2879posts · Joined 2006. #3 · Mar 30, 2012. The main problem with the JTS (as far as I can tell) is that it was lumbered with a LOT of emissions controls -
EngineManagement Light I would advise that you find another example. I have had the same problem on my Brera 2.2. The timing chain has been replaced twice and now the engine management is once again illuminated. The engine management warning light returned after about 8000 miles on both occasions.
The2.0 petrol and 2.2 diesel engines are unaffected. Some cars would have an interim catchment plate fitted under the scuttle drain point in the engine bay just under the drivers side wiper. If either this plate or the newer scuttle are fine if fitted but not a requirement for the OPs needs.
Whileowning this car for over a year I addressed most common problems apart from regular maintenance every 15K km. Addressed the 4 biggest common 2.2 JTS issues: New timing chain,Hi my JTS is from May 2003 and has the oil consuption problem, i fill it up with 1l every 1000km. I bought her in June 2014 and had good history of maintenance till1592.2 JTS power steering pipe. I am having an issue with my Alfa 159 2007 2.2 JTS. An awful noise occurred a week ago that was found to be a leak in the power steering pipe. When you turn the wheel, fluid would come out a slight crack in the pipe. The 'issue' I have is that two different dealers in Sydney have given my mechanic 2 different Ive always wanted to have a crack at swapping the 2.2 (or a 1.8 MPI) for either a Saab B204 or B207 engine. They're both rock solid turbocharged 4 cylinders, they use engine blocks which are similar to the Z22SE which Alfa based the 2.2 JTS on so engine mounts, positioning, bell-housing fitment etc should all be fairly straight forward.
Commonfault that seems impossible go fix , Alfa need go recall the Brera and fix the ECU. The engine warning light has been on for two years and none of Alfa
Hiall, I've owned a couple of Alfas but I'm new to AO. My 2013 159 3.2JTS has been running rough when I start it from cold, lots of vibration and a little rattle ifrom the engine bay. This morning the engine light began flashing in amber as I started the car but went off quite quickly. The car has only done about 61,000km so it's quite concerning.