Rebuilt Twin Spark & JTS Engines

We are meticulous in preparing our rebuilt engines, and whenever we carry out a full rebuild on a Twin Spark or JTS engine, the following work is always done:

• Crankshaft: fully inspected to check for imperfections.  Polished and ground if required.

• Cylinder head: This is completely dismantled, and skimmed to ensure a perfect seal on the block. All valves are resurfaced and lapped to ensure a gas tight seal with the valve seat. Valve guides are checked and replaced if there is any damage (damage occurs if the cam belt has snapped, causing the valves to be bent where they impact with the pistons). Once rebuild, the head is pressure-tested.

• Engine block: The block is carefully inspected for imperfections or cracks. If necessary the cylinder bores will be honed and the block re-bored.

• Oil pump: The oil pumps will be stripped down and its tolerances checked.  If the rotor clearance is found to be outside the manufacturer's recommended limits it will be renewed.

New parts: The following new replacement parts are used in every engine rebuild:

• Piston rings
• Big end bearings
• Main bearings
• Thrust washers
• Cam belt kit (cam belt, tensioner & idler pulley)
• Variator
• Water pump
• Head gasket set
• Rear oil seal
• Oil pump gasket
• Spark plugs
• Oil
• Oil filter
• Air filter
• Balance shaft belt (2litre only)
• Phase Sensor
• Thermostat
• Head Bolts 

Prices (VAT inclusive)

Twinspark engine (supply only)

JTS Engine (supply only)

Twin Spark Engine supplied and fitted

JTS Spark Engine supplied and fitted

£1,200

£1,500

£1,500

£1,800

Engine repair following a cam belt failure (JTD engines) 1.9 8v & 16v: £800 inc VAT - 2.4 10v & 20v: Please call

It is becoming apparent that the 147, 156 and GT diesel engines are starting to suffer water pump failures which is causing the cam belts to fail prematurely on these cars. If you have full service history you may have a good chance of compensation from Alfa Romeo UK. If they are not willing to help you or you don’t have a full service history we offer the following service.

We will strip and re-build, fitting the following:

New cam belt
New tensioner
New idler
New water pump
Oil and filter change

The good news is that this is the only engine problems we have seen with this engine and it can easily be avoided by bring the belt change forward.

Engine Warranty

Our rebuilt engines have proved so successful and reliable that every rebuilt Twin Spark and JTS engine supplied by Auto Lusso now comes with a 3 year or 36,000 mile warranty (whichever arises the sooner).

Terms and conditions of warranty

The warranty is in two parts: a first-year warranty, and a follow-on second and third year warranty.

To validate the warranty the following terms and conditions must be adhered to:

No earlier then 400 miles, and no later than 550 miles after fitting the engine must be drained of oil, a new oil filter fitted, and the engine refilled with the appropriate quantity of Valvoline MaxLife oil

Thereafter engine oil and coolant levels must be checked weekly or every 500 miles (whichever arises sooner). 

Oil starvation or overheating, howsoever caused, but which can be caused by a lack of coolant, will void the warrant.

The engine must be run in carefully, and must not be reved above 3,500 rpm for the first 1000 miles.  

Any electrical fault causing mechanical failure will also void our warranty as this separate to any engine work carried out by us.

Follow on 2nd and 3rd year /12 - 36,000 mile (whichever arises the sooner) warranty

To validate the follow on warranty the following must be adhered to:

The initial 500 mile oil and filter change must be carried out on time by us using Valvoline MaxLife oil.

The car must have a service carried out by us after each 12 thousand miles or 12 months (whichever arises the sooner) after the engine is fitted and within 500 miles or 2 weeks of this interval.

Any electrical fault causing mechanical failure will also void the warranty.