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When the Brera goes on sale in the UK, which would be the best model to go for, the 2,2 petrol or the 2.4 Diesel. The 3+ litres would be outside my budget. Any advice from the experts would be most welcome. -- Paul Woodsford Remove NOSPAM to reply.

Unless you've already had it done it's 72,000 on the v6's.....its only the t/sprks that have the belt probs.......having said that i've just finished rebuilding a 24v v6 3.0 for a customer..........£2500 as it bent 22 of 24 valves......change the belt if you're...

Got a 147 ts lusso with climate control. when it is cold there is no power to the climate control unit at all. it works perfectly in the warm weather but when its cold none of the lights come on, no fans no heat, nothing at all, so my windows steam up and it gets very cold in the car. sometimes,...

ok, to clarify, i have been driving 15 years and in every car i have ever driven i have been able to use the fans at least to circulate air to clear the windows at any temperature outside. there is no power to any of the buttons on the entire console, i cannot use the rear windscreen heater as...

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The thermostat is located on the nearside of the cylinder head in the water distribution block......follow the water hose from the rad to the engine.............oh look there it is... -- alfatechnician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ View this thread:...

Engine will drop out from underneath with box still attached...........but first take out everything removeable from engine bay that will get in the way etc........It's not a job for the faint hearted -- alfatechnician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ View...

Timing belt changes are at 72,000 miles (110,000 km) but it is a good idea to change well before (every 90,000 km)......Should cost less than 500 euros......Not many problems with these cars...........Check for blue smoke on the 1999 car when it starts up as this indicates high oil...

re last message. sorry i was talking about a t/spark engine...............on yours it's in the distribution block on the nearside BETWEEN the heads -- alfatechnician ------------------------------------------------------------------------ View this thread:...

Hi, I am a total newbie to the realms of audio devices for cars so I am asking for some advice from the pro's. I have around £150 - £200 to spend and would like to upgrade my factory supplied speakers (I believe the car has 6 speakers - 2 components and 2 tweeters in the front, 2 components in the...

re 156 SW 2.5 Q Dec 2000 My heater has packed up. It will only produce red hot air what ever the setting of the temperature control. Even with the fan off the cab gets unbearably hot. I guess the thermostat has packed up. Does anybody know where it is located? Any advice gratefully received.

Hi All Does anyone know the process for re-synching <sp> the remote central locking? I've trawled the google groups for an answer to this, it's suggetsed that it's in the manual, well, I'm blowed if I can find it? The red led on the key flashes constantly when the button is pressed ( as...

To all of you Alfisti all over the world, wishing you a prosperous new year 2006. with many joyful miles and kilometers with your Alfa Romeo, with as less problems as possible. Kind regards, Robert Pichler -- Alfa Romeo 147 1.6 T.S.

Well, it's for sale or swap, really 97"R" 1.8 16v widebody. Blue, MOT August, Tax til end March, decent tyres, new brake pads, cambelt / tensioner / variator all replaced 5000 miles ago (genuine Alfa bits with the upgraded tensioner and variator). Not immaculate, but far from being scruffy....

my 91 3l 164 has been draining its battery lately when i hook up a battery charger to recharge my battery i hear a relay clicking sounds like relay noise is coming from behind the glovebox suddenly while trying to start while being charged the noise stopped and so did all my dash lights and...

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i've got a 5 year old 156 selespeed. It stopped selecting gears a few months ago and I needed a new gearbox (£1300). this sorted out the probelm for about 500 miles, then it started missing 2nd gear. had it recalibrated and all was fine.Recently though, when I put it into 5th gear, the car feels...

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Time for a new set of rubber on my 156 2.0L. All 4 tyres (205/60/R15 V) are hitting the wear marks. Up to now I've always used Michelin Pilot Primacy, these being the original equipment on my year 2000 car. But now I have the chance to try something else as the whole set need swapping. The...

Hi to all, I would need to buy family car (baby is coming this spring), so I am thinking of buying 166 2.4 JTD, year 2001. On first sight car looks excellent, having just 70.000 km, no damages, engine runs smoothly. Me ex car was 156, same (2.4 JTD) engine, so I know this engine is very...