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Jules · 30th August 2011, 21:56

None!
But there's a vital area which you must pack with grease:

The bonnet cable catch receptors behind the slam panel.
Greasing or oiling them from above doesn't get to the cable ends to prevent rust:
Peel back the 2 rubber pads (just above the radiator) and spray 1/4 of a can of spray grease into each.

We are seeing more and more Passenger side cables (the longer of the 2) hanging on by a couple of rusty strands!!

Grease them now before it's too late

Nearside release mechanism showing where to grease in situ without any dismantling as part of routine 75ZT servicing
Simply compress the rubber blocks above radiator to access the cable slots

Another shot

Slam Panel. We always pack the releases with grease during a cooling fan change
However the cables are accessible with slam panel insitu.

Modified divider block single cable entry.
Add a slice of 5/16 fuel pipe to act as a spacer

To then look like this

This shows the underside of slam panel & where I grease the bonnet catch mechanisms by hand during other tasks

30th August 2011, 21:56	#4
Jules This is my second home ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Conwy NORTH WALES Posts: 11,094 Thanks: 512 Thanked 1,116 Times in 763 Posts	None! But there's a vital area which you must pack with grease: The bonnet cable catch receptors behind the slam panel. Greasing or oiling them from above doesn't get to the cable ends to prevent rust: Peel back the 2 rubber pads (just above the radiator) and spray 1/4 of a can of spray grease into each. We are seeing more and more Passenger side cables (the longer of the 2) hanging on by a couple of rusty strands!! Grease them now before it's too late Nearside release mechanism showing where to grease in situ without any dismantling as part of routine 75ZT servicing Simply compress the rubber blocks above radiator to access the cable slots Another shot Slam Panel. We always pack the releases with grease during a cooling fan change However the cables are accessible with slam panel insitu. Modified divider block single cable entry. Add a slice of 5/16 fuel pipe to act as a spacer To then look like this This shows the underside of slam panel & where I grease the bonnet catch mechanisms by hand during other tasks __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Newbies do now!! 1. Plenum drains..all 3 or 4 year dependent 2. Cooling fan..All speeds functioning 3. Bonnet cable divider block Last edited by Jules; 16th December 2012 at 23:02..