Couldn't be fixed for 7 years I FIXED IT IN 30 SECONDS!

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@benkromphardt1916 Ай бұрын

That's why we always need people who understand the machinery, theory of operation, and basic troubleshooting steps!

@KevinUrban-u1z Ай бұрын

It's not that it couldn't be fixed. It's just that no one wanted to fix it

@PurityVendetta Ай бұрын

@@benkromphardt1916 The problem I find is people don't want to pay and we live in a throw away society these days. I buy and sell everything from electronics to vehicles and machine tools cheaply and repair them either for my own use or to sell on.

@davidkettell1073 21 күн бұрын

Its a shame we didnt have one that could see a big blue gate before crashing into it ?

@psdaengr911 17 күн бұрын

This was educated guessing. Basic trouble shooting is fueI, air, and spark and then emission controls. After standing for 7 years the petrol could have a lot of condensation in it. Not knowing anything about Alfas I'd have tried carb cleaner into the intake to see if that kept it going, then checked for spark, and air flow before considering sensors.

@JackSquat54 13 күн бұрын

@@KevinUrban-u1z The owner of the vehicle wouldn't or couldn't call a mechanic.

@aldeacristian4582 Ай бұрын

Considering it's such low mileage and seems pretty much rust free, it's deffinetly worth saving, fixing up and sell, i'm sure someone will want it

@KevinUrban-u1z Ай бұрын

It funny there is 3 billion people in the world and literally NO ONE wants it. That's why it sat so long

@1881Gordon Ай бұрын

Agree 100%

@caryknapton7233 Ай бұрын

Definitely worth saving!

@capnskiddies Ай бұрын

I'd take it off his hands and pay the stupid duty into Ireland if I thought the missus wouldn't kill herself driving this car.

@alexanderlaver1607 Ай бұрын

Agreed, cheap daily for someone or a rare spec show pony with low running costs for Alfa enthusiast.

@davidellis5312 Ай бұрын

I once collected a 156 which had been stood for a while. Pressed the clutch pedal and it stayed down - slave cylinder had popped, so clutch job followed. MAF gave me some trouble too, but after that I ran it for 3 years trouble free.

@markbennett9787 Ай бұрын

You ask what do we think so far, well I think that two men who make their livings from working with cars should be able to manoeuvre a vehicle out of a tight spot without scraping it.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

totally correct.

@christopherfisher7805 Ай бұрын

Unless they were the Chuckle Brothers!! To you Barry! To you Paul!😂😂

@psdaengr911 17 күн бұрын

I would have thought that they would have diagnosed that car 7 year ago, and also cleaned out the garbage piled up by the side of the garage 3:22. My father always said that you can tell the quality of someone's work by the condition of their tools and their workplace.

@tedburnard841 Ай бұрын

Loved the Cheshire Cat look when it ran properly after disconnecting the air flow sensor

@gaetanoflorio6277 Ай бұрын

Quick spit and polish, clutch fixed, and she's ready to roll. Great find, Neil. Ciao from the land down Under 👍🇦🇺

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@stephencole9289 11 күн бұрын

what was the fix for thr clutch (or maybe I missied in in the video). Just stuck release bearing etc that freed itself of, or something more?

@ItaliaAutos 11 күн бұрын

@stephencole9289 seized thrust bearing. See episode 2 and 3

@daveslife9486 Ай бұрын

Working in a Saab dealership years ago I remembered Saab air MAF sensors used to fit these. Great video 👍

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@iainmacleod4007 18 күн бұрын

That’s well worth saving, I think that the 156 is a future classic. I love the Italian flair to the styling.

@Elmantukas Ай бұрын

Would be utterly crazy to scrap an example like this! Definitely give her all the love and sell her for a good price!

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Episode 2 out now.

@Elmantukas Ай бұрын

@ just finished watching it, love what you do!

@FrankJCarver Ай бұрын

That's why I love my classic VW Beetle. No engine management system, no radiator, no timing chain.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

from simple times. all good.

@bryanwarm2471 3 күн бұрын

And 90% of everything on the car can be 90% broken and the car will still go down the road. These cars are the opposite of finicky.

@TheZiggyman01 Ай бұрын

After the MAF disconnect, that was a very smug looking smile 😁

@1881Gordon Ай бұрын

He did look very pleased with himself, plus his head did swell quite a bit, didn't it 😂

@andysaunders3708 Ай бұрын

@@1881Gordon Looked like a knob-end, TBH.

@ianhill4585 Ай бұрын

A knob end that got the job done, I'm failing to see the downside...... (Changed before someone whinges about knob end over knob head, that I originally put)

@CEO786 22 күн бұрын

@@andysaunders3708his reaction was exactly like your old man’s! 😅

@Jean-Paul_1984 Ай бұрын

Connect the black jumper cable first, keep on cranking the car and attempt to start after many years. Gotta love this channel!

@LarsGTV6 Ай бұрын

Fix'n sell! Those Alfa models should be driven on the roads and not to the scrapyard. Greetings from 🏁 Norway

@Randolff325 Ай бұрын

Still miss my 156. Had there been an alfa specialist like you anywhere near I'd still have it. Love the black with gorgeous red leather, providing there's nothing nasty underneath it'll be a cracking car ❤

@stivowen5710 Ай бұрын

Me too!!!

@pipstewart7407 Ай бұрын

Looks like you got a little gem there Neil. It will be interesting to see what the underneath is like ? Just also like to say thanks for all your hard work producing your films, always love watching them !

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Cheers more on it next week

@chrisk1732 28 күн бұрын

Alfer’s were noted ,to have shocking severe chassis rusting , years .ago .looked in all round excellent condition until you poked a screwdriver in the rusted underneath

@rulebritannia1553 Ай бұрын

Love the 156 and more so the 159 Thanks 🙏 from Australia 🇦🇺

@Lord_of_Beard Ай бұрын

Absolute bargain. Your face when it was as simple as the airflow meter 😂 Great little car and I still love how these drive.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@carsyoungtimerfreak1149 Ай бұрын

Make it nice and sell it! Beautiful car! I used to drive a 156 2.4 JTD in 2000 as a company car. A Lusso version, metalic green on the outside with a matching green cloth interior. Wood rim steering wheel. Driving position was a bit cramped, but it was such a lovely car. I kept it immaculate, washed it by hand each week. Even in sub zero temperatures, panel by panel with luke warm water. Taking the motorway from Brussels to Luxembourg I will never forget how it kept pulling on a straight section of that motorway that goes uphill, 175 km/h and still pulling. Both my exes drove 147s... However as a classic/youngtimer I believe my '98 C180 is a wiser choice. But not nearly as much fun!

@Chris_B_gta Ай бұрын

Worth doing up and keeping as a run around. Especially at that milage. Neil, might be worth changing the rubber clutch hose going into the CSC, as this is something that's caught me out recently with my 156 restoration.

@johnphaceas7434 Ай бұрын

Had exactly the same red leather interior on a white '99 V6 Q-auto that I ran for 5 years til I bought my GTA. Nicest interior of any car I've ever owned. I would have loved to have manual rear windows - reckon I had to pull the cards off to get the motors going both sides every year. Basically no-one ever sat in the back, so they were hardly ever used, and baking though hot Aussie summers seemed to seal them up.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Very cool!

@katywalker8322 Ай бұрын

We used to have a 156 (2L, cloth interior, a/c, etc - an Irish model). Ran it from about 105k to 165k . Lovely car. Corrosion on the sills killed it (repairable, but with the mileage it had done not financially viable). Overall reliable, and while it had problems it started and ran, and got us home (a MAF, radiator fan temperature sensor, motor for the heater air distribution and a rear window regulator - all fairly cheap things)

@johnmoruzzi7236 Ай бұрын

Lovely example of a 156, very tastefully specced by the original owner ! Great to see it rescued from the Renault specialist and taken to the right place for resurrection ! To be fair, it took you 30 seconds to diagnose the problem, and another 30 to actually FIX it..... ;-)

@TheOgWalterMelon Ай бұрын

its a base model

@johnmoruzzi7236 Ай бұрын

@ Looks like a Lusso to me….

@KevinUrban-u1z Ай бұрын

Now you can drive it into the junk yard and save the tow bill.

@KevinUrban-u1z Ай бұрын

In another 30 seconds it will need to be fixed again.

@jasondoust4935 Ай бұрын

All the haters, jeez! Nice to see a rather pretty car saved. Good on you!

@through_changes Ай бұрын

She's the twin sister to mine! Still got it from new. Certainly a drivers car, worth keeping on the road!

@gertvanderhorst2890 Ай бұрын

We got to the point where cars allegedly can tell us what's wrong with them, amaaazing.

@r.whitt90 Ай бұрын

What a find! Would like to add this to my collection... Let us know when and where it's going up for sale/auction. More 156 content please!

@emmanuelkarpouzlis2339 Ай бұрын

Love it , i own exactly the same car , same color, tan interior all leather, 192000 kms.Going strong.

@anthonyhawkins9239 Ай бұрын

Definitely worth saving and putting back on the road.

@KevinUrban-u1z Ай бұрын

Please don't drive it anywhere near me. I don't want to die today.

@charliesargent6225 10 күн бұрын

@@KevinUrban-u1z Drive your Prius

@eoink8219 Ай бұрын

Your video popped up looked interesting and fair play to you for fixing it immediately ! looking forward to seeing it finished !

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching. Should be the final one next week.

@deanprosser5224 Ай бұрын

It's got to be worth keeping an old car on the road, I'm tempted with this one myself

@simonhodgetts6530 Ай бұрын

Looks great - unusual to see one with such low mileage. Lovely interior!!

@KevinUrban-u1z Ай бұрын

It's hard to put miles on something that never runs...

@1881Gordon Ай бұрын

@@KevinUrban-u1z😂😂😂

@matthewfrankcook Ай бұрын

Hello from NZ, it's Sunday evening here, save it mate!! 😊

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Morning! yeah its being saved. part 2 next week

@autoazure Ай бұрын

I reckon you should clean it, sort the clutch and sell it on Neil! Brilliant low mileage that is! Oh, of course get underneath and check for rust of course! Best of luck whatever the decision!

@redsidebiker Ай бұрын

Oh if this had been a month ago Neil, I'd have had it off you to replace my younger 407. I wouldn't have worried about the paintwork. I love 156s. Sort the mechanical bits and that'll run for years. Someone's going to get a gem.

@htimsid Ай бұрын

If it is not corroded, do refurbish it. The 1.6 is light and handy.

@malcolmcowan9554 Ай бұрын

Jermey Clarkson reviewed that model years ago. He said it was good car styling and interior is lovely

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Good to know!

@simonleeofficial 7 күн бұрын

I bought a 147, decals missing off the back (plus some other stickers) worn out gear knob, and wobbly changes. I cleaned off all the stickers with alcohol, bought new livery stickers and a gear knob and bushes from ebay. The gear knob came off, but i needed a mallet to get the new one on, and the mallet fixed the changes so didn't need to touch the bushes. It was such an easy fix, and the red leather seats were beautiful. After that did the breaks and a window regulator, got rid of it with the DRL light regulations, love italian cars..

@Wiltshire-observer 15 күн бұрын

It would have shown up on the live data I expect. The year of that car 2001, was the first year OBD2 was obligatory for emission control reasons. We usually think about the sequence of: Fuel/compression/spark & timing/air in/air out. Somewhere along that chain the fault exists !.

@YootubeUK Ай бұрын

More satisfying than getting it started must have been washing it! Too nice to break, definitely.

@petersalter4269 Ай бұрын

I'm a sucker for any of your 156 and gtv stuff, thanks

@1968spikey Ай бұрын

Had 3 156's. Two were 2.4jtdm's and one was a twinspark. Gorgeous cars. 😍

@KevinUrban-u1z Ай бұрын

Indeed. Every time I vist the repair shop I love looking at it. But can't help but think what sucker owns that car...

@EdgyNumber1 Ай бұрын

Pre-facelift Alfa 156. Still, in my opinion, the most beautiful saloon car that's ever been made.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Lovely cars

@erikdikkers7931 Ай бұрын

What about the 166?

@fatwalletboy2 Ай бұрын

Morning Neil. Nice Sunday morning Italia Autos video and a cuppa. That drivers seat and steering wheel!gtoo nice to scrap or break. Somebody after a cheap way into the modern classic car scene should take it.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Morning! enjoy!

@c9ckl Ай бұрын

Restore. Cracking job.

@pedromancenithe3rd 13 күн бұрын

Had one of these, the 2.0 litre model. That was a nice engine, had that characteristic growl. I loved that car. Uncharacteristically, I had very little go wrong with it in the eight years I owned it

@ItaliaAutos 13 күн бұрын

Great cars

@nickviner9489 Ай бұрын

Living in Australia I am always amazed by the state of under side of rust and decay on British cars what with your salty wet roads.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Normal to us here

@Isthatyoudermot Ай бұрын

Alfa very thoughtfully placed the OBD plug in an easy to reach location.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

it is but the cover doesnt like to go back on easily lol

@Isthatyoudermot Ай бұрын

@ItaliaAutos also convenient, as you will need access daily. I was in my teens when these hit the road, very pretty car. Alfa always had great lookers. But reliability, not so much. Seeing this takes me back to working at the bike shop on Blarney St. in Cork. Happy days. "Jump, go ahead and jump," another classic

@Aussie3225 Ай бұрын

Most cars they hide em. 😂

@petersampson4635 10 күн бұрын

The guards on that car trailer need ripping off and recalibrating. Maybe a half guard front and rear and stretch some conveyor belt between. That way they would be dead flat, but flexible. It looks like many a foot has pushed them down just to get doors open over the years. So a design change could be in order. Or just some flat fabricated guards perhaps. A job for another day obviously. Cheers 🍻

@ItaliaAutos 9 күн бұрын

old trailer the drivers one should fold down but its seized. normally not an issue but wheels where flat so car was lower.

@johnmitchell8925 Ай бұрын

So the car really didn't have any dents or scratches on till you ran it into the fence😮

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

oh it did.

@Dan23_7 24 күн бұрын

I had a silver 156 ph2 on a 56 plate, it was the 2.4 JTD 5 pot. It had the same red leather interior as this one, but had air con. It was such a Bonny car and went like the clappers 💨💨💨 This one looks like the Veloce spec with those sideskirts.

@ItaliaAutos 24 күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@PAPASTHEGREAT Ай бұрын

Best Alfa Ever had him for over 15 Years only Oil Change and timing belt changed all over the years faithful Car.

@shadeburst 8 күн бұрын

If your clutch fails in a live situation and you absolutely have to move, turn engine off, select desired gear (first or reverse), and crank the starter. The cars I have driven go from a gear to neutral without a clutch without much fuss. Likewise from first to second etc. although some throttle help may be necessary. I have driven in rush hour traffic like this...

@ItaliaAutos 7 күн бұрын

not with a seized thrust bearing on these im afraid no drive at all to gearbox from engine.

@shadeburst 7 күн бұрын

That doesn't sound like any car I've ever driven. Are you sure?

@genericusername1365 4 күн бұрын

You'd think a car with less than 20K miles on it would have been diagnosed and fixed 7 years ago. I guess the owner had another car to drive, and didn't care or didn't want to spend money on a proper diagnostic? Or perhaps the previous mechanic who owned the shop (garage) got the car from an auction, or some other way, and was busy and just never got around to it?. What's worrisome is the quality of a vehicle which has a MAF sensor go bad so quickly (unless the original owner drove in dusty conditions and never replaced the air filter, which can cause MAF problems if the MAF sensor isn't simply bad quality. My 21 year-old Toyota Corolla with 445K miles still has the original MAF sensor.

@robhallam8047 Ай бұрын

Back in 2000 I had a 2.0 TS Selespeed with the huge rear spoiler....one of the best cars I've ever had and I've been driving since 1978!! (had a 1.6 Alfasud Sprint in the early 80's also...fell apart!)

@fieldfurrowpitchandpasture988 Ай бұрын

Wow, I may well of bought it after you, Alfa garage in Leeds was were I found it 🤷‍♂️🤞🏽

@ianhill4585 Ай бұрын

My brother had a Sud, many Saturdays spent on rust issues......😳

@williamwales6619 5 күн бұрын

Lucky with this one. Alpha's are notoriously difficult to "punt" BUT. A man of your calibre will be able to turn it round. Sell it private and offer a month warranty. Should do ok. Thanks for the vid. 👍

@ItaliaAutos 5 күн бұрын

Thanks episodes 2 and 3 out now.

@DAVIDALD49 Ай бұрын

Most reliable car I ever owned 156 ts sele

@kevinoleary6906 Ай бұрын

Definitely worth preserving Neil. Not many of these left now. Can’t remember when I last saw one here on Merseyside. Only ever a handful on Auto Trader

@julesviolin Ай бұрын

What a shame it was left outside. We had a 2002 147 in 2005. It used more coolant and oil than fuel but it was a fun car to drive 👍

@fieldfurrowpitchandpasture988 Ай бұрын

Loved my 156 selespeed… find a pigeon rack spoiler for it 🥰🥰🥰 and what about a subscribers raffle 🤷‍♂️ I ‘now I’d love it

@MegaReddevil71 Ай бұрын

Not very often that u find a car thats been left in that most need lots of work or are beyond saving with those low miles well worth saving

@MrButtonpresser Ай бұрын

Clutch fixed, wash and polish and she's a beaut mate. Even with the scrapes, a tidy little car for someone.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

see part 2, part 3 hopefully next weekend. painting the scrapes today.

@pmac6584 Ай бұрын

I had something similar on a golf and also a blocked cat will do the same thing. Well done on the fix.

@sinisalucic1996 Ай бұрын

Great car. Worth saving!

@RunePenrod Ай бұрын

Yes, definitely do it up, and sell it. It is worth saving, especially with that low of a mileage. Cheers!

@andywakefield9826 Ай бұрын

30 seconds in. First ever video of seen from you. (Subscribed) 👌

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

thanks you have several hundred videos to catch up on then.

@andywakefield9826 Ай бұрын

@ItaliaAutos im on with it :)

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

@andywakefield9826 I'd reccoment the Porsche boxster or calibra series

@slablevcek Ай бұрын

Car is like almost New. Rust coating in seals and underneath, New clutch, deep clean and its going to live many many years.

@Steven-f281 Ай бұрын

Do it up rust proof underneath . It's becoming a rare car especially with that mileage . It definitely wants saving

@craigfielding8759 Ай бұрын

Wow a find! Looks like real gem. You know bit of a 156 nut. 😁

@Hitman-ds1ei Ай бұрын

Most people and mechanics do not get that a faulty part is not the same as being in limp mode, sometimes putting it into limp mode tells you it basically ok just getting bad data from somewhere which in limp mode it ignores

@jujujonbitcoinisplanbcrypt9618 Ай бұрын

Wow great turn around so quickly! Would love to see the underside 😬😂

@adrianjarvis5216 Ай бұрын

Got to save it if it’s solid with such low mileage

@ricknorville2324 Ай бұрын

Great video mate keep up the good work ❤

@Benjiboy1962 Ай бұрын

If you want something to do a series on I have an Astra with a misfire on number two injector which has no earth switching? I’m in Kent if you’re interested 😊I’d love to see that fixed.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

What age and spec. But Kent is prob to far.

@alandavis6429 13 күн бұрын

The steering wheel is on the wrong side!!! Somebody must have flipped the prints over!!!

@patricktortolano6271 Ай бұрын

Definitely a fix and sell on. It’s in better nick than any of three 156’s I’ve owned and I loved all of them!

@willsta21 Ай бұрын

I loved my 156! Same colour and interior but with the stupidly big spoiler! Early 20’s car, now in my 40’s I may need to buy her from you.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

well its all finished episode 3 is out sunday.

@TheSupermosiman Ай бұрын

That's gorgeous- you can't seriously be thinking about breaking it? Also, wouldn't the next thing be to check the clutch slave cylinder? Rather than 'change the clutch'?

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

No as slave is inside box.

@TheSupermosiman Ай бұрын

@@ItaliaAutos Ah, shows how much I know! I just remember when my brother acquired his GTV which I now own, it needed a slave cylinder as had been standing a while.

@brenglover72 Ай бұрын

That is lovely. Problem is it is a 1.6 - people probably not wanting to pay much for it - then it ends up with somebody who won't care for it.

@mrfilmer9270 Ай бұрын

You got so lucky on this thing! I wish we got this car in the US

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

yeah but you got the dodge challenger.

@batulaut Ай бұрын

Do a detailing vid on this one.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

find out sunday

@jeffreychan1715 Ай бұрын

A worth saving car, it's quite rare to see a 1.6 ts 156

@jacquesduplessis6310 Ай бұрын

Do you also transport and move exotic cars?

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Nothing bigger than a 156 my trailer is getting on a bit now. Need to invest in a bigger one

@morgansteele3158 Ай бұрын

Repair, im invested now.

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Episode 2 out now

@colmlarkin4567 Ай бұрын

Recommission it. That’s a unicorn.

@wutangpaul Ай бұрын

Do it all up! Would the oil still be okay after 7 years? Thought it would have turned to sludge

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

it was still like new.

@MrPabsUk Ай бұрын

A nice easy one that, clutch aside! (could you have bumped it on the starter to clear the door on the trailer?) I was expecting the fuel pump to be seized, impressive! Weirdly, its ULEZ status & tax band isnt coming up on totalcarcheck, its Sept 2001 reg, so it should* be ok on ULEZ (hard ULEZ cut off is 1/3/2001), but its also coming up as Euro 3 emissions, & I have seen 147 TS`s that should have been ULEZ compliant, but werent for some reason..

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

No clutch engagement at all. Slave was totally seized and broken. Already done the clutch change. That's for next week's video

@jayml1965 Ай бұрын

Preserve it - looks beautiful and I would give you a good price once it’s all done - got to be a winner at that mileage

@ItaliaAutos Ай бұрын

Final video tomorrow morning. If you want it me. Ta.

@Francisco-j1e Ай бұрын

Cars depreciate like insane in UK. i guess its because insurance premiums or overflow of right steering wheel cars. Those cars are worth like 2k in Portugal, even 90's boxes are like thousands.

@paultaylor9652 Ай бұрын

Still a very pretty car, it's a shame they don't make them like that anymore Neil.

@KevinUrban-u1z Ай бұрын

Don't make them like that anymore ? Where have you been hiding. Every car manufacturer makes unreliable junk now...

@JVerschueren Ай бұрын

Low milage car, clean it, fix the surface rust in the driver side wheel arch. Fix the clutch (it might come back after warming the car up by bumping it on the starter motor and driving it around for about 30 minutes, occasionally trying to free it up by pushing in the clutch pedal "under a mild load"). Fix the double ding on the passenger side (tell tale sign of a clod owner at some point) and send it down the road to have a 2nd life. You might even be able to bring the original MAF sensor back by drowning it in brake clean and blowing it dry with clean, compressed air.