Terry

you must do some miles in it, dont take mine out much have work van, suppose thats a lot of weight in fuel,

Thats whats weird thought they would sag, but mines grown taller,

Wish i could afford it lol, Maybe a bag of cement, seriously though looks like a 4x4 just looking at some pics i put on here a while back and its sitting a lot higher then in the pics.

hi everyone, Running standard shocks and springs, was wondering if anyone else as had any issues with zed sitting to high, mainly the rear, had it before when jacked car up but normally settles, But have not jacked it up, and can get my fist between top of wheel and arch, just seems its raised itself, on my uk zed came out one morning and rear one side was sitting really high and shock had jammed up, do the shock raise when they have had it, or am i dreaming that its raised,

hi mate gearbox loom connectors are between drivers side head light and hicas area. and if i remember right part of it attaches to alternator loom.

lol, dont it measure it from inside the wall of the block where it goes through little holes, im interested too now, i had dip stick pop out once on my old engine the smoke that come out the back of motor was unbelievable, push dip stick back in and it was fine but thought i had blown the engine up.

Think where they measure oil pressure is in the crank and bearings, rings worn think causes crank case pressure pops dip stick out,

maybe oil pressure dropped and damaged rings, dont think rings would cause low oil pressure alone, but i may b wrong lol.

Worn bearings bottom end, Hope not mate,

Hi mate, Done mine the other day, i jacked the front of my car up got underneath, took the bracket that tightens alternator completley off, pushed alternator as far as it will go away from engine, then if you look up betweenthe alternator and engine you will see the pipe (its quite far back), got my new piece of hose put some grease in the end of it to help it slip on, fed the pipe up by the rack looking through where the alternator is you will be able to see where the hose is going and you want it to come up straight so its trying to push on actuator, then the akward bit with one hand push pipe up and the other hand get it between alternator and engine and you will be able to guide it on, Saves the stripping but not the swearing and your knuckles. goodluck mate. Probally the awkward way lol, but you hardly have to strip anything.

Sorry to be a pain does anyone no if the way i tested the solenoid with 12v is the right way?

Well guys what do you think on this, Taken the boost controller solenoid apart again, Inside their are two black dots, Made of rubber when you push them down it directs air through a differant route, Then there is this part what pushes rubber spots down, Got my 12v charger and touched the wires which makes it click, but the valve part inside is only moving Very slightly and when you put it all together and touch the wires while blowing through it the air is not being directed through the other route like when you push the dots with a screwdriver , Would how i have tested it be the right way to do it, Anyone got any other ideas what to do with it, Or have i found my fault, Also searched a bit on google, to see if anyone else as had problems and seems a few have failed, I just hope it is that, Thank you 4 looking.

Hi mate tried all differant settings, Thing is ever since i bought profec never had much control over boost, At one point highest boost i could ever reach was around 12.5psi whatever settings is was on even asked on forum tried everything took blitz dump valves off and boost went straight up, Dont know why they stopped the boost. Then i managed to control boost a bit, and settings seemed ok, then the other day started this power / no power thing, and now i took solenoid apart dont seem to be doing anything. Whatever settings put it on, its either max boost the turbos will go to, or turn pipes around and 7psi, (other day was boost controller on car messed around controller off 7psi) What i think im gonna do is put standard solenoids back on and maybe boost jets had these before and to be honest i prefer them to profec, Or try another type controller mate as think its a blitz one or hks and his seems to be much better then the profec, Thanks 4 reply.

The threads make it worse where their alloy, Hope you get it sorted, Goodluck on your boost leak too :lol: Took mine apart today no vacum pipes are leaking and no boost leaks, Changed the hoses running to both actuators, Mission getting pipe on drivers actuator:sweatdrop: took the solenoid apart on the boost controller, not much in their to be honest, But put it back together and put me foot down 22psi turned boost controller off still over boosting, Taking it apart must of really wrecked it now. Changed nipple on solenoid from no port to nc port and only safety boost gotta b something wrong with the solenoid/controller, Well with 22psi their was no power / power issues it was just power but will be leaving it on safety boost untill sorted cause no it wont last long running that. Looks like im just gonna have to get another boost controller, And too then safety boost it is:sad:

Just hope one day i can get in my car and not think whats gonna break next, Put some coins the other day near the ashtray they started rattling all i thought straight the way is what now, Every other car i have had you just drive them, sure with the zed im finding things to fix. Once you have had plenum off and bypass all the crap, if you ever take it off again its so much easier, you probly know this anyhow, All them silly water pipes, egr, When i did mine got rid of nearly all the vacum hoses too, exept boost gauge and couple others, looks a lot less cluttered. Where do you reckon its leaking on yours on one of the main gaskets. Goodluck with your plenum,

Yeah i reckon my new fan is ok now and as you say old one was doing nothing so couldnt hear it, now have one that works can hear it, and as im really listening for it making it seem to loud, I have done a boost leak check and have no leaks, its that sealed i can pump air in walk away for bit pull small vacum hose off and then it releases air. Really starting to think its the boost solenoid or boost controller too, didnt get chance to look at it today so hopefully i will find the problem tomorrow, Bloody zeds who would have one lol:lol:

sorry forgot to say solenoids have been removed, Think solenoids work to raise the boost a little, as far as i remember the standard pipes even have a type of boost jet/mig tip type thing in them. Thanks 4 your replys.

Can u buy them on their own, Think what im gonna try tomorrow is put all standard stuff back on see how it is then, If it works ok its gotta be something to do with boost controller, can you test the B/c solenoid, thanks 4 reply.

:crying: Hi mate, running standard injectors and central 20 ecu whatever that is, it came with the engine, its weird though cause if i turn boost controller off every thing is fine no popping or power/no power issues at all. surely if it was an engine problem it would do it all the time. second i turn boost controller on its like the boost controller is letting turbos wind up then shutting them down then winding them up shutting them down, but even with the problem it goes to fast to take my eyes off the road to look what gauge is doing lol. Will check all the marks tomorrow, thank you. really starting to think my boost controller as died, wondering if anyone else as had one fail. :crying:

Hi again, tried another maf and still the same and done a boost leak check no leaks at all. Another thing i noticed it is doing is on the run down once it gets below 2000rpm you can hear the exhaust popping constantly (pop pop pop) lol. i took car for a longer run if i drive it normal its smooth and no problem at all but when you put your foot down it feels like im putting foot down letting off a bit putting foot down letting off a bit all the way through the rev range, The best way i can explain is if you take a vacum hose off some cars the idle revs up and down its like that, its really regular not like a misfire, power // // no power // // power // // no power. Switch the boost controller off safety boost but revs fine, anyone had a profec break as all the hoses to it are fine. and setings are the same. Sorry for posting long annoying threads, anyone think of anything else i can do or check, thank you.

i think its just me where old one was not working and now i can hear it, its defo working cause before the top of the engine was hot to touch but now even after a long run its only warm to touch, thanks for your reply

hi mate car seems to idle fine around 750rpm with air con off around 950rpm with it on, gonna have a look round maf, maybe when i turn boost controller off their is less air or something being measured across it, think it may just be me with fan where it wasnt working now it is, thats all i can hear, thanks for your reply.

its defo the viscous, It spins ok by hand, to be honest it seems ok just very loud, more fan noise then engine noise, Well if you do need parts just let me know mate.

hi mate, yeah changed clutch and fan, everything is tight and not wobbling now just seems to be spinning alot faster then seen on a zed before even when cold the viscous is spinning fast and letting off a lot of air, Maybe i have had week viscous on the zeds before, thats why i couldnt hear them, sounds like an aeroplane going up the road not a zed lol. gonna have a look at all the hoses and check in a bit, Also never got to send them turbo parts off, Been stuck at work late all week, you still need them mate, off work tomorrow should be able to send them if you like. thanks for reply.

hi guys, i have had a couple water pumps fail and i think they have been down to my viscous spinning and wobbling about, Problem is tried another viscous and all seems ok, exept the viscous is really loud exspecially when i come off the throttle on the over run, its all you can hear, is this normal drove a few zeds and never heard the viscous so loud before, do you guys think this one is sticking a little and working to much, or do you think i have drove a few zeds with weak viscous, Also have a problem if i put my foot down the car go's to around 3000 revs then pauses for a second then go's again for a bit then pauses, at what seems the same revs in each gear, I have a profec 2 boost controller if i turn it off it go's into saftey boost 7 ish psi but dont get the pauses in revs anymore, had the normal hesitation with dodgy connections but this one seems weird, Sorry for the long thread any help appreciated, thank you.