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hello I have recently bought Alfa Romeo 146ti and i have a small problem. When I push acelerator temperature indicator drops from 80 to 40 celsius, but when the pedal is rest in position everything semes to be OK. Can somebody help me to solve a problem.

My 147 today (Sunday) has just presented me with the following fault "Motor Control System Failure" The hand book describes this as a fault with the ignition/supply. What does anyone think this might be.... Can it be fixed by my local garage or is it a main dealer issue Thanks Alasdair

I am just after your advice. I really like the 147 and think it is one of the best looking hatches on the market. I am interested to know though if you have had many problems with your 147 or other Alfa model? And if you have had the odd issue, how much has it hurt you in the wallet to get it...

I've got a rattle inmy dash - think it comes from behind the passenger airbag cover. how does one get the cover off? SS.

The sat nav on my alfa is having problems. It is working fine - until about 10 mins and then goes through a cycle of switching itself on/off/on/off and then stays off. Swithcing it back on and it does the same thing. I took it into the dealer who said there was no loose connections and that they...

Hi all, since three months I have my first Alfa (and my first car at all :-)), a used 147 with the 1.6 Eco engine, three years old and ca. 30000 km on the clock. Sometimes, after the travel, when the car is pretty warmed up, and I want to stop it, I hear a noise that make's me thinking: I've read...

Does anyone know where the the EOBD connector is on the Right Hand Drive 147 1.6TS. Thanks Ernie

Hi All As well as the cambelt on the trusty? 147 having stripped, the plenum has "exploded" so it is in 2 pieces. Is this another foible of Alfa’s, or is mine really special in needing a new one at a cost of £600 on top of a head rebuild and probably having to wait for Guiseppe in Torino to make...

Hi I have recently bought my first Alfa and am really pleased with it. I can now stop looking enviously at them when they go by. It's done 55K and I was starting to look into where to get it serviced, but today while driving through town a warning light came on and a message as follows: "Motor...

I am thinking of buying a new 147 2.0 TS Lusso. Any owners out there with any comments?

Hi i am looking at buying a 52 plate 147 1.6TS Lusso from a local garage. It is showing 50K with main dealer history. I will probarbly get it for about £4500 which doesn't seem too bad. Area there any major service items coming up at this kind of mileage that I need to be aware of and any other...

Hi, can anyone offer advice on an intermittent VCD failure on alfa 147. Basically started out as the VCD failing at startup. The garage diagnostic said yaw sensor failure (replaced). Car worked for 10 mins till first bump in road! I recently drove 1000 miles on it and the VCD worked more than...

My 147 needs the mod to the air con drain, to save the passenger footwell carpet! Was in for its 3600 mile service yesterday, it's less than 3 years old (3 years next jan) so I was assuming they'd fix it. Ooh noo, 3rd year warranty doesn't cover air-con pipes. They wanted an hour of labour...

My warning light has come on so it's being investigated, I'm sat in the main dealers as I type and two others are in for the same problem - a trend starting or bad luck?! (at least my warranty is valid.... for another 3 weeks!)

My wife is complaining her 147's aircon isn't getting cold like it did (before it got hot today). Just tried it and I hear no audible click turning the aircon off and back on. I do with my 156. Do other 147 owners hear the compressor cut in if they turn the aircon on? It is a 2003 with dual...

Have just bought a late 2002 2L TSpark - fantastic car- but here in Australia the 147 comes with only an immobiliser. Wish to add an alarm system - what do you guys recommend

I might have a problem with Alfa warranty relating to a foreign body damaging the bottom of the Cambelt cover leading to the cambelt failing at 12000 miles. Originally the 147 had a shield across the bottom of the engine compartment. My 147 registered in Nov 2003 never had one. Can anyone, who...

Hello all, The boot lock mechanism (part of the central locking system) on my 2002 1.6 Lusso 147 appears to be erm.... buggered. After the saga of finally reaching the said part, its not pushing the catch to release the lock, does anyone know (apart from an Alfa garage) where the best place to...

I have a 2001 alfa romeo 147 selespeed which has covered 57000k's and sadly just as I was going to have it serviced and the cam belt changed it went and snapped and bent my valves, I have a very good mechanic who does the servicing the problem is that he can't get the cylinder head off as the...

I’ve just got my nearly four year old 147 back from an expensive 36,000 mile service and MOT where I had to have quite a lot of suspension parts replaced. At the same time they recomended that I have the cam variator replaced. Due to not having stacks of spare cash knocking around I haven’t had it...