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I can recommend this shop: https://www.autosklep24.pl/pl/sales Shopped with them many times, shoot them and email and ask for what you need, the owner has some other sources as well and sometimes can get stuff outside of the shop's inventory. Got a spare set of rear Q4 springs from him a few years a...

I guess you're right, as unfortunate as it is. Car is getting old, they are well aware that parts are scarce and it's going to sit on their lot for a long time, taking up space they can otherwise use for "drive thu" services. Not to mention that by now most mechanics don't have the know-ho...

Correct, same procedure I used for my Q4 (without removing the drive shaft or gear linkage) so valid also for a Q4 drivetrain. This job overall is a PITA, 3 bolts only on the starter but in horrible location, some accessed from top, some from bottom. Needs a good size extension for the wrench (not t...

I have changed one of the gaskets in mine years ago, as it was leaking. Indeed the same gaskets as normal models (speaking about the big round rubber gasket under the jar-like screw-on lid). Be careful when removing the fuel line connectors, they are quick snap fittings and were stuck and hard to re...

I've ended up using the complete 2.0 TS / 156 pulleys (e.g. SKF VKM 32007). They are not metal, but some sort of hard plastic but look and work very well (a few years now). The only thing is the inner diameter of the center hole in the bearing (where the screw goes) is slightly larger, so I had to u...

Great :) If you have the dimensions of the original FWD and modified FWD, that would be good to put here! Good point, sorry my Alfa tech did it for me or I would have gladly documented it. Basically he just got the outer side down to make the entire tie-rod the same length as the original Q4 tie-ro...

I may be coming in as well if my car is in shape, so I'm interested. Keep us posted!

That might have been the case as well, memory is a bit hazy on this one

EDIT: I've just checked and actually the one needed for Q4 is shorter. See also the first post in this thread. So I'm pretty sure it was the matter of cutting the 'standard' 164 rods to length and then threading.

If I remember correctly I ended up cutting the 'regular' 164 tie rods to length of the Q4 ones and then threading them a bit deeper to match the thread length on the Q4 inner rod. This has worked well for me since, so may be worth a shot for you as well. I think I wrote about this somewhere already ...

Hi Victor, as far as I'm aware - only F/L Tester can do the trick, no chance to diagnose the 4WD system using any modern equipment I'm afraid. :( Best bet to find someone with the correct Marelli tester and modules, and do the diagnosis this way. I was also unable to diagnose mine a few years ago so...

164 is indeed addictive! I also like cars with high mileage, that's a testament to this car's quality and reliability. Looks like a nice original car, congratulations!

As I remember it differs between versions, main fuse on mine was under the hood on the firewall, near the coolant reservoir, just stuck on there. I think there should be some photos in the other thread but in case you don't find it let me know and maybe I'll dig out some more photos. I know it can b...

From my experience ABS faults an be electric related. Have a look at my thread, I also had the light on albeit without any clear cause, after many years of struggle I fixed it by cleaning the connections between the main ABS fuse and its holder: http://alfaromeo164register.com/viewtopic.php?f=2&...

Welcome back Haydn! Good to have you back in the club. 8) I did follow your thread on your former Q4, indeed that's what happens with those Alfas, you sell them same way as you buy them - on an impulse. :mrgreen: Glad to hear you're recovering and congrats on the purchase, she's a stunner! Definitel...

Excellent news! And congrats on getting this fixed so quickly, it can be a real chore to deal with those problems but you really got it sorted very nicely.

You've now inspired me to look into my 'pressure variations too high' issue as well.

Enjoy the test drive!

Good that you remembered Alfan, I've added a post in that thread just now to conclude the discussion, as I ended up getting 60605589 directly from Alfa Romeo which has solved my problem. Reproducing was not successful in my case. I suspect flow restrictors have not been swapped out correctly which h...

Just as a closeout of the topic for future readers, I ended up buying 60605589 directly from Alfa Romeo, weirdly it was still available as of year 2018. Price better not to discuss and best to forget. Good news was that at the end the new hose solved the vibration problem. I do not recommend to have...

I'll be watching your thread and give it some thinking... I don't have a "pressure too low" error, but mine keeps getting "pressure fluctuation too high" error after some minutes of driving (30-60 mins slow driving or 5-10 mins above 90 km/h). I really wish we had more knowledge ...

Great work Mike, seats look spotless! Very impressive and welcome to PL, greetings from Wroclaw

I have a few things to figure out in my Q4 before I embark on another long roadtrip but sure as hell I'm going to join you one year! It looks very good, waiting for lots of photos from the event!

Hi there 8) Both me and Alfan from this forum had positive experience refurbishing our Q4 steering racks with this company: http://www.nagengast.pl/regeneration-en.html It's a company from Poland, proven worldwide service. And by the way, they can redo Boge shocks also. They do speak English but if ...

Oh one more thing, I did it while having the FL tester with MA12A plugged in and watching piston position % parameter. But now I don't remember if it was helpful to watch the tester or not

I was pretty sure I already responded to this thread before - it did work for me! :mrgreen: Your connection diagram seems right, there are only 2 wires on the valve so hard to mess up. I did a few cycles and heard a knock and it started working fine again! One note is to use correct power supply. At...

Unfortunately not available under the link posted above (it says "ask for availability" and I can tell you that it means it's sadly N/A).

I'm pretty sure you can only get used ones, unless some forgotten stock pops up on eBay etc.

Great work on keeping the site up and running, but one thing I've noticed: it seems that some service manuals are now missing? Looking at Q4, for example Q4_wiring directory is completely empty, and I think there have been more folders available for the Q4 previously, including some service manuals,...