Granada 2.8 winter start up..

as usual over Christmas I'll pop down to the garage to fire up the granada, its not had much use this year as to be expected....

[@dcan911]

This video captured the feeling of standing around the engine bay of a resurrected car watching it idle while drinking a brew. Never thought about it till this video came on, but it's one of the greatest feelings.

[@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman]

It certainly is..... thanks you 👍

[@dannywhite1392]

Unbelivable motor mate

[@SuperFIFTHGEAR]

She does sound very nice when you started her up. Keep her away until all the road salts have been washed away. Hope you had a good Christmas mate 👍👍

[@scottishcarenthusiastsandtrain]

Granada sounds sweet ,I see what you mean about putting up a fight to start.

[@jonathanthorpe1653]

I remember these been everywhere in my youth. My friends dad had one with two tone paint work. It was blue and silver if I remember correctly.

[@TheMadmagik]

me too. granadas, cortinas and vauxhall chevettes were everywhere when I was a lad, beautiful classy cars a lot of love went into making them.

[@jamesrichardson4604]

Recently subscribed to you channel after seeing your beautiful granada on furiousdriving. Brings back memories of my father's granada 2.8 ghia x estate he owned in the 80,s ,he had engine rebuilt blueprinted &Weber carbuarter. Still think won of the most elegant estate cars ever made.

[@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman]

Thank you....

[@Neil_Gordon]

That's amazing. Had I been on my own I wouldn't have known what to do. Sounds great. Hope you get to some shows this year.

[@mickles1975]

I miss when engine bays were so access friendly.

[@wombat1238marsupial]

Lovely car I was getting worried it wouldn't start . Hopefully it will have more use in 2021😊

[@seancooke4127]

A great credit to you Mr Coleman. This is a genuine classic. A car to aspire to in 1984/85. A credit to Ford for keeping it in the range right through to the Scorpio Ultima. Any snobs who poo poo the Granada or Scorpio V6 have (a) never driven one and (b) never looked at the quality of the interior Personally I could just listen to the 2.8 all day long and just admire the lines. It wasn't a big Cortina, it looked nothing like a Cortina. As for the Alfa 90 I have only ever seen it in pictures and I am still coming to terms with the fact that you own it.

[@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman]

Thank you mate, could not agree more... For me, the only 70-80's ford to be gathering its following and classic status honestly. As for the 90..... well.... I'm still coming to terms that I now own one.....

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

Oh, Mr Coleman!!! More satisfying V6 noises, as always.

[@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman]

As always

[@lloydvehicleconsulting]

@@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman , I would expect nothing less!

[@mattclayton9165]

Lovely motor. Looking forward to seeing it on the road shortly. Nice one.

[@TheSteelord]

What a motor! What dreams are made of!

[@alansimpson835]

That's one clean car. It must be about the same age as me (1982?) and looks in much better condition. Hope you get a chance to get her and the Alfa to some shows in 2021

[@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman]

Thanks Alan 😊

[@maxtomassetti2046]

Love a walk round of the 166 before it goes.

[@155stw]

Me dad’s boss (a Mr. West) had a mk2 2.8 and my dad had a Cortina 2.0 Ghia.

[@marksmith3469]

Nice car that mate how many miles has it done also the alfa 90 is a great car that also needs to be garaged mate

[@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman]

Its done 80ish thousand. They are both kept in heated storage

[@marksmith3469]

@@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman just watched matt Richardson doing a review on it sounds great

[@popaandreialexandru4247]

Hello , is not ok to accelerate when the engine is cold, you can damage . Is an injection or a carburetor engine?

[@13rew76]

How many granadas do you own m8

[@TheMadmagik]

that a 2.8 v6?

[@johnny1408]

I have a question and hopefully someone on here can answer it. When the ignition is completely off and you move the auto gearbox from P to R and N is the gearbox inhibitor relay surpose to click from up under the passenger side foot well as my battery keeps getting drained so when the ignition was OFF I removed the multi plug from that relay and it clicked therefore telling me that its coil is staying energised. Now since 1997 I've had 3 Mk2 2.8i's but have had no reason to have any problems so was just wondering is this normal or not. Thanks

[@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman]

I'm not sure mate as mine is manual. Any auto gearbox car should lock into park when you have placed the selector in p and removed the key...

[@johnny1408]

@@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman yes mine does but if I remove that relay and turn the key then it wont start but,,,,,, when the ignition is off for some reason that auto box relay is staying energised because it clicks when I pull the plug from it.

[@glennpowell3444]

The last great Fords in the UK.To think how many ended up on the banger tracks which were probably still good to go.

[@johnbainbridge3336]

Can you run these on unleaded or do you have to get hardened valve seats

[@therubbishmechanicmrcoleman]

OK on unleaded

[@johnbainbridge3336]

Thankyou.my dad's just bought one and he wasn't sure

[@stephenflint5209]

If you do a lot of miles it would be best to get hardened valve seats. I use a lead additive in mine. The Cologne 2.8 wasn’t made to run on unleaded until after mk2 production ended.