matthewr87
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Hey guys. My car has been on the track a fair number of times now and I'm getting ready to do some end of season maintenance. I was wondering if there were some common pain points that perhaps are more likely to occur in cars that see track duty that I should look out for (other than the obvious increase in fluid change frequency, etc.). I've seen some sporadic reports of oil pressure sensors loosening etc. but I thought maybe we could compile a running list. I've noticed an increase in posts from folks who have had issues at or after their track days for various reasons and perhaps something like this might be useful for the future. Thanks!
Pilotgore:
- I've lost all four of my VCT solenoids at different track days.
- I've had three of the plugs going to my VCT's fail during track duty
- I've lost an alternator at the track
- I've lost a starter at the track
- I had a rear driver side wheel bearing go out at 4,500 miles (likely because of the track)
- I've lost two evap valves during track duty (one time because the wires broke free from the connector due to chaffing on a plastic stent that comes out of the connector.
- Cooked front caliper piston boots
- Heat cracked rotors
- Batteries tend to go bad when tracking more often. The warning signs are certain electronics shutting down on track at random and then coming back (such as service advance trac, or mode selection not available.)
Honeybadger:
I’d add oil analysis to this to get at least one per year to see if any weird stuff is showing up in your oil.
Double check alignment and refresh brakes and fluids as necessary.
Pilotgore:
- I've lost all four of my VCT solenoids at different track days.
- I've had three of the plugs going to my VCT's fail during track duty
- I've lost an alternator at the track
- I've lost a starter at the track
- I had a rear driver side wheel bearing go out at 4,500 miles (likely because of the track)
- I've lost two evap valves during track duty (one time because the wires broke free from the connector due to chaffing on a plastic stent that comes out of the connector.
- Cooked front caliper piston boots
- Heat cracked rotors
- Batteries tend to go bad when tracking more often. The warning signs are certain electronics shutting down on track at random and then coming back (such as service advance trac, or mode selection not available.)
Honeybadger:
I’d add oil analysis to this to get at least one per year to see if any weird stuff is showing up in your oil.
Double check alignment and refresh brakes and fluids as necessary.
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