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Just wanted to share some recently acquired knowledge , after a lot of research finally found the cure to erratic reading of an oil level display (you know the one that appears briefly when you turn the key to ON ) One of my 147 JTDs was showing erratic reading, every key on it used to show a...

Hi all, Thought I'd post on here my findings about the clear indicator mod, and especially using LED indicator bulbs as I couldn't find anything about this in past posts. The clear lens mod has already been covered, found it pretty straight forward, just be slow and gentle :devious: As for...

Some history of the problem that I had: When I bought the car I was not impressed by the A/C, it’s not that cold compared to my previous cars. I thought this was due to the fact it was low on pressure. Therefore I went to an A/C refill station and they saw that the system was still full. To be...

As a lot of A156 owners, I also had an idling problem. After a lot of search and testing I end up that the problem was caused by the stepper motor on the butterfly (PartCode:71713829, BoschCode:0132008650). The cost of a replace was too much, so I decided to try and repair it. First of all I...

Following the installation of polybushes in the upper engine mount, today i went for a short walk, to see differences, confirm that everything was ok etc... Well, NOT everything was ok... After a short spin (just a 0-100), Lower polybush, went off! Just that... Thank god, it didnt dropped on...

Has anyone a solution to the troubles with Blue&Me since apples latest F*** up. It is driving me nuts that Mid conversation i suddenly get a warning buzzer like sound that i cant get rid of except by stopping and disconnecting the battery which is hardly convenient. If not I guess I will be...

so i found this attachtment on the clubalfa.it I marked the connections yellow... would this work? going to try it as soon as the cable is deliverd

Short version; I want to fit a Sony 2-DIN unit, good idea or not? Connects2 adapter work OK for the steering wheel controls? Long version: As we looked for a 'late model' Giulietta and carefully ignored earlier cars - spending thousands more in the process, going to the other end of the...

Hi Folks, Desperate to justify a Giulia Quadrifoglio. Almost there. One small but serious issue is there is no middle belt in the back... Now I have a 9 month old son who'll be in a car seat, but if I need to take my wife, my son and my in laws out together I'll have to leave someone behind...

Hi, (159 JTDM) I have a first hard start problem, At first start, my car cranks cranks cranks and then it starts. After this first hard start, I stop it, and then it starts quickly at second start try. But if I do the things below, then my car starts quickly at first start: "I press start...

Hello i am looking for a black trim restorer and they recommended me Solution finish. anyone used it before? does it work? Also i would like to do a hand polish of the car. What compound and cutting pad (hand ) shall i buy?

Hey all, Got a 2009 Brera but imagine this questions better to all alfa owners who have a standard alfa stereo with no Bluetooth. What's the best solution to add Bluetooth to my stereo, which even though isn't the best, I'd like to keep it in to retain the alfa originality. The attached image...

They started to get sticky after the hot summer, one was much worse, the rubber was like chewing gum, you could literally get a bit and chew it up :lol: So I started to find a decent solution. Didn't want a cheap and ugly plastic knob! After a lot of searching on ebay, I found these: 2 pcs...

I've got a v6 156. After about 10 minutes running the speedo dies and brake failure warning lights come on. When cold the speedo works again. This site suggested that it might be a problem with the ABS module, namely the fets (field effect transistors). I'd like to confirm that a change of...

I'm trying to change over to braided hoses, but one of the front nuts (where the solid pipe meets the flexible pipe) is stuck solid. I've soaked it in WD40, tried every spanner and pair of pliers I've got and still no luck. By now the nut is pretty much round, but not even the mole grips will...

Picking up a Spider at the weekend. The car already has the upgraded satnav with Bose stereo fitted. I don't want to change this, but my wife wants to use her phone in the car for music. Been looking at the cheap plug in lighter add ons. Can anyone suggest something that will connect a phone...

I bought a 2.0 TS 147 with a blown engine, and popped another engine in with little drama. However, error code P0505 idle control popped up regularly and sure enough, it didn't idle steadily. Lately P1173 and P1176 (mixture lean) started popping up as well. I found that the red 50mm O ring...

I've been having one or two power issues with my 2.2 JTS since taking ownership (1750, 2.4 and 3.2 owners can stop smirking I don't mean lack of power :biglaugh:) Essentially even with the remap the dyno run was showing the car had a lumpy power curve which didn't make sense, also the engine...

Have the dreaded sump plug problem where it has previously been tightened by a meat head. Bought the Alfashop tappered plug but it is now not doing the job as i have a slight oil drip from sump. I have recently sorted all my other oil leaks and this is my final annoyance. :( I don't want to...

Hey Dan - we spoke about the mount I had in my car last time I was up, but I couldn't remember the details. Well I found them again. Here's a post showing the mount: http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/ice-andamp-blueandamp-me/120958-kuda-console-satnav-ipod-or-phone-2.html#post1939311 And it's...