Alfa 159 Part VIII (Any Alfa discussion also welcomed)

[T816B]

Sounds like what Chris would do too. Tissue and superglue IIRC ^^

 

The mechanic here uses some husk+superglue. 

[Theredstar]

The mechanic here uses some husk+superglue.

Enjoy ur ride!!

[T816B]

Enjoy ur ride!!

 

 

Yeah thanks!

[Chrispie]

Sounds like what Chris would do too. Tissue and superglue IIRC ^^

Haha yes.

 

That worked to stop the leak very well. But later..the pump itself died. Sigh.

 

And that new pump lasted me less than two years.

[Count_duku]

Haha yes.

 

That worked to stop the leak very well. But later..the pump itself died. Sigh.

 

And that new pump lasted me less than two years.

I just changed my fuel pump, second one - lasted about 6 years already and about 100,000km. Patched many times but after the last patch, the throttle response became slow and engine ran lean/rich . Was very difficult to drive, so I guess the pump will degrade eventually. That was the cause of my performance issues recently.

[Jiex]

since you guys are on this topic, care to share how to detect a leaking fuel pump?

 

I get petrol fume every morning from cold start from the aircon...

[Count_duku]

since you guys are on this topic, care to share how to detect a leaking fuel pump?

 

I get petrol fume every morning from cold start from the aircon...

If you only get it in the morning then probably not leaking . The leak is constant when the engine is running, fuel is drawn from the pump and out through the elbow pipe to the fuel line. The crack is at the elbow pipe and fuel seeps out . Smell is strongest at the rear wheel arches and when driving and flooring it , wind down the windows to take a whiff.

[Jiex]

If you only get it in the morning then probably not leaking . The leak is constant when the engine is running, fuel is drawn from the pump and out through the elbow pipe to the fuel line. The crack is at the elbow pipe and fuel seeps out . Smell is strongest at the rear wheel arches and when driving and flooring it , wind down the windows to take a whiff.

 

Thanks for the tip.

 

Then my case is probably running too rich.

Can always smell petrol fumes and white smoke coming out of the exhaust every morning but recently it seems to have entered the cabin via the aircon vents. Don't want my baby to smell this every morning

 

[Saabretooth]

Thanks for the tip.

 

Then my case is probably running too rich.

Can always smell petrol fumes and white smoke coming out of the exhaust every morning but recently it seems to have entered the cabin via the aircon vents. Don't want my baby to smell this every morning

 

You might want to check at the engine bay area, that the fuel lines or fuel return line is fully intact, and not cracked/leaking...

[Alfalution]

Hi Theredstar, I read that there's a master cylinder and slave cylinder. So is the master cylinder also called clutch bearing or r they separate? Sorry new to Alfa.

Can also recommend me a few ALfa workshops I can call to. Thks a lot.

Bro, chk with u if I change the clutch and clutch bearing/slave cylinder izit necessary to change the master cylinder as well?

2 more things,

1)after stopping and restarting and especially on hot weather my RPM is always on the high side 1500-2200 and fluctuates ard there and b4 it comes to a compete stop the whole car jerks forward it's very irritating,

2) and gear shift between 1-2-3 during hard acceleration is jerky and hesitant,

read your older post can it be due to PCV diaphragm for the former and inlet and exhaust solenoid valve for the latter.

Any advise would be appreciated. Thks a lot

For 159, clutch bearing and slave cylinder is same and inside the GB. Labour to drop GB is ex. So advised to do one shot, tgt with whatever seals that is leaking too.

 

Parts and Labour should be under 2k. Call and ask around ba

Bro, chk with u if I change the clutch and clutch bearing/slave cylinder izit necessary to change the master cylinder as well?

2 more things,

1)after stopping and restarting and especially on hot weather my RPM is always on the high side 1500-2200 and fluctuates ard there and b4 it comes to a compete stop the whole car jerks forward it's very irritating,

2) and gear shift between 1-2-3 during hard acceleration is jerky and hesitant,

read your older post can it be due to PCV diaphragm for the former and inlet and exhaust solenoid valve for the latter.

Any advise would be appreciated. Thks a lot

[Theredstar]

Bro, chk with u if I change the clutch and clutch bearing/slave cylinder izit necessary to change the master cylinder as well?

2 more things,

1)after stopping and restarting and especially on hot weather my RPM is always on the high side 1500-2200 and fluctuates ard there and b4 it comes to a compete stop the whole car jerks forward it's very irritating,

2) and gear shift between 1-2-3 during hard acceleration is jerky and hesitant,

read your older post can it be due to PCV diaphragm for the former and inlet and exhaust solenoid valve for the latter.

Any advise would be appreciated. Thks a lot

Bro, chk with u if I change the clutch and clutch bearing/slave cylinder izit necessary to change the master cylinder as well?

2 more things,

1)after stopping and restarting and especially on hot weather my RPM is always on the high side 1500-2200 and fluctuates ard there and b4 it comes to a compete stop the whole car jerks forward it's very irritating,

2) and gear shift between 1-2-3 during hard acceleration is jerky and hesitant,

read your older post can it be due to PCV diaphragm for the former and inlet and exhaust solenoid valve for the latter.

Any advise would be appreciated. Thks a lot

From what I read, master cylinder rarely have issues.

 

U mean warm start also high rpm ah? Mine usually is cold start then demonstrate his needle up needle down symptom. After warm up no such issue liao

 

Wrt pcv/ solenoid, I am pretty sure is not me... I dun even know what they are. Lol

[Alfalution]

From what I read, master cylinder rarely have issues.

 

U mean warm start also high rpm ah? Mine usually is cold start then demonstrate his needle up needle down symptom. After warm up no such issue liao

 

Wrt pcv/ solenoid, I am pretty sure is not me... I dun even know what they are. Lol

I suspect it's dirty MAF coz I unplug it rpm stabilized or might be coils or spark plugs as I'm using denso not sure yet still trouble shooting.

Oh bro ask 2 more things, at traffic lights my gear will go back to neutral and I look at S4P they only have selespeed pump and vessel izit the same as selespeed actuator as my bro also got this problem and changed the actuator from AS costing him $1500.

And gear shifting is hesitant and jerky could it be the inlet and exhaust solenoid valve that needs replacement too.

 

Thks for the help. Appreciated.

[Easyrider]

What a start to the Monkey year....

 

Had selespeed warnings for the past few days then finally stalled a few times in the middle of heavy start-stop traffic yesterday because the gear would not change when coming to a stop.

 

First time experiencing such a harrowing situation in my 2.5 years with the bella. Every time she stalled, I had to turn on the hazard light and keep trying to get from N to 1 by restarting her, with cars honking at me when they passed to show their displeasure. Eventually made it back home.

 

Took a chance this morning to try to get to AS without a tow truck. Still stalled a few times but luckily there was lighter traffic and managed to get there in one piece. Peter found that the selespeed actuator was leaking so $4k to replace

 

Actually won't need a car for commuting to work from the end of next month as my office is moving to a building that has no more season parking available, but I made a commitment to keep her until the COE expires. Hopefully with less usage, there won't be any more major problems for the next 1.5 years I think I have already replaced most parts since I got her.

[Sunburnsam]

What a start to the Monkey year....

 

Had selespeed warnings for the past few days then finally stalled a few times in the middle of heavy start-stop traffic yesterday because the gear would not change when coming to a stop.

 

First time experiencing such a harrowing situation in my 2.5 years with the bella. Every time she stalled, I had to turn on the hazard light and keep trying to get from N to 1 by restarting her, with cars honking at me when they passed to show their displeasure. Eventually made it back home.

 

Took a chance this morning to try to get to AS without a tow truck. Still stalled a few times but luckily there was lighter traffic and managed to get there in one piece. Peter found that the selespeed actuator was leaking so $4k to replace

 

Actually won't need a car for commuting to work from the end of next month as my office is moving to a building that has no more season parking available, but I made a commitment to keep her until the COE expires. Hopefully with less usage, there won't be any more major problems for the next 1.5 years I think I have already replaced most parts since I got her.

 

Ouch what a start to the monkey year.....did you get a 2nd opinion of the replacement part + price? 4K wow...been reading up the posting for quite sometime...this must be one of the costliest repair bill!!

[Jiex]

What a start to the Monkey year....

 

Had selespeed warnings for the past few days then finally stalled a few times in the middle of heavy start-stop traffic yesterday because the gear would not change when coming to a stop.

 

First time experiencing such a harrowing situation in my 2.5 years with the bella. Every time she stalled, I had to turn on the hazard light and keep trying to get from N to 1 by restarting her, with cars honking at me when they passed to show their displeasure. Eventually made it back home.

 

Took a chance this morning to try to get to AS without a tow truck. Still stalled a few times but luckily there was lighter traffic and managed to get there in one piece. Peter found that the selespeed actuator was leaking so $4k to replace

 

Actually won't need a car for commuting to work from the end of next month as my office is moving to a building that has no more season parking available, but I made a commitment to keep her until the COE expires. Hopefully with less usage, there won't be any more major problems for the next 1.5 years I think I have already replaced most parts since I got her.

 

Bro, you are not alone.

My drive shaft bearings was shot during CNY. Car was shuddering left right when going around 70-80kmh or under hard acceleration suddenly.

Couple of workshops i called are not open till 15th Feb so took a drive to Sin Ming and happen to see AS open with 1 worker.

Although they are not officially open, they still took in my car to change out both driveshaft with recon ones on Fri.

 

Looking the old driveshafts... it seems like the spider bearing were gone as the CV boot cover was torn and dust/dirt went in.

I figured that in SG, most workshops will just change out the whole driveshaft instead of changing just the bearings to save time and labour cost. If i have the right tools and garage, i probably DIY this instead as this repair cost me over 1k.

 

 

[RaymondKhooTengHwee]

Need help from fellow Alfistis.....

Don't know if this had happened to any of you before but I read through the many pages in the forum and couldn't find anyone who had their engine ECU shorted. I encountered difficulty starting my car (2.2JTS Selespeed - most common among the 159s here) and it cranked several times but somehow couldn't fire up. Thinking it could be a fuel pump issue, my car was towed to GR and it was later discovered that the problem was actually an ECU which had shorted. Dex was helpful to try and enquire from local and overseas websites to try to locate a compatible part to replace the ECU. Apparently, it was damaged beyond repair and needed to be replaced. He said EA does not keep stock cos ECU failure is not common and likely also to be costly to keep stock.

I waited patiently as I understood that this part may be rare but this problem had dragged on and it has been sitting in the workshop for a month already! Never realised how vulnerable the loss of an ECU could be and this is frustrating (to say the least).

Hoping there is someone who may know of a solution or where I can source for this.... Can't be sitting idly waiting for the part to appear (goodness knows when??). Dex is still keeping an eye for this and asked me to also check around from different sources. Pls PM me if you can suggest some solution..... Thanks and appreciate!

[Easyrider]

You can try contacting the usual online webstores like alfaworkshop.co.uk or shop4parts.co.uk

 

Need help from fellow Alfistis.....
Don't know if this had happened to any of you before but I read through the many pages in the forum and couldn't find anyone who had their engine ECU shorted. I encountered difficulty starting my car (2.2JTS Selespeed - most common among the 159s here) and it cranked several times but somehow couldn't fire up. Thinking it could be a fuel pump issue, my car was towed to GR and it was later discovered that the problem was actually an ECU which had shorted. Dex was helpful to try and enquire from local and overseas websites to try to locate a compatible part to replace the ECU. Apparently, it was damaged beyond repair and needed to be replaced. He said EA does not keep stock cos ECU failure is not common and likely also to be costly to keep stock.
I waited patiently as I understood that this part may be rare but this problem had dragged on and it has been sitting in the workshop for a month already! Never realised how vulnerable the loss of an ECU could be and this is frustrating (to say the least).
Hoping there is someone who may know of a solution or where I can source for this.... Can't be sitting idly waiting for the part to appear (goodness knows when??). Dex is still keeping an eye for this and asked me to also check around from different sources. Pls PM me if you can suggest some solution..... Thanks and appreciate!

 

Edited February 17, 2016 by Easyrider

[Easyrider]

Well, I trust Peter's diagnosis and had bad experiences with other workshops so I always go back to AS now.

 

Ouch what a start to the monkey year.....did you get a 2nd opinion of the replacement part + price? 4K wow...been reading up the posting for quite sometime...this must be one of the costliest repair bill!!