MK1 + models and extras

[LouZRBabe]

Thanks for the reply.

Going to give it a good clean next week, then will get some pics up.

10W40 then, will get some.

I replaced my badges in the ZR with some metal ones from ebay, good quality. Want to do the same with the ZS, but reading a few posts it seems the rear is hard to remove? Sounds like the badge doesn't come off seperate to the chrome housing, wonder if I can get a screwdriver through the middle of it and pull it off like I did the ZR.

[peterzs]

I had the replacement badge for 3 years, too scared to pull the old one off. It got so bad I painted it with enamel paint. Looked horrid, so when we had that hot spell thought I would tackle it.

Masked off all round the old badge and taped on a couple of old credit cards at the bottom of the badge and carefully eased a wide scraper under the badge and prised it up. When it moved I got my fingernails under it and it pulled off fairly easily.

Thought I would do the front badge as the rear went so easily, dont use a wide scraper on the front badge, the grill must be more rounded and the wide blade digs into the paint. Doh!!! Got a table knife when the wife wasnt looking, and slid that under the bottom edge, using the old credit card to lever against and it came off easily again.

Thats on a Mk2, dont know if the Mk1 is different. The Mk2 was a complete plastic badge.

Best of luck with it.

[talkingcars]

Welcome to the world of grown up MGs (my wife has a ZR)

I would check what coolant is in the engine, I understand mixing OAT and non oat can cause sludge to form.

Is yours a hatch or a saloon, they have different badges if you are replacing the whole thing, the inserts are the same 59mm as the mk1 ZR.

Are you bring it to Zed10 on Sunday?

James

[LouZRBabe]

Its OAT in there as its pinky orange (I know this doesn't 100% mean it is, but in an engine that uses OAT, i think its safe to say it is).

Ah mines a hatch. Will the badge come out the chrome casing on a hatch? Then I can just stick the new one in the its place.

I should be bringing the ZR to zedten, got to fit an alternator in the morning. I only picked the ZS up yesterday and I'm abit hesitant to drive it 285 odd miles without giving it a service and check over.