<![CDATA[Alfa Romeo Forum - Alfa GTV & 916 Spider]]> http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/ en Thu, 09 Sep 2010 09:12:43 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/images/grey/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[Alfa Romeo Forum - Alfa GTV & 916 Spider]]> http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/ Another Speedo Problem http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238870-another-speedo-problem.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:57:05 GMT Ive gone through the search with reagarding my problem to see if I could sort the issue. My speedo isnt 100% functional. The revs work fine however the MPH or miles travelled doesnt work at all. The ABS light is NOT on.... Ive gone through the search with reagarding my problem to see if I could sort the issue.
My speedo isnt 100% functional.
The revs work fine however the MPH or miles travelled doesnt work at all.
The ABS light is NOT on.
I have tried resetting the ECU once but it didn't work. I'll probably try this tomorrow as I will have more time.

Anyone have any mroe ideas? I have also tried changing the whole speedo unit but again... didn't work. ]]> Tommy3G http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238870-another-speedo-problem.html 1996 GTV Vela Blue http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238868-1996-gtv-vela-blue.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:15:38 GMT Can someone please help me get this in the for sale section. It just wont let me do it? Car for sale: 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV Twinspark in Vela Metallic Price: £1585 Mileage: 116,600 Condition: Excellent for age.... Can someone please help me get this in the for sale section.
It just wont let me do it?

Car for sale: 1996 Alfa Romeo GTV Twinspark in Vela Metallic

Price: £1585

Mileage: 116,600

Condition: Excellent for age. Some very minor blemishes

Modifications: 17" Wheels.

Location: Northamptonshire

Spec:

An excellent example of a future classic. Bodywork is fantastic for its age and runs mechanicly sound. Interior is also excellent with very little wear to the seats with the bolsters in excellent shape.

Most recent work carried out are wheels and tyres with a full geometry check at Tyres Northampton, new thermostat and complete headgasket set including bolts with a fresh service (Oil, filter, spark plugs.

-4 owners
-6 months Tax
-12 months MOT
-Full documented service history with stacks of reciepts of previous work and maintenance carried out.


Spec:
-Vela Blue Metalic.
-Manual
-Black Full leather interior
-17" Alloy Wheels
-Colour Coded Bumpers
-Colour Coded Mirrors
-Front Fog Lamps
-ABS
-Air Conditioning
-Scorpion Alarm/ Immobiliser
-Central Locking
-Driver Airbag
-Passenger Airbag
-Power Assisted Steering
-Radio CD


Its very rare to find such a nice example with such a well documented history.
Everything works as it should and an absolute pleasure to drive.

Negative points:
A couple of tiny dents (expected with a car of this age)
Very minor blemishes on bodywork ie small scratches on interior plastic and a couple of small scratches.
Just trying to be as honest as possible.

Viewing is essential. Be quick!

Pictures:

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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...a/Alfa1of8.jpg

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http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...a/Alfa4of8.jpg ]]> Tommy3G http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238868-1996-gtv-vela-blue.html Never let work get in the way of your GTV! http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238861-never-let-work-get-in-the-way-of-your-gtv.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:59:20 GMT Over the last 2 years, work has been strenuous, sleepless nights, 8 times the work load (I work for Jobcentreplus) Recession has caused nothing but stress! Because of this, i almost neglected the car to borderline engine... Over the last 2 years, work has been strenuous, sleepless nights, 8 times the work load (I work for Jobcentreplus) Recession has caused nothing but stress!
Because of this, i almost neglected the car to borderline engine rebuild!

I posted a thread about fuel economy being pants on my Twinny, well, last night i cured it and managed 38mpg,
Simple answer was some Castrol GTX and a new oil filter, this changed my fuel consumption from 16mpg all the way to 38mpg, The reason it was such rubbish was because i had 1.3 litres of fuel in the sump :eek:

I'm shocked that the car is still running, I noticed straight away how quiet it became.

I'm not ashamed to admit either that my job has caused me to neglect a lot in my life soo far, It's turnt me into a lazy bum!!!!

Time to finish up on that decorating of the house next!!!! ]]> Davemackenzie http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238861-never-let-work-get-in-the-way-of-your-gtv.html Electrical lottery!!!!! http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238855-electrical-lottery.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 21:29:58 GMT And today on the alfa electrical lottery we have,,,,,, Side lights..... No Wipers........... No Heater control lights.. No Power window switch lights... No Stay tuned for more alfa gtv electrical lottery updates or... And today on the alfa electrical lottery we have,,,,,,

Side lights..... No
Wipers........... No
Heater control lights.. No
Power window switch lights... No

Stay tuned for more alfa gtv electrical lottery updates or add your own !!! ]]> mik2672 http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238855-electrical-lottery.html cat wanted http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238834-cat-wanted.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:34:55 GMT Had my engine light on this morning diag came up with Cat 1 and 2 wheich when look underneath is one unit going to do a couple of more tests but going to be more than likely looking for a secondhand one thats known good if... Had my engine light on this morning diag came up with Cat 1 and 2 wheich when look underneath is one unit going to do a couple of more tests but going to be more than likely looking for a secondhand one thats known good if anyone has fitted a race one to theres and wants to move it on its a v6 cup so a late ish one earlier ones are different ]]> bluematt1 http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238834-cat-wanted.html need a v6 aux belt guide http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238833-need-a-v6-aux-belt-guide.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:34:50 GMT Hi all,

i've seen one somewhere but cant find it..been searching for a while and no idea where I see it..think it was on a thread with a failed belt change going on with piccies..

help would be appreciated..wanna get it done this weekend :) ]]> quango2k http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238833-need-a-v6-aux-belt-guide.html Diag fault questions http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238828-diag-fault-questions.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:51:48 GMT Hi everyone. My diag came up with two faults 1. O2 sensor error, sensor 1 bank 1. 2. Low level out of limits on MAF The maf I think is fine, no running probs, pulls strong, idles well, but fault does not... Hi everyone.

My diag came up with two faults

1. O2 sensor error, sensor 1 bank 1.

2. Low level out of limits on MAF

The maf I think is fine, no running probs, pulls strong, idles well, but fault does not clear???? could be a connection issue?????

Where is the lambda on bank 1? The fault is clear for now, but won't know any more until a decent length drive has been done - is that correct?

Cheers

Steve ]]> V6 and beyond http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238828-diag-fault-questions.html Buying Advice (Scotland) http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238816-buying-advice-scotland.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:48:44 GMT I think I'm about to purchase my second Spider (this time a v6). Here's the advert Fantastic jet black 1997 open top Alfa Spider 3.0 litre V6 Cars for Sale South Side Glasgow

Been to see it, seems ok. Body quite shabby, little rust on the boot. Mechanically seems ok. 200,000 KM on the clock.

Imported from Italy, early V6, no brembos. Any alarm bells going off? Advice?

Thanks guys ]]> Funkstar De Lux http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238816-buying-advice-scotland.html Head Gasket Failure? http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238810-head-gasket-failure.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:23:43 GMT Hi guys.

This is my first post on this forum and I'm afraid it may be a bad one! My 2.0 GTV dumped its coolant a few weeks ago all over a car park. After topping it up, the problem never returned until recently. On a fairly long journey, the temperature gauge went very high so I pulled over. The coolant was boiling itself and the reservoir was steaming like crazy! Obviously this also led to the coolant emptying itself again. I allowed the engine to cool and limped the car back. Whilst trying to reproduce this fault at home, the engine seemed to be behaving itself again. However, after turning the car off again I looked in the oil filler cap and there was a white mayo-type substance. The coolant reservoir also looks like it has an oily substance in it. I'm presuming these are clear signs of a HEAD GASKET FAILURE!!! Take a look at the attached photos I took and see what you think.

Thanks,
MSH
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]]> MSH http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238810-head-gasket-failure.html GTV radiator fan runs intermittently when cold http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238783-gtv-radiator-fan-runs-intermittently-when-cold.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:25:20 GMT Hello, I have a small niggle with my phase 2 2.0 GTV, and I'm not sure if it is anything I should be worried about.

From cold, the radiator fan comes on after about 3-5minutes of running, and will run for about 10 seconds, then stop. It will then come on an off in this same cycle approximate every 60 seconds (60 seconds off, 10 seconds on). The fan is quite noisy, making the car sound a bit like a hoover. :(

The temperature gauge suggests the temps are normal with that reported on other threads (it gets upto about 90 in city running, drops to 70-80 for motorway).

So....Is the fan running normally, or should it not come on until the temperature > 90o? If this is not normal, what could I do to sort it out?

Thanks in advance for any help received. ]]> collydoggie http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238783-gtv-radiator-fan-runs-intermittently-when-cold.html Bonnet Pins http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238776-bonnet-pins.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:48:00 GMT Has anyone used them on a GTV..??????????????? :) Has anyone used them on a GTV..???????????????
:) ]]> wayne-dear http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238776-bonnet-pins.html @DangerousDave http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238770-dangerousdave.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:56:53 GMT Not sure how you're doing but I've finally sussed our sluggish spider....

after replacing and checking just about everything I finally had access to a pit today and beat out the cat..and eureka.....problem all along was blocked cat...

did occur to me afterwards a rather simple test, rather than the rather do or die attempt of mine, would be to drive it with the lambda removed..see if that improves the performance..

good luck ]]> Francophile69 http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238770-dangerousdave.html <![CDATA[Car Won't Lock!! Help Needed!]]> http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238738-car-wont-lock-help-needed.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 09:52:05 GMT Hi all, New user on this site and also a newbie GTV owner. I bought a 2001 Alfa GTV 2.0 TS Lusso yesterday. it has 2 problems that I need to rectify. Firstly (and the main one) is that it wont lock. If I press the button... Hi all, New user on this site and also a newbie GTV owner. I bought a 2001 Alfa GTV 2.0 TS Lusso yesterday. it has 2 problems that I need to rectify.

Firstly (and the main one) is that it wont lock. If I press the button on the Meta fob the locks go down but then pop back up a few seconds later. If i put the key in the door and turn it the locks go down but the pop up again a few seconds later?? Any Ideas on what this may be? I spoke to the guy at abacus alarms and he said its not the Meta Alarm but a problem with the car.

Secondly the drivers window doesnt work. The passenger window goes down and up fine using both the control on the drivers door and the passenger door. Is this likely to be just a fuse or maybe a relay?

Any help greatly appreciated. ]]> AlfaGTVLUSSO01 http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238738-car-wont-lock-help-needed.html Rear lights not working http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238729-rear-lights-not-working.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:21:28 GMT I have looked at fuses, none blown and the bulbs are fine too. It would be obvious to the naked eye if the fuse was gone right? The brake lights and indicators work fine. Anyone got experience of this? All help... I have looked at fuses, none blown and the bulbs are fine too.
It would be obvious to the naked eye if the fuse was gone right?
The brake lights and indicators work fine.
Anyone got experience of this?
All help appreciated.

P.S. I could not help but be impressed with the way you could access the fuse box the ease with which the rear lights could be taken out and put back. Alfa defintely had some proper engineers when they made the GTV.
I have a v.v. golf and it would be a serious pain in the ar$e just to change a rear bulb. ]]> gtv99 http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238729-rear-lights-not-working.html Alfa Alarm System http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238726-alfa-alarm-system.html Wed, 08 Sep 2010 07:52:28 GMT Hi There Alfistas - I have just bought a phase 2 GTV model year 2000 very beautiful - and it has an Alfa alarm system fitted - three problems are present: first, I cannot dis-arm the system temporarily - when I open the car... Hi There Alfistas - I have just bought a phase 2 GTV model year 2000 very beautiful - and it has an Alfa alarm system fitted - three problems are present: first, I cannot dis-arm the system temporarily - when I open the car on the remote, I cannot leave it for more than 2 minutes without the alarm re-arming whether I want this to happen or not which is infuriating - so if you are sitting in the car without the engine running and then open the door the alarm starts screaming: I would like to have the choice of being able to sit in the car without the engine running for more than 2 minutes - is this possible, does anyone have a copy of the instructions for using this alarm, please. Second, the car came to me with only one ignition/remote alarm key, this makes me nervous (I have been been told that the phase 2 cars do not have a dark red master key) and this worries me - the Alfa Shop boys in Norwich have told me that to get a spare has to be done via an Alfa dealer and the whole cloning excercise will cost more than £200 - is there any other way of doing it less expensively? Finally, the remote central locking locks the car just fine but when the remote is used to unlock the doors, the system unlocks the driver's door on the first bleep and then locks it again on the second bleep so you have to then unlcok the door with the key - is there a simple fix please? Thanks for any advice, Chris ]]> eyrec http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-gtv-and-916-spider/238726-alfa-alarm-system.html