Thank you, really helped me a lot as a first Alfa owner. As much bad things they say about it, as much i like this car. Precise, comfy, sporty and looks nice.
In the process of buying a 2.0L 147. Thanks for the help. Mine comes from a reputable seller and all looks great. What a great little car, and so cheap, I mean, inexpensive. No Italian car is cheap, just great value, well, perhaps those comments should only be referred to 147's. Thanks.
I gave my Alfa 1.6 147 a second chance. Previous owner wanted to drive till it stopped working. But she just didn't planned to go down that easily so he just sold her. After that i bought her and after some part replacements and other maintenance i have a nice beefy beauty in return. I hope driving it for many more years.
Yes the Jtd is bulletproof, but alternator bearing is common issue on every model, dmf and clutch are easy to go on the jtd because it pulls really well and they are usually driven by young people which dont know how to drive, other things are on point very good review
If you take it to a small time mechanic for timing belt change, bring the correct cam shaft lock tools with you and make them use em. if the timing is out by a little bit it can lead down a whole rabbit hole of issues leading to the headgasket blowing. Or valve kissing pistons if they're out the other way. Other than that the 2.0 is bullet proof, just gotta know how to work on it which most Aussies dont
Common issues: Beware of the timing belt, oil consumption, electric windows driver command. Suspension silent blocks (old mattress sound) and I think that's it. 147 1.6 TS daily driver.
I currently have that issue aswell, I'll let you know if I fix it but I believe there was a plastic bush at the bottom of the gearstick that's flogged out. I'll make one out of bronze and let you know how it goes
Very nice video. But I do have some questions. When do you recommend to change the oil and oil filter? My Alfa 147 105hp has done 143.000 km the clutch however is a little bit on the high side.I dont have issues when I test the clutch and put my car in 5th gear at 70km/h and go full on the throttle. How many km is it normal to replace the clutch? Is it normal that the clutch is a little bit higher?
Thanks, I replace oil on all of my cars regardless of the make every 5-6000km. When it comes to clutch, that heavily depends on the driving. My Alfa is a bit higher in kms than yours and there is no sign of clutch going bad...
@@arcgarage Thanks. I think it will be fine I will save some money to replace the clutch next year. Which tyres do you recommend for 215/45 R 17 for a 147? I have Pirelli P7 Cinturato now and they are pretty comfortable and they have nice grip but I was wondering what you recommend:)
Hello, it's a late comment since you posted this video but hope you can help. I had problems with my driver's side window switch (windows would only work now and again), so bought a new one but now both windows at the front don't work at all. When I press the button I can hear a tick, so the connection seems ok. I know it needs a proxy alignment but when I get that done will the windows work after that? Any help would be appreciated!
@@arcgarage it looks great, I've had two 2002 1.6 Lusso, a 2007 Sport TS 1.6 and a 2006 2.0 Lusso, now got a 1998 146 1.8 t spark. Dunno why Alfa never put the 1.8 in the 147 it's as quick as the 2.0 and has same mpg as 1.6... I love the T Spark engine they're very dependable and sound great.
Hm, I wouldn't, there is no reason that engine should have a blown head gasket unless it wasn't taken care of properly. In that case you will run into additional problems
