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I should have known this would happen.
Car is a 2002 built (facelift interior) 2.0 Selespeed Veloce. Fault code: P1742 - Selection Range Sensor. Am I correct in assuming this is the actuator, and will be hugely expensive to fix? On the other hand, I joined the ranks of the Italian Freemasons and went though the Sillyspeed fluid check procedure - the fluid warning light is flashing in addition to the code read above - and found it to have dropped below minimum. Help...... Cheers, -- SteveH |
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SteveH wrote:
> I should have known this would happen. > > Car is a 2002 built (facelift interior) 2.0 Selespeed Veloce. > > Fault code: P1742 - Selection Range Sensor. > > Am I correct in assuming this is the actuator, and will be hugely > expensive to fix? > > On the other hand, I joined the ranks of the Italian Freemasons and went > though the Sillyspeed fluid check procedure - the fluid warning light is > flashing in addition to the code read above - and found it to have > dropped below minimum. > > Help...... I'd try topping that up, first. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Catman > wrote:
> SteveH wrote: > > I should have known this would happen. > > > > Car is a 2002 built (facelift interior) 2.0 Selespeed Veloce. > > > > Fault code: P1742 - Selection Range Sensor. > > > > Am I correct in assuming this is the actuator, and will be hugely > > expensive to fix? > > > > On the other hand, I joined the ranks of the Italian Freemasons and went > > though the Sillyspeed fluid check procedure - the fluid warning light is > > flashing in addition to the code read above - and found it to have > > dropped below minimum. > > > > Help...... > > I'd try topping that up, first. Well, it's not that. <looks for warranty documentation> -- SteveH |
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SteveH wrote:
> Catman > wrote: > >> SteveH wrote: >>> I should have known this would happen. >>> >>> Car is a 2002 built (facelift interior) 2.0 Selespeed Veloce. >>> >>> Fault code: P1742 - Selection Range Sensor. >>> >>> Am I correct in assuming this is the actuator, and will be hugely >>> expensive to fix? >>> >>> On the other hand, I joined the ranks of the Italian Freemasons and went >>> though the Sillyspeed fluid check procedure - the fluid warning light is >>> flashing in addition to the code read above - and found it to have >>> dropped below minimum. >>> >>> Help...... >> I'd try topping that up, first. > > Well, it's not that. > > <looks for warranty documentation> Oh dear. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |
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Catman > wrote:
> > Well, it's not that. > > > > <looks for warranty documentation> > > Oh dear. The problem now is, once it's fixed, do I keep it or chop it in for something that doesn't have sillyspeed? If I do chop it in, I'm unlikely to find anything else that's anywhere near as nice for similar money (ie. the £5.4k I paid originally) - anything in that price range would be older and higher mileage. On the other hand, I can see it would be sensible to both ditch Sillyspeed and get a diesel. -- SteveH |
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On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:08 +0000, (SteveH)
wrote: >I should have known this would happen. You *did* know. You were blinded by love at first sight.. -- Z Scotland Alfa Romeo 156 2.4JTD Veloce Leather (sold) 'Oil' be seeing you.. (Email must have the word 'Alfa' in the subject line to get through auto-filtering) |
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Zathras > wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:08 +0000, (SteveH) > wrote: > > >I should have known this would happen. > > You *did* know. You were blinded by love at first sight.. Oh, yeah, indeed - black Sportwagon, tan leather, facelift interior but original body. Of course I was blinded.... However, that doesn't excuse my local specialist from taking the ****. They've come back with: New actuator (debatable) Cambelt tensioner (very dubious, only 16k since it was done with OEM kit at my trusted local garage) Rear suspension arm (you're having a laugh - wasn't an advisory on the MOT in Sept. - only 1.5k miles ago) Anyway, total estimate is £2.5k - understandably the warranty company want an independent opinion of this before going ahead. No wonder people avoid Alfas like the plague - that's around double what I'd have expected to pay even if it needs a complete new Selespeed actuator. -- SteveH |
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"Zathras" > wrote in message ... > > In 2001, I took a gamble and bought a new Alfa. I was scared about the > reputation so, after a lot of research, decided the diesel was going > to be the least problematic and so it was for the first 7 years. After > that, it deteriorated into a joke on a number of counts to the point > where I wouldn't now want a 156 over 7 years old and 70,000 miles even > if it were given to me. I'm sure others have different experiences but > that's mine. > Shame, my petrol 156 is 11years old and 80,000 miles. Given my recent experiences, I was going to give it to you (fellow Scot, we need to stick together). Instead, I guess I'll have to keep it. > Now, if Alfas were actually built as well as the Italians claim, > really to German standards and had decent support network it would be > a vastly different story. A fair number of years of experience > suggests that Alfa cannot get out of the rut it's in whether it's > trying to or not. > Ah now, I've never heard Alfa claiming that the cars are well built, or that they have a decent support network. I think both of these claims are only in the febrile imaginings of Alfisti, so smitten by the Alfa experience that they have thrown logic out of the window. Dave S..... > -- > Z |
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