Thread: Alfa Romeo 156
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Old 05-05-08, 12:20 PM   #14
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Default Re: Alfa Romeo 156

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Originally Posted by mototech View Post
Lissa they are reliable as long as they are looked after, as with all cars there are good and bad ones, I do alot of work on alfas and i personaly love them the engines are strong as long as they are serviced correctly service it ever year or 10,000mls with a good quality semisynthetic oil, if its a twinspark engine alfa halved the timing belt change interval from 72,000 to 32,000mls or 3 years if its a v6 then they havent changed the interval, but id recommend not leaving it past 60,000mls or five years dont skimp on servicing and it should stay running sweet.
I dont see any major problems on alfas that i dont see on other cars, most of the problems are down to bad maintenance.
He will love it. If he needed any advice point him in my direction.
Thanks hun

Hopefully he won't have any big problems but I'm sure he would appreciate expert opinion and help.
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