Stephen

It's not just the zed, it is however noticeable here because A your an enthusiast and B this car was one of the worst offenders. Lots of things have changed though. Notice the lack of the abundant Saxo/corsa/nova with a fibreglass fighter jet attached, every third 17/18 year old had one ten years ago. The kids just don't do it anymore, when you do see some crazy flip paint, ripspeed victim with a dogs dick hanging out the back the owner is usually old enough to know better. Those shot boxes despite looking cheap, as we all know weren't. How will you afford to do that in a credit crunch 0 hours job at mcDs, you won't. The hunger from them fed by films and media has changed too, no more max power and even F&F has got subtler. The VW clean a simple euro look has conquered. Not to mention how much nicer are the equilvent euro boxes kids drive these days? In short those TVs with the lump on the back were cool once, they still work now but most kids would ask what that lumps for and why the TVs not flat grandad.

That's quite the business photo! That car is a nutter.

Sounds like the lifters are sticky. As long as you have oil and good oil pressure I would suggest you give it a good run and some fresh oil if it's not been done for a while.

I've eyed the job up a few times. I didn't think it looked that bad. I'm guessing you undid the four bolts that bolt the turbo rob the manifold rather than removing the manifold?

Good lad. How was that?

Yup that's how it should be, you have to push it fully up till it clicks. Otherwise it's like a drill, you let go and it switches off.

What a pain in the ass. Mines got a few of those, there in again mine wasn't resprayed in the last six months. I believe Hoover said he has the same issue.

I have a strong feeling you can't interchange the two. The TTs have a booster and that changes things. Just incase you weren't aware there are two bleed nipples on the clutch from factory, one on the slave and one near the headlight. It's a notorious pain in the ass to bleed. Rebuild kits are available for TT clutch masters which is what I did with success, so that's worth a shot. Have you had your clutch replaced now?

My wheels look tiny! All sunken and small.

Good shout on the metal reaction issue there Andrew. You would probably get away with stainless as well if it's a good quality with a high chromium content, ie 316.

It's just a bolt as it is isn't it? My japspeed one is an Ali bolt.

What thread is the sender? Surely using a hex nut that size with an appropriate O ring would solve your problem.

Without being rude bud, I think you might have a few issues by the sounds of it rather than one core fault. You can either work methodically and use the right tools or you will have to bite the bullet and pay some one who has the knowledge and tools. Otherwise your just going to keep chasing your tail.

That's a great pic Joel. The crazy thing is there was a whole other row of zeds you can't see there. In total we had around 50 cars. I say around because I counted them up then more appeared.

Great day. All that mooching about in the sun has left me all sleepy haha.

Yeah, check all connections. If your connectors are old and crap the air speed and vibration can see them pop off.

Sat behind funkisi in the boiling sun in the que... But it's working....

Get yourself a 3D background like this Joel. It will transform the thing. http://www.charterhouse-aquatics.co.uk/accessories-backgrounds-c-146_149_156.html

Were aiming to be there at 9am buddy.

See you all tomorrow.

Apprently it's bad luck to remove yen from the car.

Just to finalise this. It's all sorted. With a fair bit if swearing and cut knuckles the pan was swapped. On inspection it was definatly bent, off the engine is was obvious that it wasn't right, the square shape of the pick up jammed into the pan tells a tale. Anyway, it's all swapped over and I now have correct oil pressure a after a few laps of the block it's nice a quiet. Just got to burn the oil out the exhaust that came from the old engine.

Fairly sure the air con sub fan kicking in on a cold start indicates ECU failure. If you've got a big enough leak to see a good amount of unforced smoke from a smoke pellet it's probably a fair leak. Didn't you have an issue last year where the top pipe from the turbo split? Maybe it's happened again...

If your really keen on having it LOUD then why not fit an electric dump tube. That way you can flick it on for hooligan mode, and have it shut for when your bored of it/the police moan/mot time/track days. There's a whole goats if occasions when you don't want to be ultra noisey, esp once the novelety runs off.