Our home made Haynes manual!

Right I've tried to search the 166 & 164 forum and anybody who has described any thing should be in here!

Please add any guides and anything I've missed. Hopefully this can be sticked in the top and we wont have to tell every second new person they need a new MAF!

My apologies to 164 owners I found it would be to complicated to have guides for both cars on the one thread.

Bodywork
Stonechips
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...one-chips.html (Any advice on how to repair stone chips)

more on paint
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...pray-cans.html (touch up spray cans)

replacing the rear badge
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...n-a-166-a.html (Fitting the rear boot lid badge on a 166)

Suspension
Suspension overhaul
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-bearings.html (Suspension Overhaul Powerflex & Bearings)

Upgrading
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ification.html (166 Suspension modification)

outer cv boot
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-easy-way.html (166 leaking outer cv boot done the easy way)
http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/cv-boot-...structions.php

Rear bushes
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...on-bushes.html (166 rear suspension bushes)

Cv Noise incorporating Broken Front Springs
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...s-inboard.html (166 Rumbling noise O/S/F wheel area Poss inboard CV)

Front Upper Arm Bush
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-arm-bush.html (Alfa 166 Front Upper Arm Bush)

166 Drop Link Replacement

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ml#post1791017 (166 Drop Link Replace..Esp for Stu courtesy Kylie Minogue)

Brakes
Brake pad chat
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...rake-pads.html (What Brake pads?)

Tyres
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-question.html (166 tire question)

Engine

Timing belt
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...6-cambelt.html (3.0 V6 Cambelt)
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...am-belt-2.html (Cam belt)

engine rebuild after belt snap
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/just-...-cam-belt.html

Buying a new MAF
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ensor-buy.html (maff sensor {buy})

Cleaning an oily MAF
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-air-duct.html (MAF cleaning - oil in air duct ??)

Oil cooler pipes
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...t-offside.html (Car spewing oil front offside.)

How to change the spark plugs
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ark-plugs.html (Spark plugs)
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-v6-plugs.html (166 How do you do yours? V6 plugs)
http://www.alfa156.net/tech/fr_index...h/v6sparks.htm

When in doubt just rebuild the engine from scratch. He make it look so easy!
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...enovation.html (2.5 v6 renovation)

Changing the air filter
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ml#post1994689 (Changing air filter)

fitting new radiator
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ator-help.html (Fitting new radiator - Help!)
http://reviews.ebay.com/Alfa-Romeo-R...AT:-1:SEARCH:1
Exhaust

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ting-snag.html (166 V6 Exhaust fitting snag.)


Air con

Fan
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...r-con-fan.html (Where is the 166 Air con Fan)

stuck on a certain Temperature
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...lem-again.html (166 heater problem (again))

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...to-gas-me.html (166 Climate control-tried to gas me!!!!!)

Replacing a pollen filter
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ml#post1994732 (How to swap a pollen filter)

Electrical stuff

166 LH Indicator Cancelling – Fixed
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ing-fixed.html (166 LH Indicator Cancelling - Fixed)

lights
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ng-lights.html (Changing parking lights)

Rain sensitive wipers
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...py-wipers.html (Happy Wipers)


ICS
Removal and codes
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ive-guide.html (ICS codes and ICS removal - hopefully a definitive guide!)

Converting your tape deck to something more useful.
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-of-166-a.html (AUX / Line In on ICS of 166)

More on codes
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...meo-166-a.html (ICS CODE for ALFA ROMEO 166)

An ICS repair man in Ireland
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...r-ireland.html (Re ICS repair Ireland)

Retro fitting the DSP amp
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-facelift.html (DSP updgrading easier with 166 facelift)
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...upgrading.html (Subwoofer fixing for DSP upgrading)

Retro fitting the DSP amp and sat nav
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/ice-a...p-install.html (Sat Nav & DSP install)

Interior

Upgrading to leather
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-question.html (Upgrading interior Question!)

Replacing the leather arm rest
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ce-needed.html (Fitting New Armrest Cover - advice needed)

Removing the rear seats
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-in-166-a.html (Removing rear seats in 166)

Removing door cards
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...l-locking.html (Goodamn Central Locking)
Central Locking.doc - File Shared from Box.net - Free Online File Storage
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...or-cables.html (How to get to the door cables ?)

Central locking

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ing-motor.html (How to replace a locking motor.)

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...trol-unit.html

we like talking about central locking!
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ing-issue.html (166 2.5 Central locking issue)

Removing the steering wheel
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ing-wheel.html (Removing/replacing 166 steering wheel)

Fitting curse control and controls to the steering wheel

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...e-control.html (How to fit cruise control.)

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-my-166-a.html (Depressed. I would like to spec up my 166)

Some more guides
Alfa Romeo 166 Maintenance Guide

166 driving tips
winter Motoring
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-motoring.html (Winter Motoring)

The 166 EPR

FIAT ePER


Right I've got to page 20 and now I'm bored but I hope I've set the ball rolling!

Now can you do one for the 156.

Cheers

This is the muts nuts..... could we make it sticky..

Definitely needs to be a sticky

Thanks Stu, great work!

Yeah, good stuff Stu - Get it made a sticky. Can you have one that we can all add to, or will you have to continue doing all the work!?

I was thinking about that. Stick threads that you feel worthy on this thread and I will add then in the original post. If it gets to much for me I don't think I would have a problem sharing my password with some of the 166 regulars.

Maybe the Mods might come up with some sort of WIKI inspired user name.

Its far from a complete list. I got bored at page 20!

Its also hard to know what thread is worthy of a mention as there are hundreds of MAF threads etc.

so my rules where Any 5 star thread, Any post with photos of the work being done and any thread with step by step instructions.

Stuart

How do you make things sticky? I've got some honey!

Ask/PM a mod, they're the people to speak to.

well done Stu now we dont have to spend hours looking everywhere for the information! Get yourself a drink for a job well done, incidentally i have been looking for the CURSE control for ages as I need to tone my cursing down....

and don't forget one for the 147 please!

Originally Posted by TeamAlfa

well done Stu now we dont have to spend hours looking everywhere for the information! Get yourself a drink for a job well done, incidentally i have been looking for the CURSE control for ages as I need to tone my cursing down....

Know @~*! what you @~#*! mean. I don't have @~*!] curse @~*!## control as well!

I'm surprised that nobody has wanted any other threads added. I could not find a definative thread of air conditioning and nothing on cruise control.

Stu
How can you have a thread like this without

166 Fan
http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...r-con-fan.html (Where is the 166 Air con Fan)


Cv Noise incorporating Broken Front Springs

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...s-inboard.html (166 Rumbling noise O/S/F wheel area Poss inboard CV)


And last n not least the oil cooler pipes.

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...t-offside.html (Car spewing oil front offside.)

Pomeo

Thank you the data has now been processed!

How about these:

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...ing-fixed.html (166 LH Indicator Cancelling - Fixed)

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-arm-bush.html (Alfa 166 Front Upper Arm Bush)

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...py-wipers.html (Happy Wipers)

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-...-motoring.html (Winter Motoring)

Thank you the data has now been processed!

Well done Stu, we have a lot of usuful info in this room, and now it's in one place!

Stu
What about.

http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/just-...-cam-belt.html


Pomeo

I'm getting pariond that I'm missing good threads to update.

If you feel I've missed anything please just PM me or post it here

Cheers Stuart