Hello guys, this question is about a battery issue and I have done quite a bit of research already but couldn't find a case like mine. I recently acquired a nice 159 1.9 JTDm and had a faulty battery. We replaced it and the new one was dead in a few days. The parasitic draw is going up to around...

Gtechniq C4 Used this amazing product on Saturday, Having tried all the none specialist products from maguires and Autoglm with great instant looks but they just didnt last beyond a few days and there i was back to ugly grey sills again, This product actually bonds to the plastics and...

Hi all, my 2012 mito QV drivers seat started to crack after 2 months of ownership by me (bought at 2 years and 14000 miles) then it turned into a 2 cm split! It's on the side of the base cushion and is very noticeable upon opening the door, took it to my local stealer ( Johnsons of Solihull)who...

Evening gents! So I have had the usual troubles with my MAF. Flat spot, not very impressive rev, and for about six months an issue with sudden loss of power and delayed acceleration. This has happened more frequently lately. Diagnostics pointed me towards a faulty sensor, so I replaced it with...

My wife's GT has suffered with an annoying ticking noise from cold for the last year. This subsided as the car warmed up but was always slightly audible. Loads of possible solutions are mentioned on AO etc but for us, we've finally had a definite answer:cool: The new garage I have found use an...

ciao a tutti, vorrei semplicemente condividere con voi la mia esperienza in merito al famigerato problema ASR e CODE , o in un altro caso ABS ASR CODE.. ho passato sei mesi nel riuscire a capire dove stava il problema alla fine ci sono riuscito :D nel primo caso: ASR e CODE failure i sintomi...

Ok i have replaced the troublesome bushes causing my gear lever to become a treacle pot. Problem now is i seem to get sporadic errors. What came out was battery,tray moved and that's about it. I have to remake the gearbox reversing switch i have now found out. Gears are now great also thanks to...

well i found out today why i had been given the wrong rear brake pads for my 156,the reason is that my 2002 is actually a 2001 model, it was stockpiled and not registered untill 2002,,so i got the correct pads now and i also bought some front ones aswell

Right first of big thanks to the user 10f1 he has been a great help, i said yesterday that my gear lever was was stiff and there was nno return to neutral after following 1of1 info i have completly sorted it for just an hour of my time, hope someone else may find this usefull here is what i...

I just replaced both top wishbones and play has gone from drivers side wheel :thumbs: I used plenty of grease when fitting, so hopefully no squeaks to:D

My over boost troubles started just before Christmas. On a motorway trip in heavy rain. During the trip we wend several times true some very bad spray, coming from trucks we have over taken. :rolleyes: That sort of spray where you think you sit in a car wash and you are almost blinded by all...

After several days of driving with an airbag light on and the threat of being screwed sensless by Desire Alfa 'Dealers' I finaly found a freindly yet extremely knowledgeable couple of guys going by the name of Avanti Autos in Ipswich. Those of you who read my previous rant about desire will know...

At last my rough idle is resolved. Turned out it was a split in the pipe leading from the air filter case. Amazing what an effect this had. The only problem I have now got is that after revving the car, it sits at approx 1400 rpm and slowly goes down to approx 900rpm. So not totally...

It seems there is a brown fuse in a housing on top of the battery that is part of the ABS system, although it doesn't look like a standard fuse - it is a flat metallic plate with the brown fuse in the middle held down by two screws. Cost £1.12 to replace and 'Bob is your Marley' I have ABS...

Hi, I posted here a few weeks about some codes I had showing. As it happens they were 1177 and 1178 (misreported by me at the time). From researches on alfa 156 forum here I discovered they were long term fuel trim alarms most likely relating to the maf. I bought a Chinese code reader on...