KNOWN FAULTS · Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo 166 2.0 / 2.5 / 3.0 V6 common problems.
2000–2007 · Petrol
Sources are not verified in real time and no entry confirms that your car is affected.
1 known fault with sources
Timing belt, water pump, air-flow meter and electrics on the Alfa 166Valve timing
- Engine / equipment
- Alfa Romeo 166 petrol (2.0 Twin Spark, 2.5 and 3.0 V6)
- Period mentioned
- 1998–2007
- Symptoms
- Lack of power high in the rev range (air-flow meter); overheating if the water-pump impeller breaks; electrical faults; leaking gearbox seals.
- Possible cause described
- A buyer’s guide explains that Alfa halved the timing-belt interval on the petrols (about 58,000 km or 3 years), that the water pump should be changed with it because its plastic impeller breaks, and lists the air-flow meter, the electrics and the gearbox seals as weak points.
- Check for the garage
- Ask for the invoice for the last belt and pump change; if there is none, replace them before using the car; test all the electrics.
- Cost cited in the source
- No verified estimate; ask the garage for a quote.A rough figure from the original database, not an up-to-date quote.