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Hi folks, Recently asked advice on buying an Alfa, and have done so. Now own a 16 plate JTDM 2.0 (175) Speciale TCT. When buying, it was mentioned that the car had been out of use a while and battery was dead/wasn't holding a charge. Fast forward to this morning (after ~50 mile journey not 12...

Hello, I had already written in this forum about this problem but I kinda faield to diagnose it correctly. So I have Alfa romeo GTV 2.0 twin spark (year:1996) that is jerking quite aggressively when riding in traffic jam in second gear (you can't shift to third cause its too high and first...

Hello to all Alfisti! My beloved 156 1.6 is acting weird these days. When cold it starts normally. When hot, if I shut off the engine for , lets say, 10 minutes and then try to start it again, it will crank several times before starting if not at all. Otherwise the car is normal after startup...

Hi I am having some issues with my 147 purchased about a month ago. All of a sudden while driving the revs drop to idle and I cant do anything about it. I leave it for 10 minutes and its fine again. Searched the threads in here but couldn't find anything. Happened 4 times so far completely...

Hello everyone [emoji112] Took car in today for 2 tyres and tracking. Two Avon's fitted very nicely but followed with a chat from the person fitting. He didn't bother doing tracking due to play in the inner tie rods. Thought that was fair enough asked there hourly rate and it was £45 an hour...

Hi , the problem on my car is white smoke but not the wholl time . When i go on a freeway and drive a constant speed after around 30km my car starts to smoke alot , white smoke but when i turn of the car and turn it on again it stops smoking and some times whit that smok if i reve it up to...

Does anyone have any clue why this is happening My clutch is sticking and especially when the engine is of Alfa Romeo Spider 916 by 3.0 2002 Clutch has been converted to a solid flywheel and clutch Apparently the rod has been lengthen a tad as per the mechanics experience (see short video) it...

Thought this thread may be of interest and I hope to get some experienced comments by return. I acquired another TS GTV and set about sorting some running problems. I had a cold running problem which I fixed by changing the maf and repairing a hidden air intake pipe split. But MultiEcuScan...

Hello, I am David a mechanical engineer from melbourne Australia, I have a fiat punto 2006 1.4lt dualogic that has an enigmatic issue. I'll try to explain the best and most direct way possible. THE PROBLEM: every time the car changes gears, the car would successfully change the gear (or at...

Hello I m new to the forums and I have problem in which if you guys help me I d be grateful. I recently bought an Alfa Mito 2012. I realised that when I brake AC stops working, when I release it starts again. When I am holding down the break I can’t turn it on/off, feels like the button is...

Hi guys, I'm the onwer of 2016 Giulia QV in Rosso Competizione color. I believe the code of the is 361/B 3-layer coat. Wish to respray some parts on my car, but the paint shop couldn't find the info how to mix the ink and how the layers must be apllied on the car. They spent almost 3 weeks, but...

Hi Guys. iv posted earlier about a possible problem with my car however after some inspection this has now been cleared up however today iv had the - EBD fault check handbook - power steering fault check handbook. all the while the full dash is flickering on and off intermittently every few...

I am having issues with a Phase 1 Twin Spark. The error code coming up is N1 and the wording is Throttle Potentiometer Angle greater than maximum limit. Engine fault code is on and clearing the fault works but comes back when the engine is started. I have cleaned the throttle body and the unit...

Very sadly "Cinderella" didn't make it to the annual Alfa Ball today near Bicester, due to a fuel feed problem. She had been backfiring a bit for a couple of weeks then we noticed difficulty in keeping her engine running/idling, suggesting that she wasn't getting enough fuel. The fuel level in...

Hiya! This has probably been asked before so apologies, I have read other threads but just wanted clarification. I have a 2015 giulietta which I’ve just bought. The air con is very intermittent with none more often than working however I did notice that at first the temp reading (above the dna...

I just bought the car but I have some problems. And I need help to cure them please. 1) The millage keeps flashing. 2) Get this error message on Multiecuscan ( Convergence Telematic Node(L1 and L2) 3) Rear window feedback 4) Wiper rear cam 5) The rear wiper stops at any place when you switch it...

Hi all my local Alfa dealer in Sydney advised me to that the Accumulator on my 2008 159 JTS selespeed was faulty so we changed that. Got the car back and drove it home about 12klms all going well and when down to my garage and in 1st gear it nearly stalled the engine before a clunk and went...

Morning all, I've been having some issues with my ABS warning and Handbrake warning light coming on in recent weeks. The car is a 2000 V6 Phase II (CF3) Spider. The lights are not always on, I start the car in the morning and can drive normally for a number of hours and they remain off...

Please disregard, sorted it out.

I have just recently bought a 159 Ti in red to replace my 147ti in red and having boost issues. Watching the gauge on full throttle it boosts all the way up to 1.5 - 1.6 bar but then drops to 1.0 ish but will try to come back onto full boost but won’t. Had a loose intake pipe onto the turbo but...