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This is why alfa romeo cars are unfairly labelled as money pits, crap dealerships and crap mechanics well thats not really fair its workshop bonus schemes that are behind 95% of the problems the poor mechanics have to rush every job rarther than concentrate on doing a proper professional job for the customer!. Dealerships are only interested in money fuck the customer!!.

Stealerships are there to make money, Independent car mechanics are there to fix cars.

I wish every shop and every mechanic would just care about vehicles and engines half as much as he does!

One spray can would have done that lol and it goes on better with a can

No problems with my Stelvio. Like most owners. Unlike my Audi.

Dealership plugs a diagnostic tool in and that tells them what to do…. Diagnostics can be useful but you also need to understand mechanics of a system and employ effective fault finding techniques. The best part of this is the dealership still don’t know what caused the fault so don’t have that knowledge for the next one that limps in. But I know a man that does 😁👍

this is true mechanic

I always buy parts by sorting them by price - highest first.

This is how not to do it..

It is Alfa Romeo so they look good but is very unreliable and it shows by low sales numbers.

Great work!

Beautiful!!!❤

I want to know why they couldn't check the injectors on an oscilloscope? Saves removing them. Interesting video.

Great work! You are a good mechanic.. a very rare figure in these days!

Love this guy, takes no shit! Difference between a proper mechanic and a parts fitter so commonly found in dealerships.

As a dealer you should know that the multiair could be the problem. the multiairs in the guilietta ... also had a lot of problems with the multiairs

Interesting that the multiair unit is repairable - here, in Australia, they just swap out the whole unit at any signs of a fault.

Not only alfa but absolutely every car manufacturer nowadays uses the cheapest of the cheapest cheap plastic in the engines. And every new generation of a golf or civic they charge you 5k more.

Had a 2020 Stelvio as a company car. Had problems with cold start misfires and one too occations had to drive 100km before a restart woke the last cylinder. Dealer would not diagnose the car if I couldn’t bring it to them with the car missing while there since the claimed that it is impossible to retrieve history codes from an Alfa. Complained to the leasing company who owned the car they said, no problem to drive the car with the misfire and that if I took it to the dealer and they could not find the problem whitin 2 hours my employer would be billed for the failed diagnostic. After that I concluded that I would never on an Alfa of my own since the dealer in my area are so incompetent.

This is how I aspire to be when I'm your age. Your last minute of the video sums up all my dealer frustrations perfectly. You've gained a new sub!!

THX for that info

Cant wait to see the next video. Hopefully this gets the beast back on the road. Would love to see a step-by-step of the MultiAir removal process. I may have the same problem happening right now.

Why 10W60? This engine uses 5W40.

Very good video! I wish we have such knowledgeable Alfa specialist here in Serbia. I have a 159 with the same engine. I have cleand the intake vavles myself. They where maybe three times less bad that these ones. The engine had about 180.000 km on it when I did it. I am changing the oil every 5-6.000 km (the previous owner/comoany did it at 20.000), and I am using only 100 RON premium petrol. And I have used the injector cleaned aditive once. They are very hard to come by. I had to order them from Germany. I tried it again recenty, but they are unable to ship them here now, for some reason.

old school merc wow take note dealers real alfa expert not kids with no history or skill

An honest and intelligent MECHANIC,....not a parts swapper....

One thing, I learned from this video, thank you Sir! 👌🏻

The tech at the dealership was to lazy to take the extra step . i have worked at dealerships and they should not have charged the customer . Us old timers know how ti fix cars the right way . good job sir

I drive a multiair Alfa and can confirm that mechanics of this quality are rare birds indeed 🤨

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Did I miss the price ?

Thank you for sharing!! My experience in USA are similar. Dealers and independent auto shops don’t care as long as they make the mighty DOLLAR!! Im so glad folks like you (Honest) still exist .

Dealerships love spending customers money. Cretins!

👍 for the honesty.

What a craftsmanship. Well done and well said man🍀🤍❤️

Process of old fashioned deduction and proper mechanic…..not a TECHNICIAN! Nothing shows on the laptop Sir so you don’t have a fault. Over the last 10 years that’s happened to me with a Landrover and 2 AMG c63s. Sad,sad,sad.

A true professional! Cheers to you sir ! 🍾🍾🍾

Dealerships have little fault finding experience as they tend to do basic servicing under warranty. Great for an apprentice.

Too many parts are made in China nowadays. even name brands are made in China. Don't expect quality.

If the factory parts failed how is that quality?

I would add that on the TCT, it's also wise to replace the oil of the gearbox actuator. With time the oil tends to loose its properties. My side, I just use a sucker to take as much as possible of oil out and then add the new oil. My TCT gearbox is now 249'000 km and is working fantastic. Thanks for the video Alfaman and already awaiting for other tips from you!

What a terrible experience for the customer. Dealer should be ashamed. Then they wonder why no one buys cars from them. Well done for your logical and sensible approach to problem solving.

What would cause the o-ring to deteriorate like that?

The biggest issue I have always had when I've bought a car from a brand I haven't had previously, is to find a proper mechanic like this gentleman. Don't trust Stealerships.

mechanics are a dying breed, nowadays you can consider yourself lucky if you find a good glorified parts swapper

I Like the V6 engine - I really do. But the timing chain....If I would live near Eddy I would buy one,

Dealers no longer follow a diagnostic path, they make assumptions as they really don't want customer cars hanging about the shop as they look to crank out basic servicing because the 'technicians' are incentivized in that way.

This is not uncommon in dealerships. The parts cannon. I am now retiring and I have seen this trend which started in the early 90's become the norm. The last one was diesel injector wiring had chafed and could no longer carry the required current/voltage under load so a misfire developed, cruising was fine.4 injectors, glow plugs,metering valve , pressure sensor as for the labour cost ......VW even carry an injector plug wiring repair kit !!

Parts are junk these days. A quality product will always have a manufacturers stamp ! I use a local, well established motor factor who, have a reputation to uphold. If possible I avoid anything made in PRC!!!! You could have a chat with your local engine rebuilder to see who's timming kits they use. Hope this helps 👍.

Top job & excellent advise for anyone wanting to keep a vehicle long term. Waxoyl extends the cars life substantially. I'm just doing my astra, low mileage, pre dpf, diesel with an Isuzu engine - hence quite simple & fairly reliable so, I want it to last ! Apologies for mentioning Vauxhall - I have previously owned an Alfa 147 & loved it, until a young lady wrote it off for me ! Hope this softens the mention of the Astra. Love your videos, thank you.