Error Messages!

[Quattroporte]

I'd also like to note that I sometimes use the paddles to shift down in city mode. Would this potentially be causing the computer confusion?

[colcol]

It could have a sensor problem and the pushrod for the clutch has to be calibrated every year, when the mechanic replugged in the wires and cleared the faults, all was good, but now it has the faults come back, take it back and get them to have a look at it, Colin.

[Quattroporte]

I went outside to drive somewhere, I got in, and all the interior lights and exterior lights started to flicker. I turned it off and got out to avoid any further damage. The engine was still running when the lights began to flicker. The car would then not lock for another good 10 minutes.

[Quattroporte]

In the above post the engine was not on, sorry. When the NRMA came out he put his hand down into the engine to see if anything was wrong near the starter motor and accidently moved something which caused it to work perfectly again. Any ideas as to what this might be?

[colcol]

It is a loose wire and or connector, the battery terminals may also be loose or dirty and the fuses may need cleaning, these cars can suffer from bad earths which can cause unwanted error messages, take it to an Alfa Specialist or Alfa Romeo Independant Service Provider as they will know where to look, you may have a battery on the way out, they can cause problems when there is not enough volts, Colin.

[Quattroporte]

It is a loose wire and or connector, the battery terminals may also be loose or dirty and the fuses may need cleaning, these cars can suffer from bad earths which can cause unwanted error messages, take it to an Alfa Specialist or Alfa Romeo Independant Service Provider as they will know where to look, you may have a battery on the way out, they can cause problems when there is not enough volts, Colin.

That would it explain it not starting and even shutting off? But what about the fact that it changes into neutral when driving and then won't shift into first again?

[colcol]

I would say that the selespeed issues are a sensor problem or clutch adjustment, the lights flickering is a poor connection problem, but the poor electrical connection could be causing selespeed problems as well, Colin.

[Quattroporte]

Clutch adjustment? What exactly is this? Pardon my ignorance.

[colcol]

As the clutch wears, with a normal car with a non selespeed clutch, any wear is taken up by the clutch fluid in the Master and Slave cylinder, with a selespeed, this adjustment has to be done manually, so that the selespeed knows where the clutch is, out -  in  - halfway?, has to have this adjustment every year, Colin.

[Quattroporte]

My car got towed to Alfa Romeo this morning to be thoroughly looked over. I'll keep you updated.

[Quattroporte]

The Alfa Romeo guys are struggling to resolve the problem a bit, simply because it refuses to stall or do any of the other things I've described to you while there. They said they moved some wires that were touching, but they can't get it to fail.

Any further ideas as to what it might be?

[colcol]

If they moved some wires that were touching, they may have been shorting out or the magnetic effects may have been causing some problems with the wires, [ask a 33 owner about that!].
Take it for a drive and see how it goes, if they can't find any errors, it may be fixed, Colin.