Long time no speak!
Haven't posted much since selling the XM and buying the ZX, just been driving it really! Have posted up on the brown forum a fair bit, but am after some technical help, and tbh there's no better place to ask than here!
Today was MOT day, and she passed with little issue!
The main one is play in the drivers side lower ball joint, which in itself is minor, so I'm happy with that. I've found a few on ebay, and will get them soon. However, is there anything else I could replace whilst I'm under the front end?
She's done 271k now, and the front end does clonk slightly. I'm happy to spend a little bit of money, should I look to replace anything else pro-activly?
She squeaked through the emissions too, my friend (who does my MOT's) tried the first time, and didn't finish as he said it would possibly fail. So he got on with the bits on the lift, then before trying the machine again took it outside, redlined it for 30 seconds (filled the car park with black smoke) then tried again, she passed! He mentioned it may be a hole in a pipe somewhere around the turbo, anyone have any pointers? I'd be keen to fix this asap. I never see any smoke in day to day, although tbh I potter about at under 2k normally, and she didnt get warm from work to the mot station (under 5 miles). He said that was probably the issue, so fix the air leak, chuck some fuel cleaner through then drive like a hooligan for a bit (can do that!)
Any help to these two would be handy. If anyone happens to be breaking a dark green ZX and has a passenger side wing for sale, and could post it I'd be interested, but it's not urgent tbh!
Cheers
Sam
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Re: ZX - Time for some love!
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Usually a good idea to go for a thrash on the way to your test, to heat up the cat.
You should really do that periodically anyway, to reduce the buildup of crud and help stave off egr problems.
Glad you got it through in the end.
No second chances in the Irish test. A fail is a fail and a retest is E28. No tweaking allowed in the test station either.
I think I prefer the UK system, though it's open to abuse by unscrupulous testers touting for repair work.
Usually a good idea to go for a thrash on the way to your test, to heat up the cat.
You should really do that periodically anyway, to reduce the buildup of crud and help stave off egr problems.
Glad you got it through in the end.
No second chances in the Irish test. A fail is a fail and a retest is E28. No tweaking allowed in the test station either.
I think I prefer the UK system, though it's open to abuse by unscrupulous testers touting for repair work.
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Re: ZX - Time for some love!
i would probably look at doing the Anti roll bar drop links when you do the ball joints, - possibly the source of the clonking, i learnt my lesson by ignoring advice and buying cheap parts, they simply do not last, all were replaced with lemforder or Delphi / bilstein parts,
not a tricky job but unless you set a side best part a week to do them it wont go well! if you do set as side loads of time it'll be done in 5!
my xant is in for test next week, oil and filters all on their way,
not a tricky job but unless you set a side best part a week to do them it wont go well! if you do set as side loads of time it'll be done in 5!
my xant is in for test next week, oil and filters all on their way,
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the lower swivels are likely the cause of you clonking although it would be an idea to fit new drop links at the same time,
i second the Mexican tune up ern route to the test station, i usually with diesels knock it into second and floor it 2 or 3 times for a few second a go,
i never use additives and cant remember the last time i had mine or a customers diesel fail the emissions test,
i assume she is a diesel doughnut as you say it "filled the car park with black smoke"
i second the Mexican tune up ern route to the test station, i usually with diesels knock it into second and floor it 2 or 3 times for a few second a go,
i never use additives and cant remember the last time i had mine or a customers diesel fail the emissions test,
i assume she is a diesel doughnut as you say it "filled the car park with black smoke"
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Same here re preparing diesels for the emissions.
Escape from home behind a smokescreen and this should help your test results. Although I did once see a lorry blot out a test centre completely with white smoke! A bemused tester emerged from the fug to tell the driver - "It's passed!"
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Hi Sam
Good to hear from you!
Good to hear from you!
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