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Be warned the last call i made to Shawn @ Z1 cost me £27 for 25 minutes.

^^^ Ive got one that Lloyds the chemist do for £15.You do look like rudolph the reindeer using it but i swear by it.I suffer really bad with hay fever but 3 minutes use and the sniffs go.

The average size used is 1.2mm or 051".This will account for the average losses due to skimming.Any increase in compression will be so minimal if any it wont be worth worrying about.I can assure you it wont be a problem.

If it does need new guides,its usually the exhaust ones which suffer,dont get new ones as the cost of them plus the fitting is extortionate.Get the machine shop to fit sleeves in the old guides.They are readily available and can be reamed to the size of the valve for a long lasting cost effective repair.

IIRC the new bolts may be coated.If they have a blue band around the threads they are already done.

Give em a small dab of loctite when you re fit them that will keep them in check.

Did you post alan that youve changed your pcvs?If the old ones were faulty you may have oil in the pipes and plenum which is drawn in under boost.this will cause detonation for sure.

You shouldnt need to remove the housing.A seal hook will get it out or drill a small hole in the seal and screw in a self tapping screw to use for pulling it out.Tapping a screw driver down the side of it to lever it out can mark the housing and cause an oil leak around the new seal.

Im puzzled over the badge.Have seen several cars with the same badge on and only on the n/s and always in the same place.how bizarre is that?

Hiya Joel,aint even given it any thought bud.Japfest is on the horizion and im still not sure if im going.

Brave guy taking on all those pulsars.The gt ir is more un reliable than a zed and a pig to work on.Faster than a stock zed though if you can keep em on the rd.They understeer really badly.Blokes got his work cut there !!

Taking the rad hose off will only drain the rad and the very top of the engine.Youll need to remove the drain bungs on the side of the block.(bottom of engine either side in front of engine mount brackets).The engine needs 9ltrs of coolant to fill it according to the w/shop manual.

my ears are still bleeding from the noise.Shame the exhaust had to go on :D.Not sure your nieghbours would have approved either Simon.

Was that car on pistonheads if im not mistaken?.Recognise the number plate.Glenn on here had J2 EDX on his car.Been busy with that bud.Good on ya.swap the downpipes around.They are on the wrong sides.

Its very unlikely to be alarm/immobiliser related.they disable the cranking or fuel circuits.Have you checked the camshafts are turning,take the oil filler cap off look at the cam and crank the engine to see if it turns.It may have stripped the cambelt.Its common for belts to go on start up as they are under a lot of load.Fingers crossed its not that but its worth checking.

Coming up the m27 from Portsmouth saturday evening around 18.30 and passed a black z heading the other way.Anybody on here?

Big no no.Oz white wheels on a red lancia integrale goes but not yer zed bud.Funki will back me on this one for sure.

Are you sure you cant hear the electric fan running due to a bad conection on the temp switch.The temp switch is the one with the yellow plug on it on the water elbow at the front of the engine.If its unplugged or the connection is dirty the electric fan will stay on and as this is one of the sensors the ecu monitors (code 13) it can cause it to go into safety boost mode which would give you a reduction in power.

Same here,Mines also not black,g reg with 4 exhausts.and i was not in keynsham either :D.So cant help you im afraid !

Im so glad your happy.Many thanks again for the kind words.Got yourself a cracking zed there mate.Could have roadtested that for miles and miles :D.

Its the same thing.Just some peeps call it by different names.Truckers always refer to it as double de clutching.Thats from the good ole days of eaton twin splits and fuller road rangers.European truck boxes are syncromesh now.

Starting a car with the clutch down increases wear on the engines thrust bearings.Better to shake the stick left to right to ensure neutral then start it.The amount of load caused by turning the primary shaft and layshaft is negligible.

I was at Ashley down college today to collect a van and a canary yellow zed was in the car park,It had a black and yellow interior and stock wheels.Never seen it before?

You had the cas plug off? may be a dirty connection.Worth going back over all the connections to make sure they are clean and secure.Usually something daft in my experience.

A 265 would be stretched on a wheel that width.A 285 would be the best fit or 275 minimum.