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felix

what the jetster said - no major disassembly required. I have two sets of spring compressors (the type with hooks on threaded rods) - one was cut down - quite possibly for the Z1.

felix

CV joints tend to rumble as they start to wear. Do you get any noise when moving? Can you check that all of the bolts that attach the inner CV joint to the diff flanges are tight? Any chance it's a wheel bearing? Although your car doesn't have enough miles for CV joint or wheel bearing issues. And t...

felix

i think some lateral movement in a halfshaft is to be expected; they need to extend and contract as the suspension droops and compresses. Is one side noticeably different from the other?

felix

F.Brossaud wrote: ↑
Tue 04 Aug, 2020 21:36

Gazza wrote: ↑
Tue 21 Apr, 2020 15:02
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202918800149
Hi, Is anybody know this car or has seen it closely ?

Price reduced from £32K to £30K?

felix

Looks like the ex-WD car didn't sell.

felix

pingu wrote: ↑
Wed 24 Jun, 2020 11:22
an exported car can be reimported and become "clean".

I know of a long-defunct Caterham specialist who used to "wash" Q plate Caterhams through NI. I think he had friends in the right places and they were registered on NI reg numbers without ever leaving England.

felix

I would like to make it clear that I have no firsthand knowledge of the ex-WD Z1 and am not making any statements or accusations of its condition... It is entirely possible to put an insurance write-off that wasn't properly recorded back on the road with just an MOT. The UK MOT just checks a prescri...

felix

Interesting comment on FB about that car: "De Reyghere Emmanuel wheeler deelers is just fake, it was my car who they bought and restored, but in the program itself, they lied a lot and did not tell the truth about the past of the car. The car could legally not drive on the road again because the cha...

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bluejay wrote: ↑
Thu 18 Jun, 2020 12:07
Is it my impression or are prices going down again?

I think UK prices are lower than on the continent. My guess is that the car will struggle to reach £30K.

felix

MrClaptrap wrote: ↑
Mon 23 Mar, 2020 16:43
The Boot doesn't seem to be connected to the central locking at all.

Have a look at https://z1z1.de/frames/z1-zubehoer_fs.html or https://translate.google.co.uk/translat ... er_fs.html

felix

In case you haven't already seen this thread - https://www.zroadster.net/forum/viewtop ... =4&t=46109

felix

What I found on mine was that the pin was binding and the spring couldn't overcome the friction. I can't remember what I did - might have sanded it down very slightly and/or lubricated it. That seemed to have cured it.

felix

The Z1 has a somewhat unique flasher relay. This mofication should do the trick - https://zroadster.org/threads/modified-led-indicator-relays-how-to.15927/ (go to post 73 for the pdf) but I have yet to try it. The relay is located inside the steering column covering so the steering wheel needs to co...

felix

Finally officially postponed to tbd.

felix

https://www.z1z1.de/technik/technik/lenkung.html

felix

I betting the show will be cancelled. A trade show booked for 10-13 at the Messe Essen has been postponed to the autumn. The German Minister for Health has said today organizers of events with more than 1,000 participants should call them off and ""Consider also what in your daily life is so importa...

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Likewise, expect to be there Thursday and Friday, coronavirus notwithstanding. The Geneva motor show was cancelled; will the Techno Classica go ahead? Latest update is dated 26 Feb. http://siha.de/tce_images/Corona-gb-TCE ... 6feb20.pdf

felix

bluejay wrote: ↑
Tue 28 Jan, 2020 14:42
The above numberplate is for a 3 series BMW though....

It wouldn't be the first error in the DVLA database.

felix

https://lmgtfy.com/?q=mot+history+check

felix

Can you post a photo of what they fitted?

felix

Pretty sure the reg on that green one is H396 HKJ. MOT history is OK but loads of advisories that don't tie in with "It has been fully maintained and serviced regardless of cost throughout the years with a huge file encompassing every single invoice since 1997. The condition of this car is truly rem...

felix

Hi Robert, do you have a part number for the non-return valve that was replaced? I would have guessed that it's part of the fuel pump or very near to the pump at the tank end of the car.

felix

I'm sure I sound like a broken record to some/most but.... has the fuel pressure been tested? A fuel pressure gauge can identify issues with the pump, the non-return valve and the fuel pressure regulator. I have read of a few fuel pressure regulator internal failures quite possibly caused by ethanol...

felix

Finally you’re catching on. Nor does the Z1 have a check engine light that some E30s have so you can’t do the stomp test either.

felix

To the best of my knowledge you can’t actually get any useful information from that diagnostic connector. You can reset the service indicator in a conventional E30 as was as resetting airbag and ABS lights but in the Z1 the connector is pretty much of no value. Happy to be proven wrong. If you read ...

felix

A code reader won't be of much use - the Z1's ECU predates the OBD era.

felix

Sorry, sold it via eBay a few months ago; forgot that I had listed it here as well. I do have a few other bits; please let me know if they’re of interest: 12 14 7 539 165 genuine BMW intake camshaft position sensor fits M52TU and M54 engines £70 12 14 1 709 616 Genuine BMW crankshaft position sensor...

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It's not unusual particularly as the weather cools. Water vapour is a normal part of a petrol engine's exhaust; when the exhaust system and engine are cool the vapour is able to condense in the exhaust system and is visible from the tail pipe for a short time after start up. Assuming your coolant le...

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Have you actually checked it or do you just believe it to be OK because the car started fine over the summer?

For an engine to start and run it needs fuel, spark and compression. When fault finding it's best to make a minimum number of assumptions but just to start checking things methodically.

felix

Check the fuel pressure?

felix

Or an alarm system that's been triggered?

felix

https://apple.news/A-LEg5nPaQWi2rqEDk80Pmw

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** now sold ** to sell - a new, unused DISA valve for the M52TU engines, BMW part number 11 61 1 440 049. Bought from the main dealer but never used/needed. £130 plus postage or collection from SE Hants. https://i.postimg.cc/bsxBtWbd/IMG-0404.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/HrTP4z4z/IMG-0405.jpg ** now sol...

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Hello all, I'm helping Jamal with gauging the level of interest in some sort of Z1 tour in 2019. Some of you will have seen an email from him but as there were few responses I thought it was worth putting it out here onto the forum to see where we should go with this. We have kicked around 3 ideas: ...

felix

One thought I had about the side repeaters - given they're right by the edge of the wheel arch have they been mounted in such a way that no holes needed drilling in the wing?

felix

It seems possible to add a right tail lamp assembly to the shopping cart but not the left?

felix

I've had few good experiences with Pirellis - they just don't seem to last on a low use car. Either they crack, are very prone to flat-spotting or just go hard. My Z1 has 15 year old Goodyears that look like new. They get carefully inspected every year for cracks etc and are just fine. And they stil...

felix

That is a very good thought. Had a trailer tyre blow out years ago because I ignored a slight vibration. When I checked the other 3 tyres 2 of them had waves in the tread as the tyres were starting to come apart. In my case it was a function of cheap tyres being run near their load limit. Running yo...

felix

Tempting event. Tis warm in southern Germany that time of year though!

Is BMW holding some sort of special Z1 event or are they just hosting an organised group of visiting BMW owners who all happen to own Z1s?

felix

Munich sounds good but IMHO only if there's some sort of official Z1-related commemoration. It's a looong way from the UK - 600 miles from Calais.

felix

If it changes in volume/tone as you load up the suspension going left or right I would have guessed a CV joint (in the driveshafts) or a wheel bearing as opposed to the propshaft?

felix

The propshaft has 2 universal joints which are not renewable. ie. they don't have circlips to remove the + inner piece. There is a rubber dampener at the front end between the propshaft and the gearbox output flange, and finally there is a center bearing just aft of the front end of the rear sectio...

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Fab weekend it was indeed. Great roads, fun activities and the nice Z1 crowd made it very enjoyable. Big big thanks to Jamal for organising it all and special mention to Nigel for the route and guidance. Except for the access road to Max Events.

felix

Took me a while but I found what I was looking for

https://static1.1.sqspcdn.com/static/f/ ... lation.pdf

felix

Welcome back!!

What tyre widths are you running front and rear?

felix

There's only one. Standard was a normal metal-bodied spin-on filter and then there's a paper element version that is more environmentally friendly. But not sure they were ever fitted in the day.

felix

You set them up; we knock them in!

felix

I’m glad the description on the auction site has been corrected and my comment against the mileage is no longer relevant; it was made against the original listing which looked like it was a cut and paste mixup with a previously auctioned chilli red Z1. Good luck with the auction.

felix

Pat Slade wrote: ↑
Thu 26 Apr, 2018 08:41
Perhaps I am OCD?

Show us a picture of your garage and then we can rank you against TJS.

felix

Given your garage how could possibly be even thinking there is more than one answer?!

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