Coming up to see my Mum at the end of August for a few days. Gonna be around the Wetherby/York/Hull area Is there anything happening 30th onwards?

147 is disgracing itself by sounding like a 1968 vauxhall viva. So i've ordered two new upper wishbones and intend to drill and tap grease nipples into them so that i can periodically pump them through. I will do the uppers first then see if i can figure out if i can do the lowers and the arb...

I just had to share a few pics from our recent rip "out west"! :) (Yes, this is November!) The last shot is the Kyles of Bute from the Loch Lomond Seaplane - highly recommended! :thumbs: Pic 1: Upper Loch Etive Pic 2: Ben Cruachan (from the mouth of the River Awe) Pic 3: The Dorus Mor from...

Sorry for the big headed post but I love my car!

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Hi! :thumbs: I have searched the forum prior to posting but can't realy find a answer to satisfy myself. My brakes aren't has god has they were before. I would say the pedal isn't rock hard or spongy but some were in between...my question is can I just blame the master cylinder for that...

Hello After spending much of my life owning german, japanese, french, swedish, and english cars, at the ripe old age of 41 I have bought my first Italian car. It's a 1998 GTV 3.0 V6 Lusso, silver with red leather, collect it saturday. Please tell me I have done the right thing. Is it going to...

Right, first off this is a bit of a rant and apologies If I've posted on the wrong section. However I'm more than a bit peeved with my recent G purchase, and thought I'd share my experience. I bought a 2 year old G 170 diesel 16000 miles on the clock from a well known Alfa dealer. At the time I...

So I just detailed detailed the 156, topped up the oil and refilled the coolant (again.) I poked my head under the bonnet, looking for the leak that had to be there as my coolant has been draining itself for the past few weeks. So infront of the sump, next to the oil filter is this massive...

Right then to recap on my ongoing pain in the a*** 166,s problems are as follows. 3.0 facelift sportronic wont start unless you disconnect the throttle body then it will start but obviously wont rev, With the throttle body connected it clicks and the engine management light flashes. It is the...

Okay... 1.9Jtdm 54 plate. Recent work: Rad Pas pump Cambelt Clutch Gearbox Wiper motor Battery. Now it won't fire. I suspect the alternator as the electrics have been sloooooow since returning from the 6 week stay at the garage. Assumed the battery and ran a 250 mile round trip, Friday...

With all the gip i've had recently, the alternator bearing now decides to fall over. My patience wears thin. How do i tell which of the two types i need without taking it off? I have to take the gearbox off again so its a double whammy jobby day! Please help. Or i'm going back to bmw!!! :)

So came back to my car to go and watch the torch come though Ironbridge and there is a huge dollop of bird pooh on the so decide to clear it of with some water in the car and clear it of with the plastic ice scraper , must have been super nutty pooh as when I finished it left some lovely...

So came back to my car to go and watch the torch come though Ironbridge and there is a huge dollop of bird pooh on the car so decide to clear it of with some water in the car and clear it of with the plastic ice scraper , must have been super nutty pooh as when I finished it left some lovely...

An engineer, of the Fiat Corporation on the Alfa design team died and went to heaven. At the gates St. Peter told him, "Since you've been such a good man and your vehicles have changed the world, your reward is, you can hang out with anyone you want in Heaven". The Engineer thought about it for...

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had a little run on Sunday and half way down the a92 i happened upon a Vectra VXR... that would be in 2005 when released the fastest production hatchback. 2.8 V6 turbo iirv and something like 250+ bhp and 260+ish torques or ther abouts. supposed to be 6.1 to 60... well he couldn't take the...

Hello broke down again on motorway, The car was shuddering engine light on and off ( been doing this before to be honest) Then it shuddered speedo went to 0 and car stared losing power Slowly from 6mph right down!!! Haven't got a clue what it is and this error don't show on diag either As...

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