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Alpha 156 2.4 JTD clutch biting point
Hi,
I bought a 156 2.4 JTD about a year ago & found the clutch very sensitive.It is very difficult to make a smooth takeoff from standstill & going from 1'st to 2'nd is not smooth either. While under guarantee I complained & Alpha said it was the design , did something which seemed to make it smoother for a week or two but it went back to the same as before ..it makes driving in town a real pain. Has anyone else experienced this & if so found a way to make things smoother ? |
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"Nick" wrote:
> While under guarantee I complained & Alpha said it was the design , You might discover this newsgroup's biting point if you call Alfas "Alphas" !! I've driven a JTD and found it to be a very easy car to drive smoothly. I don't believe it is the nature of the car, but may be specific to yours. |
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Hi Nick, is it a mulitjet model or a "normal" jtd? The multijet model does
have quite a shard clutch bite to it, much more so than the previous model "Tony Rickard" > wrote in message ... > "Nick" wrote: > > > While under guarantee I complained & Alpha said it was the design , > > You might discover this newsgroup's biting point if you call Alfas "Alphas" > !! > > I've driven a JTD and found it to be a very easy car to drive smoothly. I > don't believe it is the nature of the car, but may be specific to yours. > > |
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Hi Nick,
I read your post with some interest. I normally speak Dutch (I'm from Belgium) but if I understand you well, the car is a bit rough when starting in 1ste and even going to 2nd. Is it a 140 HP or 150 HP version ? Anyway both versions suffer the same problem due to the not-quit-so-accurate ECU programming and it also depends on your driving style. In 1st and 2nd too much fuel is injected into the cylinders which causes a rough acceleration. If this is really the problem, then the owner of www.squadra-tuning.com can resolve it for you. He did it for me anyway. Unfortunately for you, all the JTD info is only available in Dutch. So, it's better to contact him personally. You'll always get an answer from him. Kind regards. Nick wrote: > Hi, > I bought a 156 2.4 JTD about a year ago & found the clutch very > sensitive.It is very difficult to make a smooth takeoff from > standstill & going from 1'st to 2'nd is not smooth either. > While under guarantee I complained & Alpha said it was the design , > did something which seemed to make it smoother for a week or two but > it went back to the same as before ..it makes driving in town a real > pain. > Has anyone else experienced this & if so found a way to make things > smoother ? |
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Hi Tony,oops newbie ...ALPHA yes.
Unfortunately it is a clutch problem , whatever I do ,carefully let the clutch out quickly or slowly riding the clutch the distance is extremely short to completely engage the clutch & so very difficult to avoid a jerky start. Haven't had a chance to try someone else's for the moment...will have to live with it I guess Cheers "Tony Rickard" > wrote in message >... > "Nick" wrote: > > > While under guarantee I complained & Alpha said it was the design , > > You might discover this newsgroup's biting point if you call Alfas "Alphas" > !! > > I've driven a JTD and found it to be a very easy car to drive smoothly. I > don't believe it is the nature of the car, but may be specific to yours. |
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Tony,
I believe its multijet ? Will check & let you know ,where would be the best place to find this info ? Cheers Nick "Spark" > wrote in message .uk>... > Hi Nick, is it a mulitjet model or a "normal" jtd? The multijet model does > have quite a shard clutch bite to it, much more so than the previous model > > > > "Tony Rickard" > wrote in message > ... > > "Nick" wrote: > > > > > While under guarantee I complained & Alpha said it was the design , > > > > You might discover this newsgroup's biting point if you call Alfas > "Alphas" > > !! > > > > I've driven a JTD and found it to be a very easy car to drive smoothly. I > > don't believe it is the nature of the car, but may be specific to yours. > > > > |
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I think you'll find that it's a standard JTD model. Mine is the 150bhp
model, 18 months old and is standard. The new 2.4 185bhp model is Mjet as is the new 1.9 Regards Simon C 156 2.4JTD V1 (2002) Looking for: Early 1750/2000 GTV To reply: remove nospam. from the address "Nick" > wrote in message om... > Tony, > I believe its multijet ? Will check & let you know ,where would be the > best place to find this info ? > Cheers Nick > > "Spark" > wrote in message .uk>... > > Hi Nick, is it a mulitjet model or a "normal" jtd? The multijet model does > > have quite a shard clutch bite to it, much more so than the previous model > > > > > > > > "Tony Rickard" > wrote in message > > ... > > > "Nick" wrote: > > > > > > > While under guarantee I complained & Alpha said it was the design , > > > > > > You might discover this newsgroup's biting point if you call Alfas > > "Alphas" > > > !! > > > > > > I've driven a JTD and found it to be a very easy car to drive smoothly. I > > > don't believe it is the nature of the car, but may be specific to yours. > > > > > > |
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