Had a day off today due to working late on friday :rockon:

 

Started off by changing the ball joint on the golf ready for MOT... then it was onto the Z's :shifty:

 

Me and mikey bean changed the engine in my TT a few weeks ago, but it was misfiring and making a tapping noise from the top end. I started with the usual suspects and unplugged the coilpack connectors whilst it was running, the first two on the left made no difference to the engine note, so that was a good start! So me and my mate took all the connectors off and cleaned them up along with the coilpacks.

 

Started it up and it runs a treat now, took it up and down the road which felt great, I've not driven it for so long. Parked it up on the drive but left it running, by now the tapping had all but gone so assumed it was down to the engine being stood for about 6 months in the garage and just needed a run?

 

Then the secondary fan kicked in... the temperature gauge was sky high so let it cool down and found it took a couple of litres of coolant & water, so its now found its level. And the viscous was knackered, good job I had a spare in the garage :shifty:

 

With all these jobs now done the car seems to be running great, so back in love with it :thumbup1: was even going to fit my new spoiler but run out of time.

 

And to finish off the day we took the engine & autobox out of the white NA ready for a fresh engine and manual conversion, NA's are soooo easy to work on lol :clap:

 

 

and a pic of the black one to help me get interested again lol

 

Edited November 28, 201114 yr by Baz

loving the black one!!!!

good work guys, but baz the black zed looks so fine

Nice one mate well done. The tapping will be a sticky lifter. and is really annoying. mine has it everytime from a cold start but thats because i dont drive it lol!!

Good work Baz, a full day on the Zed is awesome. Especially on the rare time when it goes well LOL.

Cheers guys. I was a little concerned as we'd gone through all the effort of changing the engine, was hoping it wasnt a waste of time! well pleased with the results today.

 

I relocated the PTU too, theres a dicky connection on there which wasnt helping matters.

Good work there Baz :cowboy:. You could try some wynn's lifter treatment which may help with the tapping.

Nice work Baz you did well today:thumbup:

Good work there Baz :cowboy:. You could try some wynn's lifter treatment which may help with the tapping.

 

does that stay in the engine or need flushing out and an oil change? as I've just put magnatec in it :(

does that stay in the engine or need flushing out and an oil change? as I've just put magnatec in it :(

 

It stays in mate :) No need to flush just our it in.

pour it in, not our it in! I hate not being able to edit :( lol

pour it in, not our it in! I hate not being able to edit :( lol

 

at least its good for your post count, spam-boy :clown:

at least its good for your post count, spam-boy :clown:

 

Indeed it does, Sir Spamalot :euro: