Been driving the ST latley and haven't been in the g6 in a while..Drive it last night and there was a faint smell of oil and felt a little lazy with a little more spool noise.....So Im like right fkn sh*t factory hoses have come loose obviously. Pop the bonnet, front cover is covered in a mist of oil that's been coming from where the piping attachea to the outlet...So obviously the seals are well on their way. Still makes boost fine and sounds fine but its not a normal amount of oil.
Why does it piss me off? Coz im sort of at a turning point with this car, I love it, lots of memories and sentimental value.
But its like do I gear up for a 6235 while the turbo is on its way out, just replace the core...or move it on while it still presents ok (trade it).
The reality is...the leather looks...well 8 years old. steering wheel is worn, shifter worn, various interior bits need replacing coz just sh*t..Switches that feel sh*tty ect. roof lining starting to sag. Bushes are fukd and its pushing 115 000ks.
Manual bf f6 is sounding good.....
I will add it still looks great exterior wise, front bar could use a touch up from the usual scrapes. No reason to belive there is anything wrong with the motor but the ZF is feeling a little worse for wear, Im not very sympathetic lol...1st, 2nd slight pause then third whilst rolling at low speed on the brake, let go limiter bash etc... Short shift ALOT usually right in the peak of the torque curve for maximum farts, sometimes even flames im told... there is probably more Im guilty of...Its been serviced and engine is every 7500 but still Im hard on the equipment..