2.0 GTV question
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service intervals should be every 12,000 miles.
They`re actually pretty well built but you have to check the fancy rear suspension which wears itself out reasonably regularly. At 72K it should have had work done.
I did 50,000 miles in mine and the only thing that broke was the door pull!
They`re actually pretty well built but you have to check the fancy rear suspension which wears itself out reasonably regularly. At 72K it should have had work done.
I did 50,000 miles in mine and the only thing that broke was the door pull!
12,000 miles or 12 months - whichever comes first.
e.g. if the car is 5 years old and has only done 20,000 miles, it still needs the 60k service.
You need to check that at 60k all the plugs were changed.
At 72k, you MUST get the cambelt, balancer shaft belt, and tensioners changed if it hasn't already been done. This is a biggy. While you are in there, you may want to get the variator changed. It's a £60 part which often fails, and you would have to strip all the belts off again to get to it if it failed in six months time. Some people do the water pump as well.
Cheapest way is to get a local specialist to do it. You could buy the bits yourself from somewhere like www.ebspares.co.uk and give them to the garage. Main dealers could be up to £800 for this. You should be able to get it done for less than half that independantly.
Happy shopping.
e.g. if the car is 5 years old and has only done 20,000 miles, it still needs the 60k service.
You need to check that at 60k all the plugs were changed.
At 72k, you MUST get the cambelt, balancer shaft belt, and tensioners changed if it hasn't already been done. This is a biggy. While you are in there, you may want to get the variator changed. It's a £60 part which often fails, and you would have to strip all the belts off again to get to it if it failed in six months time. Some people do the water pump as well.
Cheapest way is to get a local specialist to do it. You could buy the bits yourself from somewhere like www.ebspares.co.uk and give them to the garage. Main dealers could be up to £800 for this. You should be able to get it done for less than half that independantly.
Happy shopping.
Try www.gtvv6.com - not just a dedicated Alfa forum; its a dedicated GTV forum!
nws25 said:
I read somewhere that alfa now recommend cambelt change at 36k intervals is that true??
£800 for a cambelt change?? blimey.
Sorry to thread hijack, just that im picking up my GTV TS Lusso on Tuesday.
Are there any alfa dedicated forums guys??
I'd also recommend http://alfaowner.com/alfaowner/ - which is excellent in my experience.
Unofficially Alfa are now recommending 3 years or 36,000 mile cambelt changes. Dealers seem reluctant to mention it though, or have not been informed of it. Better to be safe than sorry!
I too can highly recommend www.alfaowner.com/Forum/
I too can highly recommend www.alfaowner.com/Forum/
nws25 said:
Cheers guys, after speaking to my local Alfa dealer, at the 36k service they should perform a cambelt visual check, any signs of wear and they will replace FOC apparantly.
Bear in mind that the only way to check a cambelt is to take it off and peer closely at every single tooth!! This clearly is not going to happen, and even if it does, for the sake of £20 you wouldn't put the old one back on!! All they do is take the cover off and peer inside, which is akin to farting at thunder.
At the end of the day, you have 16 valves opening and closing and four huge chunks of metal all whirling round at 7,000 rpm, and the only thing keeping them in synch is a three year old twenty quid rubber band....
Your choice.
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