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There are some things, which had to be fixed by Alfa Romeo over all of the years while the Giulia has been on the market, but for some reason were not. One of those is the notorious bleeder screws. The OEM screws are made from plastic and no matter how new your Giulia is, they will go off at some point. It's just a question of time.
My Giulia is MY2023 and has less than 22k miles on it - a perfect time for replacement before it's not too late. There are a plethora of aftermarket replacements available on the market. They all do the same thing - replace plastic screws with metal (aluminum) ones.
I found a set on eBay for $22 total (tax + shipping included). I like that they are black, same as the OEMs. In addition, they do not require you to have a Torx driver. They come with a simple driver which comes out of the box.
We all know that 2.0T Giulias have a tight space under the hood to replace those screws. At least one of them. Even though my Giulia mileage is less than 22k miles, I was able to unscrew the OEM plastic screws with my fingers! Not using any tools at all!
Probably this indicates I'm replacing them at the right time. Now when we have the OEM screws unscrewed, the good thing about the new aluminum set is that the included driver is small enough to fit and tighten both screws without removing anything under the hood. Literally nothing. No need to remove engine cover, windshield plastic trim, nothing.
Ok, now the second part which is missing under the hood of 2.0T Giulias is front bumper plastic covers. The ones we have on the Quadrifoglio, but not on the 2.0T. Only God knows how much money Alfa Romeo saved by removing those plastic parts.
Since I came from the VAG world where details matter, I couldn't survive for long without those parts. So I purchased them one by one at a decent price. All the parts are brand new in sealed packages with "Ricambi Originali" text.
The part numbers for the parts are:
Additionally, you'll need 8 plastic clips to fix the covers in place. The part number is: 51834606. However, these clips are available for many European cars, like Citroen, Peugeot, etc. So, I purchased 20 pcs on AliExpress for less than $3.
You'll only need 8 of them on a non-QV, as our fenders have no 1 additional hole on the side. Even though they hold very tight after the installation and won't fall off. Now you can check the difference. As for me, this small addition makes the under-the-hood space more organized and finished.
That's all I wanted to share, Thanks to everyone for reading. Stay safe and love your cars!
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First of all, I do believe, that plastic and aluminium bolts has different thermal expansion, which may cause cracks or leaks. Maybe not, but some risks present.
As for me, it would be better, to make that bolts from good quality plastic, which would last for cauple decades.
For example fluoroplastic, one main specifications of it are:
-non stickness ( often used as sliding bearing)
- high temperature withstanding
- good combination of hardness and elasticity at big temperature range
And it certainly has much more suitable thermal expansion rate for plastic tubings of your cooling system.
One minus - it is snow white and cant be painted 😀
Some call it as fluoroplastic teflon