Went and picked up my new zed yesterday, mucho respect to Richard smith for that, and what a fantastic AMG he has, me wanty

 

First off a question, did OEM injectors ever come in the color purple as thats what colour my injectors are.

 

Right now thats out the way, 2 kinda major issues.

 

I have no headlights, you turn the dial on, i get no dash lights and no head lights, no rear lights, but i have full beam only, so most likely dodgy wiring connection of some sort.

 

Right i have a hunting idle, the car (i have to check first) is supposed to have 555 nismo injectors, z1 uprated ECU, it has racelogic traction control plumbed in and a HKS turbo timer and EBC that i will be swapping for my blitz and greddy ones respectively, now i know i really need to replace the ECU temp sensor connector as its well, fubar to be perfectly honest, and im sure the injector connectors are not that much better.

 

Ill be changing my wiring loom over at some point today as the blue one has a almost (about 2 years old) wiring loom on.

 

But this head light thing is something i really need to sort out.

 

I think someone had the same issue with there head lights and turned out to be a bad wire in the side pod connection block.

 

And dont ask for pictures yet, none are going up until ive sorted out a few things like changing my interior over and giving it a polish

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Well done mate - a good day's work there I reckon!!

 

Richard:thumbup1:

...Oh and as for the noisy lifter, it might be something so simple as an oil change being required!!

 

Before we topped it up at my house yesterday, the oil looked a bit black on the dipstick...

 

Richard:ninja:

er... with out checking my PM's lol, not sure.

 

Black one from Bucks?

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...Oh and as for the noisy lifter, it might be something so simple as an oil change being required!!

 

Before we topped it up at my house yesterday, the oil looked a bit black on the dipstick...

 

Richard:ninja:

 

going to give it a good service, i have a receipt for a Greddy extreme timing belt here from Z1, and so far everything ive got a Z1 recipe for has matched up. going to whoop a timing cover off and have a look once ive checked z1 for pictures, to see if its been done.

Didn't want to say anymore and give it away but defo sounds the same from the spec list you have said

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Bugger, sorry to see this matey, it seems some vandal has stuck a load stuff round the bottom of your new zed?

Glad youve got a new car mate although surely with all the kit related horror stories it would be better to fix your own kit to know its done right?

 

Do you mind us asking what the insurance offered in the end on your old one? 5/6k as you thought? PM me if you like, or not :)

 

Hopefully you'll have more luck with this one!!

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Congrats, looks nice :)

Might be worth checking the passenger side targa drain, as the block connectors in the top lefthand corner of the footwell get dripped on if it leaks and these connectors are for the lights etc.I had allsorts of light related problems on mine as these connectors had corroded quite badly and had to be rewired.

Nice one Vods!!! , once you go black you will never go back :)

Looks a nice zed that.Lose the surfboard sideskirts though:laugh:

Nice one Vods!!! , once you go black you will never go back :)

 

is that what he said to you .. haha .. lol

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ford transit looking good :)

Hi ian,

check the fuse in engine bay left of brake master cylinder mine went once and had to look really close to see it was blown,

 

goodluck with new z.

im glad im not the only one who cant stand them side skirts lol though they are riveted on, so might have to book in to see boldy and carmad for a smoother look, would also like my old rear bumper on the back.

 

Damn exhaust is well loud though, think ill be swapping that for the one on my blue one.

 

It is bloody quick though, got a Dyno day booked so going to see what its putting down. but since sorting everything, she is running lovely, even the noisy lifter has gone, whether it stays gone is another matter, really need to fit my EL dials though, really am missing that look at night on the dash.

nice zed mate as you said not 100% on the skirts a bit much for my taste but looks mint and for the first time since ive been on this forum you actualy have a zed with no running problems!!!! lol

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Very nice Vods and its my favourite colour black:thumbup: good luck with this one mate:yes:

well drove around at the local car meet yesterday, and went off to northampton today in it, no drama at all, sounds fantastic even though it is loud, could do with detailing, the photos do the paint a favour, it does have a few rust bubbles on the drivers arch and near the quarter window, but they are at the stage that they can be rubbed down and treated rather than replacing, the engine bay although polished plenum and hard pipes, it looks as though the car has been sat in a dusty room with the bonnet open, so could do with a hoover and goooood polish inside the car, its had the EGR deleted but none of the other stuff so far, so might have to tackle that again and get he engine bay sorted out, its feels very planted on the road, its lowered on lowering springs but could do with some misterR's as the ride is a bit stiff (not as stiff as my old cherry red one) anyway as i said still a bit rough around the edges but so far, a damn fun zed to be driving.

That's great news mate - and I'm pleased to hear the lifter noise has gone too!! I guess that means it was nothing serious - if it was, it would still be tapping away no doubt....

 

Like you told me in the week, it has not been used much - and you're going to give it a damn good service anyway....

 

See you Saturday then!

 

Richard:thumbup1:

That's great news mate - and I'm pleased to hear the lifter noise has gone too!! I guess that means it was nothing serious - if it was, it would still be tapping away no doubt....

 

Like you told me in the week, it has not been used much - and you're going to give it a damn good service anyway....

 

See you Saturday then!

 

Richard:thumbup1:

 

lifter noise is still there, but temperamental, and only when the car has cooled from a run, other wise, engine is good, she pulls strong as well, ive turned the EBC off and its pushing 9psi at the turbos, that HKS one is a bit confusing so think at some point im going to swap over to my greddy profec B spec 2, as the HKS one doesnt have numbers or anything, just a series of LED lights that get progressively red, 3 settings on push buttons, low / high / manual and a turn dial that just says volume LOL

 

Its a bit of a beast though, and thoroughly enjoying it, gotta admit the state of her when i picked her up was a bit deceiving, now the problems are sorted out, she is a fantastic car to drive. i swapped the rear seat belts over today as it still had the lap belts in and i needed the 3 point ones for the kids seats, and had a look down inside using my iphone's camera with the touch lit so i could see what it was light down inside the sills on the iphone screen and although there is the first signs of rust speckles (they are speckles not large rust patches) it all seems quite solid down there near the targa drain holes and along the sill, so quite impressed with that.

 

It also has new weather strips on it including the drivers and passengers windows, the window trim is very supple still and not hard like my blue one, its also got new targa rubbers and door rubbers they are so soft and supple, it does need a good detailing though and does have a few scratches here and there that the camera doesnt pick up, also some of the paint has started to dull, so going to give her a good T-cut tomorrow while at Trax and see if that brings up the paint work a bit. she could do with a decent polish and buff, i think there is some decent paint there somewhere lol

 

Have to admit Richard, when we got her to yours, i was questioning my self as to if id made the correct decision, but now the issues she had when i was at yours are sorted out, im actually loving it.

how come no one likes the skirts. same ones i have on mine and most people like them :confused1:

................Have to admit Richard, when we got her to yours, i was questioning my self as to if id made the correct decision, but now the issues she had when i was at yours are sorted out, im actually loving it.

 

That's even better to know mate. I could kind of see that in your manner that afternoon but I wasn't sure what to say!!

 

Richard:thumbup1:

how come no one likes the skirts. same ones i have on mine and most people like them :confused1:

 

Theyre just trying not to upsept you dave :p I thinks more to do with the fact of your car being a little more extreme itccan pull them off ians car is fairly stockish looking so they look ott and outta place.