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!66 V6 2.5 Power Delivery
Hi,
My 166 has just completed 50K Miles and I noticed a few weeks ago that when I start off and excelerate the car power delivery stutters, once I am at cruising speed it seems fine. Today I jumped in the car and the symptoms were much worse, the car was really lumpy and was even giving blow back 'pops'. As I got up the gears the car improved but when I excelerate you can really feel the car 'dragging'. As the car warms up the things gets much better and as I say at cruising speed its not an issue. Thanks for any suggestions. Seb |
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!66 V6 2.5 Power Delivery
Seb > wrote:
> Hi, > > My 166 has just completed 50K Miles and I noticed a few weeks ago that when > I start off and excelerate the car power delivery stutters, once I am at > cruising speed it seems fine. > > Today I jumped in the car and the symptoms were much worse, the car was > really lumpy and was even giving blow back 'pops'. > As I got up the gears the car improved but when I excelerate you can really > feel the car 'dragging'. > > As the car warms up the things gets much better and as I say at cruising > speed its not an issue. > > Thanks for any suggestions. Sounds like the air-flow meter needs replacing to me. Avoid the ones on ebay - they're cheaply made fakes. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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"SteveH" > wrote in message . .. > Seb > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> My 166 has just completed 50K Miles and I noticed a few weeks ago that >> when >> I start off and excelerate the car power delivery stutters, once I am at >> cruising speed it seems fine. >> >> Today I jumped in the car and the symptoms were much worse, the car was >> really lumpy and was even giving blow back 'pops'. >> As I got up the gears the car improved but when I excelerate you can >> really >> feel the car 'dragging'. >> >> As the car warms up the things gets much better and as I say at cruising >> speed its not an issue. >> >> Thanks for any suggestions. > > Sounds like the air-flow meter needs replacing to me. > > Avoid the ones on ebay - they're cheaply made fakes. > Thanks SteveH, I had an inkling that it might be that from searching Google but I wanted to check that people thought my symptoms were conclusive with the Air Flow prob. What make should I make sure gets fitted, i.e. an actual Alfa part ? Seb |
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The Anstey > wrote:
> > Sounds like the air-flow meter needs replacing to me. > > > > Avoid the ones on ebay - they're cheaply made fakes. > > > > > Thanks SteveH, I had an inkling that it might be that from searching Google > but I wanted to check that people thought my symptoms were conclusive with > the Air Flow prob. > > What make should I make sure gets fitted, i.e. an actual Alfa part ? They're made by Bosch. Any motor factor should be able to get one for you - if they don't have it in stock - it's a generic part used by many different manufacturers. If you order from Alfa, you'll just get the same Bosch part anyway. The ebay ones are sold as Bosch, but a friend bought one only to find it was a cheap fake. He did get a refund, but it caused him lots of hassle. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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"SteveH" > wrote in message . .. > The Anstey > wrote: > >> > Sounds like the air-flow meter needs replacing to me. >> > >> > Avoid the ones on ebay - they're cheaply made fakes. >> > >> >> >> Thanks SteveH, I had an inkling that it might be that from searching >> but I wanted to check that people thought my symptoms were conclusive >> with >> the Air Flow prob. >> >> What make should I make sure gets fitted, i.e. an actual Alfa part ? > > They're made by Bosch. Any motor factor should be able to get one for > you - if they don't have it in stock - it's a generic part used by many > different manufacturers. If you order from Alfa, you'll just get the > same Bosch part anyway. > > The ebay ones are sold as Bosch, but a friend bought one only to find it > was a cheap fake. He did get a refund, but it caused him lots of hassle. > -- Thanks for the info SteveH, I have just phoned around for a quote and told £200.00 fitted. Is it the sort of job thats easy for an amateur to do?I dont do lots of mechanics but I did change the front brake pads on my car. Is it level of a job or should I just get it booked in? Cheers Seb |
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!66 V6 2.5 Power Delivery
"Seb" > wrote in message ... > > "SteveH" > wrote in message > . .. >> The Anstey > wrote: >> >>> > Sounds like the air-flow meter needs replacing to me. >>> > >>> > Avoid the ones on ebay - they're cheaply made fakes. >>> > >>> >>> >>> Thanks SteveH, I had an inkling that it might be that from searching >>> but I wanted to check that people thought my symptoms were conclusive >>> with >>> the Air Flow prob. >>> >>> What make should I make sure gets fitted, i.e. an actual Alfa part ? >> >> They're made by Bosch. Any motor factor should be able to get one for >> you - if they don't have it in stock - it's a generic part used by many >> different manufacturers. If you order from Alfa, you'll just get the >> same Bosch part anyway. >> >> The ebay ones are sold as Bosch, but a friend bought one only to find it >> was a cheap fake. He did get a refund, but it caused him lots of hassle. >> -- Thanks for the info SteveH, I have just phoned around for a quote and told £200.00 fitted. Is it the sort of job thats easy for an amateur to do? I don't do lots of mechanics but I did change the front brake pads on my car. Is it that level of a job or should I just get it booked in? Cheers Seb |
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Seb > wrote:
> > The ebay ones are sold as Bosch, but a friend bought one only to find it > > was a cheap fake. He did get a refund, but it caused him lots of hassle. > > -- > > Thanks for the info SteveH, I have just phoned around for a quote and told > £200.00 fitted. Is it the sort of job thats easy for an amateur to do?I dont > do lots of mechanics but I did change the front brake pads on my car. Is it > level of a job or should I just get it booked in? Sounds about right for a fitted cost, however, if you can do brake pads you're more than capable of doing the job yourself. Should take no longer than half an hour. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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!66 V6 2.5 Power Delivery
Seb > wrote:
> >> They're made by Bosch. Any motor factor should be able to get one for > >> you - if they don't have it in stock - it's a generic part used by many > >> different manufacturers. If you order from Alfa, you'll just get the > >> same Bosch part anyway. > >> > >> The ebay ones are sold as Bosch, but a friend bought one only to find it > >> was a cheap fake. He did get a refund, but it caused him lots of hassle. > >> -- > > Thanks for the info SteveH, I have just phoned around for a quote and told > £200.00 fitted. Is it the sort of job thats easy for an amateur to do? > I don't do lots of mechanics but I did change the front brake pads on my > car. Is it that level of a job or should I just get it booked in? As posted elsewhere..... if you can change brake pads yourself, an airflow meter is an easy half hour DIY job. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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"SteveH" > wrote in message ... > Seb > wrote: > >> >> They're made by Bosch. Any motor factor should be able to get one for >> >> you - if they don't have it in stock - it's a generic part used by >> >> many >> >> different manufacturers. If you order from Alfa, you'll just get the >> >> same Bosch part anyway. >> >> >> >> The ebay ones are sold as Bosch, but a friend bought one only to find >> >> it >> >> was a cheap fake. He did get a refund, but it caused him lots of >> >> hassle. >> >> -- >> >> Thanks for the info SteveH, I have just phoned around for a quote and >> told >> £200.00 fitted. Is it the sort of job thats easy for an amateur to do? >> I don't do lots of mechanics but I did change the front brake pads on my >> car. Is it that level of a job or should I just get it booked in? > > As posted elsewhere..... if you can change brake pads yourself, an > airflow meter is an easy half hour DIY job. OK, I will save myself some money and have ago myself . Do you have a link I can goto with step by step instructions of how to fit it. I have had a Google and can't find specific instructions. Thanks again for your help. Seb |
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Seb > wrote:
> > As posted elsewhere..... if you can change brake pads yourself, an > > airflow meter is an easy half hour DIY job. > > OK, I will save myself some money and have ago myself . > Do you have a link I can goto with step by step instructions of how to fit > it. I have had a Google and can't find specific instructions. > Thanks again for your help. Google for '156 MAF replacement' You can google 'MAF replacement' for just about any recent Alfa as they're all the same. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # |
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