Im hoping you can help, I own a Alfa GTV which has been causing me
some problems just of late. There is a ticking noise coming from the
engine, I have taken it to a garge in Nuneaton who told me it must
need a new cam-belt and tentioner which i had fixed. But after £400 it

Lately I've been having some strange problems with ignition. When I
try to start my engine in the morning it fires up and then dies with a
cough. Okay, that's normal but then it happens:
On the next attempt the engine is completely dead! Sofar I've replaced

All,
Just bought first Alfa - 1999(t) 1.8 TS Lusso.
I am sorting things like insurance and breakdown cover. For the latter,
can any recommend either of the main 3 - RAC, AA, GreenFlag ?? Are any

We have a 147 2.0 which is coming up to one year old.
It has done only 5870 miles. When we tried to book it in to the dealer, they
told us it didn't need servicing until it had done the mileage -
irrespective of the age.

Having just purchased a late 1999 146Ti I'm now doing the maintenance rounds
on the car.
Can anyone advise if pollen filters were fitted to this car and if so where
is it / how is it changed ? Also where is the fuel filter located ?

Going through 1900-2100rpm, my transmission goes a ring-a-ting-ting.
Any ideas?
Neil
(still loving it to bits)

All,
I am looking at buying a used 156 1,8. I am booked to see 2 private cars
on Tuesday next week:
1) 1999(v) Veloce, 69000 miles, cambelt done as part of main service at

Why aren't fuel prices dropping like expected?  There is a web site that
shows a graph of fuel prices since 1995.  I thought after the war we would
see a decrease, but regular gas is up 10 cents a gallon from the same time
last year.  See it at www.storydata.com

hi 2 all!
got 2nd handed ar 156 1.8 ts recently, love the car!
has anyone in this group ever tried to fit an k&n high flow air filter?
how's alfa performing with it? any performance gain or is it just for

In the past few months, I read from this ng a thread about this
question I have, but I unfortunately lost the answer. Here it is:
My 2000 156 2.5 engine cannot go beyond 5000 rpm (or so), no matter
how hard I press the gas pedal, or no matter the gear I am in.

hello alfariders,
i buyed my alfa 146 a week ago,and i was happy with it untill today.
during a ride the engine suddenly stallt,and won't start anymore.
i checked the fuses,wires,connector's and timingbelt,everything was fine.

Hy there,
  I'm thinking about buying a Alfa Romeo GT 3.2l V6, but was wondering
about the "real" consumption per 100 km. I`m especially interested in the
xconsumption at high speed for example when going with an average speed of

Ciao ciao,
vorrei un consiglio SINCERO!!
Ho una Alfa Romeo 147 1.9 JTD.
Vorrei mettere dei cerchi da 17 pollici con gomme 215/45/r17

Is it just my car or where I live, or is the Alfa 156 aerial (I believe
built into the rear screen) useless for long wave and medium wave radio
reception? Also, if the aircon is running, it gets even worse. My crap old
Renault, with the classic pointy metal stick on the roof never ...