raddo_g60

arr cheers g-man sounds like a good idea. When is a good time for you this week and does the health check include opening up the old charger as well? Im interested in getting a few things done for sure. ta

update guys: Took car out today for a little test. Dont really want to be driving it hard with this problem but the misfire kind of issue has settled down. instead it just seems to progressively badly perform now if that makes any sense. Just seems reluctant to make progress really and just feels slow. Def reckon there could be a boost leak as can hear a lot of air wooshing. Im not sure where the boost reading is taken from n standard g60 but i finally made sense of the figures today and measured my boost level...well....i got a reading of (it might have gone over this but the max i ever saw it get to was 1790. Which apparently is (according to sns website) probably just under 11.6 psi. The charger is standard. So this tends to rule out a charger issue. Still making the knocking joise having warmed up though. Hmm... Thanks for all your help so far when I get some money may get myself down to gwerks etc. PS: Also get a slight movement in the clutch when pulling away slowly. Kind of jabs upwards a tiny bit. Any ideas? Not major at all.

Solely? What is the reason for additional porting of the charger then? Im confused as to whether porting is for additioanl piece of mind or what.

Sorry guys im in Hampshire! Yes I will try the fuel filter as well then I think. I checked the charger area and it has oil around the inside of the hose going directly into it. I thought this was expected? There were no signs of anything bad. I have a slight oil leak in that the underside of sump nad engine have a little bit of oil on. Saying that it hasnt leaked since the oil change yet so cant be that bad. Also, someone said about PAS pump gone...well...the power steering does make a lot of noise when it turns and i have some power steering fluid leaking underneath. I think. The ticking/tapping does sound engine or charger or osme kind of pully though. i dont know. Perhaps I should check my boost levels. I just cant get the mfa to give any readings like I should be seeing though in the guide to how to bring up the boost on mfa. I found this thread: (not sure if its related ) http://the-corrado.net/.archive/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3556&start=0 :(

update: did an oil change last night and oil filter. Changing sparks today as well. Its still running badly with no low down pull and still misfires but only after running the car for a little while, i assume when it gets hot really. The most worrying thing is this knocking noise it has developed. It does sound like it is coming from the engine. But it could be somethign rubbing I guess? around the charger area. Do chargers develop knocking noises before they go bang then or do they just go one day? Im so upset about this. Cant believe I may have got a dog g60. I suppose I could limp down to this gwerks/pitstop that you guys say is great. Which is th eone on the south coast that is meant to be good....I get confused. I bet they are all booked up anyways :? :(

This sounds a little like the problem I am having with my g60 in that its like driving a car with turbo lag until I hit 4000rpm or so. Ive found that im getting a misfire having run the car for a little while when it gets hot.

kind of a ticking noise yes. Charger blown? How can I tell. I havent managed to test my boost pressure yet as cant get the mfa to do it. Every time I turn the car engine off the alarm/immobiliser doesnt like restarting the engine unless I do a whole get in teh car from scratch cycle. Dont really understand what you mean by the bonnet and where to look for all these things. Sorry :( God im so annoyed about this. nothing is going right with it yet.

Took my new baby out for first real drive this morning. All was going fine until about 3/4s of the way through drive after about 20 minutes. I have a problem I think with performance anyway in that everyone always says g60s should pull from very low down. Well mine has to be revved a lot and feels more like a vr6 to drive. This morning after bout 20 minutes whenever I floored it, instead of suddenly getting the rush of boost at around 3.5 / 4k revs, it got to about 4.5k then suddenly stopped and revs wouldnt go any higher like it had run out of fuel and was making a spluttery kind of im buggered noise and dint rev any higher until I lifted off and on the gas a few times. Even then it would do the same a little more up the revs at about 5.5k. Then after this happened the car started to develop a knocking noise from under the bonnet. I had a look when i got out and couldnt really tell if it was coming from inside the engine or not. But basically it knocked fairly quickly at idle then when I revved it it would knock even quicker as the revs rose. Whether this is linked to performance problem I dont know. Also the bonnet wont close properly on the passenger side I just noticed. :( :( Not happy really. Feel like Ive bought a dog. Everything was fine the other day though. Please help Regards

What makes a plate german looking then? Dont understand

Wow just found this thread. Any more news on this? Radiator? Any way of running this intercooler setup WITHOUT modding the bumper as above?

Hey guys. How much is one looking at to get the rear of ones car dewipered and debadged at a body shop then? Nothing more, just debadged and wipered, i.e. holes sprayed over and blended in. regards

Completely understand now. Mine works fine then. Cheers Henny

Thanks richie but It definitely is fully down / released - just higher up than expected. With regards to checking my knock, lambda, temp and vac lines and ecu vac line....where do I look for these things and how do I "check" them? :( Im v sorry im such a newb

ok. Thankyou The steering wheel is standard I think. I actually really like it as it is. Will have a look at everything asap phatvr6. Thanks very much. Now for help with reading my boost and mirror...hmm

Wow thankyou phatvr6 for your quick reply! 8) How do i replace the the light switch led? How do I take the mirror off exactly? I dont have a haynes yet :roll: just lever it out at side? Dont want to crack it. What should I look for if doesnt work after wd40? As regards the stalks. thanks for that advice. Perhaps I will take the steering wheel off and have a little look. not sure what I should be lookign for mind. 4: Can I do anything about the handbrake cable? Ill put a "higher" / longer gearknob on then perhaps. 5: Ok thanks for this. 6: Yours sounds plenty good enough though doesnt it!