ChrisP

OK ... I have traced the pipe .. it comes from a MS Motor sports (induction unit)????? and it goes into a air intake ... Is this any help .... ?

still looking for a torch!! ... amazing what you can see with a lighter!!

Hi rabtor ... My mistake .... The pipe in question is directly below the near side far right main intake pipe .... it has two pipes clipped together ... one of these is split ... Sorry for being a p***k .... The pipe doesn't come off of the main intake pipe at all.

Hi aaronjb ... the pipe in question is a really small pipe .... has to be 1/2 cm in diameter from I think the near side far right Just coming from underneath one of the main air intake pipes I wish I could post a pic but not possible .... chris

Hi John What can I say .... Thanks for the post .... The people on this forum are great .... Thanks to everyone who posted their advice. I am going to take the car to a good mechanic .... so I have heard, GDS Motorsports in Fordcombe and I really hope that it isn't as bad as it seems ... mind you ... the way the car is ... who knows. Thanks for the post John .... As soon as I know I will post ....

Thanks Robtor .... I am praying that I haven't messed the car up. I spent over 3 months looking for this car .... can't believe I have done this to it .... Time for a beer methinks Thanks for your replies .. will let you know how I get on tomorrow.... The nightmare continues....

Assuming that a boost leak test will show this up ... what am I looking at? I a guessing that you have hit the nail on the head here ... so please give me the bad news ..... Have I F****d the car?

robtor, What kind of problems are we talking about if that is the pipe? endless? ... :confused:

Hi dark warrior .... yea thos are the pipes ... from you photo I am reasonably sure that it was the far right pipe that had a smaller pipe going from it ... from underneath ... The pipe from the main intake pipe had a big split at the clip ... mind you it is a tiny pipe ... wish I could send you a photo but not possible at the mo ...

Hi Robtor, I live in a town called Crowborough near tunbridge wells ...

Hi Ivan .. thanks for the post ... No smoke .... just no power ... climbing through the gears juddddddering and it really felt like it didn't wan't me to depress the thrott;e too much .... Just doesn't wan't to go at all .... not much accelleration and there seems to be a strange hiss when I change gear ... I know I don't describe it very well but I am doing my best ... Chris

yea .. thats what is worrying me .... I do get 0 on the guage ... jap spec ... So that is not as far as I am aware is safety boost .. Would the blown turbos show up on a diagnostic? ... sorry to be a pain but I am so new with the z? I know I had the noise at first but I dont get any boost at all .. not above 0 anyway.

Unfortunately I can't take a photo .. just moved .. on a laptop at the mo ... and the camera could be anywhere :-( ... It is a tiny pipe .. about 1/2 cm in diameter that comes off one of the far near side intake pipe .... I am crossing my fingers that this is the problem ... Can't really do much now .. as the light is failing ... and guess what .. the bloody torch is packed somewhere .... I really love this car ... and I knew when I bought it I would have to start learning about it ... Didn't realise it would be so soon. A bit more info for you ... When I press the accelerator the revs rise but then when it drops it really drops just stops before stalling and fluctuates a lot .... Sound like crap as well .... What would be the symptoms if I had blew a turbo? ... I have heard of this detonation thing ... this was def a loud shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh then nothing.

Thanks for your help on the problem.... There is a very small pipe on the near side of the car that runs from one of the main air intake pipes. This I can see has split. It is only a small pipe .. but could this be the problem?

damn .. have to be some sort of spider monkey!! .... Will check the intercoolers etc ... Does anyone think I may have blown the turbos?

Thanks for that will try ...... I have run a diagnostic and get 55 so I presume this is fairly good news

Hi .. I have checked the four pipes and they are all secure .. no problems there at all ... Any other ideas?

Thanks for the reply. I have just managed to get the car home. There is no fluid anywhere ... just runs like a complete dog ... Can you give me any advice where to look for this pipe ... not being funny but I don't know a lot about the car .. have only had it 3 weeks.

If anyone can give me some help I would be sooo grateful. I am not mechanically minded so please bare with me. Driving home tonight I was in third gear just changing up to 4th when there was what can only be described as a loud hiss from the engine bay. From then on things aren't good. My poor car started to judder when the acelerator was depressed and was genuinely very poorly. Boost has gone .. no boost at all. I have Jap import and it hardly went above the 0. It would also start to fluctuate rev wise at junctions and just didn't want to go at all. Can anyone help? ... I am so gutted .... any ideas?

HI zx-ice and all on this forum. I have just recently bought my Z and have been looking for a good place to service the car etc .. as I am not really mechanically minded, although I expect to learn quite a lot in the time I have the car. I can recommend the following person who is in the Fordcombe area. His name is Graham and can be contacted on 01892 740006. I hope this helps you out