The Joyful Journey with My Alfa Romeo 156

The Log of maintenance, modification and ownership

CD500 head unit upgrade/fixing

I am so happy with the Nakamichi CD500 head unit, the look, the sound quality, etc. But these units are also fragile. The head unit started not to read CDs. Yeah, I can easily replace it with a newer, cheaper one but they won’t match the interior that well and this is why I paid the high price for this used CD500. So choices that I had:

  • Fix it
  • Get another CD500 or CD700 head unit
  • Upgrade it

Alfa156 multiple fixes

Sagged front engine mount again

Just 2 years ago, I replaced all three sagged engine mounts. The front engine mount sagged again. It was genuine with less than 8000km milage. how come……My mechanic told me I’m not alone. Someone has similar experience with the genuine engine mounts. No choice, bought another one

Alfa 156 2.0 front engine mount
Front engine mount for Alfa 156 2.0

Alfa156 suspension squeak AGAIN

All of sudden the annoying front suspension squeak came back. Even though the 156 is notorious for the durability of its front suspension, it is just extremely annoying when it did occur. From the video clip, you can hear how bad it is.

The squeak was so loud and basically be always be there. It means that any travel of the suspension would cause the squeak.

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