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sh0rtlife · Post by **sh0rtlife** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 10:27 pm

ok well i recived a 87 milano as a gift from a friend who had gave it to a freind ages ago but came to the point where he could no longer mantain or keep it sooo now its mine for well...free other than paying to tow her home...

theres some debate about the car and its parts.....87k miles on it and the cam seals are SHOT the abs light flashes and the power steering is not operations but she runs and purs like a clean alfa.... the car is wearing speedlines even the spare is a speedline(they are going on the gtv6) and thers some debate about the transaxle being a platinum LSD unit...is there any way to ID out the car and its options like you would an old american car IE fender tag..and is there any way to ID the transaxle?....seemed to shift realy realy smooth..i wish the interior was in better shape i love all of the leather and suede leather

its a gunmetal grey metalic color with grey/purplish grey interior

GarthW · Post by **GarthW** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 1:55 am

Wow nice way to pick up an Alfa!

Ok cam seals can be done no problem, just had mine done afew weeks ago, ABS light, mmm dunno. Apart from your pwr steering drama you have scored a nice ride.

Not sure about ID register, try trace back the previous owners for they may be able to shed some light on your query regarding the platnuim LSD, sure i spelt that wrong lol

Again congrats on your Alfa

sh0rtlife · Post by **sh0rtlife** » Thu Apr 19, 2007 9:57 am

problem is ive got almost no records on it and the last 3 owners have no clue....was hopeing there was a build sheet or fender tag or #'s in the axle case that might shed a lil light

scott.venables · Post by **scott.venables** » Fri Apr 20, 2007 11:07 pm

There is another way to find out but your clutch, tyres and guibos might object

sh0rtlife · Post by **sh0rtlife** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 9:37 am

the friend who gave it to me did that just befor loading it ...but even the GTV6 will leave double marks in just the right situations and i know for FACT its not lsd lol

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Sat Apr 21, 2007 11:32 am

In my experience any factory build sheets would be useless because all parts should be considered changed/replaced anyway on such an old car.

scott.venables · Post by **scott.venables** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:56 am

Well, you could set it up so that one wheel was in the dirt and the other on the bitumen. If it spins the wheel in the dirt then it's not LSD, if both then it is. Probably wouldn't do it in my car though.

Mats · Post by **Mats** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 11:49 am

Even an LSD unit will spin in the gravel in a split-my situation like that, the LSD unit will only transfer 25% of the available traction of the low-traction wheel. So the difference will be that the LSD equipped car will accelerate faster.

scott.venables · Post by **scott.venables** » Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:31 pm

Forgot about that. Would only work with a locked diff

identification?