rough idle 156 V6

Started by poohbah, February 15, 2020, 12:13:38 PM

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poohbah

The good news is that had two full runs today in peak hour, 50 min each way, hot weather. No missing or rough idling all is good, and behaving 100% correctly.

Noooo Beatle - I have no intention of squirting water anywhere near the inside of the engine bay. That would be tempting fate ...

Seriously though, the engine bay is actually pretty spick and span, so no desperate need.

As an aside, I always use 98 RON - no idea if it makes any difference.
Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)

bazzbazz

Quote from: poohbah on February 17, 2020, 10:55:51 PM
As an aside, I always use 98 RON - no idea if it makes any difference.

Burns hotter.  ;)
On The Spot Alfa
Mobile Alfa Romeo Diagnostic/Repair/Maintenance/Service
Brisbane/Gold Coast
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poohbah

And longer Bazz - took the fireys 4 goes to extinguish...
Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)

Beatle

Quote from: poohbah on February 18, 2020, 07:56:27 PM
And longer Bazz - took the fireys 4 goes to extinguish...

I don't know if I should laugh or cry at that ........
Paul B
QLD

Past:
'79 GTV - Loyal 1st love
'76 GT - Track entry
'89 75TS - Saved
'76 Alfetta - Sacrificed
'83 GTV6 - NT bullet
'67 Duetto - Fun
'66 Super - Endearing
'92 164 - Stunning
'85 90 - Odd
'04 GT 3.2 Rosso/Tan - Glorious
'02 156 V6 Auto Rosso/Tan - Useful daily

bazzbazz

You wanna cry, hey Pooh, show him the photos.  :'(

;D
On The Spot Alfa
Mobile Alfa Romeo Diagnostic/Repair/Maintenance/Service
Brisbane/Gold Coast
0405721613
onthespotalfa@iinet.net.au

poohbah

Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)

martym00se72

Ouch! Did you have a fire extinguisher on board?
'83 GTV6 - 3.0 is in! Ohhh yeah!
'99 156 T-spark - Formula 98 ready!

What do people do with their old 2.5...?

poohbah

Not back then, this was my first 156 which caught fire in 2015.

So the first thing I did when I bought both my subsequent Alfas was get a fire extinguisher.

Interesting thing I learned from the fireys was that such car fires are actually a pretty common occurrence and happen to most makes, particularly as electronics have become more complex.

Nowadays emergency responders also face the extra challenge of dealing with crashed/burning hybrid/electric vehicles (can't extinguish H/EV fires using normal retardants and they can deliver fatal shocks after a crash).
Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)

poohbah

QuoteOur Dutch firey friends utilised a clever system to fight electrical fires, though. A flatbed truck equipped with a crane and a large container of water was dispatched

So, that would mean in future the fire brigade will need to send two trucks to every crash in case it involves a H/EV?

I'm a bit surprised there hasn't been more public discussion about the extra risks posed by H/EVs in an accident.
Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)