Ok so i went out this morning and filmed a few off the faults my car has atm - excuse the dodgey cam work i was using an iphone so not easy to do with big hands lol

 

 

So whats the humming noise you can hear and is that louds as **** squeking the water pump.

squeaking belt is the Main one for alt/pump just tighen it up on the adjuster

 

the sound your talking about looked like it was with the same time as the Vac gauge doing down @ 2.00m in ..

 

the other other thing that could make that sound at the bk there is fuel pump or abs unit

ty mark now i need to see how i go about tightening that up as im not used to doing the belts etc on cars

also in your opinion how is she looking overall worth all the cash im about to pump into her

humming noise is abs unit it usually hums like that when there is a fault but if the abs light isnt on then i'm confused, maybe first job is to get rid of that black fluid out of master cylinder and go from there!

Edited March 9, 201312 yr by dkboro121
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also in your opinion how is she looking overall worth all the cash im about to pump into her

 

to what i seen of the car .. well she needs a new tail gate .. not worth the repair on it

and if the Sills are ok then sort out any little dints and respray will bring that bk to stretch

oh and some TLC in the engine bay

 

the adjuster sits just under the alternator ..

Loosen the Main 17mm Pivot bolt

loosen the 12mm adjuster lock nut

then on the end of the adjuster there is the 12mm Bolt/hex to move the alt in/out

 

tighten the belt and lock off the main 17mm and adj nut

Edited March 9, 201312 yr by MarkDerby

Yeah ill get on that - there is no lights on at all unless one of the abs fuses has one so its not reporting i dont know

mark yeah i was thinking just get a new tailgate you know anyone that has a good one for sale? there is no dings or dents in her shes is the straightest used motor i have ever brought

also i still dont know if the overheating is sorted as i cant get her out on the round to put her under any load or stress. the previous owner said it overheated badly but ive seen no evidence of this yet

have you flushed the rad out see if any gunk crap comes out ...

have u got a workshop manual if not u will be able to find a copy of the abs codefinder on the internet if you remove panel behind drivers seat the abs ecu is stored there and after driving a few metres it will present you with a fault diagnose using repeating lights for code, but first u might be right checking fuses and relay, if it isnt the abs the fuel pump mod is a very easy fix its a matter of a couple of screws and straight swap of the ecu behind passenger seat under panel 2get diagnoses in motion

yeah i did and got rid of a load of crap that was in there as for a workshop man cant find a good hardcopy anywere

yeah i did and got rid of a load of crap that was in there as for a workshop man cant find a good hardcopy anywere

 

ive got a spare if you want it posting out

Agh that would be awesome mate how much is postage

Agh that would be awesome mate how much is postage

dont worry about it, its only a £1 pm your address n i'l get it in the post monday

Edited March 9, 201312 yr by dkboro121

http://z32.wikispaces.com/Factory+Service+Manual

 

This link will be of help mate.

http://z32.wikispaces.com/Factory+Service+Manual

 

This link will be of help mate.

nice1

thanks guys for all the help now to find a good tailgate anyone have one prefer in red?

It looks quite similar to mine when I bought it last year just needing a bit of updating. i changed the back lights to clear lights, clear side indicators and a new spoiler and it made a big difference! And a polish aswel but will need a respray as soon as I can afford it.

As long as its a solid car you won't be wasting your money.

oh shes solid theres that tiny bit of rust on the tailgate there but thats it

Well worth going forward with it bud...motors pulling good vacume on idle too,always a good point.

Im deffo going forward with it i love the car just wanted to reassure myself that spending about 6 grand wich is prob gonna be more on her, will be worth it but im sure it will

Im deffo going forward with it i love the car just wanted to reassure myself that spending about 6 grand wich is prob gonna be more on her, will be worth it but im sure it will

 

Will be an exellent car and drive for a £6K injection but dont be mis-guided in thinking you will be getting your investment back when you ever sell, but hell thats part of the fun:cool3:

oh ill never get the cash back im investing i know that but if i couldent afford to lose it i wouldent do it so im not bothered so longs as i can get a zed back to glory and on the road im happy

oh ill never get the cash back im investing i know that but if i couldent afford to lose it i wouldent do it so im not bothered so longs as i can get a zed back to glory and on the road im happy

 

:cool3: ime on the same long twisty road myself...felt sorry for a neglected zx and then it started:wacko: much the same as those donkeys in bangladesh you can sponser..

ha ha yeah i do actually feel sorry for it - all that power and yet its sat in a garage looking sorry for itself

Edited March 10, 201312 yr by markfreeman