Hi all,

I got my Z on the road for the first time last week since buying it and fixing her up a bit over the last few months.

My main issue is poor running (almost likeits missing on a cyclinder, constant shake to the car and poor power), but i'm going to check injectors and coil packs in the next few days.

 

what I would mainly like to ask about is my oddometer.. i've done some reading and can find symptoms of speedometers cutting out at certain speeds, not working when cold due to dry joints, not working entirely, oddometers not working at all..

However I cant find any reference to an oddometer running at a lesser value...

I just filled up £50 of Vpower, and I got 70km displayed... now working it out I think i've done approximately 150 miles/240km in that time..so more than 3 times more than displayed..

I've also watched it and it is constantly moving, not starting and stopping...

Any ideas?

Could it potentially be something as simple as a low voltage that is turning the motor at a lesser rpm?

I admit I have yet to explore the issue, but I will try getting the clocks out when i have some time sometime this week.

 

What really worries me is the fact that the 70000km car I thought I'd bought could potentially have triple that.... :(

 

Cheers

Alex

Also, 150miles to £50 of fuel really isn't great, especially when i've been driving so it carefully as I know its not running right.. hardest i've pushed it is up to 4.5k so far

You can smell it over fuelling, and almost see the fuel gauge decreasing (it almost chokes you on cold start up..)

Would a bad injector or coil really cause such poor fuel usage??

 

Cheers

Alex

Lots of things to do, clean all the connections you can get to. Check the tips voltage and check for boost leaks.

hi sky

 

if it helps my brother has the (conzult i think its called) software on his laptop and is just up in cambourn im sure he will plug it in for you to see if you have any error codes?

Have you had a manual conversion? Auto and manual speedo drives are different

hi sky

 

if it helps my brother has the (conzult i think its called) software on his laptop and is just up in cambourn im sure he will plug it in for you to see if you have any error codes?

 

I got no problem giving it a plug in for you dude.

 

sounds like a low voltage to me as my old na did that when i delimited it, it was only counting one mile for every three I did.

Edited August 13, 201312 yr by Cyberbean

Could be a loose cable on the odometer itself as its just a plugin module that's part of the clock cluster but there's

a cable on the back that comes out of the main unit and then back in again, worth unplugging and pooping it back on.

 

If its a dry joint on the connection the bumps of the car moving might be giving it a connection every so often.

Hello chaps

Thanks for your responses so far,

I will have a scour over what plugs wiring I can asap

 

Thanks ratboy&cyberbean

I hadnt even thought about a delimiter box, it could have one i guess, again i'll check asap

I'd gladly steal some of your time and have a little play with your conzult :)

 

Take my number, and we can organise something, maybe we can even get together once a month or something for a natter :)

Cheers

Alex

I suppose itd be good to actually have my number.. duh!

07850337283

 

Cheers

Alex