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Smaky, Thank you for your reply. But oh dear replacing 'input selector shaft has snapped off' and the clutch sounds very expensive! Just one question if the input selector has snapped should the changing gear problem be there all the time? The problem is Intermittent. I was wondering does the Intermittent nature point to somthing electrical? P

Hi All and thank you to all those who have posted. My 147 selespeed problem continues although its become more erratic, sometimes jumping from 2nd to neutral change up again and it goes into 5th. Sometimes when stopped it does not go down to 1st, and can take a couple of goes to go from neutral to 1st? After a couple of trips to the garage I'm now £800 lighter ( although this included cambelt change and repair to power steering) so funds are getting low and running out of ideas what to do. I'm no mechanic but this is what the garage have told me, yesterday when I picked the car up and the jumping gear problem hadn't shown up on their test drives ( they also told me it was one of the best drives 147 selespeeds they have come across! ) 1. Calibration - 42 - 59, along with 28. 9 measured cold 330 measured hot 300 pump running ( i don't pretended to understand these figures) 2 The adjustment locking nut was checked along with other nuts and were tight. Any suggestions? Thanks Pete

Thanks again. But can,t find a contact for Alfapat in Eligin?

Thank you smaky for your reply. I've taken it to two independent Alfa specialist both of whom tell me they have connected to their diagnostic machines and find no fault? If I knew a could simply spend a couple of hundred pounds or so and it would be fixed I'd be happy to do so. Trouble is both specialists say they don't know, and sense without being a mechanic I could be pouring money into a black hole. P

Hi All, I've just bought a 2006 Alfa147 selespeed lusso with only 30K documented miles. It was great on the test drive. Unfortunately it turns out after around driving 30mins it starts jumping from 2nd gear to 5th or to neutral. Researching the net I can’t see the same problem anywhere. Seems strange and maybe significant it only happening when hot or at least when driven around town (lots of gear changes) I took it to two local independent garages mentioned on alfa forums who connected to their diagnosis equipment – no fault, oil in system checked and ok but when they took for extensive test drive and found same problem and could only suggest new actuator £1000 + or further costly investigation. I did have couple of suggestions that the high and low speed selection shaft inside the actuator is corroded as although the car is 7 years old the mileage suggests less its a worn part but corrosion or a new accumulator. Any ideas would be much appreciated not least because my wife is far from happy 'I've bought a broken car'