My car recently had it 120.000 km service.
Besides the regular maintenance, the garage also replaced the
distribution belt (as I'm from the dutch-speaking part of Belgium, I
don't know if this is the right english word) and the alternator belt.

Thought this may be helpful to some of you 156 drivers:
Recall Ref: R/2003/093
Exact Model:
Description: LOOSENING OF FRONT SUSPENSION

I need to make a backup copy of my navigator cd (Navtech) for my Alfa
147 1.9TDI.
I succed in creating a cd image with clone cd. Should it work on the
cd player?

A week ago I took delivery of a new Alfa 156 Sportwagon GTA which is
every bit as good as I hoped, it's fantastic fun to drive!
The one minor irritation is that I cannot get the CONNECT hands free GSM
phone system working with a T-Mobile pay as you go SIM card, it simply

The rotary air control knob has stuck on the face level vents setting.
Can't get air to footwell or screen. I've had the facia off around the
heater controls to get at the cable but the stickage seems to be at
the far end - buried somewhere deep behind the dashboard. My local man

I have a 2.5 V6, has been sitting in driveway for a few weeks as it is for
sale. Alarm has drained battery totally and therefore boot solenoid will
not activate. Well the battery is in the boot so how do you get to it if
the boot does not open. First time I poked at the mechanism ...

Just got my '98 156 TS back from the dealer's workshop. The car was there to
repair a rust problem on warranty and to adjust the front tread. Now when
the car is back I have two new problems: The three regulator knobs (heating,
ventilation,...) are much harder to operate than ...