nickz32

Obviously my zed wasnt going to be as reliable as i hoped. typical. First Problem: Clutch failure. During the time i managed to sneak onto the Le Mans curcuit and complete an entire lap of the Cirque De Sarthe, i noticed the clutch would slip if i dropped down from 5th to 4th and planted the throttle, but other than that, it drove spot on. Until i got on the toll road on the way home. I gave it some berrys coming off the toll booths, into second and it wouldnt go it. tried 3rd 4th and 5th, noting but syncros trying to mash. I manage to guide it into each gear by matching the engine speed with the gear box and took it easy to the end of the toll road. When i came to a stop and into 1st again matching engine and gearbox speeds, when i lifted the clutch pedal i could feel metal on metal and then pop. No drive. At a stand still with the engine running, I could put it into gear no problems but disengaging the clutch gave nothing. I could have left it in gear and walked away and it wouldnt have flinched. and it STUNK of clutch with lots of clutch smoke. My gut instincts are that for some reason the friction pads on the clutch have worn away to bare metal and ive got a bare meatil clutch trying to grip on the flywheel, but because there is nothing to grip on with, the flywheel is spining freely on the clutch and giving no drive to the gearbox. Now its been a while since ive had to have a clutch changed on a car, and to be honest my budget couldnt be any worse. Is there anyone out there who would be willing to give me a hand changing the clutch over or give any advice on changing the clutch??? (the last time i did it was when the engine was out in my previous zed, so this time im sure it wont be as simple). Is there anything else that could have been damaged as a result of what i think i clutch failure, eg thrust bearing or flywheel. I dont think the gearbox is at fault, its always been sweet as a nut and never given any problems going into gear etc. Gut feeling says its clutch. Problem 2: Hicas Fault First of all, i have the fully electronic HICAS system. When i drive a slow speeds, the steering will go very heavy and then the Hicas light will come on. When i turn off the engine and restart it goes back to normal for about 10 minutes or so. It seems to be normal at anything other than crawling speeds, the whole trip to Le Mans down the motor way it was fine, as soon as i got into heavy traffic, it started playing up. Im going to take a guess at its probably relating to what ever sensors connect to the speed related steering system. Could any one point me into the direction of where i should start looking for such connectors/sensors. Thanks all in advance Nick

I used about 2 1/2 tanks, and a clutch! What ever you do, DO NOT BREAK DOWN IN EUROPE!!!!! Ill stick a thread up with the full story :( :( :(

Guy, Could you give us some examples (brand names) of what you are pretty sure is either hydrocracked or "proper" synthetic Cheers mate Nick

as a design concept, i think its fantastic. but it wil never work in the real world. shame.

Only 27 hours to go and im on my way. Stickered the zed up today and sorted out a video camera. How does every whos going meeting up at the open pit lane on saturday morning???

Ill second mexico, but out of Cancun called Playa Del Carmen. Prob one of the best holidays ive ever had

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actuators shouldnt make a noise??? This is what compressor stall sounds like

i dont know if im reading this correctly, but do you want to eliminate the turbo chatter and keep the blow off tssssh, or eliminate everything?

Doh, thatll teach me to type after 3 hours sleep! I just love night shifts

Same day as the RR day topless has arranged

TBH the way i see it, anything that can reduce charge temps is essential in my eyes

MAC is using water injection, but i dont know what mix he's running. Its something that on my list of essential mods

Looks good mate

No mate, it wont be endorseable.

Is that a subtle hint that you want me to sort something out gaz? :D

The thing is chap, unlike alot of the zed's rival cars, the injector CC is relatively small, only 320cc's, so anything close to 14psi the injectors are gettnig close to max duty cycle, which puts a limit upping the boost on OE fueling. Even if you upgrade the injectors to 550cc injectors the Turbos on the other hand can only really go up to 15.5psi before the become highly innefficient and begin to super heat the air. When it comes to the strength of the internals, 380 fwhp is pretty much the limit. Some peeps have pushed it a bit further, but it hasnt been long before things go pop, which in turn is met with of a chorus "we warned you". Fueling, yeah you can run 95 on standard boost, but you ARE running the risk of detting, especially in warm weather. For peace of mind its worth running Vpower. HTH Nick

Top Job mate, looks like a good meet

Happy birthday "Giraffe" :duffer:

James, what is it with you and volvos at the moment, first the V70 then this!?! Im sure i saw a tow bar on the back of your zed in one of your photos....... OMG YOUR A CARAVANER!!!!!!!! Oh, btw, a sad bit of trivia, the C30 is the first car to be designed by an entirely female team.

congrats marcus

I hear along the grape vine that it has something to do with the GTR and the Bullet Train

Its a new "character" not presenter. Itll be something along the lines of the stig, but for different features.

Without trying to sound like i bash one off every time JC RH and JM come on the telly, but i cannot wait!!!! Any one know when its due to be aired?