Heavy Track Use - What Maintenance?

[MikeE]

 

 

So the 2.0l 230bhp Duratec and gearbox are now out of the car and sold, I'm waiting for the replacement 2.3l 280bhp Duratec and new Quaife box to be built.

 

The car (a 2004 R400) has done 2.5 trackday seasons and approx 3,000 miles on track, so fairly heavy use. While it's laid up what sort of maintenance/checks/replacements should I carry out?

 

I'll start with:

 

- check brake pads

- change brake fluid

- check diff oil

- grease prop shaft UJs

- give the engine bay a general tidy up

- fit external oil pressure warning light

 

Anything else I should consider replacing? How about wheel bearings? Suspension bushes, spherical joints?

 

 

 

R400 Duratec Build and Modification Pictures

here

[shn7]

Thorough inspection of all chassis rails and diff mounting to check for cracks fatigue failures.

 

Replace Fuel filter?

 

Steve.

Sussex (West) AO

Not forgetting Percy the Polar Bear

[Jason Plato]

Bolt check all suspension

 

get dampers overhauled ( if Nitron or expensive billies)

 

check and replace balls on ends of ARB

 

check lower wishbone bearing

 

clean and repack wheel bearings

 

 

 

 

here is C7 TOP

Taffia Area Rep

[dannylt]

My diff needed rebuilding, but then it got a lot of abuse! New prop? Cheapish. Alternator heat shield. Fuel pressure sender if you already have the Stack channel, so you know when you knock the inertia switch 😬

[MikeE]

Ok thanks that's a good starting point, question is how do you know if any of the items above need replacing?

 

Danny how did you know your diff needed rebuilding

 

Dave - I have nitrons which have probably done around 2,000 track miles, hopefully they're still in good condition

 

 

 

R400 Duratec Build and Modification Pictures

here

[Sheds Moderator]

I'd give it as much of an MoT test as I could without actually starting it. That and the 24k/2 year service should do it. Check the susp bushes and spherical bearings on the wishbones.

 

Basically with all this stuff you need the MoT tester's crowbar to check for wear.