Re: stupid newbie questions....

["Jorel Jackson" <kondor77@hotmail.com>]

>Hey folks...
>
>I'm new to the list and scirocco ownership and I've got a couple of 
stupid
>questions.
>
>I've got an 87 16v completely stock.
>
>1.  Is it normal for the engine power to start at 3000 rpms?   Don't 
get me
>wrong, the car has some strength in the lower rpms but it almost feels 
like
>a different car at 3000.
>
>2.   Between 3000 and 4000 rpms the engine sound and feel changes
>completely. Is this normal?
>
>3.   I had my mechanic change the oil when he did the water pump/timing
>belt/3 motor mounts.  He used 15w-40.   In Oklahoma we don't get too 
cold
>too often ( a couple days of single digits but mostly in the 20's) but 
we
>get pretty warm, a few 100 + days a year...  Any comments on his choice 
of
>oil?
>
>LIke I said, I'm new to the joys of scirocco ownership.  My last car 
was a
>86 Monte Carlo with a V-8, so this little 1.8L engine is a little 
different
>than I'm used to.
>
>Thanks in Advance.
>Derek

Every Scirocco I have ever owned gets much meaner over 4000 rpms. I've 
only test driven 16vs, and I didn't run them hard. But I've heard they 
really scream above 4000, so your car sounds normal to me. 

JSJackson 85 Scirocco

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