ALFA GIULIETTA: 9 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE BUYING

[@lionelramsal7354]

Really nice project done. 👍🏾

[@arcgarage]

Thanks 👍, not all the way done but close

[@lionelramsal7354]

@arcgarage I'm sure you will achieve. I watched already several of your posts. Good luck.

[@Lupo116]

Perfect, as always!

[@arcgarage]

Thanks man

[@karlos1060]

My brother bought a 2013 black 1.75 tbi QV one with a partially rebuild engine. The whole engine has been apart at a Alfa Romeo dealer in the Netherlands and a bill with it of almost 9000€. They fitted a new stage 2 turbo on it as well. It has a downpipe and other things done to it. It looks great and drives very well. Only i have a feeling like the power is a bit to much for frontwheel drive. It should have over 300hp as it is tuned. The engine repair has been done 300km before he bought it. He paid 13K for the car. It also comes with Brera 19 inch rimms.

[@arcgarage]

Sounds great, the QVs are a blast to drive, I agree with your FWD point

[@barraberson]

@@karlos1060 You can always switch to normal or all weather mode so it will activate esp earlier and limit power when wheel slip. Or just detune with different map... 😃👎🏻

[@karlos1060]

@@barraberson I know there is the DNA switch. And in 1 mode it is the least problems. But still the traction loss if very prominent. The car want to go left or right. It still is not horrible but rear wheel drive has a lot less issues with that. And detuning is not in my brothers DNA 😉

[@barraberson]

@@karlos1060 I have driven stage 2 GQV ~310HP. There was not much issues with traction. Maybe your brother should switch to some stickier tiers and set better front wheel alignement (more positive castor and toe in). He can pack lsd too if he wants much better traction. Lots of solutions and GQV should come out from factory as a 260-280 bhp car. Most of them are factory detuned to arround 215-225 bhp since emissions fiasco era.

[@ggm-i8y]

@@karlos1060 look up for LSD. will make a world of difference.

[@Negativvv]

Arguably for an older Giulietta the place to be is a 1.4 TB not an MA as it'll likely be more robust. I have one and even stock it's fast enough for the driving I do. The low down torque is great. I've had mine about 2 months now.

[@arcgarage]

Got the same car, and I am more than happy with it, great balance

[@Negativvv]

My only slight problem with the car is the fuel economy isn't great. My old 1.8 Honda Civic was better. I've heard a Stage 1 remap can fix this. Car has been fully serviced and it's had 3 tanks of Super Unleaded but still has relatively poor economy.

[@arcgarage]

@@Negativvv That's an Alfa. I've really had a lot of them, pretty much all petrol and all of them were thirsty

[@Negativvv]

@arcgarage Dunno I've had a 3.0 V6 Busso and I could get 30 mpg from it. The 1.4TB is only currently capable of 37 mpg which is relatively poor from a small capacity and apparently modern 4 cylinder. However it's roots are in the old Fiat FIRE engine from the 1980s so it may not be possible to get good economy from it easily. It sounds good for a mundane 4 cylinder which is a plus...

[@ctid107]

Oil is much more important for the petrol multiair engines. The oil is also the hydraulic fluid which drives the valves as there isnt a traditional cam shaft. Best to to stick with Selenia, though I believe younger cars are less fussy. My 2010 car (1.4TB 170hp) gives engine fault messages if Selenia is not used. Otherwise it's a fantastic car and I plan to keep it as long as possible, I still love driving it and the engine noise still turns heads.

[@thijss1272]

Selenia isn't required as long as it meets the right spec its good.. selenia is low quality, especialy for its price. Motul is way better and keeps the engine a lot cleaner

[@barraberson]

As said, Selenia is of no good quality anymore... I've been following lots of oil lab testing and Selenia tends to hide its true values of oil/aditives mixture.

[@ctid107]

Beg to differ, I've had non Selenia used twice, each time I've received engine warnings. Both times changing the oil to Selenia had fixed the issue. My car is a very early car, that's why I said younger cars are less fussy. Remember the oil is being used as a hydraulic fluid, this does not form part of the normal ACEA specs. So Selenia is definitely required for some cars, I have the personal experience to prove it.

[@thijss1272]

@@ctid107 then you probably have a failing multiair unit or some other isseu's. Selenia will produce loads of deposite's that can harm the multiair/engine in the long run. But be my geust to use selenia👍

[@barraberson]

@@ctid107 I'm driving different Alfa Romeos since 2005. Today I'm driving GQV and lots of my friends from the club switched to Ravenol as per my recommendation. Even guys that swapped to another car maker (TFSi engines) report very good results. If you want to learn more you can find all informations on the web but it will be long process to collect all the data... :)

[@vassilisastaris3480]

what's your opinion on upgrading /reprogramming the 1.4 TB 120hp engine to 150hp?

[@5coldbeer]

Zdravo drug, može savjet? Hoću da uzmem 159 sa 1.9 JTS motorom. Znam da nije popularan kod nas jer ne može LPG i jer ljudi vole JTD. Meni ne smeta, ne prelazim puno. Zanima je kakav je motor generalno (prednosti i mane) i da li je bolji izbor 2.2 JTS?

[@arcgarage]

iskreno ja ih ne preferiram posto su sa direktnim ubrizgavanjem, ali ukoliko su odrzavani kako treba nebi trebao imati problema. Ja bi uzeo 2.2

[@acika5]

Kako ti se ponaša temperatura rashlande tečnosti kad su temperature oko 0 stepeni?Meni varira od 70 do 80 stepeni pa nisam siguran da li je to u redu.1.4 120hp

[@arcgarage]

Pozdrav, mora biti 90 stepeni, termostat najvjerovatnije ne zatvara

[@MPP241]

MY son has just bought a 2018 petrol 1.4l super. Any advice specific to this model? TY for your videos.

[@arcgarage]

Hi, welcome, just maintain it properly and replace the engine oil every 10k at the most, they are great cars and if taken care of, they'll last for ages

[@MegaVladitor]

pomozi mi ako znaš u vezi lambdne sonde jer sad sam kupio giuliettu 1.4 2010 i imam problem P2231 na prvoj sondi i kupio sam delphi sondu i opet mi ne radi pa me zanima jeli ta delphi original za nju?

[@arcgarage]

Pozdrav, posalji mi screenshot greske na email

[@victoryamatalam6422]

What kilometer range would you suggest one buys for the first time? Should I look below 100.000 km?

[@arcgarage]

It all depends on your budget, but around 150k kms is ok, just make sure it has been taken care of

[@slavkojovanovic4982]

Hello I have a big problem with the tachometer. Sometimes it shows the speed correctly, and sometimes it doesn't work at all. The dashboard shows, for example, 2000 rpm, but it should be 3000. And sometimes it shows correctly. Is the only solution to buy another tachometer, since it is an Alfa 75 3.0 V6. Any suggestions/advice Thanks and greetings from Serbia

[@arcgarage]

Hi. That Alfa is no good, you should sell it to me, hahahaha, just joking. Take it to car electrician to test it out thoroughly, it could be the cluster or the wiring, but I don't think it is a big issue

[@slavkojovanovic4982]

@@arcgarage Thanks for the fast reply. Unfortunately, there's no electrician in Serbia knows how to fix it, and they all told me to buy another tachometer.

[@Vortex0522]

Hello brother ! My rear windshield stopped heating. I changed the fuse, but it still wont work. Do you have any idea what it can be ?

[@arcgarage]

Hi, check the wiring loom, that's probably where your issue is

[@Vortex0522]

@ thank you, i will do it 👍

[@ggm-i8y]

@@Vortex0522 don't know about Giullieta, but in example Giulia defroster is disabled if the battery is below 60% or so.

[@RealDarkBlade]

I second @arcgarage view on the loom it is a common thing for those loom wires to break. you can get cheap replacement looms if you need and installation is not too bad if you know some basic wire soldering/crimping

[@Vortex0522]

@@RealDarkBlade thank you !

[@johnzo9586]

Que pensez vous d’une Reprog éthanol sur t-jet merci

[@arcgarage]

Didn't look into it, how to they accomplish it?

[@eugeniojelacic8767]

Grešim ili je Bosanska registracija?

[@arcgarage]

Ne gresis, jeste

[@eugeniojelacic8767]

@arcgarage Super ti je kanal. Pozdrav.

[@Igizeh]

I don’t think that angel eyes looks good on Giulietta, but I’m surprised how awesome those eyebrows look and change visuals on the car! Is this a decal on a headlight?

[@arcgarage]

Yes, I think it is a great little mod, it changes the front end appearance. i am not fan of the angel eyes either, but i like how they came out with the carbon headlights

[@mizzomentall]

Transmission C635 sucks

[@arcgarage]

Not a big fan of it either man

[@mizzomentall]

@@arcgarage its literally the only one disadvantage of these cars. Mine is crunchy, clunky when changing gears. Mechanic just said that bearings are already gone and everyone says the MultiAir is the biggest issue. Well not in my case

[@blyatman5462]

I thinking to buy pu mount insert from powerflex for a lower engine mount

[@mizzomentall]

@@blyatman5462 I changed a new bottom mount but weird noise from gearbox still occurs

[@ggm-i8y]

@@mizzomentall Multiair unit only becomes a problem when the wrong oil is used,