Took my car to the garage to get the PAS pipe changed.

 

Garage said leave it with us 2 hours will give you a call when its done.

 

I walked into town for two hours, went back, car was parked up outside and I thought goody :D

 

Went in to pay, and was told sorry we couldnt change the pipe, looks like a specialist job. I thought wtf! they are meant to be a garage, a PAS pipe is a PAS pipe at the end of the day. But what really wound me up was that they left me out in town for two hours, wasting my time - not letting me know they couldnt do the job.

 

Anyway, I went home, took the two left intercooler pipes of, jacked the car up, and couldnt undo the bolt at the end of the pipe! I was on my back and just couldnt get leverage. So after calling no less than 13 garages, one has advised they will have a look on wednesday. I really wanted to get it sorted today. but nevermind.

 

Anyway, I topped up the PAS fluid and went for a drive, it was wet and grey out, but it felt soooo good to drive the Z again. With the PAS fluid topped right up, it seems that the rear twitchiness under light throttle has gone, even in the wet.

 

I didnt take it over 70 today, and was very well behaved, as was the car. I LOVE IT! SO MUCH. Anyway, hopefully get the PAS pipe and exhaust fitted in the next week or so. Just need to get hold of the exhaust courier on monday as they have lost one of the back boxes. Hopefully get that recovered from them this week.

 

But honestly feel nothing else needs doing mechanically. So will start with the restoration soon :D

 

Ryan

I think some people look inside the engine bay see how crowded it is I think they don't wanna know, but really there relativily easy to work on, well IMHO

Well he took the two top pipes of. and decided that it was too much.

 

whats the thick plastic pipe under those two? with the thin rubber "outlet" hose toward the plenum? he felt that was in the way and too much to move. But I saw the banjo bolt there and felt it was easily accessible. I just cant undo the bolt at the other end of the pipe under the car lol.

even our Nissan mechanics don't like working on zeds, they just laugh and criticize when i bring mine in and start working on it,

Not sure out the top of my head with out seeing which pipe you mean, I love working on mine

Not sure out the top of my head with out seeing which pipe you mean, I love working on mine

 

its the high pressure hose, comes from just above the alternator directly of the PAS pump, down under the car, and runs across the lower crossmemberwhich then feeds into a solid thin metal pipe.

Is this the bolt for the high pressure PAS pipe which runs down the drivers side then across the bottom of the car toward the passenger side?