G60

[trev-b 0]

Hi i'm hopefully about to take delivery of a Corrado G60 :D , i just wondered if there are any special procedures for warming the engine up after starting and letting it cool down when about to turn off?

[rodney 0]

hi

 

i was recomended to not take car over 3000 revs before engine temp has reached 80c.

 

regards

[h100vw 0]

Yeah turn the MFA to oil temp. My syncro warms up proper fast so I usually start winding it up from 50 degrees.

Oil pressure is higher when the oil is cold and thick. I would think that big revs would increase the risk of blowing a charger seal.

Gavin

[trev-b 0]

Thanks guys, the last thing you i want is a charger rebuild 5 minutes in to corrado ownership!

[stevemac 0]

Thanks guys, the last thing you i want is a charger rebuild 5 minutes in to corrado ownership!

If the car doesn't come with a reliable rebuild certificate - get it checked ASAP. You'll likely be into a rebuild fairly soon anyway. :wink:

[Jim 2]

Let it get to 80 or 90 degrees centigrade before exceeding 3000RPM and ALWAYS let engine temperatures return to their 'average' values before leaving the car for any amount of time. That has always stood me in good stead and whilst i've never actually owned any of my cars for more than a year, none of them have ever actually let me down.

[Rustynuts 0]

Make sure that the oil level does not go below min, mine was just on the cusp last night and after some serious caning (124 deg oil temp) and some serious tyre screeching on a roundabout my oil pressure buzzer came on. Prob due to oil surge in the sump, but as i was going down hill i turned my engine off and rolled down the hill into a layby. Restarted and drove the few hundred yards home. Filled her up with oil and let her cool down, water fan was still on after 5 mins!!

 

Today has been fine so don't think i have done any damage.

[Walesy 0]

hypotheticaly speaking, if you were to buy a g60 with a JMR rebuild 15k ago with writen instructions to the owners telling them not to take the car above 3000 revs untill the oil reaches 80deg.... you'd be fine :wink:

[ben16v 0]

corradowales,

that`ll be your G60 ur talking about then?????

 

but seriously i spoke to john at jmr about your G60 and he was confident that it was well worth the money!!!

 

oooooh.... i`m still jealous!!!

[Neil VR6 0]

Make sure that the oil level does not go below min, mine was just on the cusp last night and after some serious caning (124 deg oil temp) and some serious tyre screeching on a roundabout my oil pressure buzzer came on. Prob due to oil surge in the sump, but as i was going down hill i turned my engine off and rolled down the hill into a layby. Restarted and drove the few hundred yards home. Filled her up with oil and let her cool down, water fan was still on after 5 mins!!

 

Today has been fine so don't think i have done any damage.

 

You need an oil cooler!!!!

[Walesy 0]

yeah..an oil cooler would be the first thing on my list with regards to engine mods.

[Rustynuts 0]

Yes i agree an oil cooler should be high priority, going to build my 2.0l 8v turbo Golf though first, then i won't feel the need to nail the Corrado as it won't be as quick as the Golf.