Selespeed, Clutch and Engine oil Change - Alfa Romeo 159 2.2 JTS
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- čas přidán 17. 12. 2023
- After my car was down for 2 months due to an “ECU” problems, it is due for an oil change.
So I decided to change all the critical fluids too.
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Hello mate. Thanks for posting video about Alfa. Really appreciate it.
Can you pleae tel me what oil you put in selespeed? Maybe video just about selespeed servicing?
Hello there!
Thank you for watching my videos.
The oil I used for the selespeed system is Fuchs Titan CHF-11s, used to be called pentosin CHF-11s. You can also use this oil in the power steering system.
There is not much you can do with the selespeed system other than sucking out the oil in the tank and topping it back up again as I have done in this video. It’s about 0.7L only. But I do recommend changing it every 6 months at the very least.
The more comprehensive servicing will involve the main pump, the accumulator(the “black ball”), the clutch actuator and the transmission control module (TCM).
All I have done before, but I didn’t start this channel then…lol
When they come up again I will film the process. Meanwhile, please ask me more if you have any questions.
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@@ElginLim I watched your video few times and according your recommendation in video did service on my selespeed. Here in Australia I used same power steering liquid for selespeed and for power steering. Drain old liquid and fill with new one. On small reservoir in front refill with brake fluid dot 5.1. But now have problem that my car needs more acceleration for starting in first gear and reverse. Going up to 3rpm and on selespeed reservoir seeing overflowing.
Don't know what did wrong.
First and foremost, I must ask if your Selespeed system was working well before you did the oil changes?
I do not know the condition of your car so it is very hard for me to deduce what is going on. Cos it has to be good before anything can be done to it.
The Selespeed system has 2 reservoirs. One(CHF-11s)for the shifting system and one(DOT4) for the clutch actuator.
The Selespeed oil is specific, either the original CS speed or CHF-11s, no other oils should be used.
You cannot fully fill the Selespeed oil reservoir cos there will be some oil in the system and in the accumulator.
When reached operating temperature, the oil will expand and reservior level will go up. There is a minimum level mark on the tank but no maximum level.
I have been doing this for a long time so i know how much to fill up without overflowing once temp is reached.
But if you are doing this for the first time, you will have to top up about 1cm pass the minimum level, run the car, then top up again if necessary.
The engine rpm doesn’t affect the Selespeed oil level. The system should self prime to get rid of any air in the system.
If your clutch is not biting well in first gear or from stationary, then you may have to get into the transmission module thru the OBD2 to do a clutch bleed and calibration.
But this will need two things, an app called AlfaOBD installed in your phone and a OBD2 reader which connects to the app via Bluetooth.
If you can’t do this, then going to a workshop that can read the Alfa systems will be good.
3 procedures need to be done.
1. Clutch bleed
2. Enable fine calibration
3. End of line service
Do update me. The Selespeed oil reservoir should not have any bubbling coming out of the return pipe which is just in front of the tank.
If there is, means your clutch actuator maybe on the way out.
Which engine oil do you use?
EDIT: OK, it is Eni i-Sint. It is ACEA A3/B4-04 rated, which is good (aimed at direct injection engines). Although, this oil I think is aimed more for PD diesel engines.
I have been using Agip or Eni for the longest time. I think since the 90s and after I got the chance to distribute it.
The I-sint series has a wide range, this one I am using is i-sint ms 5W-40 all fuels so it is good for petrol powered vehicles.
Even if they are rated for very long interval oil changes, I still change my oils every 5000km.
Something that I have done since I started driving.
Singapore is mostly city traffic so it falls into the severe traffic conditions. So service intervals are half.
Imagine your oil is like the vacuum bag, there is only so much capacity for it to hold contaminants. Even if the oil is good to run, too much contaminants will just go back into the engine especially if not running at optimum temperatures.
So I save myself the headache.
Have you ever removed the oil sump to clean or replace the oil level sensor?
Hello DCS,
I have not remove it before.
It should not be difficult but do find out if it need a gasket or just apply on like my older 146.
I haven’t really look at where all the bolts are, sometimes they are one or two hidden in the gearbox side.
Hello elgdisco, a nice and informative vudeo, i. need engine mounts for the same car, can you help in sourcing?
Hello Elias,
Thank you for your kind words and viewing my channel.
Unfortunately the engine mounts are out of production as you might know.
I got mine from ricambi alfisti, ricambi.alfisti.net/en/Spare-Parts/Alfa-Romeo/Alfa-159-159-SW-939/ENGINE/Engine-mounting-suspensions:::895_3793_920_1396_1938.html
Alfaworkshop.co.uk
www.alfashop.co.uk/
You can try these guys but i think they might not have.
I have also found a company in Poland or Russia that refurbishes old mounts. I’m sorry I can’t find the link.
The other way is to refurbish it yourself, you can buy urethane or polyurethane mix to pour into your existing mounts.
If you have kept your old ones then you wouldn’t have downtime waiting for the urethane to cure, but that’s one way.
Or those 3M tubes which can be injected or squeeze into the engine mounts.
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Thank you.
@@ElginLim thank you for the information.
Where is your workshop?
That's not my workshop, it a friend's place.
Hi boss is there anyway to contact you as I need to some repairs on my 159 alfa Romeo as I have tried multiple times place
What you need to do?
You can contact me via my IG account @elgdisco
oil is cheap engines are not
Hi Tony,
That’s right.
Thank you for viewing my videos.