Hi peeps, I've got problems yet again!!! :(

Just been driving, went to put my foot down and she coughed and spluttered a bit. Immediate reaction was that the air filter might be a bit wet (as it's raining) anyway got into the next town and she really started to have a very rough idle, so pulled into a petrol station forecourt. She didn't like running well at all, but didn't cut out, just very rough. Sat idleing for a while, and eventually she seemed to run fairly smoothly, pressed the accelerator and found she started to cough and splut again, also wouldn't go past 2500 revs! Also there is a bad burning smell coming from underneath, which I don't normally take any notice of as she has a minor oil leak from the rear crank seal (suspected, as the bottom of the bellhousing is oil soaked), which drips off and onto the cat (while driving), but this time was more like an actural burning rather than a burnt oil smell!

 

Anyway I've managed to drive her back to Karens house, all the way in Safety Boost (as I think it is) and it won't let me go above 2500 revs.

Got to get home to Grantham tomorrow (43 miles!!!) if I am in Safety Boost, will it be OK to drive? (or is that a really stupid question?)

 

So any clues? Is it Safety Boost? Is it a blown Turbo?

 

And if it is a blown Turbo, what sort of (serious) price are we talking?

Or does anyone want to buy Eliza with a defunct Turbo? (and YES that's serious as well!!!)

 

All help appreciated, thank you. And if anyone does want her, I'm sure we can come to a decent arrangement! ;)

hiya, nOObie to all this but had this problem in mine. I got all the garage receipts from my Z and its had 3 so far in 3 years. I f the current one is going south then it will be 2 in 4 months :(

hiya, nOObie to all this but had this problem in mine. I got all the garage receipts from my Z and its had 3 so far in 3 years. I f the current one is going south then it will be 2 in 4 months :(

Are you running with the OEM air-box, or an aftermarket cone type filter (APEXI/BlitZ etc)?

Reason I ask is if you o have a cone type installed, then you're probably sucking water into the MAF, thus buggering them up. If this is the case then you've got to place some protection to stop the water from getting there, ie, the original flexy plastic splash shield for below, and then check out for water seepage from above (this is where mine was coming from, now sorted ;) )

But if you have the OEM air-box still installed, then I think you'd best get your Zed hooked up to a ConZult and checked over, as that doesn't sound very good at all.

 

HTH

 

Dave