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Thanks for all the feedback. The car is fairly standard setup and has the standard oil cooler. Outside temps were usual British temps for this time of year, about 15 C, and it was dry. I will replace the oil temp sender and see if I get better readings.

How long should it take for the oil to warm up to about 80 C in a G60? On a 45 minute drive through town in traffic then on dual carriageways the oil didn't rise above 70 on the MFA (water temp went to about 90) is this normal, I have read about it taking about 10 mins somewhere I think? I thought it may have been the thermostat stuck open so replaced that at the weekend but still getting low oil temps. Or could it be that the oil is up to temp and it's the MFA giving a lower reading? Can anyone give me some advice please.

I have bought a new fuel filter, but not fitted it yet. I recently filled up with shell V-power till the tank was full and have driven it a few times since without having any problems at all. This may just be a coincidence though. When I was having problems the tank was about 1/2 full. I'm going to see how it goes now, but if it starts playing up with less petrol in the tank would this suggest that it's a fuel pump problem?

I am still having problems with acceleration and cutting out when starting it up. So far I've replaced the 1m vacuum hose from throttle body to the ECU, removed the carbon canister and cut and plugged all the associated hoses, also fitted a new blue temp sensor and cleaned the ISV. I went to have a look at the fuel pump in the boot as suggested earlier but when I looked at it there were a few hoses and wires that needed to be undone which looked like an awkward job so I left it incase I put something back together wrong and made things worse. After these changes the car seemed to start better, it still cuts out when you start it,but you only need to rev it for a few seconds then seems to sort itself out. I removed the lambda plug and went for a drive, waited for it to warm up a bit before booting it. In third/fourth gear put foot down and it seems fine till about 3k rpm then it will start to struggle, doesn't feel like it's going to cut out any more but it just struggles and the revs climb slowly. Like I said earlier it only does this on heavy acceleration/wide open throttle but accelerates smooth if you give it gas slowly. Has anyone got any more suggestions?

I've replaced all the 3.5mm vacuum hoses, but not the thicker one, is that a 9mm? Anyone know the part number? It still took a while to start and when it finally started did not want to idle without cutting out. I've got a new blue water temp sensor in the mail so will see if fitting that helps at all.

Thanks Rustynuts, I've had a look at the vac hoses and they seem a bit old and tatty but are all connected fine, I couldn't find any splits in them but didn't take any out of car to have a propper check. I may as well replace them anyway. Most of them look the same size, can I just get a few metres of the hose and cut it to fit, is the one to the ecu the only one that needs to be an exact length? I tried starting the car up today and it took about 5 attempts, then it would die after a second or too unless I gave it some throttle, after a minute or 2 when it warmed up the idle still seemed a bit rough. Does this suggest it is the vac hoses causing the problem?

awesome, that makes life easier for me having a step by step guide. Hopefully it is just the seal that's the problem and it's a cheap fix.

Thanks for the reply, I usually top up with Sainsburys Super Unleaded (to get Nectar points). I'll try to check the seals this week, is it hard to get to/remove the fuel pump. I haven't worked on cars much but learning stuff fairly quickly.

Hi all, This is my first post, I have been on here a few times reading stuff but haven't had to ask for any help until now. I've had my Corrado G60 for about 2 months now and up till recently it's been running smooth. It's developed a problem now though. When I start the car the revs drop really low almost stalling then after about 10 seconds it will pick back up and run at about 1000rpm . It never used to do this (ok thats not the problem but it may be related). The main problem happened today, I put my foot down when driving and it struggled to accelerate and the revs seemed to drop as if the engine was trying to cut out. I let my foot off the accelerator a bit and it went back to normal. If I pressed down hard on the accelerator it would struggle but if slowly pressed it would gradually build speed. Ive got a boost gauge and when trying to accelerate hard that gives normal kind of readings but the engine doesnt want to accelerate. I parked up my car for a few hours, then when I started it I had the same problem with it starting and almost cutting out and driving it still had the same issue with it not accelerating. After about 10 minutes of driving I tried accelerating and it was fine again, pulling like it should. Can anyone point me in the right direction of things to check that might be causing this, or anyone else had the same problem? Thanks