bigalz

Whats the best way to display an image in a thread- sorry, new to all this. Every time I try to upload and attachment it freezes my machine. Does this on my xp and 2000 pc. Firewall too tight? Any ideas.

I think so- I'll take a snap of it and upload later so you can identify if its the bit you need. Cheers AL

Thanks Sideshowbob for putting me in touch with Brad in Wantage, he's a top bloke. So refreshing to finally get someone who knows what they are talking about to take a look at my poorly Zed. I currently have two mechanics on my hit list- the 1st stung me for £450 for fixing a poxy water hose and the 2nd told me that my air-con unit was causing the birdy squeak so purchased a 2nd hand unit for £80. Luckily Brad took a look today and informed me that my alternater belt was shredded and was causing the birdy squeak and would be lucky if it lasted a few more miles- that would have been a great breakdown on the M4 eh! Now this has been done, the Zed is quiet apart from the roar, but still hearing the squeak in my subconscious after all these weeks. Anyone wanna buy this air-con unit that I now have spare?? Open to offers... Brad spotted a prop shaft bush that has colapsed and that would indicate why I get vibration over 50mph. Anyone know best place to source this part? Also looking to do the big service in next couple of weeks, so will be looking for cambelt, plugs filters etc. No history with this import car so best to do everything eh- any ideas on top priority things to advise/do would be most appreciated? Cheers! AL

Cheers Ajay, yea thats me. Have PM you with address. AL

Ajay Have you received payment for my subscription? Have not heard anything as yet. Cheers AL

I'm with DirectLine and when I called them they said there is no difference whether its an import or not. Got mine for about £420 with breakdown cover. Their websites pretty good as you can add or remove features and if you remove all the extras you can good a good deal. AL

hey- sounds like similar hose that went on mine. See thread above 'z mechanic needed. Me a z newbie and cant offer any advice, but it set me back £450 and was off the road 5 weeks. I know I got stiched up so would like to hear how long and how much it takes you to fix. Cheers AL

I'm not a great fan of conspiracy theories, but theres a chance the mota was left with simple fault to cadge another 200 squid off me, but then again maybe not. :nelson: Now payed my 10% of the above to become one of the club and look forward to hounding you lot for years to come

I'm on my way! :rofl:

ok, you've sold me Matty. Having only owned my ZX for 2 months- I'm on a sharp learning curve so need all the help I can get. p.s my previous car was a QX- gone from old man diplomatic to in ya face F^nny magnet :dance:

Thanks for those contacts guys. Hopefully wont need to contact them in an emergency, but once my bank balance has recovered, heres what I gotta get done- Fit air-con pulley to get rid of annoying birdy squeak Get clocks changed and speed limiter- boost gauge not working. Autobox needs looking at/replacing. Very lazy changing gears. Any ideas? perhaps an oil change/treatment? Wont drive straight- probably been lowered so need that sorting. No history whatsoever so full service, plugs- perhaps cambelt & waterpump. I think thats enough to be getting on with- sure I'll think of some more. Matty- I wouldnt be-grudge the 20 quid to join- i am sure I could find out but I'm lazy so could you tell me the benefits of joining. Cheers. I'm sure one day my crap jap import that I got ripped off on will soon be prize Z. Rapidly realising a Z is for life- not just for Christmas :tongue:

...and HEY PRESTO- z fixed! Waggled those connections on top of the injectors and she smoothed right out. Just been and teared up the tarmac round the village and you can imagine what its like after 6 weeks of hire car Micra's and my mums old civic! Looks like I will have to replace all the connection blocks as they are all old and ropey and its likely to happen again. Also tempted to get £50 back off the repair bill from the guy who done the hose and couldnt be bothered to test it before giving it back. Now time to save back up the cash to do all the other jobs on the old gal. Thanks for all your help and support. My depression is now lifted! AL p.s. Would be still good to find a local Z expert in Reading so let me know eh

yep, I think you are all on the right track. Just been out and prodded it and on a couple of the electrical connections when you prod em, the engine idle does change. Started to pour down again :( Gonna undo the alan-key bolts on the top plate to get a better look. Not quite a fully fledged memeber of the z-club as yet and dont know any z guys round here. Did see a black Z down the hill from me the other day. Will have to knock and see if hes friendly. Rains stopped again so back out I go

Cheers Matthew- its kinda what I thought and did give a wiggle yesterday, but rains now stopped so will get out there now and check it out again. AL

Yea it was a local guy in Caversham. Apparantly it was a real bitch of a job- a hose right at the back of the engine down in the V. It took him nearly 6 weeks to do that, so dont really want to take it back to him again. Need to get it turned around quick. I didnt think PPS was that far away- only about 7 miles the other side of town to me. Difficult to say if it was not put back together correctly. I was only half a mile away when the hose went and the temp didnt go up to high. Then let it rest for half an hour at my gaff and then re-filled with water to go the other half mile to this guy and at that point it still ran well so think either he cooked it trying to move it round to his mates when they put it up on ramps or he's missed/broke something putting it back together. Just need an expert now to give me the full verdict on the car as have a few other concerns as well with gearbox etc... Paid 4k for this import pile of junk- now wishing I visted this site and studied everything before rusing out and buying.

Looking for a Z mechanic in and around Reading or Berkshire. Mike very kindly put me in touch with Peter at PPS, but he is proving difficult to get hold of. Anyone know of anybody elese? My Z blew a water hose the other day and a local chap fixed that, but now it is all back together, it is running like a dog- sounds as if its not firing on one or more cylinders. What do any of you guys think- does it sound like I have cooked the engine or does it sound more like it hasnt been put back together incorrectly and possibly an electrical or fuel problem? Also have air-con pulley that needs fitting to stop the annoying squeak. Need help fast as have had the Z off the road for 5 weeks and now its back on my drive, 450 quid worse off and cant use it! Looks like I'm demoted to the 1.3 Honda Civic for a little longer :( Thanks Alan

Nice one Mike I am sure he'll find a few other problems with it as it's got a few squeaks and groans. Cheers AL

Can anyone put me in touch with a good Z mechanic who is close to either Reading or Slough. I have one small job to do and need a few other things checking out.