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yeah im going to do a compression test beforew i take it out and if i have odd numbers i may do new rings head gasket etc

Well i think the time has come to finally take my engine out!!! I have got poor idleing at the mo plus i sometimes get blue smoke on idle and i have low boost! so im thinking i want to check and recondition the turbos. plus the tax is due and im buying some down pipes and de cats. i also need to do the rocker cover gaskets, the centre prop bearing, some welding, new det sensor and a water by pass! Im also thinking ill change the clutch while im there but is there anything else i should do while the engine is out? Cambelt has already been done. Also can anyone recommend a company to replace/recondition my turbos? thanks

well my zed has been running tidy for a while now all be it a little low on boost. anyway i took it for some, lets say enthusiastic :whistling: driving the other day and all seemed well. however the following day i took the zed to go get some fuel and it seems to be idleing crap now? cant see or hear any apprente air leaks and it drives fine just poor idle!!! any ideas anybody? thanks

cant you just chuck the headlights in the dish washer???? :lol:

hi jeff i dont think sending used parts out to fix a customers zed with warranty issues is a good idea. I feel you should of asked for the customer to bring the car back to you so you can check the car over and all the previous work you have done. Selling used parts is fine but you should sell them as used and with no more than 30 days warranty. Also any perfomace upgrades you should really have a disclaimer in place as a lot of tunning garages do. If your asking more from a 20 year old injectors then there more than likley going to fail. I know my friend paid £1500 for a gearbox from Quaife for his golf which below up 2 months after buying it and could not get any kind of refund as it was going into a high performance car (500 bhp). I would offer him a refund for the injector and ask him to bring the car back so you can diagnose the fault then go from there. hope this helps

I didnt realise VOSA would not deal direct with the fault but if there are an MOT station and they are not doing a good job repairing cars then VOSA will be interested and they just love surprise inspections! (We had one the start of the year) and any MOT station will want to avoid a visit from VOSA as it normally ends up costing you money and if they are as bad at mot's as there are at fixing saabs then VOSA can shut them down. Its just a way of making the garage who sold you the car, life a bit more difficult (like he is yours) as he probably use's the garage for all of his work and wont want to upset them.

VOSA is who you want poking around as they have the most power over garages. Is the garage there taking the car to an MOT station or just a man in a shed? although it is the sellers responsabiltle to deal with you regarding the sale of the car you should ask who the car is being taken to to be fixed? if its an independant garge give them a ring and ask what have they have done to the saab. If there an MOT station tell them you will be getting VOSA to come an inspect there garage as your experance of there workman ship is below standards. Also threaten the garage with the cost of a hire car and that you expect them to pay for it as you have been left with out transportation and that you will be taking them to a small claims court to retrive compansion for loss of earnings.

also best to clean up the threads with wire bush to so when you do finally get them moving they have a clean thread to travel along

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_world/consumer_affairs/buying_second_hand_vehicles.htm#you_bought_the_vehicle_from_a_dealer useful link. And as its under 6 months of owning the car its down to the dealer to prove there is no fault not that there is a 6 month warrenty on the car

You as the customer has the law on your side. I was a car sales man for 5 years and the customer has more power than the seller. First question is, is there, for spares or repair or spares only etc etc anywhere on the invoice? If not i belive the garage have to give a 6 month major defects warrenty on any vechile they sell. You have to take the car back to them as you have to give them resonable oppotunty to fix the car which i belive is 3 times per problem. There is no point trying to claim for travel costs as how far you live from them is out of there control. Im 99% sure that all sales from a pound to a million pound fall under the sales of goods act and that you have a 14 day cooling off period but Best to speak to trading standards as they will give you the best advise. Biggest advise i would give you, although tempting is to NOT lose your temper, shout and a scream at them as that will get you no where and there less likely to be of any help to you. Also try to keep a record of all messages and phone calls incase you need to go to court but i would say they dont have a leg to stand on and they probably know it. If you do your research ie trading standards and consumer credit etc you wont have a problem. I would recommend you take nothing less than a full refund now (£1040) as this car will be one problem after another.

justin biebers mum - to teach her safe sex and save the world from having that little knob head! someone that can fix my boost problem and jenson button

i agree with zx-tt you may as well save your money as cats will get out regardless. Just make it harder for them to get back in. My old cat had 2 homes, used to come home with new colliers and smelling of a log fire!

i thought as much! thanks

slim fast is always a good staring point! :lol:

Im guessing there not but thought i would check. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NISSAN-300ZX-STAGE-1-ECU-CHIP-Z32-VG30DETT-TWIN-TURBO-/230502915160?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35ab0b5c58

thank you :thumbup:

has your zed been off the road while you have been trying to sort your miss fire? if so you could just find you have a sticky tappet and needs a good run to make it quiet again.

if i was to go for a Front mount IC would the standard bumper give enough air flow or would i need to upgrade to a 99 spec bumper? thanksss

well if it was me i would hook up to it and get some free electric!!! :lol:

specialist websites will be his best bet. somewhere like this for mazda's as they know what there worth and how hard certain cars are to get hold of that have not been messed about with

when it's fixed???? :lol:

well i had a knocking and cluncking noise for a while and also the steering wheel going off center and this is what happened to my arm about 3 mile after i had the car jacked up. the steering going off center only happened after i had the car jacked up. if i get chance ill post a pic of my old lower arm so you can see what to look for. Also do you have polly bushed tension arms?

Undo the 2 17mm nuts and lift the tension arm and check for any damage/cracks underneath

Cheak lower arms asap as this is what happened to me also had a vibration under braking.

i have changed the temp sensor and plug when i bought the car in may and dont really know if the boost changes when its cold as i never use boost till its warm. and is there any way of checking the waste gate valves? im wondering if i have weak actuators? if so is there anyway i could test it?