Ok, I've had my Zed less than a week and I've broken her!

 

Snow or not I've been using the car on and off, just getting use to her. I haven't had any problems other than in-roads where there are two tyre tracks and a clump of ice / snow in the middle.

 

Now my Zed has huge back boxes, behind these back boxes there seem to be addition silencers, these rub and catch on the snow. I assume its these catching.

 

Anyway, I was driving along on a clear road when I could hear a rattle, which got increasingly louder. I figured I had knocked loose an exhaust clamp which was now rattling around the exhaust.

 

The rattling / vibrating was making quite a bit of noise now, but I made it home. I pulled into the car park, went to change into reverse which was crunchy and hard to engage, then back into first which almost wouldn't go in.

 

I finally parked but now have a floppy soft pedal and cant enguage any gear. I researched this on the site and have topped up the clutch reservoir, which literally took an inch of fluid. This made no difference, still a floppy pedal.

 

Due to the darkness and cold, not to mention snow and ice, I've only been able to jack the car up and have a quick look, I haven't been able to get under the car yet. I will on Saturday.

 

Thing is I originally thought I'd damaged the slave cylinder or pipes and had leaked all my fluid, but it seems not, that seems fine. So I think I must have damaged something mechanical, probably with snow or ice?

 

I am wondering now whether what I thought was an loose exhaust clamp is actually somehow connected to the loss of clutch?

 

The plan is to get under the car on Saturday, but any help on what to look for or what to do would be appreciated. :)

 

My car is a 2+2 N/A. As far as I know it wasn't converted to manual, its always been manual.

good to hear you sorted it mate

Cool, glad you got it sorted.