Gti_Jamo 10 Posted January 21, 2014 Hi guys I was on a week or so looking for a corrado and just yesterday picked up a nice red G60. All pretty good shape bodywork wise. Anyway, all was well until today when I gave it a bit in 2rd and upon shifting to 3th I was greeted by the smell of oil followed by a significant trail of blue smoke. Pulled up and lifted the bonnet to see that oil had been forced past the seal where the boost return bolts to the charger and also forced oil out the oil filler cap. So basically oil everywhere. I'm know my way round cars and old vw's but little experience with this set up. Had some tools with me so took off the charger hose and there was a load of oil in there, both pipe and charger. Started the car and it still ran fine on idle and no abnormal charger noises so limped it home a couple of miles with the charger hose still detached and the remaining oil in the intake burned off pretty quick. Doesn't appear to be any abnormal breather behaviour revving up now. So my question is whats happened here lol? Will be getting torn into it tomorrow as obviously i'll need to drop the intercooler to clean it and the pipe work. Shame like I was really enjoying it. Build thread going up soon. Cheers guys. Jamie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt@OCD 0 Posted January 21, 2014 Sounds odd! Could be charger oil seal (does sound a lot of oil though) I'd make sure the breather system isn't blocked at all, plastic cap on rocker cover could back pressure the engine. Might even be oil pump over working and pressuring everything up. Could be head gasket too but a bit more extreme Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gti_Jamo 10 Posted January 21, 2014 Yeah it is odd. Perhaps maybe the spike in oil pressure then ruined a seal. Hopefully not though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt@OCD 0 Posted January 22, 2014 Possible. Seals are easy to replace in the charger so not too much hassle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gti_Jamo 10 Posted January 22, 2014 Engines had it. Zero compression in cylinder 1 unfortunately. Going to whip the head off tomorrow and see whats what bit looks like a replacement engine or a rebuild. At least charger is fine. The oil has been forced down the return into the charger. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JonnyG60 10 Posted January 23, 2014 Sounds pretty bad but hopefully just a gasket gone, interested to know what's happened so keep us posted! Best of luck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt@OCD 0 Posted January 23, 2014 Ouch! Oil forced up the return? No wonder it blew oil everywhere! Hopefully it isn't too bad Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gti_Jamo 10 Posted January 24, 2014 Melted piston. Why i thought it was still running normal after it happened I do not know. Panic blinkers on. I know someone with a spare rallye engine so not all bad. At least the charger lives on. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gti_Jamo 10 Posted January 24, 2014 Also here's a pic of the corrado... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fitzy121 10 Posted January 25, 2014 Its always devastating when you melt an engine . My sympathies . At least you have a line on another engine but it still expense . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Matt@OCD 0 Posted January 25, 2014 Ouch! Get your injector loom checked out and refurb the injectors. Don't do it again ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Riley 0 Posted January 26, 2014 Damn, that's a shame mate...It's a good looking motor though, looks like a late style with an early grill/possible early headlights? Stick at it, it will be worth it, oh and just be aware of the slight differences with the 1H rallye setup. Different head bolts etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HummuH 10 Posted January 27, 2014 I have a G60 Turbo engine that I'll be moving on soon as I've gone down the 1.8 20v route. Jabba built and dyno'd in December at 275 bhp / appx 270 lbft. If of interest let me know. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gti_Jamo 10 Posted January 27, 2014 Cheers buddy for the offer but suspect that setup will be way outside what I can affoard just now. Just needing something to get me back on the road quickly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HummuH 10 Posted January 27, 2014 No worries, hope you get it sorted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
