AlfaRomeo Owners Club of Australia Forum Technical 932 Series (156, GTV, Spider, 147 A well known club sponsor and Alfa Specialist does prefer to recommend the twin spark equiped vehicles due to issues with oil starvation on the jts engine. Now: 2011 Giulietta QV Previously: 1989 164 3.0 V6 2002 156 Twin Spark Thetraditional rorty Alfa exhaust note has been toned down a degree or two as a result of the engine change, but it can still be heard when giving the JTS powerplant its head. VDC and ASR are new additions to the 156's mechanical arsenal, which is no doubt a positive for the average punter, but not totally pleasant for the keener drivers. Theother issue is the JTS inlet carbon means you won't see benefit for long unless you construct an upstream injector to give enough fuel or water/meth to prevent inlet carbon build-up. Then there is the issue of the the 4 O2 sensors. Yes I have similar issue with my 2.0 JTS SW. Asked the specialist to look at it to test the battery or whether it had an electrical drain on the battery. That was all fine and he sagely concluded it might be a less than perfect starter motor. Oddly it only happens on my car if you switch it off and start it immediately. Forthose of you who wish to the best alfa romeo 2.2 jts engine problems, you should not miss this article. alfa romeo 2.2 jts engine problems coming in a variety of types but also different price range. The following is the top 10 alfa romeo 2.2 jts engine problems by our suggestions. 950 reviews analysed Ihad a 2002 52 plate 156 JTS that had no problems apart from a failed coil pack and that was nearing 70k (although original owner needed the lambda wiring in this thread in this sub-forum in the entire site. Advanced Search Cancel Supported Alfa Romeo Models. Alfa 147, 156 & GT. SupportedAlfa Romeo Models. Engines (TS, JTS, JTD & V6) JTS, TS & some questions. 2054 Views 14 Replies 5 Participants Last post by Jaime28, Dec 18, 2018. J. Jaime28 Discussion Starter · Nov 28, 2018. Add to quote; Share Only show this user. Hello everyone! The2.0 JTS had a smaller oil pick up in the sump which seems to have kept JTS engines safe although they run 10W/60 oil. The 10W/60 is a little thicker than 10W/40 even at 0° as the numbers are just an approximation. Don't know why most 147 Alfa romeo 1.6 have those problems ( oil starved big end & main bearings, frequent Engine Theglorious 156 GTA with Alfa Busso 3.2 V6. The facelifted 156 brought a classic front end design that was continued in the later 159. Along with the facelift to the body shell, the 2.0 Twinspark was updated to become the 2.0 JTS (Jet Thrust Stoichiometric). This boosted torque from 138 lb⋅ft to 152 lb⋅ft and HP from 155HP to QnNgwl.

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