Marvellous to see an expert showing his expertise !

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching.

@Richard_AKL

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry to be a downer but there's no way for metal from under the piston to get into the combustion chamber without causing massive damage to bore, piston and rings... that metal must have come from valve guide because that's the only thing with access to top of combustion chamber and clean oil... unless there's no relation between bits of metal in the sump and combustion chamber in which case potentially a failed spark plug or debris coming in through the inlet manifold from something... internal casting or inlet manifold perhaps?

Big thanks to all Alfa mechanics who keep these wonderful cars on the road.

Watching videos like this gives me a whole new appreciation of cars: the complexity involved in designing and assembling/maintaining them versus the simplicity of driving them. Those people are smarter than me by orders of magnitude.

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching.

Really interesting video. Thanks Neil.

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

This is exactly why I bring my car to you mate.. Skills

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

nice.

Small independent garages are the lifeblood of owning cars like this. I had a 166V6 for 6 years and was fortunate to have an independent Alfa specialist close to where I lived. Not sure I would have had it so long if I hadn’t had their expertise on hand. Nothing major went wrong on it, but I could rely on them to keep it in tip top condition. Still miss that car 10 years after I sold it.

Enjoying seeing how this project is going. Great video 😁👍

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

More to come!

You make it look so easy. Really interesting.

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you 👍

Another great video. Thx !

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Sempre ottimi video, complimenti anche per le varie spiegazioni durante i lavori, grazie per condividere la tua esperienza 👍

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching.

Great video Neil, I enjoyed it. I wish I had so much space to work and especially a car ramp haha. Top work 👍🏼

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

yeah saw your little garage for the gearbox on your gtv. glad my days of doing that are long gone.

@_RicksGarage

3 жыл бұрын

Italia Autos haha I bet! Thanks for your videos BTW they help me out no end

The same reason why I bought a 24mm ratchet spanner... Just that single bolt! :D Nice Job!

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Good choice!

Great video again,very intriguing,my money is on someone having dropped something in the engine prior to you seeing it.

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Looks like it doesn't it. Thanks

Really interesting thank you 🤔

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

top job!

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Nice

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

I changed the gear box on my 156 GTA with the engine remaining in the car by loosening the sub frame and dropping it out the bottom whilst on axel stands. I envy your car lift and fork lift Undoing the bottom starter motor bolt was pure and utter torture. Great video. 👍👍👍

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

pretty used to removing these engines now.

@jasonleedham5678

3 жыл бұрын

I changed the clutch on my 2.5 156, i can only agree about that starter bolt! I could never get at the oil filter either.....I paid an expert to do my cambelt, no bloody space there either!

Curious to know what happens. Keep it up Neil! Thanks. ;)

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Going to be a bit of a gap on this one now until I get engine back and rebuild it.

Fantastic stuff, hope the Punto Gt work is going alright too..

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Not touching that until the gta is finished.

@paulbennett4871

3 жыл бұрын

@@ItaliaAutos Cheers Neil, great video watching with interest..

Never watched this bloke b4 , ....... knows his stuff , I like Alfas too, think I'll sub

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

I wish i afford to buy this engine

I think that shard is from a valve stem . I have the same issue with my 75

hello please i would like to see the liners you're talking about not to lift with the head thanks

Hi Nell good Job thats have a 2.0 the 3.2 Busso is pig to work on 😁😑

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

thanks

@peterboot7120

3 жыл бұрын

Its for us Alfa romeo youmens.

Could you have just taken the sump off in situ without taking the engine out to see the potential damage to bottom end? or as you would need to take the engine out to repair anyway, was it best to inspect with engine out? Great video as usual! Also looking forward to the punto gt update

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

due to the knock there was not point just removing the sump. id rather just do it with engine out and get it sorted.

That is a VERY nice car. As beautiful as they get, and that engine sounds sweet. It's a true beast to drive, absolutely hilarious. But....it must surely be the only Alfa ever born with poor handling. They say to there is no such thing as too much power..... 😁 Definitely a car bringing a huge grin on your face !

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@thefreedomguyuk

3 жыл бұрын

@@ItaliaAutos I hope you can sneek a ride in it when it's done. It's unforgettable. But be careful, it won't drive in a straight line when you put your foot down 😁

That's a really odd one I especially find puzzling where that shard of metal in the head could have come from makes no sense hope it all gets sorted !

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah its all a big puzzle. Hope to find all of the peices and get it running like new soon.

Don't forget to clean the oil channels to the hydraulic tappets! And unfortunately, many new hydraulic tappets are sold defective...

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Its all being remanufactured so it will all be done for me.

pls make a vid..howe to cang timing belt of thr 156 2.0 twin sp pls

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Already have

So what did the engine dude say? Maybe it was a piece of spark plug?

Neil, do we get to meet the “Engine Guy”??

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Prob not.

@gizmo6164

3 жыл бұрын

Italia Autos 😭

Hi, I'm in Australia I want to ask you something, my 147 GTA has Gunk in the surface of the expansion tank just on the corner where the main hose comes in, the coolant is clean, car runs beautifully no overheating, no oil consumption and doesn't use up any coolant, my mechanic who is one of the best indi in Sydney says to leave it and he'll clean the tank on my next service and see how long it takes for the it to come back, he says they all do it and if it gets worse probably have to have to do the head gasket, as it could have a small seepage, car doesn't get used a lot its more of a weekender, have you come across anything similar? Want to get some more feedback, maybe you can do a video on the subject. Cheers.

Hello thanks for the video. Could I ask if the 3.2 or a 3.0l be swapped into a 2.0 selespeed?

@ItaliaAutos

2 жыл бұрын

Personally not with the effort

Is the piece stuck to the head a collett piece thats broke off and dropped down out of the valve guide? (Sorry for my ignorance but not sure if these engines have them) Unless somebody has dropped something into the spark plug hole and not realised......I cant think how else a piece like that can find another way into the chamber.......great video. Certainly putting in the wrench time on this.

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Think its to large to be a collet if it was id imagine compression would of been down on that cylinder. I think something was dropped in when the last garage did the cambelt change shortly after we had an engine knock

@fatwalletboy2

3 жыл бұрын

The diagnosis will be interesting. May never know exactly what that foreign body is then......

Selespeed gear?

How much would it be to put the V6 engine into a GTV or a GT

So, given your comment about excess sealant on the sump, is it possible somone has already been in there and the metal was left from a previous failure not properly cleaned out ?

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

highly possible. something is a bit funky about it.

@sammytheseal2307

3 жыл бұрын

@@ItaliaAutos Ugh, I just hate it when someone else has already been meddling with things and not put things back right or left traces/created more work 🙄

Great video. So in real time, how long does it take to remove the engine?

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

If nothing is seized about 3-4 hours. But it can vary

Is there a follow up video?

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

It’s being filmed right now.

What oil would you use in a late Busso? I have a Alfa 75 with a 1996 3.0 24V engine.

@frosty98412

3 жыл бұрын

Any 10W60, if you are on the track make sure the oil is Ester based

how did that metal part end up in the cilinderhead is what i'd like to know!

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

same here.

Hi Neil hope you are well any news on the 147 GTA.

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Still waiting on engine to come back.

@paullake2295

3 жыл бұрын

@@ItaliaAutos thanks for the reply looking forward to seeing it come back. I am seriously considering one as my next car.

Could that piece stuck in the head be a spark plug tip that broke off?

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

to big for that, but good idea.

Where are you based ? I’ve been looking at the GT model V6 but they are hard to find with low milage

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Walsall West Midlands. There will some out there

valve guide failure

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

possible. will see once the valves get taken out

I have a 159. Is it posible to swap the 2.2.jts for a 3.2gta ? and the dream : put a maserati v8 in it?

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

lol. no

What was the outcome?

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Hopefully another update before the new year.

8:54 - Fiat Barchetta detected =)

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

yes done a series of videos on it.

Be careful, the ecu is the weakest link.

yo man, is it possible to do a 3.0 v6 busso swap into an 147 facelift?

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

If you have enough money parts and knowhow.

@crusherer

3 жыл бұрын

Italia Autos okay but it will fit? My dad and I want to do that to a 1.6 147 FL because its gonna be our project ca. Will be our first ever project tho, what would we need?

So where on earth did that large piece of shard metal imbedded in the cylinder come from then? Weird.

@ItaliaAutos

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah its all very weird.

156 selespeed sorry