Blog

Hi guys. My 147 and I have now again ne kriese Many will remember that we have recently brought a dark time behind us… Somehow it doesn’t get better. To better understanding I count on what we have been through so far. We found ourselves in 2006 when my 147 still innocent 80tkm had on it At about 130tkm then the first shock, Koilbentipper. Engine was completely overhauled, cylinders drilled up and oversized piston used. B 180tkm at the front the lower crossbars were replaced so much all shock absorbers. But I value this as normal wear. At approx. 200tkm I had to renew all the cats because they are crumbled. At approx. 250tkm the gearbox has gone away and was replaced. At approx. 265tkm front all crossbars were replaced plus track bars. Now at 272tkm my steering and an ignition coil has gone away. Servo oil loss in the area of the right fold bellow. So new steering. Steerings are currently not available so a new part has to be taken… well, for my little one only the best intermediate by of course some wear parts like timing belts, brakes and such a stuff however is normal. Meanwhile the underbody was already quite gammeln. However, because I still have about 3-4 years to stay faithful to the car I have had the underbody completely resealed. As you can see we already have a lot of perseverance. I still stick to it still the Car to drive for about 3 years because I don’t get any more for the car but it gets harder and harder… Only if I look at the car I could fall in love with it again and again Even if it is used up and worn out. Is it so much that doesn’t break everything in the time what CAN be broken? In addition, the oil consumption is unfortunately not the lowest. But well, I’ve already used to it… Nevertheless, I ask myself the question so slowly whether “we” still have a great common future… But I think if I get it back at the end of the week I will probably fall in love again, at least I hope that for my 147 In the sense, for the next three years. Cheers

The engine of my Alfa 146ti (EZ 2/96) gets very warm and only max. approx. 65 degrees (after >10km). The heating is also hardly appealing. What does this look like with your Alfa 145/146 ? When I bought the car from 2 years, the problem was even bigger, because I had at -3 degrees outside temperature max. 50 degrees lt. display. At that time there was still warranty on it, so the dealer has the Therm ostat changed, which made it a bit better (even the above described 65 degrees). Since that was still too little for me (especially because it takes a very long time) I made a complaint again, but I was told that this would be normal. Here in the forum I found some posts, in which low engine temp. was written, so I took it that way. If it gets really cold outside, however, it bothers me considerably ( unfortunately I didn’t have a garage, i.e. car is outside). This year I wanted to tackle the problem even before the big cold. Can it be that the dealer at that time did not exchange the thermostat at all as claimed, but otherwise “repaired” like (e.g. bend up) ? I would have a new thermostat installed if I knew that the problem is gone, but of course have no desire to spend unnecessary money (how much would I have to expect there ?). Are these temperatures with intact thermostat normal (the engine takes 10 km to the 65 Is there any other tips on how to get the engine warm faster ? Thanks and greeting Thorsten P.S.: Motor will be in the city in summer up to about 90 degrees and in winter about 80, so display should be ok.

Hello everyone, I hope I’m not stoned the same way… It’s about the mannol 10w60. I stumbled over it on eBay and wonder that it meets the same standards as Castrol but only costs half (Api / Acea) . Where is there (founded) the catch? This is purely of personal interest I already have my oil It would be great if no answers would come in the direction like “just take xyz and don’t ask so stupid – because it’s just so…” Sorry also for d en oil thread but I found nothing useful in the search