Alfa 156 JTD....Any good?
25-04-2012, 08:34 PM
#1
Regular Contributor
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: london
Posts: 251
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Alfa 156 JTD....Any good?
Test drove a 2002 Alfa 156 JTD 2.4 5 cyclinder Diesel earlier.
Lovely to drive and looks good inside and out.....
But! I am only good with classic Fords and Pugs and know nothing about Alfa's. What are these cars like, anyone with knowledge or had one....Are parts expensive or hard to source, common faults?
Lovely to drive and looks good inside and out.....
But! I am only good with classic Fords and Pugs and know nothing about Alfa's. What are these cars like, anyone with knowledge or had one....Are parts expensive or hard to source, common faults?
25-04-2012, 10:28 PM
#2
PassionFord Post Whore!!
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: south wales, swansea
Posts: 6,807
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
No.
Expensive on everything,value drops like stones and the usual pump/injector faults on the engine.
As you said,a great drive but typical shit alfa build.
Expensive on everything,value drops like stones and the usual pump/injector faults on the engine.
As you said,a great drive but typical shit alfa build.
25-04-2012, 10:59 PM
#4
Regular Contributor
I service and repair a few of these. Never seen an injector or pump give trouble. Good car to drive and very nice wide torque band. Front suspension does give a bit of trouble. Parts are well prices at EB Spares
John
John
26-04-2012, 04:20 AM
#5
Glennvestite
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Darlington county durham
Posts: 62,761
Received 1,044 Likes
on
998 Posts
I used to work for fiat and Alfa a few years ago and tbh i never did any work to these engines.Imo they were a good engine.Make sure the rear suspension bushes arnt split .The rear suspension arms rhat come from the middle of the car and join on the hubs used to wear.Also the trailing arm bushes that go in the hub used to wear.
Top suspension arm bushes used to wear and squeak too.Front anti roll bar bushes used to wear to.
Top suspension arm bushes used to wear and squeak too.Front anti roll bar bushes used to wear to.
26-04-2012, 08:07 PM
#6
15000
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Wales
Posts: 17
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
you should consider a bmw 330d, 3.0 6 cylinder tdi. a lot of people say it's the nicest diesel engine out there, awesome performance and economy and german build quality. can be picked up fairly cheap as the e46 has been around since around 2001 i think.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
wheelwizardrefurbs
Technical help Q & A
24
24-09-2015 08:35 PM