Alfa Romeo Brera coolant leak repair.
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
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Hi Neil, "social media Influencers! "
I think this highlights the problem with the social media world and you are correct to bring this issue up.
Half million subscribers worldwide is not a large percentage of the population, yet these people think they are "MEGA STARS" caught up in their own perceived self importance.
They think they can ask / deman huge sum to promote a products from hard working people. when in fact it's the hard work of others that lets them be where they are on these platforms.
"Tail wagging the dog springs to mind"They seem to have felt the real world and are living in a fantasy bouble of celebrity, they are just small fish in a very large pond.
Who is it?
Half a million subscribers should bring in a nice revenue already, they don't really need much of a fee if it's decent content. A million views can make £40K+ (according to reports from other UA-camrs)
Thats like doing a heart transplant. Patience is a virtue.
There's literally no space to work in there! By complete contrast the thermostat is readily accessible in 145/146 Twin Sparks.
Thank you Neil, another great one.
yep not easy.
Always a pleasure to watch a pro at work, well done Neil that was really interesting 👍
Watched a few of ur vids and all l can say is thanks
You the best on all the versions lve had over the year ie 159 Alfa
I’m a glutton for punishment
" a bit of a idiot..." you said that very nicely Neil about that influencer, your so modest ;-) . Your right about being proper cold in the garage, that snow on the wing ain't melting....another great job done!
Who are you talking about? I do not get it...
@@nsz2302 I'm not going to mention who it was, don't want to get Phil into trouble, check the article on tiremeetsroad.com
Thanks for doing that one on camera mate I know it must slow things down. But enjoyed it alot 👍
Great work! Best regards from Germany
Any idea where the ECT valve is at ? I'm getting a P0116 code and my car is in limp mode
Brilliant mate! Will do this once the weather gets warmer here in Finland 😄
Brill as usual Neil, keep them coming please! I used your Twinspark 2.0 l cambelt vid to guide me through changing the belt and waterpump on my GTV Spider!
I think people start to get greedy but as always 2 sides to these things. Keep working at it, I built up my IG over 3 years and I’ve never demanded a fee but I’ve been sent free products costing a lot of money to the provider and that in itself is more than enough.
Tis cold, bought my motorcycle into the kitchen to do some work on it!
Very good presentation a true professional.
Hi. I have a 2009 alfa romeo 159 1.9 jtdm.. My coolant drains straight away when i fill the tank. I can see water leaking out of a pipe. My question is. In the video on the brera. Will it be the same to get to the hoses as u did. Im guessing it the pipe leading directly from the tank?.
Lot of faff for a new stat but then again every car has its jobs that should be easy but are a ball ache.
Not sure if those turbo gas heaters are expensive but might be worth warming the workshopup for the 2 or 3 months of bad winter temps.
Funny hearing you talking about pushing products. Could have done with that supercap starter twice this year. My wife's car, left the lights on. And on my van there's an auxiliary battery system, that killed my starter battery over Xmas.
Ah well, will wait for the full one to be available again at a sensible price.
Nice job done, I hate jobs like this, especially when it's freezing.
My gawd! I have often complained about the accesibility of parts on my Citroën XM Turbo CT but doing this on it will actually take about 10 minutes. The same applies to exchanging the oil filter. Providing everything loosens without a hitch of course. So maybe I should stop complaining about the odd scratched finger knuckle! :-)
Had to replace the thermostat on my 1.9 diesel GT last year, a bit of a pain to do. Had to replace it as the car was not getting up to temp. Stupid that you have to replace the complete housing as the thermostat is moulded inside it. Interestingly, the Alfa part was twice that of the, almost identical, Vauxhall part !, only difference is the Alfa part has a threaded whole to hold a bracket while the Vauxhall one doesn’t.
Hi neil i have a 3.2 939 spider manual and the coolant fluid has disappeared. I had a puff of white smoke come from the windscreen and a funny smell from the vents. I topped it up an there is no visable leak
What happened, did you solve the problem?
I've done stats on my 164 Twin Spark and my 164 24 Valve. They were easy compared to this. I also did a couple on our Skoda Felicia. One of the VW " improvements " on the Skoda was to move to plastic thermostat housings. Replacement parts went from £5 to £70 when they did that, and they failed more often. Plastic is rubbish for engine parts.
4k Neil, nice! Thanks for sharing this.
After I just order thermostat for my 159, good timing. Mine is both stuck open and leaking, lucky double whammy. Did you drain the coolant or just let the it drip out when you unbolt the thermostat ?
Lovely Jubbly video, but if AlfaRomeo owners are so passionate about their cars, how come they come into the garage in such a mess.
Oh memories of doing thermostat changes on my Alfa’s , Never did one on my 159 tho ..
With my cars I always did a full system flush & replace all those stupid clamps with jubilee clips for better quality .
If you think Alfa thermostats are a pig VW are stupid things for location on the ASV Tdi engine ..
Yes well done VW putting the thermostat pipe connector into the engine right above the alternator 😂
Never have I ever had to use a carrier bag split in half to cover the alternator to stop coolant flooding & buggering it up ..
dont envy your knuckles neil
Yeah sounds abit much Neil mate 😂, keep the content coming.. someone drop a fiat coupe of at Neil's so we can have some more vidoes of that to haha.
"He's a bit of a nut"...that a clue Neil? If it is, I agree with you pal.
My coolant keep disappearing without a visible leak..Refilling 300-400ml per 1000 km.. What could the problem be, apart from Blown Head Gasket?
I’ve had traditional thermostats on classic Tipos and my Brava 1.2... they always seem to fail (cold) and need replacing, even genuine Fiat. Weird weak point.
I have a coolant leak on my 159 JTDM. Getting a smell inside through vents and some misting on inside passenger side widscreen - Coolant level drops during running only. Am i right in thinking the coolant goes through the heater behind the dash? and that the core might be leaking. I presume its a full dashboard removal job to get at it?
yes.
@@ItaliaAutos thought so - thank you for your reply and keep up the great videos.
Thanks for this video. Is there any way to tell if you've blown a head gasket? All my coolant leaked out of my 159 2.4 whilst on the highway. The light came on and I pulled over straight away. The mechanic I towed it to said it was a blown head gasket so i've towed it home to try and test it further. BTW I l love this chanel.
Did you find out mate I've had the same problem 🤔 I'm about to change the thermostat now and hope it was the reason I dumped my coolant
Did use find out what the problems were
@@poorfordtransitowner1627 Yeah, the plastic part connecting the thermostat to the coolant hose wore out and leaked all the fluid out causing a blown head gasket.
Still waiting for those 166 videos... :P
Oh yeah the famous termostat repair. And all joy kills when wrong part comes from car parts store.
A time consuming job, good work
Hi mate, I have a 3.2 Brera, and am having trouble diagnosing a speaking while the engine is on near the front drivers side. Do you have an email that I can forward you the video recording of it too? Cheers.
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Can a faulty thermostat cause overpressure in the system when the engine is completely cold, even after a week? I’ve been having issues with my giulietta for the past year and even my local Alfa garage is stumped! Multiple block tests carried out but all came back clear. Any ideas?
Never mind head gasket had blown. On the mend now but super rare for my engine 1.4 multiair 170
Hi si there any chance that the thermostat can close and not circulate the water ?
It can stick closed yes
What were the symptoms on this car that deemed it needed the thermostat replacing?
Not getting upto temp
@@ItaliaAutos many thanks for replying. Love your videos. Road trip ones were quality.
@James-xu6cw cheers.
Does anybody know what is this squealing noise right after starting the car that goes away a few seconds later in the video at 17:18? I have the same noise coming somewhere from the belts on my 159 and I'm wondering whether it's something to be concerned about.
Probably the smallest belt for the alternator, since it's so called "elastic belt", which looses grip and star squeak.
@@JoJanDiezel Actually my alternator died and had it serviced, so asked the mechanic about the noise. Said the belt was fine, a roll had to be changed, but the noise is still there. He doesn't know what it is either.
Rattrossa?
C est le même calostat que sur la gt ( 1.9jtd 150 ch)😉
Not enough money in the world 🌎 for me to work in that temp 🥶🥶🥶
Is that guy with the nr27 channel?
Jww I think
@@ItaliaAutos That's a bummer. I liked that guy till just now...
About generating endorsement pay: The problem with you might be that you are one of those rare people who want to actually work for what they get paid. That is very rare! It does however also mean you'll probably never get rich. Reasonably well to do maybe but rich? Nah! Or could you at all imagine having an Amerian style programme with you commanding all sorts of people but never actually touching a spanner yourself? There is an old jewish saying that goes "I wish you many employees" but is actually meant as a sort of curse. :-)
why do alfa diesel engines always look like crap in them
Muy buen video!! Te quería hacer una consulta.. Tendrás algún video sacando el carter de aceite de un alfa romeo 145 2.0 nafta! Si tenes me lo madarias al mail hernanpardalfleitas@gmail.com
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