147 (2001) Motor Control system failure - throttle body assembly.

[ken147]

Hi all,

I have a 147, that the battery connection on the positive terminal corroded to the point that it did not make a connection. I think it may have shorted on this, where, when I replaced the connection, it came up with the motor control system failure. It has limited the revs to 1500, and I have managed to get it to a repair shop, but it appears that they don't look at Alfa's all that much.
They believe that its a "throttle body assembly" that has failed. Does this sound right? Alfa are quoting around 2K for a new one, which I really cannot afford. A second hand one appears to be around $200. (Does this sound reasonable?)
The mechanic is not sure though if the new/second hand part needs to be programmed to the car, or whether we need to get it to a Alfa dealer for this or not.

Any help would be so much appreciated.

Ken147

[colcol]

I would get them to connect a scanner to it to try and find out what the problem is, as opposed to guess work, if they took a punt on the throttle body assembly and they guessed wrong, then you have a $2,000 paper weight.
If you get it scanned and it turns out it is throttle body assembly, then try a Alfa Romeo Independant spare parts supplier such as Italian Automotive Spares in Brunswick, in Victoria for example or one of the Spare parts suppliers on the supporters banner, Colin.