nickz32

mate when youve had such a frustrating time with your zed over the last 5 months that ive had ie blown head gaskets twice, completely warped heads, blown big ends, no compression, knackered injectors, 2 sets of tyres and various knackered oil seals, you begin to wonder, why do i still have the cursed thing!

as i was fettling in with the zed, as you do, i happened to be lying down at the front end of the zed. As i looked into the front vent of the bumber i noticed oil on the underside of my apexi BOVs and a little puddle on the undertray!!!!! :confused: WTF!!!!! i tell you what if this is a sign of of one of my turbo's on the way out, im taking the zed to an abandoned car park and burning the bloody thing!!! :mad: hopefully some one will tell me i'm over reacting and its only an easily replaceable seal or something any ideas cheers, Nick

I have to say my old wheels do look good on your motor. Nice one.

Not going to be able to make it now. After putting the engine back together. After doing a compression text found only 40 psi in all but one cylinder. I'm reseating the valves as we speak but it won't be back together and running till sunday afternoon. Arse. Have been looking forward to this meet for weeks. Saying that i have managed to sort a few other niggleing issues whilst its been apart, including removale of the air con, egr, stopping that annoying rattle from the exhaust and on more rattling injectors either. Fan fapping tastic!

Arse. Really wanted to in to this, why did i have to go and buy a house! When is it again, if i manage to find last minute funding i'll get a ferry myself. If not i hope you all have a top time and feel better knowing that i an exceedingly jealous! Nick.

He won't be singing when the mighty reds knock them out the champions league.

Jay where you getting the plate made? Nick

Jay we need to get a few more from our area to come and get a bit of a convoy on the go. Bubbles, justindorville, markw, you lot coming, come on lads you know you want to!

Let me know how it goes with that number i have you. Nick

Yeah i know its a touch on the annoying side. But i'm going to go over the engine with a fine tooth comb see if i can find any potential problems. Have you seen the blue z in the trader in farnborough?

Sorry lads not going to be able to make it, i've blown my big end bearing and its going to be at ztech for a couple of weeks. Hope you all have a good day though. Nick

suzy, im just about to send off the cheque for me and the GF on the stand, but have you got any spaces on the track time??? let me know cheers nick

I'm there. Without question! Nick

To save me routing through 8 pages of threads, when is it and for how long. I really fancy a euro road trip this year, and hopefully the zed will be sound! Nick

Congrats mate hope all goes well. Hope to see you soon. Nick

Oh and down pipes and decats and god it sounds good, when the dam thing works

Well mine's a 94 j spec tt manual. Its running castrol rs oil. Its got 58k on the clock. Its cooked the bearings due to a blown headgasket. No major mod's running 1 bar boost with typical mod's, induction, exhaust and chip

I think i'll have to asses the damage when i strip the engine down and i'll take it from their. I've spent 5.5k since august and i'm gettin a tad annoyed with the spending.

What if i've knackered the journals on the crank case, i've heard thats pretty much as terminal as it gets? And is it likely that i'm damaged them?

You know what mate, thats exactly what i needed to hear! I love the car more than any car i've ever owned, i can't believe i even bought the trader today! Omg what was i thinking. Cheers mate. Nick

Anyone? I'm prepareing for the worst but can any one give me an idea what that might be. Please lads i need to figure out if i can keep the car.

I've left it over night now, have checked has plenty of oil and water, which it has. It will turn over, and nearly gets going but then dies. Will buggered big end bearings cause this? Or is something else dead? Nick

If its the big ends its not to bad because i'm virtually stripping the engine down to the crank when i'm going the heads. If there is anything else wrong with it. Its going, no excuses. Its by by zed. :(

It sounds almost like its got no oil. I know it has cause i checked it. Almost sounds like piston slap. Any ideas any one

Car over heated again due to a blown head gasket. Started the engine from cold and i've got a rattle coming from the engine. Oil pressure is low and it doesn't sound good. Any ideas. Nick