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31st August 2019, 00:30 | #71 |
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Just reading all these lists of jobs to do/done has left me exhausted!
I have had my ZT190 for two months now and am doing an abbreviated version of your exhaustive list. And in those 2 months I have put 3000km on the ZT which has shown a few new issues that have been added to the list. Not surprising as the car sat for a couple of years before I got it. So far...EBC pads/rotors all round, poly lower engine mount bushings, K&N air filter, carbon pollen filter, OEM front drop links, oil/filter change, thermostat change, plenum drain cleaning. On Tuesday it goes in for a full clutch change and in a couple of weeks I will be doing the belts and water pump followed by lower front suspension arms. As much as I hope that will be it for a while I know there is more to come. Good luck with your epic list!
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24th August 2021, 23:07 | #73 |
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Now for sale
Now coming out of retirement to sell this car. I will be listing it tomorrow in the relevant section for less than the amount I will have to pay for the next service on my latest wheels!
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25th August 2021, 17:45 | #75 |
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We had this exchange about Delphi droplinks back in 2018.
https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...d.php?t=284461 I've never had any issues with Delphi or TRW suspension/steering items and tend go with these two manufacturers whenever Lemforders are not available. I guess it must be due to either the state of our roads in Suffolk or the state of all the other components in the car's suspension that I never seem to have issues with premature failure of components. |
9th November 2021, 23:59 | #76 |
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Having advertised the car on the forum, it was provisionally sold with all the work listed in the advert to be completed completed prior to completing the sale to a member.
When Andy (trikey) removed the OSF wheel with the broken spring, we found that when I hit a pothole the spring had broken in two places and the droplink mount on the strut had also broken off. We replaced both struts, springs, brake backplates, brake discs, pads etc. With all the work done, and having sat in the car, I decided to just keep it. It needs to go in for an MOT after a full services including all the filters etc. The above work was done expertly by Andy, but I did talk at him all the time he was here! An updated to the list of major jobs follows in the next post. |
10th November 2021, 00:04 | #77 |
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It is now 9 years and 74k miles since we purchased this 75 CDT. The total mileage is coming up to 156k and this year I had a number of further items replaced. The list below has been updated accordingly.
Here are all the things done to date (starting point 82k miles):
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10th November 2021, 21:02 | #79 |
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Here we go again! The ZT190 I talked about in post #73 was written off earlier this year, just as it had reached a high standard. Maintenance was all up to date, the car was 100% reliable and looked great inside and out. The plan was to sell my MGF and invest the money in painting the ZT Then a criminal on the run from the law ran into my car and totalled it.
I now have a replacement, a ZT-T190 from Germany. With the current "Shipping Crisis" the purchase and shipping wiped out the insurance settlement and the sale of the MGF so it's a good thing the ZT-T is in excellent condition. I am working my way through my maintenance list. I have swapped over the EBC brakes K&N filter, spring guards, bonnet struts, Viton rad cap seals and dash cam from my old ZT. I will be doing an oil change in the next week and will swap over my poly-bushed lower engine mount then. I have a set of Rick-sta's LED fogs and bulb set to fit and have a new IPK screen on order. Once that lot is sorted I think I will do a precautionary belt and t-stat change then see how it goes.
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Hi crofts, isnt there some issues with painting brake pipes? At my last mot the garage explained that they couldnt see the condition of the pipes because they had been painted....
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