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Does anyone have a write up / pictures about how the pullys fit / are aligned, the manual is very vauge! Thanks Brian

cheers for the thought elmo but no i have had th fan and pully off again and the water pump itself turns freely, its as tho the belt is running out, as the edged were damaged but i cant figure out why?

yeah i thought that too, the way i have it fitted seems very close to the metalwork behind it, but when i try it the other way round it fouls the ait con belt! shroud and rad are off i will take some pics in the morning cheers

after my z passed its mot then borke down with a flat battery at the test centre, I charged the battery enough to get it home and all was going well (apart from the squeek from the belts) about 5 miles after leaving i noticed squeeking gettin worse and tempreture rising I pulled over by which time it was really hot, I let it cool, topped up the water and tried again no more than cople of miles further it was gettin very hot again, this time water was dripping from the bottom of the rad, I towed it home the rest of the way, I think the radiator must have had a weak spot cos now it leaks even just putting water in stationary, so i am sending it away to me looked at, the altenator / water pump belt was shredded, so I put another i have got on and just started her, when i rev it the other belts speed up but not that one, and it stinks of burning rubber, altenator and water pump turn freely, so it is possible I have lined pullys up wrong?, have i missed any spacers off the water pump pully when i put it back together, Please please please help this is doing my head right in. Thanks, and sorry for the essay, lol

not sure, I have had to go to work at the mo, dont think its the immobiliser tho, It tries but it either clicks or turns engine slow, brand new battery too, need to get a meter on it really after work.

My Z passed its MOT at last, YAY!!!! the bad news is its stuck at the test centre with a flat battery!! had it started for ages too, and the Batt light is coming on and going out as it should, anyone know any common charging faults, I have had the engine out so could this be a bad connection? would the light still behave if thats what it was. Thanks

oh by the way, my carputer (if all goes to plan) will cost me about £150 not cos i am a cheap skate just cos i am broke!! lol

thats exactly what i am in the process of doing now, got my screen, ordered my pc, got the dvd, memory, disk and processor and played with some of the software avaliable, when i get it running i would be glad to help in any way i can to help you or anyone build one.

thanks andy, yep all makes perfect sense now, and worked just as you said, just goin to put on the new ones tonight and hope and pray this stops all the play and i finally get the MOT then i can fix the rest of whats wrong, lol Thanks again Brian

well i am on the large size Saz but my Ar*e dont sway that much!!!! seriously tho I wouldent know, I aint ever driven her more than the end of the road and back.

Yeah mike has sorted me out with the bits, will arrive tomorrow, just looking for pointers on how to / how hard they are to fit.

hi all, still failed mot, I have replaced outer hicas ball joints and the wheels still wobble about, tester recomends inner hicas ball joints next as these seem to be where most of the play is, can anyone give me a quick guide on how to fit them, the outer ones were easy how come i am worried about the inner ones, the new bits will be here in the morning and I am very eager to get her finished, I just hope and pray that bottom ball joints and shocker bushes are ok cos tester said he could see slight play in them too. Thank in anticipation of help Brian

when i first put car back together it went like a rocket, boosting nicely, then my lad had PCV valves of to clean em as she was still smokey, he said the pipes were crappy so i have got some more on order, could a leaking pcv pipe cause no boost, or has he put something back wrong, when driving if you put your boot down the boost gauge just goes to the middle!! Thanks for any help

hi mate, tried to email you on that address and its told me there is no mailbox for that address (2badd@talktalk.co.uk) cheers Brian

that would be brilliant if i could cant help thinking sonething is missing!

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yeah i wish i hat taken my camera, but its tucked up in a garage 40 miles from me, everything else was as per manual, but cant see boost gallery or boot pressure sensor.

Hi all and i hope you can help me, this is doing my head in, finally plumbed the engine and found out where all the hoses go but one, right here goes, there are vac pipes connect to the waste gates and boost solenoids above, this then comes round the front of each side of the engine, according to the manual these should then connect to the "boost gallery" and the "boost sensor" which should be somewhere under the air filter panel , mine are just connected in front of engine by vac hose, it has a hose tee'ed off this which looks like it has a boost jet crimped into the end, have no idea where this goes, and dosent it need the boost galley and sensor (which i cant find for the life of me) can some one please please please tell me what's PO has likley done? and how to find the bits. Thanks Brian

Hi, i am putting the last few bits back on my engine (hoses etc.) before it goes back in the car, i have had it out to do the turbos, now my question is that the vac pipes from the wategates go into the plumming which runs round the engine however not far above the tubs is a small solenoid which has a vac pipe from the big pipe going to the turbos, now there is a pipe joined into the wastegate vac pipes that is obviously supposed to go to the other side of the solenoid, the PO has removed them and bunged them up with bolts, any ideas why he would do this??, would this account for my turbo shaft snapping in half? and how would i test the solenoids work before i put the engine back, they look a horrible job to do after!!! is it just 12v to the pins and listen for a click? are they likley to go faulty? phew!! thanks in advance!!

thought that when i spent 2k restoring a landrover for my brother, i recon it was worth at least 3.5k the most they would pay was 1k when it was stolen from outside his house, was gutted, and that was stock just like brand new, so i just wanted to make sure i was at least gonna get my money back.

lol, maybe so, well the PO said there were no mods fitted ;-) so i said its stock!!

no problem it was with Lynbrook insurance, its for me and mrs to drive, we are both 39 she has 3 points (speeding) and i had my loverly new saab vector sport pinched from our house 3 months ago (B*****DS!!!) had to agree to lock it in the garage at night but the quote was for max 4000 miles, fully comp, no claims not relevant as its classed as a specialist/classic, legal insurance included, breakdown insurance cover and agreed value of 4k, the premium for this was £325 which i thought was damn good!!

hey all, I have tracked down reasonable insurance but they want a valuation i said about 4k (well hope it will when its done) but they need a varification of this, any ideas anyone? Thanks

Brilliant thanks Legrath, my mate is pretty clued up but it dont hurt to have a guide, incase anything is forgot. I owe u a pint and if things go to plan i might be able to buy you and the other s yorks people one arriving in my Z after the weekend (fingers crossed). wish me luck i have a feeling i might need it, lol

or anyone who knows him, was hoping to get his guide on engine removal / replacement but his server appears to down. Thanks