Does a 05 Carrera GT with 100 miles require the 4 year service?
#1
05-31-2010, 06:36 PM
Does a 05 Carrera GT with 100 miles require the 4 year service?
I`m talking to a dealer with an undriven CGT who says he doesnt want to do the 4 year service since the car hasnt been driven. He says he doesnt want to rip apart a brand new car.
I see his logic to an extent.
What do you guys think is appropriate?
I see his logic to an extent.
What do you guys think is appropriate?
#4
05-31-2010, 06:44 PM
Ive dealt with two dealers now on two cars and both are unwilling to do the 4 year service on cars almost 5 years old or older.
Also both dont acknowledge the engine out campaign on the valves.
Also both dont acknowledge the engine out campaign on the valves.
Last edited by Donnie; 05-31-2010 at 06:49 PM.
#6
05-31-2010, 07:50 PM
You don't need it. Do the service in 2014. It's not a 4 year since it was built, it's a 4 year for what it was driven. Get it in 4 years, the car is still basically brand new. If you get it done now, you'll also need to get it done in another 4 years.
#7
05-31-2010, 08:11 PM
^This is incorrect advice. Using that logic, if the car sat 30 years unused, there should be no problem firing it up and driving it reguarly for 4 years. BAD IDEA.
The valve lash will not be out of adjustment, as that is dependent on how the engine is run. Since a 100 mile car has hardly been run, you should be fine, unless there is some bizarre circumstance where the car sat idling/revving in neutral for some ridiculous amount of time.
However, I would strongly urge you to change all fluids/filters. Oil attracts moisture, and the only way to get rid of that is to regularly bring it up to operating temperature.
Beyond changing the fluids/filters, your biggest concern at this point are all the seals and gaskets drying up. If the car has sat in an extraordinarily dry climate, like the middle east, you could fire it up and see the engine leaking like a sieve after a few hundred miles.
FWIW, here's a scan of the factory service booklet courtesy of RS Clubsport on Rennlist.
The valve lash will not be out of adjustment, as that is dependent on how the engine is run. Since a 100 mile car has hardly been run, you should be fine, unless there is some bizarre circumstance where the car sat idling/revving in neutral for some ridiculous amount of time.
However, I would strongly urge you to change all fluids/filters. Oil attracts moisture, and the only way to get rid of that is to regularly bring it up to operating temperature.
Beyond changing the fluids/filters, your biggest concern at this point are all the seals and gaskets drying up. If the car has sat in an extraordinarily dry climate, like the middle east, you could fire it up and see the engine leaking like a sieve after a few hundred miles.
FWIW, here's a scan of the factory service booklet courtesy of RS Clubsport on Rennlist.
#8
05-31-2010, 08:30 PM
Don't listen to the 13year old dishing out advice.
And 13 year old, don't dish out advice which you know NOTHING about, stick to making pcitures in photoshop.
And 13 year old, don't dish out advice which you know NOTHING about, stick to making pcitures in photoshop.
