Probably the best looking Alfa from its generation (with the exception of the impractical and limited Brera). Well done on bringing it back to an excellent state.
Looks great, my Ti looks exactly the same but it's the 1750 Tbi engine, same M32 box which seems fine, so going to stick good oil in it and hope for the best, replaced the bush on the end of the gear cable for a metal one which has made the change a lot better. Went for the Tbi as i couldn't live with a diesel, the 2.2 petrol motor has cam chain issues (as does the 3.2 V6), had to dig deep for the Tbi though as they are scarce, paid £5600 for it (seller originally wanted 7K lol), will be keeping it a while though.
Nice car. I bought a 2007 black 1.9 159 Lusso with tan leather three and a half years ago with 124,000 miles on the clock for a grand as I loved the look of it. It had two broken springs and the engine was spluttering (Clogged EGR). He couldn’t be arsed with it anymore. Luckily the previous owner had new bearings fitted as it had a whine but I drained it anyway and overfilled it by 500 ml with Fuchs Titan Sinto Fluid75w 80. The Getrag M32 (Nm 320 torque) gearbox is notorious for oil starvation to 5th & 6th gear bearings causing them to fail. There is an upgraded end plate with larger oil channels and larger bearings available. The most common preventive route is to overfill the gearbox by 500ml to increase oil flow. The springs sit on a cup on the dampener which eventually rusts and collapse as these cars are getting old now. I managed to find four new Sachs dampeners on Amazon for half price due to damaged packaging and four KYB springs on eBay and fitted them on my driveway. De-swirled the inlet manifold (Pig of a job!) and blanked the EGR. I’ve put 35,000 miles on it and it’s still running sweet. Like any car, just keep it maintained and you’ll get out what you put into it. 👌🏻
@@bestysbits2071 what I'm struggling with is: ppl say that it's a great M-way car but I'm looking at swapping my Octavia for something that loves fast bends....any experience with these types of roads?
seems great for 1000 pounds, i bought my 159 sw with basic interior and 1.9jtdm 16v engine for 1400€ and its been a great car, ive put 10k km on it since i bought it in july so its at almost 340k km and hasnt had any big issues other than a broken cv axle and turbo starting to wear out and ofc some rust that ive had to fix on the sills. other than that its one of the best cars ive driven kinda like my brothers 147 2.0 selespeed but bigger and feels more powerful with all that low end torque
Great video I’m getting the same car tomorrow Mine cost 10k I would like to build up a bunch of knowledgeable like minded guys who can help each other with sourcing parts etc for future problems Thanks
@@bestysbits2071 hi Cars great I’ve had new cars for the last 20 years One of them being a 159 I feel as if I’ve gone back in time Gear shift is tight and the power steering is a challenge But I guess I will get used to it But the most important thing is it brings a smile to my face I would love to send you a picture but I don’t know how to 😂
Thanks buddy yes hopefully, I did a similar video on a fiesta I had that was popular this one hasn’t been as successful as that not searched for as much I guess… thanks for the add much appreciated 👍
Ich hätte mindestens 3000 Pfund verlangt. Ja das ewige Thema des M32. Ich habe den 2.0 jtdm mit dem F40 Getriebe aus dem 2,4jtdm. Jetzt habe ich 308000km runter und läuft wie am ersten Tag. Das F40 ist wesentlich haltbarer. Aber tolles Video.
Just bought mine Cost me 8 grand One owner 24 thousand miles It’s mint but as my mate said it’s still a 20 year old car I wish I lived by you looks like you no you’re Alfa’s 😂
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It's an Alfa Romeo, what can I say. I love it.
Nice to see a alfa getting some love and that it will go back on the street instead of beeing scraped ;D
Probably the best looking Alfa from its generation (with the exception of the impractical and limited Brera). Well done on bringing it back to an excellent state.
probabaly the best looking car in its generation , you dont need the alfa part XD
I have 2 alfa 159 ti, sedan and sportswagon, i love them👍😊
Looks great, my Ti looks exactly the same but it's the 1750 Tbi engine, same M32 box which seems fine, so going to stick good oil in it and hope for the best, replaced the bush on the end of the gear cable for a metal one which has made the change a lot better. Went for the Tbi as i couldn't live with a diesel, the 2.2 petrol motor has cam chain issues (as does the 3.2 V6), had to dig deep for the Tbi though as they are scarce, paid £5600 for it (seller originally wanted 7K lol), will be keeping it a while though.
Loving it mush! 😍 stunning car
Good work and looks really nice, top man 👍
it looks perfect...
Thanks bro I got a sports wagon 159 video I did too 👌
Nice car. I bought a 2007 black 1.9 159 Lusso with tan leather three and a half years ago with 124,000 miles on the clock for a grand as I loved the look of it. It had two broken springs and the engine was spluttering (Clogged EGR). He couldn’t be arsed with it anymore. Luckily the previous owner had new bearings fitted as it had a whine but I drained it anyway and overfilled it by 500 ml with Fuchs Titan Sinto Fluid75w 80. The Getrag M32 (Nm 320 torque) gearbox is notorious for oil starvation to 5th & 6th gear bearings causing them to fail. There is an upgraded end plate with larger oil channels and larger bearings available. The most common preventive route is to overfill the gearbox by 500ml to increase oil flow. The springs sit on a cup on the dampener which eventually rusts and collapse as these cars are getting old now. I managed to find four new Sachs dampeners on Amazon for half price due to damaged packaging and four KYB springs on eBay and fitted them on my driveway. De-swirled the inlet manifold (Pig of a job!) and blanked the EGR. I’ve put 35,000 miles on it and it’s still running sweet. Like any car, just keep it maintained and you’ll get out what you put into it. 👌🏻
Hi buddy thanks for the tips I was planning on selling the car once I’d done the work but I’m still driving it each day been a great car so far
@@bestysbits2071 what I'm struggling with is: ppl say that it's a great M-way car but I'm looking at swapping my Octavia for something that loves fast bends....any experience with these types of roads?
Il be driving it from Plymouth to Portsmouth on the weekend il see how it handles on them coastal routes and let you know
The gear box oil should be changed every 35k miles but non 1 does it best way to avoid expenditure.
seems great for 1000 pounds, i bought my 159 sw with basic interior and 1.9jtdm 16v engine for 1400€ and its been a great car, ive put 10k km on it since i bought it in july so its at almost 340k km and hasnt had any big issues other than a broken cv axle and turbo starting to wear out and ofc some rust that ive had to fix on the sills. other than that its one of the best cars ive driven kinda like my brothers 147 2.0 selespeed but bigger and feels more powerful with all that low end torque
Iv bought myself a 159 sw have a look on my other videos :) surfboard and all my luggage if it’s better in the sw 😂
nice
Hey, how do I buy this?
Great video
I’m getting the same car tomorrow
Mine cost 10k
I would like to build up a bunch of knowledgeable like minded guys who can help each other with sourcing parts etc for future problems
Thanks
Hi Jaffa how is the new motor? Did you get the v6 model?
@@bestysbits2071 hi
Cars great
I’ve had new cars for the last 20 years
One of them being a 159
I feel as if I’ve gone back in time
Gear shift is tight and the power steering is a challenge
But I guess I will get used to it
But the most important thing is it brings a smile to my face
I would love to send you a picture but I don’t know how to 😂
@@bestysbits2071 sorry 2.4 jtdm
Feel like it also can pay off a bit from the youtube views eventually if you do these kinds of vids often and people like em. Cool 159 btw :D
Thanks buddy yes hopefully, I did a similar video on a fiesta I had that was popular this one hasn’t been as successful as that not searched for as much I guess… thanks for the add much appreciated 👍
Its so hard to get the views but you will get there and hopefully me too 😁
That’s fucking beautiful
Thanks bro
Hey, how did you fix the hood gap ? I have it also and it really annoys me
Hi neil never had the gap I just closed the bonnet properly and stayed down 😂
@@bestysbits2071 great job mate and an awesome car! What model year is it and the mileage please? cheers
In this condition in Romania it costs around 7000eur
Yeah, but that’s only because in Romania diesel is still king. Everywhere else the TBi is the most expensive one
Ich hätte mindestens 3000 Pfund verlangt.
Ja das ewige Thema des M32. Ich habe den 2.0 jtdm mit dem F40 Getriebe aus dem 2,4jtdm. Jetzt habe ich 308000km runter und läuft wie am ersten Tag. Das F40 ist wesentlich haltbarer. Aber tolles Video.
Thanks buddy appreciated
m32 gearbox?
Hey Jorge m32 is the gearbox code Vauxhall Alfa and fiat use this box in there cars
Getrag M32. M32=320 Nm torque capacity.
Great video and car shame itcost so much to fix for less profit, how comes you didnt fix it yourself are you not a mechanic
Previous owner should be criminally charged... what an idiot...
159 is the best looking sedan from this century...
Just bought mine
Cost me 8 grand
One owner
24 thousand miles
It’s mint but as my mate said
it’s still a 20 year old car
I wish I lived by you looks like you no you’re Alfa’s 😂
I’m learning as I go buddy 😂 have you got the v6 model?
why are cars so fking cheep in the uk fk me