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Trying to insure my 156 JTDm Veloce 2004. 16v. Is it 140 bhp or 150 bhp? Thanks TonyB

Well, after 3 weeks off the road my 156 had to have a new ECU. The indi had to take it to the main dealer to have a new ECU put in and coded. The main dealer fitted a faulty box, but I still got charged for the labour for them putting in the faulty part then having to take it out again!!!!...

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OK... I want no lectures about how I should have done my research before buying a car with dimply black stuff, and I don't want anyone ranting at me when I go on to mention that our nearest Halfords is 25 miles away (and no doubt someone will even check the locations of all Halfords shops in...

In the boot of my 05 156 1.9JTD.... near the piece of string that opens the fuel flap.. there is a square(ish) plastic plate.... There does not seem to be any thing behind it What does / should it cover?

http://www.photoboxgallery.com/automoto07 Just trying out the concept of people paying to have hard copies of my photos delivered to them..... starting with the AutoMoto Italia festival this weekend. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk...

Hi all, Does anyone know if anyone ever made an aftermarket supercharger kit for late '80s alfa spiders??? I'm not looking for anything fancy, the parts I'm primarily looking for are a small compressor and mounting bracket combo that will bolt to the car on the airbox side of the engine bay. The...

Both dipped headlights in the same day.... just over a year old..... hmmm....!

I was about to attempt its' replacement the other day - I can see why people have had problems! Fortunately I'd left it switched on and as I wiggled the connector, hey presto, it worked! Saved a few swear words!

Ian Jobbins wrote: > Now that the rear calipers are functional, I move onto the next item, of > which there are many (or it wouldn't be an alfa, now would it). > > My now ex-girlfriend was driving my gtv when I had a company car. Little > petal didn't put any oil in it, so a conrod is now peaking...

Hi guys, long time no lurk. Have been incredibly busy with work leading to an increase in mileage, but a decrease in adequate care and attention for my lovely 156 (Toadyyy on the group website). Lo and behold she's been running low on oil for far too long and I've shot the engine to sh1t. Big ends...

hi all I was wondering if there is a way to retrofit a bluetooth system to my 147 gta. although I have nav connect plus, I find it a pain to constantly having to swap sim card from my phone to the inbuilt system ,and o2 do not do dual sim card like vodafone. any info much appreciated

Central locking packed up on the 147, diagnosed today as the body computer. Bought a Warranty Direct Gold policy earlier this year, as the 3 year manufacturers had run out. Looked fairly comprehensive, fairly good reports, no 'wear and tear' exclusion... Garage v helpful as usual, but they...

Dear all do you have to recommend any panel beaters and body repair garages in the SE of the UK, or North France? I need to fix my spider and respray it Many thanks Harry

Hi all. I've decided I can no longer go on abusing my Alfetta GTV as a daily driver so, now that I've inherited a second car, I've decided to thrash that into the ground instead and get the Alfa 'tidied up'. Does anyone have any thoughts on a decent body repair shop in south Wales, near me I have...

I've done a lot of searching, but can't find anyone who sells 75 bonnet cables. Does anyone know if they're still likely to be available from main dealers? - I know I don't, technically, need one for the MOT - but I reckon any tester would be a tad ****ed off at having to fiddle around to pop the...

Hi! I am looking for a book: "Alfa Romeo Montreal" by Luigi Giuliani, Nada ed. I can to buy Please, help me. An andress, a place, a man wich know were i can found this book. Thankyou friends! From a longe date "Alfista"

Hi all, I have a problem with the boot lid of my 147: if I try to unlock the boot lid using either the remote control or the button at the car's panel and the car has not been moved shortly before, the lid does not open and the indicator lights are flashing once. If you do the same procedure...

Has anyone else questioned the sense of having the boot lid and petrol cap lever side by side? I flicked the boot open the other day in error instead of the petrol cap, realised what I had done and flicked the petrol cap open, then went through the car wash having not shut the boot. It was a...

Hi, The boot on my Alfa 147 has suddenly stopped locking when I close it. It's been used several times today with no trouble but then on my last attempt to close it, it wouldn't lock closed. I've tried several times and also sprayed the lock with WD40, which didn't make any difference. Has...