Can anyone help me out here...

 

My Z has recently spent about 6 months off the road and has developed a series of electrical failures. I've looked under the bonnet and there's a fair bit of corrosion (nothing serious but enough to make me concerned about connections, etc.) I've WD40'd every connection I can see but am still getting several problems:

 

1. intermittent fault on left dip light

2. right front indicator doesn't work but bulb tests OK

3. car has taken to occasionally stalling at low speeds (makes for interesting steering / braking!)

4. HICAS light occasionally comes on half way through a longish trip (fluid is full) although this is improving with use.

 

Basically I'm not confident in the wiring harness and would like someone to check it over and fix everything that is / may soon become a fault, ideally a Zed specialist. At the same time I'd like someone to go over the whole car, just checking everything is OK. Briefly, it is a standard UK 93L TT auto targa top with 40k miles and last time I drove it last summer it was A1.

 

I'm living in Richmond, at the London end of the M3/M4 but frequently travel to Chester. I'll be away over Easter (from the Thursday before to the Tuesday after) so that would be an ideal time to leave it with somebody.

 

Any recommendations or estimates (obviously non-binding at this point!!!)?

I had an intermittant fault on the left dip and it turned out to be a dry joint on the bulb. Resoldered it and it was fine.

 

Stalling is likely to be the TPS connections. Just clean them up.

 

Incidentally, WD40 is not much cop for cleaning electrical connections, it's OK for drying them out through. You need to take them apart and clean the contacts with emery paper.

I'm hopeless when it comes to fixing cars, hence I use a specialist. He's based near Farnborough (M3 Juntion 3). He doesn't just do Zeds, but has serviced/fixed my car on a number of occasions. If you want his contact details, let me know.

 

Cheers

TT, work in F'boro so that could be useful.

 

(yours isn't the white Zed at BAe Systems is it?)

 

Cheers,

James - if you're up chester way then I'll be able to sort something for you if you want - I'm near Preston so easily possible

 

You want to send me an email for more info?

 

CheerZ,

 

Andy

Andy,

 

cheers - e-mail on its way

 

James.

You have mail.

Jeff TT

JamesP

 

Nope, mines a blue Zed.

The guy I use runs a garage called All Fours (nothing dodgy, he used to fix a lot of 4x4s I believe!!!).

 

His name is Bob Dungey and the number's 01252 549954.

 

He's connected to Magnum Motors (where I bought my car from), so gets to service loads of Jap cars, including Zeds.

 

Hope this helps.