LHD MG ZS 180 MK2 has arrived

[petet16]

Are they aftermarket sensors or the oe ones.

The control box and horn are behind the l/h side trim in the boot.

[Dan1971]

Congrats on getting her running .... :beer2:

[talkingcars]

............and also the clutch needs to be fully pressed down to the carpet ..

Reading a couple of month ago I thought the clutch pedal was high on these ?

The rest point is higher than most cars. Biting on the floor suggests that the actuator arm is stiff.

[andys1981]

the clutch has to be pressed into the floor on my zs aswell done this since ive owned it,was under the impression that air could be in the system aswell,although this is the 1st zs ive had the slave go in

[Jason04r]

I did change both the slave cylinder and bracket .

Don't fancy taking the gearbox off to grease the arm .. just got it all together haha.

[grimmy]

I did change both the slave cylinder and bracket .

Don't fancy taking the gearbox off to grease the arm .. just got it all together haha.

I would say it may loosen with use.let's face it the car has sat for a hell of a long time.

[Jason04r]

http://oi55.tinypic.com/1418jus.jpg

Any idea where I can buy the middle piece for the airbox ?

[petet16]

Which bit ?, the piece that slides in and out.

[Dan1971]

If it's the sliding part - I've got one in the shed that I'll just chuck in with the vents ..... IF ..... the lights ever turn up that is ..... ;)

[Jason04r]

There leaving tomorrow Dan but yes its the price which joins the to together.

[Dan1971]

The short bit of tube, or the sliding part that the filter goes in ?

[petet16]

The link pipe between the resonator and the air box ?

[Jason04r]

The link pipe between the resonator and the air box ?

Yup , the part which connects the air filter to the air box

[Dan1971]

Yup , the part which connects the air filter to the air box

Don't think I've got one of those mate - everything else, but that part fell off .... (sounded better without it to be honest .... ;) .... )

[Jason04r]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/1418jus2_zpssy5odefm.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/1418jus2_zpssy5odefm.jpg.html)

This to be 100% sure . thinking of making my own to join the two ... I bet it does , mind mines got no airfilter on and sounds lush :)

[Jason04r]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/IMG-20140211-WA0000_zpsvayjxgbz.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/IMG-20140211-WA0000_zpsvayjxgbz.jpg.html)

Arrived tonight , shocked to find it was just sent in a plastic bag without any padding . lucky its not damaged other than a few dings.

See on the weekend if its the correct size

[Jason04r]

Need some help regarding wheel arch screws etc...

Been on rimmers:
http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-GRID003389

According them i need 12x part no: CYC100250 but i cannot see the p/n for the plastic screw which goes into the grommet

Help

[petet16]

That's odd, the screw and grommet should come as a pair, it might be worth confirming that with Rimmers though.

[Jason04r]

Well fitted the exhaust today and its too short , must be a mk1 version. I'll see if its okay at the MOT center.

Another thing is the reverse parking sensors kinda work when they feel , If i put it in reverse with the engine off away from anything i get a long beep but if my friend moves his hands in front of the sensors it will not beep. I can hear the sensors clicking ( All do it ) , could the fact that the guy sprayed them affect there workings? There standard rover sensors not a aftermarket.

[stamford]

Is the wiring correct? Sounds like it is reversed if a long beep when on and nothing with a hand in front.

[Maxfly]

I think either that's is indicTing a fault or you are putting it into test mode!?! I mind reading something about testing if the sensors were working by listening for the clicks. They are the same as BMW sensors, worth searching for those symptoms on bimmers through goggle too.

[Jason04r]

Did a couple of small jobs today . I've noticed that the washer bottle hose rubs on the driveshaft but I don't know where the correct location should be.

Messing around with the speakers seems the guy had amps and a sub , is there a speaker diagram on here?

[petet16]

iirc the washer hose comes up from the pump and through the same hole as the filler tube, then along the top of the chassis rail

[Jason04r]

iirc the washer hose comes up from the pump and through the same hole as the filler tube, then along the top of the chassis rail

Cheers Pete

[Jason04r]

Removed due to common sense needed haha

[Maxfly]

Did you get the part you needed for the air filter assembly? Just clocked my one in the garage, yours if you want it:)

[Jason04r]

Did you get the part you needed for the air filter assembly? Just clocked my one in the garage, yours if you want it:)

Havent found one , Ill take it if its the the middle part which connects the airbox to the filter.

Thanks :mml:

[Maxfly]

Havent found one , Ill take it if its the the middle part which connects the airbox to the filter.

Thanks :mml:

It certainly is, what's the best way to get it to yourself? :)

[Dan1971]

It certainly is, what's the best way to get it to yourself? :)

Post it to me if it's cheaper - then I'll send it with something else that needs to get sent.

Got the lights today mate .... Cheers. Look good in the box - will try to get them fitted on wednesday morning.

[Jason04r]

Post it to me if it's cheaper - then I'll send it with something else that needs to get sent.

Got the lights today mate .... Cheers. Look good in the box - will try to get them fitted on wednesday morning.

Great stuff , long time coming ay Dan lol. Would be better if you could send them to Dan to go in the box coming.

[Jason04r]

What would be the reason for my passenger side window slipping out the rubbers when winding them up ?

If i push the glass then it moves and i can hold it in the correct place until its closed

[petet16]

Possibly the mechanism has come loose from the door, but more likely that the rubber channels that the window slides in need lubing with some silicone type grease.

[talkingcars]

Possibly the mechanism has come loose from the door, but more likely that the rubber channels that the window slides in need lubing with some silicone type grease.

In my experience the mechanism comes loose as it fights the unlubed channels, pop the door card off and check the 3 bolts that hold it in place.

[Jason04r]

In my experience the mechanism comes loose as it fights the unlubed channels, pop the door card off and check the 3 bolts that hold it in place.

Will do , I have some silicon grease so I'll do all four this weekend.

Shall update

[Jason04r]

I'm at work and want to order new wiper blades... Which size is for the ZS?

Thanks

[Djules]

45 and 50 centimeters IIRC (so 18 and 20 inches I reckon)

[Skillen]

I go 22/20 for bigger swept area with no problems

[Jason04r]

Great stuff , thanks..

Whats the best product to use to stick back the rear wheel arch trim , its hanging loose from the top.

[petet16]

Sikaflex 221 or Tigerseal work ok.

[Jason04r]

Right so did some work on the car but the tube i said was the washer bottle is actually the power steering tube.

Its currently running under the drive shaft , wouldn't know the correct place it should run

[petet16]

Not sure, I could take a picture tomorrow, is the pas reservoir in the same place on a lhd.

[petet16]

The best pic I've got at the moment.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/petet16/100_1340.jpg (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/petet16/media/100_1340.jpg.html)

[Jason04r]

Yea same place , its not the top connectors ..

I goes into left hand side of the bumper and comes back round on itself :

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/ItemImages/Large/GRID003698.gif

The tube where NO 8 is is where it comes from the then connects to the steering rack..

If i can i'll get a picture if it stays light long enough when i arrive home.

[Jason04r]

I go 22/20 for bigger swept area with no problems

I got 20/22 but they hit the window seal and if I switch them around it also hits the plastic on the other side when on full wiper setting.

Sure yours are 20/22 :p

[Skillen]

I got 20/22 but they hit the window seal and if I switch them around it also hits the plastic on the other side when on full wiper setting.

Sure yours are 20/22 :p

Yep but it only seems to hit on full speed

[petet16]

I got some pictures of the pas pipes, difficult to get clear shots with so much other stuff in the way, but I'll stick them up anyway.

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5522/12744027115_c17d370a86_c.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2812/12744179273_b19fd47579_c.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7301/12744188283_434272c406_c.jpg

http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2847/12744511994_72f00c86a4_c.jpg

Essentially the pipes are clipped to the chassis leg where the run towards the rear of the engine bay, they should be above the drive shaft 100%.

[Jason04r]

Cheers Pete

[Jason04r]

Okay the mg is on hold till the astra is done and the oils gone lol.

Noticed when moving the ZS that the SRS light now stays on ... Where should I start looking ?

[Dan1971]

Okay the mg is on hold till the astra is done and the oils gone lol.

Noticed when moving the ZS that the SRS light now stays on ... Where should I start looking ?

Connections under the front seats first. Also the steering wheel if you've changed or messed about with it.

[Jason04r]

Another question :)

I have hear the clutch spinning in neutral , press down the clutch and the noise stops...

Normal or something not quite right , BTW its a brand new clutch

[grimmy]

Another question :)

I have hear the clutch spinning in neutral , press down the clutch and the noise stops...

Normal or something not quite right , BTW its a brand new clutch

That's the release bearing any time I have heard it.its ended up failing and needing replaced maybe yours is just stiff after sitting so long.

[Jason04r]

That's the release bearing any time I have heard it.its ended up failing and needing replaced maybe yours is just stiff after sitting so long.

It was replaced with the clutch.

[Jason04r]

Strange .... No SRS light now and I haven't changed anything ...

[talkingcars]

Usually it's the SRS staying on, has the bulb failed?

[Maxfly]

Any of the seats been moved? Had this on mine till the seats were removed and put back in again which seems to have solved it:)

[Jason04r]

Not moved anything lol..

[Jason04r]

She's book in for a MOT on thursday.

Fingers crossed

[Jason04r]

Quick one about the SRS connectors .. Should i disconnect them and spray some WD40 or just unplug and plug them back...

Got a feeling its going to come on when i got for the MOT

[petet16]

I would just unplug, and plug them a few times, strictly speaking contact cleaner is the best thing to use, but I've used wd40 in the past without it causing any problems.

[Jason04r]

Would someone know the correct hose size for bleeding the brakes ?

[Jason04r]

Would someone know the correct hose size for bleeding the brakes ?

bump :)

[petet16]

About 4 or 5mm from memory.

[Jason04r]

Well couldn't MOT her :(

Went to the MOT center and waiting in line , finally after 20 minutes we have to go to the desk . Gave the papers and immediately said its not possible.

Reason being i purchased this card in Palencia and on which the last MOT it failed. So now i have to send my car papers to Palencia for them to provide the reason for the car failing the MOT last time. Don't know why they couldn't just test the car again is beyond me

Nothings easy in Spain , such a joke.

End of the day i got to give the ZS a good spanking and dam it goes like stink and handles lovely.

One day it will be legal :/

[peterzs]

Just teasing you, so that you will enjoy it more when you can let rip. :-)

[petet16]

Is the mot history not computerized in Spain.

Glad though that the zed went well, it's been a long journey.

[Jason04r]

Is the mot history not computerized in Spain.

Glad though that the zed went well, it's been a long journey.

Straw and donkeys here.

[petet16]

I see, oh well, when in Spain, and all that.

[Jason04r]

Ive noticed a knocking noise when turning , sounds like a bong noise than a thud.

First i thought CV joints but i replaced both when i were building the car.

Now im thinking bushes?

[Bobdope2002]

LOL @ bong noise made me chuckle did that

[Jason04r]

LOL @ bong noise made me chuckle did that

Not the actual bong noise ;)

[Bobdope2002]

lol i cannot help with the problem though sorry

[peterzs]

If its a deep BOING sound, could be the coil spring twisting on the bottom seat.

My one used to do it when backing out on a full lock, stopped it now.

Could try a bit of oil sprayed over the bottom of the coil spring, see if that stops it.

:):):)

[Maxfly]

Basically what Peter said, all of mine have had a boing at some point or other:)

[Jason04r]

Well.......

She passed the mot !!!! Only need to change the license plate bulbs as there too bright.

Happy as larry

[Maxfly]

Excellent and well done, by **** that's bizarre though....number plate bulbs, too bright?!?!? Lol, guess that's how the Spanish roll:D

[petet16]

When in Spain etc :laugh:

[Jason04r]

Their a blue tint colour which doesn't look right even to me haha

[andys1981]

congratulations on it passing well done all that time effort is paying off now

[Jason04r]

Going to fill her up and go for a long drive this weekend , I shall take some pictures :)

[Djules]

I shall take some pictures :)

Please ! :)

[Jason04r]

Heres a snap from last night:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/IMG-20140303-WA0002_zpsd8352081.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/IMG-20140303-WA0002_zpsd8352081.jpg.html)

Things to do:

Oil catch tank as theres already alot of oil in the throttle body
Re-furb alloys and spray black
Re-spray the middle spoiler part white

Fit my Alcantara to door cards and maybe headlining

[Dan1971]

Good man - looks great in White. As we've said before - should've been a factory option.

Enjoy !

[petet16]

Looking good, I can't understand why they never offered them in White.

[grimmy]

Looks good .just glad you get to enjoy it now,its been a long old road getting there.

[Jason04r]

Change of plan for the weekend , took the girlfriend and mum to the zoo lol

Not everyday you can play with a baby tiger for 5 minutes :)

Next weekend with be the road to Ronda , plenty of twists and turns....hehe

Does the ZS have an issue with fuel gauge? Noticed it got a mind of it own , i can understand when going fast it drops like a stone but i was in 5th gear idling down hill ( 2500rpm) and the fuel dropped right down till the light was on and then off once the road leveled and returned to just under a quarter of a tank

[petet16]

Yep, normal behaviour for the fuel gauge, all over the place...lol

[stamford]

Yea the gauge can do that if around the 1/4 marker on the level but can go all over the place when cornering hard or on hills.

[Jason04r]

Anyone got a wiring diagram for the speakers?

Been butchered :/

[Lukeus101]

Really enjoyed reading through your thread mate :) Keep up the good work

[talkingcars]

Anyone got a wiring diagram for the speakers?

Been butchered :/

There are four pairs of cables, each pair has a colour for the feed and the same colour with a trace (in black IIRC) for the return.

What problem do you have?

[Jason04r]

Just need to know which colours are the front ... rears are connected to the amp.

Cba finding out which is which lol

Cheers lukeus ;)

[talkingcars]

try yellow/pink and yellow/black for left
and orange/pink and orange/black for right

for reference the rears are
right slate(grey)/pink and slate(gray)/black
and left blue/pink and blue/black

[Jason04r]

Thanks , ill give it a bash tomorrow

[Jason04r]

Set about refurbing the alloy wheels yesterday and today.

Here's what they looked like before on all 4 corners...
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/20140408_144734_zps9f56f711.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/20140408_144734_zps9f56f711.jpg.html)

Kerb'd to hell from the previous owner.

Got some sanding paper , tub of Bodyalu , primer and gloss black. The first wheel took 7 hours to sand down the Bodyalu as i put way to much on. Sanded down the wheel with 240 sand paper to remove all the crap from the wheels and also sanding the outer rim to smooth out the bumps.

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/20140408_144819_zpsc22fe590.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/20140408_144819_zpsc22fe590.jpg.html)

Applying the bodyalu , messy stuff !
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/20140408_144824_zpsfd258be5.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/20140408_144824_zpsfd258be5.jpg.html)
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/20140408_144828_zps3f922222.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/20140408_144828_zps3f922222.jpg.html)

Looks like utter crap but patience for it to cure and then attack it with 400 grit paper. Dont have any pics of this ( Sorry )

Primed , Sprayed in gloss black and heres the results:
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/20140408_144750_zps4defa21d.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/20140408_144750_zps4defa21d.jpg.html)
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/1503310_10152357416435903_2026306030006176807_n_zp s588a4ab3.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/1503310_10152357416435903_2026306030006176807_n_zp s588a4ab3.jpg.html)

First time with this , couple of you with noticed i missed alittle paint around the rim but who looks between the wheel and alloy ;)

Looks better than this :

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/20140408_144759_zps88bae869.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/20140408_144759_zps88bae869.jpg.html)

:joker:
3 more to go...

[Smokey]

That's a cracking job and will get quicker with every wheel.

[peterzs]

My ones are like the before pics!!!!

Looks good painted.

[Jason04r]

2 now done....

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/10013347_10152357695620903_9018178690174586869_n_z psa1176a51.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/10013347_10152357695620903_9018178690174586869_n_z psa1176a51.jpg.html)



Start the other side tomorrow ..Need some tyre polish now haha

[Maxfly]

Good work, looks great :)

[Lukeus101]

Spot On :)

[adam]

Very nice!

[andys1981]

well done,great effort there,looking great

[Jason04r]

Been having a weird feeling in the clutch pedal , I can feel a vibration and also when putting the clutch down it feels like a bendy straw ( bit you pull up and down ) .. only way I can describe it.

Also getting a crunch in 3rd gear but it depends on how hard I'm pushing the car..

It's got a brand new clutch , release bearing and new slave cylinder

[peterzs]

bled it OK.

[Jason04r]

Thought these are sealed units , hence not being able to bleed them ?

[petet16]

Did you also replace the slave cylinder mounting bracket ?.

[Jason04r]

Yea went for the land rover as it's spose to be stronger

[petet16]

Yea went for the land rover as it's spose to be stronger

How about the clutch operating arm, did you clean and grease it when you fitted the clutch.

[Jason04r]

Didn't :(

It's been okay till this week and it's starting to annoy be a little. Drop the box I guess to access the arm?

[petet16]

Ah boo, yeah, it's a box off job.

Another possibility is that a little bit of air might have got into the system when you connected the quick release coupling, something that might work is to block the clutch pedal down over night, this allows any air that might be trapped to work its way out through the master cylinder, it's a bit hit and miss wether it'll work but I've done it for brakes before and had a good result.

[Jason04r]

I'll give it a bash , could of been a chance that when the save popped it could of sucked a little air from the master cylinder..

[hansligg]

2 now done....

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/10013347_10152357695620903_9018178690174586869_n_z psa1176a51.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/10013347_10152357695620903_9018178690174586869_n_z psa1176a51.jpg.html)



Start the other side tomorrow ..Need some tyre polish now haha

Tyre slick will set it off nicely! the black makes tyres look worn now.

Also white Wheel nuts!!!

[Jason04r]

Doesn't look so fresh now , brake dust etc but that's with dirty tyres after sanding etc

[Jason04r]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/2014-07-03%2022.00.08_zpsmlm8ieo9.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/2014-07-03%2022.00.08_zpsmlm8ieo9.jpg.html)
http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/2014-07-03%2021.59.51_zpsbbdue2bc.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/2014-07-03%2021.59.51_zpsbbdue2bc.jpg.html)

Thought I'd update on my accident , light damage to the grill and bumper . Off the try and match the colour as there's no code.

[Lukeus101]

Could have been a lot worse mate, hope you get a good match :)

[Jason04r]

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d100/Jnnw123/20150626_184155_zps3wj0phx6.jpg (http://s33.photobucket.com/user/Jnnw123/media/20150626_184155_zps3wj0phx6.jpg.html)

Been awhile since I've posted. Cars running great , added a few items such as janspeed duplex exhaust , few polybush bushes.

[Lukeus101]

Looks awesome as ever Jason :)

[Smokey]

Still love it.

[stamford]

Looking mighty fine.

[Jason04r]

After 4 years of ups and downs and learning alot - the time has come to say goodbye to the MG.

Replacing her will be newly purchased BMW E60 530i 2007 LCI :)

I'd like to say a big thanks to all over the years , hopefully the next owner will take care of her like i have.

[talkingcars]

Going for luxury?

[Jason04r]

Yes , Getting fed up with hard suspension , crap clutch and wind noise :)