co.uk/cgi-bin/purchase.cgi?cat=Motoring/Diagnostics&item=CMM08&s=books&site=CMM
Roger
156 SW
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Sunday, 6 November 2005
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| 156 Aircon Compressor Mode Zathras 20:46:29 |
| | On the single zone A/C in a 156, I seem to remember that you can
change what happens when you press the button that
activates/deactivates the compressor. IIRC, in one mode, the
'compressor switch' remembers it's setting when the ignition is turned
off and in the other, it turns the compressor on every time the
ignition is turned on regardless of the previous setting. I think
there are other differences too.
IIRC, someone here provided details of how to switch from one mode to
the other. As my searching revealed nothing, anyone remember/know how
to do it?
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Z
Scotland
Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather
'Oil' be seeing you..
(Email without 'Alfa' in subject are auto-deleted..sorry!)
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| GTA cam belt Steve Byatt 19:01:31 |
| | Oh dear. 2002 156 GTA, 65k miles, regularly serviced by Alfa dealer and its
cam belt has failed. Shock. Watch this space!
SJB
Alfasud 1.3Ti
Alfasud Sprint Cloverleaf
Alfa 33 Cloverleaf
Alfa 75 3.0V6 Veloce
Alfa 164 3.0 V6 Cloverleaf
Alfa GTV
and now, a 156 3.2 V6 GTA
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| alfa romeo SZ air con Richardl1955 17:45:30 |
| | I have one of the 1000 of these ever made. My question is can I run it
without the belt that drives the aircon unit. It doesnt drive anything
else and I need to get the car home
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| Alfa Brera Gabri 00:04:21 |
| | Somebody having a free space to post 10 pics and 2 movies (46MB) shooted
today in Milan of the new Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 V6 (they were filming the new
commercial that will be out on October 31st) ? I had the privilege to sit
inside of it, man i have to buy it! What a car, what a car.
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Thursday, 3 November 2005
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| I have found a new german Alfa GT Forum www.alfa-gt.de Mimare 22:39:28 |
| | I have found a new german Alfa GT Forum http://www.alfa-gt.de
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| Someone please stop this madness..... SteveH 13:33:24 |
| | I've had enough, I'm getting *very* angry now.
There's someone on ebay, going by the name of 'italianspares' who seems
to be on a mission to buy *every* 75 so he can break them for spares.
I'm not joking, either. A 75 comes up for sale, he bids. He wins, he
breaks.
He's responsible for 5 or 6 very decent 75s being removed from our roads
over the last year or so.
Someone needs to stop him now, before they're all gone 
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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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| It was a shed anyway SteveH 12:25:35 |
| | The 156 I ended up going to look at.
Scuffed bumpers with peeling laquer.
Dented and scratched sides.
Bald front tyres.
Finally, stupidly spaced numberplate:
W6 14N J.R.
(Yes, he'd used the full-stops, too)
I took all of 60 seconds to walk away, even when the salesman appeared
with the keys.
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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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| Alfa Servicing in south Wales Roger 01:24:02 |
| | Hi All
Does anyone know of any Alfa Romeo specialists in or around S.Wales?
Cheers
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Wednesday, 2 November 2005
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| punch marks on 526/A engine Dino Lucci 23:41:30 |
| | I own a Giulia Gt Junior 1600, year 1975.
I had to open the engine (a brass gone) and my cylinder block was in
really bad conditions. A lot of corrosion, the seal with the Barrels
was obtained using mastic.
So I had to find a new block. I bought one at a pretty good price, I
don't know in the other country but in Italy seams to be a good price
500ВЂ...
The conditions of the new block are excellent but something doesn't
convince me. The punch mark use a different font, fatter on the new one
(mine is slimmer), use a separation asterisk instead of a star (on mine
old one).
So, back home I found an old article on "Ruoteclassiche" June 1993
talking about the fake Giulietta Sanesi restaured at that time, and one
of the point to prove the not autenticity of the car was the font used
for the punch mark. In that case was on the body but I think is
similar.
Anybody knows in which period were in use this two kinds of mark?
Thanks, Dino
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| Alfa Romeo 156 1.8 Twin Spark Lights Problem Ivo via CarKB.com 23:27:13 |
| | I have a problem with my lights some of the lamps lights very very low (the
ones on the back that are on the same phisical lamp as the STOP light) and it
lights like that always ... even with the engine turned off and the keyes
removed. Also when i start the front lights and remove that lamp and insert
it again it works fine but when I turn off the lights off and on again it
does not want to start (the lamp) some people told me this could be a problem
with the lights controler (if there is any?!) but I don't know where to find
it and I am not sure is this the problem! Please share some information with
me if you have any about that stupid problem!
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| immobiliser problems on 156 Canonian 22:22:14 |
| | Well, thats typical Alfa .... they say.
6 monts ago I experienced the first problems with my keycode / immobiliser
on my 1998 156-1.8. It didn't function anymore, but the amber coloured
'code' LED on display didn't lit up either. Starting with the emergency
procedure however did help me. After a few days, it dissapeared and never
came back ... untill this morning! Again the same problems. Now, after some
local rides and a driving for more than an hour this afternoon, suddenly the
amber 'code key' LED lits up, saying that the module is in error. 30 minutes
later I arrived at my final destination. After switching of the engine, I
tried to start the engine again. Surprise - surprise, no keycode problems
anymore.
Weird!!! No logic thoughts on what might be wrong other than a very random
error. Anybody any idea how to inspect (visual) the immobiliser and
antenna??? I understand that the antenna must be near the keyinsert en
immobiliser near the fuse section in the cabine. I tried to see / dismount
them a few months ago, but with no result. What are the tips & tricks on
this ???
Berry
http://bere-design.tk
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Monday, 31 October 2005
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| 91 164L questions Peter 22:25:28 |
| | Hi,
I am in the process of switching a 3.0 bottom end, and have a few questions
on the rear head, does the oil pump drive gear need to be disconected, if so
where is the access.
where are the match marks on the cam gears, I can not see any.
After I roll the engine forward and remove the rear head is there clearance
to rmove the engine without the transmision (automatic)
Also none of the features on my power seats work, the fuse is good, is there
any other common failure point for these.
I do not have the time or money to put in to the car disk right now, so any
help will be apreciated.
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| V6 24v belt change interval SteveH 19:30:37 |
| | Am I right in thinking that you need to do these every 36k miles?
I'm looking at a 164 24v at the moment, but it's done 104k miles, with
the last change at 60k miles.
Should I be budgeting for a change ASAP?
If so, it's not worth it..... 'cos I've seen one for 300 quid more
that's just had the belts done.
--
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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