The 156 I ended up going to look at.

Scuffed bumpers with peeling laquer.
Dented and scratched sides.
Bald front tyres.

Finally, stupidly spaced numberplate:

W6 14N J.R.

(Yes, he’d used the full-stops, too)

I took all of 60 seconds to walk away, even when the salesman appeared
with the keys.

–
Steve H ‘You’re not a real petrolhead unless you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo’
http://www.italiancar.co.uk – Honda VFR800 – MZ ETZ300 – Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso – Passat 1.8 Turbo SE –  COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 – BoTAFOF #18 – MRO # – UKRMSBC #7 – Apostle #2 – YTC #

Somebody having a free space to post 10 pics and 2 movies (46MB) shooted
today in Milan of the new Alfa Romeo Brera 3.2 V6 (they were filming the new
commercial that will be out on October 31st) ? I had the privilege to sit
inside of it, man i have to buy it! What a car, what a car.

Hi
I have recently bought an Alfa Romeo 146Ti. As colder days are comming I
noticed that the engine temperature around 60 C. I belive that the
temp.indication works ok because engine fan starts at around 87 C as
indicated. Is this temperature normal or I have to change a thermostat
Thanks

Please help anyone,

I have Alfa Romeo 155 twins park 1.8 and I have a big problem.
When I start the engine and go for a drive, while the engine is cold
the
car is suffocating (if I could say so) I mean that the car is leaping
and when
I stop number of revolution light down and the car is turning off. When
the
engine warms up he works normaly there are no effect like I said
before.
I went to the service and they where cleaning some pipes (don’t know
how to call them) where the gasoline is passing trought. Thus anyone
have any idea what is happening please every help is welcome.

    Thanks in advanced

      Igor M.
      Serbia & Montenegro

Hi,

I am in the process of switching a 3.0 bottom end, and have a few questions
on the rear head, does the oil pump drive gear need to be disconected, if so
where is the access.

where are the match marks on the cam gears, I can not see any.

After I roll the engine forward and remove the rear head is there clearance
to rmove the engine without the transmision (automatic)

Also none of the features on my power seats work, the fuse is good, is there
any other common failure point for these.

I do not have the time or money to put in to the car disk right now, so any
help will be apreciated.

Am I right in thinking that you need to do these every 36k miles?

I’m looking at a 164 24v at the moment, but it’s done 104k miles, with
the last change at 60k miles.

Should I be budgeting for a change ASAP?

If so, it’s not worth it….. ‘cos I’ve seen one for 300 quid more
that’s just had the belts done.

–
Steve H ‘You’re not a real petrolhead unless you’ve owned an Alfa Romeo’
http://www.italiancar.co.uk – Honda VFR800 – MZ ETZ300 – Alfa 75 TSpark
Alfa 156 2.0 TSpark Lusso – Passat 1.8 Turbo SE –  COSOC KOTL
BoTAFOT #87 – BoTAFOF #18 – MRO # – UKRMSBC #7 – Apostle #2 – YTC #

Well, thats typical Alfa …. they say.

6 monts ago I experienced the first problems with my keycode / immobiliser
on my 1998 156-1.8. It didn’t function anymore, but the amber coloured
‘code’ LED on display didn’t lit up either. Starting with the emergency
procedure however did help me. After a few days, it dissapeared and never
came back … untill this morning! Again the same problems. Now, after some
local rides and a driving for more than an hour this afternoon, suddenly the
amber ‘code key’ LED lits up, saying that the module is in error. 30 minutes
later I arrived at my final destination. After switching of the engine, I
tried to start the engine again. Surprise – surprise, no keycode problems
anymore.

Weird!!! No logic thoughts on what might be wrong other than a very random
error. Anybody any idea how to inspect (visual) the immobiliser and
antenna??? I understand that the antenna must be near the keyinsert en
immobiliser near the fuse section in the cabine. I tried to see / dismount
them a few months ago, but with no result. What are the tips & tricks on
this ???

Berry

http://bere-design.tk

I have a problem with my lights some of the lamps lights very very low (the
ones on the back that are on the same phisical lamp as the STOP light) and it
lights like that always … even with the engine turned off and the keyes
removed. Also when i start the front lights and remove that lamp and insert
it again it works fine but when I turn off the lights off and on again it
does not want to start (the lamp) some people told me this could be a problem
with the lights controler (if there is any?!) but I don’t know where to find
it and I am not sure is this the problem! Please share some information with
me if you have any about that stupid problem!

I’m experiencing a regular loss of fluid from the p/steering reservoir but
cant spot a leek anywhere! Anyone had a similar problem, i’m stumped!

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