MK2 MG ZS 180 V6 In X Power Grey (LEF)

[Dan1971]

Originally Posted by Maxfly

Good stuff Dan, have any immediate plans for her?

First things first - I'm delighted with the car and it will serve me well I'm sure.

Maybe you can help me out with that DVD player in the roof ... ? Is it fubarred or got any power ?

It does have some bits to get sorted though - thought it'd be faster so will be checking the vis motors or putting it on the rollers. Clutch squeeks something awful so need to have a look at that - hopefully some WD40 in the right place will get that sorted. Steering wheel is worn to buggery so will try and source one in decent condition.

After that really all she needs is some bodywork getting looked at - the side grills don't match, which might be something for later although the rusting near the windscreen is a bit worse than I'd expected and then just a couple of little dings to make it a proper show-stopper.

Now - if only I knew a guy who had some family connections in the bodywork trade and loves the ZS ..... .....

[stamford]

I was too slow on this one. Glad it's found a new home on the forum though.

[MG ZS STE]

Originally Posted by Dan1971

Clutch squeeks something awful so need to have a look at that - hopefully some WD40 in the right place will get that sorted. Steering wheel is worn to buggery so will try and source one in decent condition.

that could be the Clevis pin on the pedal. Sometimes just giving it a turn with the pliers is enough to quieten it down temporarily. If you can get some Grease on it should get rid of it altogether. There's a lot of TF wheels on that auction site ATM.

Originally Posted by Dan1971

the rusting near the windscreen is a bit worse than I'd expected

This is what put me off. Not the end of the world but could be pain to get done right. Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks and there's plenty of good metal under the blistering, maybe get the roof painted gloss black to tie in with the spoiler?

[Dan1971]

Originally Posted by MG ZS STE

that could be the Clevis pin on the pedal. Sometimes just giving it a turn with the pliers is enough to quieten it down temporarily. If you can get some Grease on it should get rid of it altogether. There's a lot of TF wheels on that auction site ATM.



This is what put me off. Not the end of the world but could be pain to get done right. Hopefully it's not as bad as it looks and there's plenty of good metal under the blistering, maybe get the roof painted gloss black to tie in with the spoiler?

OK ... Directions to the clevis pin ... ?

Not keen on a Tf one, I'll keep an eye out for just a decent ZS or R45 wheel as they just go straight on. I'm not a machining guy.

I'm sure that a decent shop will get the bubbling sorted. Personally, I think there's enough Black on there at the moment so I reckon grey would be best, but we'll see.

[MG ZS STE]

It's the pin that attaches the master cylinder to the clutch pedal. You should be able to access it from the driver footwell.

[MG ZS STE]

Originally Posted by Dan1971

Not keen on a Tf one, I'll keep an eye out for just a decent ZS or R45 wheel as they just go straight on. I'm not a machining guy.

There's someone on here selling spacers. I've got a TF wheel in my green one and a standard ZS wheel in my red one. I find I get better road feedback in the green one than the red.

[Maxfly]

Originally Posted by Dan1971

First things first - I'm delighted with the car and it will serve me well I'm sure.

Maybe you can help me out with that DVD player in the roof ... ? Is it fubarred or got any power ?

It does have some bits to get sorted though - thought it'd be faster so will be checking the vis motors or putting it on the rollers. Clutch squeeks something awful so need to have a look at that - hopefully some WD40 in the right place will get that sorted. Steering wheel is worn to buggery so will try and source one in decent condition.

After that really all she needs is some bodywork getting looked at - the side grills don't match, which might be something for later although the rusting near the windscreen is a bit worse than I'd expected and then just a couple of little dings to make it a proper show-stopper.

Now - if only I knew a guy who had some family connections in the bodywork trade and loves the ZS ..... .....

The screen takes/took its feed from the boot. Should be able to lift the boot carpet and see the main power feed from the battery. It should have a gold clamp, then make sure there is a wire attached to it, I'm sure it was a red one that goes direct to the screen. I had the same thing when I first bought it from Kev and he guided me to the solution, it was due to there no longer being a boot build so everything was disconnected.
The lack of oomph could be several things and would guess it's likely down to being sat for a while and just lack of use?? Good call on checking vis, the power did stick now a ad again with sometimes just a pull apart enough to get it going. Any brakes sticking? One thing to check is accelerator cable, was at end of adjustment when I sold her and may well benefit from getting changed out. After doing that the air filter might be worth giving a clean, I can't remember if Jay said he had done that but could well be in his thread.

[Dan1971]

I put a TF wheel in the diesel I had and didn't really like it. I found it obscured some of the dials. I've done the 45 wheel in others and prefer it. But - if I see a decent ZS wheel somewhere first, it'll do in the short term.

The vis indicators on the dash do light up. They are mostly green, but of the four, the second from the left goes yellow at low revs under acceleration... ? Not having had one before, I'm thinking yellow isn't good and it should be green, but I'm guided by you guys ... Should have the vis tester this week so we'll see what the score is for sure.

Squeek from the clutch was far less this morning on a short run, and dare I say it, it did seem a bit perkier. Maybe the motorway run has done it some good and Jay did say that it had been stored for 2 months before I collected.

He did clean out the induction kit, photos in his build thread so it's all good there I think.

Think the brakes are OK although the handbrake might need some adjustment.