timmytuck

Welcome along, good luck ..

54 k and it started smoking like a tractor ! Full service history ,proper fuel , weekend car only ......Are these engines as good as people say !!! There seems to be a lot going bang at the moment.

Just looking at map!! Dam you're a long way away from me

Second hand . Rebuilt mine last year cost about 4 k .....

i am using millers nano drive for the winter after my very expensive rebuild ,it's done 1500miles and I've done 4 oil changes ! I bought my 04 z with 50000 miles FSH I gave it a full service myself (because I don't trust anyone ) and only use super unleaded. She started smoking like a tractor on start up after 12 months of ownership. Abbey said the engine was in good condition but the oil control rings were knackered, I have seen a few smokey Zds so I personally am very cautious about this engine . So the only way you know you have a good one is if you have bought it from new . Did you notice and gains or improvement after using the nanodrive? I only ask as every review I have read said that they have, I'd rather hear it from a fellow Zed owner. Im still going steady on the right foot yet matey but I have noticed on start up from cold it fires really quick and seams to rev slightly higher for a minute, which would suggest the oil is doing its job from start up considering it will still be tight yet.

i am using millers nano drive for the winter after my very expensive rebuild ,it's done 1500 miles and I've done 4 oil changes ! I bought my 04 z with 50000 miles FSH I gave it a full service myself (because I don't trust anyone ) and only use super unleaded. She started smoking like a tractor on start up after 12 months of ownership. Abbey said the engine was in good condition but the oil control rings were knackered, I have seen a few smokey Zds so I personally am very cautious about this engine . So the only way you know you have a good one is if you have bought it from new .

Hello mate Spoke to abbey today about my dyno, I got my figures wrong she up by 20 bhp so I'm a happy chappy ,not that it matters really it pulls soooooo much better in every gear. Good luck with yours .

I checked my oil every week changed it every 6 months with the good stuff ,supper unleaded petrol ,and one day it started to smoke like a diesel , spent £3 k on a rebuild , it's now in the garage until after xmas, until I save for some petrol to put in it .

Hey wizurd That will be me you met ,long long day 7 hours in any car is enough to make you cry . I have pm you matey.

sorry to here that fella my engine gave up on 55000 miles !!

Loving every minute of this build .

TDI know there stuff you will be in good hands , and the uprev is defiantly worth the money it won't give you much more power but the car will drive so much smoother .

That's just made me realise how much I miss my turbo cars of the past .

Great service as usual .

Welcome along I'm in shrewsbury .

I've just had a requote from admiral £211 £50 cheaper than last year .

Hi all I've done 800 miles now and no warning lights or smoke , so I guess it takes awhile for a new engine to settle, I will be sorting out the remap in the next few weeks. I will keep you posted.

Hi all Because of work I may not be able to get there before 930 now , I realise I won't be able to get on the club stand inside , but does this mean I will have to pay for another ticket? Or do i hang the club pass around my neck and make engine sounds ! Ha ha.

Help !!!Please

Hi all I've only managed to do 50 miles in her so far !! The cel light game on and it's a p1167 code which is the heated oxeygen sensor bank 2, am I rite in thinking this is the passenger side lambda sensor after the cat? And it may be something to do with the high flow cats ?. If so is there a fix ? I don't want to buy another sensor if if I don't need to . Cheers .

yes it cost a bit but could of been a lot worse I suppose , I saved a lot by taking the motor out myself and it gave me a great sense of achievement .

Glad you found it - thought they were new plugs though. mmmmmm ok I hold my hands up , I managed to flatten the end of one of the new plugs putting it in . That was just before the rebuild and I put the misfire down to the knackered engine, i can't believe I didn't double check them again .

yes mate finally she sounds like she used to:) just got a few bits and bobs to put back on and then I will start the long running in process .

Unbelievable ,dodgy spark plug , the last thing I checked.

By the way there is a hell of a lot of water ,steam coming from the exhaust , is this normal ?