I posted a thread a not too long ago about balancer bar brackets been incorrectly fitted resulting in an air /boost leak.

 

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=147345

The bar has a bracket on the drivers side which sit on top and is secured by the same fixings that hold the balancer bar itself down.The bracket to be fitted in-between the bar and the plenum rather than on top of the bar, the outcome of this is a substantial air / boot leak. This leak can effect both turbo and non turbo zeds and will lead to bad fuelling, a grumpy tickover ( my name for it) this also can cause failure to pass emissions testing at MOT time.

 

Again today we see the very same issue on a zed in the workshop, this is the third time in two weeks, just a coincidence maybe, but on the other hand I would recomend everyone checks their zed.... just to be sure.

 

Jeff TT

 

 

 

When I was thinking about that bracket just before re-installing my balance bar, and at first I thought it went under the bar! Soon realised I'd gone a bit mad and put it on top as it should be.lol

plebs!