Alfa Romeo - Recent Questions, Troubleshooting & Support

Was it overheating while you were driving? You may have warped your heads, especially if they're aluminum.

I'm guessing it's an automatic?

is it manual or selespeed

Three things are true of all gasoline cars: 1) Spark? 2) Compression? 3) Gas? Check these three, and figure out what's missing?! In this example your Alfa, and a Chevy are equals! When you crank the engine the fuel pump relay should be "hot" meaning closed circut, and the pump should have at least 12.5+VDC going to it. As for the spark pull the plugs, lay them on the V/C cover, and if you crank it (not too long), you should see a spark on all four/6 plugs. Then lastly use your (or borrow a friends "Compression gauge" to see how many PSI/Cylinder you have to work with. [email protected]

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Join Alfa Club to get answers fast, but I believe it's behind the "Glove box." Remove box, and look for 2x5 rectangular removeable plastic, and filter is behind it. [email protected]

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Remove tire, remove brake caliper, and hang on suspension with a tie, remove lower suspensin from lower A-Arm, then with a "Breaker Bar" or Impact Gun Remove the nut in the center of your rotor, and you should be able to remove the axle from the hub. The old CV boot you can just cut off, and after a good clean, reinstall the new boot (I recommend you add some CV Grease as long as it's exposed to lubricate the joint), then slide new boot on.

With Cam Caps loosened, FIRST loosen timing chain tensioner, press it in to loosen tension, Crank using ratchet to TDC (Top Dead Center on crank pully, (to keep from damage to pistons), align Exhaust Cam Timing Mark to mark on #1 Exhaust cam cover, then take up slack between Exhaust & Intake Cams (on top between the cams), Then align the Intake Cam to mark on #1 Cam Cap, "Now" loosen the 17mm bolt to tighten timing chain, rotate engine using rachet two times, reset TDC at the crank, and look at "Cam Timing Marks on both the Exhaust, and Intake Cams. If you did all this correctly the "Timing Marks" should be lined up so TDC,Exhaust, and Intake marks are all the same.

It may have a problem in the electronics that shift the transmission, have a fault code test run on the Transmission control module (TCM)

Usually control arm bushing. The part that holds the wheels onto the car.

You need the system monitored with a live data scanner to see if the vehicle speed sensor signal drops out, if it does it is the sensor, if it is ok then the speedometer must be removed and sent out for repair.

Motorcycle or any attachments on the gear

Hi check the switch on your brake paddle

Hi ok u need to remove the belly plate it is 6/8 bolts at the botem once it is off then u will see the oil sump it will have an 8mm lmkey bolt loosen the bolt take it out and the oil will start to come out but don't do it when the car is very hot u WILL burn

Try transmission fixer fluid from auto parts store something like transX.