New Owner #1581 White/Red

[bobbyhi]

Welcome aboard Sam......Alway good to see another White one=D>

[robrtr]

Congratulations, Sam. Sounds like you got a real bargain.

[Torchred96]

Thank you all for the warm welcome! It has been a very positive experience so far. First, here are some pictures of the car ...I haven't figured out how to post them directly yet. Most of the pictures are from the sellers ebay ad that I downloaded and a few others are the first day she came home. Don't run away when you see her mileage It really doesn't drive like it has that many miles.. Still I think the price was almost a gift. I have NO complaints.

http://s1096.photobucket.com/albums/g328/sirlancair1/

I will follow up with problems and quirks she has, but for the most part, it's a solid runner.

Thanks again!

Sam

[ZZZZZR1]

Sam,

In photobucket, grab the "IMG" picture, cut and paste

Here are some of your photo's









Nice car!!!



David

[Torchred96]

Okay, what I know about the car besides that it has 132k miles...not too much actually. It has had two owners. The first is from McKeesport Pa. I believe I have the last name, but only the initials of the first and middle name. He, or she owned the car for 20k miles and I believe it was sold in 96 to someone in St Petersburg Fl who drove it, uh quite a bit but also did a nice job of either replacing the interior or keeping it really nice. I'm betting the seats are recovered...they just look too good for that many miles.
The seller put a Haibeck chip to have the injectors default to on because the key switch is broken. Not sure if the check engine light was on before that but it is now.

Unfortunately I have no other records of maintenance. The oil looks great, antifreeze looks great and engine overall looks to be well maintained.

Here are some of the issufes: maybe I should start a new thread..but for now:
Tach doesn't work, bounces from <0 to >8k
Interior light flickers on while I'm driving.
steering wheel is well warn, so is shift knob. I'd like to fix this one soon.
service wheel sensor light comes on.
service engine light stays on.
right turn signal doesn't work right...problem with lever on steering wheel

bigger stuff:
KNOCK at idle when car is warm. This goes away just off of idle. It also appears to have coincide with a miss. Scared the crap out of me first time I heard it.. Sounds like a rod knock..but I thought that would be at all rpms instead of just idle.
stumbles on acceleration.
secondary pump not turning on
secondary not holding vacuum (going to the engine)
Weatherstripping..doors, pillars..but I knew that.
Paint on back bumper is slightly yellowed and theres a 4" scratch on the left corner of the bumper.
Paint overall is acceptable, but definitely not what she deserves.

That's about all I have found. I'll keep you posted. Meanwhile I've been busy reading all I can to learn what makes her tick. Pun intended

[Torchred96]

Thanks for the help ZZZZR1!!!!

[-=Jeff=-]

Originally Posted by torchred96

Unfortunately I have no other records of maintenance. The oil looks great, antifreeze looks great and engine overall looks to be well maintained.

Here are some of the issufes: maybe I should start a new thread..but for now:
Tach doesn't work, bounces from <0 to >8k
Interior light flickers on while I'm driving.
steering wheel is well warn, so is shift knob. I'd like to fix this one soon.
service wheel sensor light comes on.
service engine light stays on.
right turn signal doesn't work right...problem with lever on steering wheel

bigger stuff:
KNOCK at idle when car is warm. This goes away just off of idle. It also appears to have coincide with a miss. Scared the crap out of me first time I heard it.. Sounds like a rod knock..but I thought that would be at all rpms instead of just idle.
stumbles on acceleration.
secondary pump not turning on
secondary not holding vacuum (going to the engine)
Weatherstripping..doors, pillars..but I knew that.
Paint on back bumper is slightly yellowed and theres a 4" scratch on the left corner of the bumper.
Paint overall is acceptable, but definitely not what she deserves.

That's about all I have found. I'll keep you posted. Meanwhile I've been busy reading all I can to learn what makes her tick. Pun intended

The Knock might be the Dual Mass Flywheel, mine did that too, new plugs , wires and injectors fixed it
Secondaries will not work with the SES light

Keen parts sells the latex weatherstripping for the pillars, I have the A pillar piece but have not installed it yet

[Torchred96]

Thanks Jeff.

I made the comment to the seller when I test drove it that it didnt feel like the secondaries were opening and he said "no, they are definitely opening and that it was slower before the Haibeck chip"

He seemed to think that the chip allowed the secondaries to kick in, even with the ses light on>>>is that not the case? If they are not, then does that also mean that the secondary injectors are not firing?

Why don't I start a new thread. so others can benefit from the search engine.

[ZZZZZR1]

Call Kevin @ www.keenparts.com for weatherstrip We have seen this latex and it's VERY close to OEM, plus half price!


Call John @ FIC www.fuelinjectorconnection.com get Stainless Steel Injectors $650 for the complete set.

Call Jerry @ www.jerrysgaskets.com for gaskets needed for injector replacements



David

[bdw18_123]

Nice, another white/red Z! Really nice price too, for what you got!

I've got a '90 white/red Z with 140K that I've been working on for the past two years. Mine was in much rougher shape than yours is, but it looks a lot better now than it did.