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Hi folks, I've never tried to adjust the lumbar setting to the driver's seat of my 156, until today that is....now I wish I hadn't bothered! Whereas the passenger's seat knob turns quite heavily and can clearly be seen to be doing some alterations to the seat back, the driver's side just appeared...

Just been out in my 2005 156 jtd to be greeted with an audible alert and a message to the effect there's an EBD failure and switch off engine and go to dealer. On switching off the engine the alert goes away but returns once I move off a little way. Before I get involved with dealers....what...

My offside rear window has developed a mind of its own. For most of the time it doesn't work at all... then (and I know I should know better) I try it and it goes down by 2 inches and stops. And won't go back up again for a few hours. Then it works again. Anything obvious? Steve 156 GTA... "great...

After a lengthy period without any problems, my 156 decided to play up yesterday : the central locking wouldn't work (not by pressing the key fob, not by inserting the key in a lock, nothing, nada, zilch). I tried many times, but nothing. I grew used to the (un-pleasant) idea of a visit to the...

Dont know if anyone is intrested but whilst thumbing through a Car mechanics Mag, I came accross this book. I havnt bought it but it might be worth a read as we may find out a little more about the odd and wonderful things that the 156 trys to throw at us from time to time? follow this...

A couple of questions regarding 156 engines, mines a 2002 2.0TS Is the head on a 1.8 the same as a 2.0? And can a petrol lump be replaced with a diesel? Or would there be too much other stuff to change? Cheers, Rick

What does a flashing engine light represent? (156 20TS) It stopped flashing and there were no stored fault codes. Cheers, Rick

Since a few months the engine of my 156 SW 1.6 is running poor from 1750 to 2500 rpm. If you try to run it at an constant rpm, the engine is not running smooth (NL: de motor houdt in) and at idle the rpm varies from 800 upto 1300. The dealer resetted the motor management computer, but without...

(1999 5spd manual, 2.0 TSpark)Have an intermittent problem with the engine not idling. Happened twice lately with engine at normal operating temperature. Had to keep applying accelerator to keep the engine running at standstill. Is there an idle valve that controls idle speed which may be playing...

Hi I've just bought a 156 JTS Sportwagon and the temperature gauge hardly moves unless I run the engine while stationary. I imagine that the thermostat is stuck open. Is this a comon problem and is it easy to replace?

The old fibre undertray had seen a bit of action since 2001 and was battered and hanging down badly. Most of the rear and side mounting points on the tray had fractured and were useless, the centre rear section was torn apart causing the whole thing to sag in the middle. It was all held up with...

Hi all, The EOBD light has come on on my 156 2.5 v6 - power is down and performance is awful. Does the engine de-tune when it senses a fault ? What can be the problem when this light comes on, am I looking at a big bill here or is there usually a simple answer, like a faulty sensor. Any advice...

The belt tensioner has just fallen off my 1998 2.0 TS Made the journey home a bit difficult without power steering, now got arms like Scwarzenneggar. Anyway, how do I replace it without taking the engine out? Anyone one been there, done...

OK, I've been busy. 156 TS is now ready to find a new owner. R reg, 140k miles, MOT until June 2008, Tax until IIRC Nov 2007. Great condition, mechnicaly pretty perfect with loads of history. Bosmetically A2. Small dent on rear quarter. (Gate post interface incident). Brand new battery to set...

Ok, so not having seen one of these from new, can anyone tell me if it's supposed to slope forward slightly when it's down or if it's meant to be completely horizontal. Mine slopes, thats why I'm wondering, cos somehow it doesn't feel right. Rgds Stuart

I'm looking to replace the headlight washer stop valve but the thing resides somewhere behind the black grill on the lower part of the front spoiler. The grill is riveted in place (damn!) and because the pipe runs in front of all the radiators, it looks like a front bumper removal job..urgh. Had a...

My 156 has suddenly developed a problem whereby the front lights do not work. The full-beam operates correctly, and sidelights, but not "normal". I have checked the bulbs and also fusebox, anyone any suggestions? TIA Di

The instrument light on my fuel gauge has gone out; clock and temperature gauge are fine. There seems to be a single cable to these 3 instruments but I can't find where the bulbs are. I'm groping through the hole left when the stereo is removed. Has anyone replaced any of these using this...

The background illumination of the fuel guage in my 156 has failed and the readout is very dim and difficult to read....especially at night! Anyone got any idea how easy it is to remove the console fascia and set about a bulb replacement or is this something for a dealer only. Any advice greatly...

I got our 156 back from the garage yesterday, went to Toys R Us today to find summat for the lad for Chrismas and the dog chewed hell out of the gear knob the *******. Unfortunately, unlike our Multipla, simply changing gear isn't enough to remove it, how do I get it off? Its a leather one in...