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Engine Warranty
For 2016, Ginetta will introduce an engine warranty scheme for the G55 cars. This will apply to both Supercup and GT4 in the UK. All new cars,
new lease packages, engine purchases and engine rebuilds will come with a 12 month or 60 hour warranty, whichever comes first. Any
validated warranty claim will be subject to an excess payment of £1500 + VAT.
As part of the warranty scheme, Ginetta will require customers to:
1. Use the Ginetta approved oil which will be supplied at RRP by Ginetta.
2. Use the Ginetta approved oil filter which will be supplied at RRP by Ginetta.
3. Undertake oil and filter changes at intervals of 10 hours running.
4. Maintain a log book, to be supplied by Ginetta, documenting oil and filter changes and engine run time.
5. Check and inspect engine data following each session (test session, free practice, qualifying, race etc.)
In the event of an engine failure and to validate the warranty, teams will be required to:
1. Return the engine and ECU to Ginetta for inspection. The ECU must contain the data from the engine failure – to be clear, the customer
must take care not to wipe the data from the ECU if, and when, they download the data from the car for their own purposes. The oil tank, oil
cooler, oil lines and air filter are also to be re-turned for cleaning or replacement where required.
2. Pay an excess of £1500 + VAT
The warranty will be void if there is evidence of misuse/abuse of the engine or negligence. Misuse/abuse includes the fol-lowing conditions –
this is not an exhaustive list:
1. The engine must not be run with a water temperature in excess of 110 deg C for more than 20 seconds and / or 130 deg C for any length of
time. REFERENCE ECU DATA
2. The engine must not be run with an oil temperature in excess of 150 deg C for more than 10 seconds and / or 160 deg for any length of
time. REFERENCE ECU DATA
3. The engine must not have exceeded revs of 7500 rpm. REFERENCE ECU DATA
4. The engine must NOT rotate for any longer than 5 seconds with the oil pressure below the low pressure alarm value. REFERENCE ECU DATA
5. Failure due to ingestion of a foreign body.
In the event of an issue, which hasn’t resulted in failure up to that point (for example, an engine that has run hot but not failed, an engine that
has had an oil pressure alarm, or lost the oil pump belt but not failed, over rev due to rear wheel locking allowing early downshift) the engine
and ECU are to be returned to Ginetta for inspection – costs incurred will be payable by the customer. Ignoring a previous problem will
invalidate the warranty.
At the point of an engine rebuild/ refresh/ new car sale, Ginetta are to clear the log file of maxima and minima values and engine run time. In
addition, warranty engines will carry an official identifier.
In the event of Ginetta replacing engine parts as part of a warranty claim, thus making an engine a “zero miles” engine, a percentage of the
standard rebuild charge will be payable based upon hours used up to the point of failure. For example, if the engine has run for 30 hours, 50%
of the standard rebuild charge will be payable.
The warranty does not include any accident damage, collateral damage (damage to the car as a result of debris from the engine), fire damage,
loss of earnings, loss of sponsorship that may be considered to be a result of an engine failure.
The warranty excludes any engine ancillaries including; alternator, starter motor, clutch, flywheel, power steering pump, wiring loom and
engine sensors.
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