Resurrecting the ZS: With pictures

Quick update, not got much done due to the snow.

Have ordered the following, some has arrived and some hasn't yet, as I ordered it in drips and drabs.

- Inlet/Exhaust manifold gasket
- Cambelt tensioner
- Cambelt idler
- Cambelt
- Fuel injection pump tensioner
- Fuel injection pump belt
- Water pump
- 4x Ice White headlight bulbs
- Camshaft cover gasket
- Anaerobic sealant to rebuild camshaft carrier assembly
- Auxiliary drive belt
- Threadlock compound
- Injector to head sealing washers
- 3 Layer head gasket (slight decompression, but it's the one normally used)
- 282mm vented disc brake calipers, discs and pads

It's all coming together, won't be long!
 
Cheers mate, it's not been easy but I feel it's only fair to the car - I've hammered it for the last 30k odd and despite the bad rep they get, the only faults with the car have been my own doing.

Time to give something back! :)
 
Progress.

Got the camshaft carrier out of the ZS, and ready to fit to the new head.
The problem is, I found quite heavy evidence of an oil leak from the camshaft oil seal:
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Cleaned up the head to camshaft carrier mating face:
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Also, had a go at cleaning the camshaft carrier assembly:
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I also had another go at cleaning up the head to a good finish... :)
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Getting there.... :cool:
 
Fair play to you:) Have some man-points!

I've got a new head for the 320i arriving today, am going to be doing a similar job to that. Once i've sorted out the fact that I can see the road through about three different holes in my car. :(
 
Looking good Matty! thought I recognised the username from the Xpower forums.
If you need any bits I'm off to a scrappy near me next week who has a couple of Zed's in, and I've got a few bits left off my old MkI as well.

Alex
 
Cheers guys, it's been a lot of tough work but it'll be worth it.

More of a learning curve than anything, and hopefully with all the work done I'll be up to my target of 160bhp and 280lb/ft too which is a bonus.

Will be re-fitting the bare head (no cam carrier on Tuesday, and working forward from there over the coming weeks.

I need to make a tough call - another swift change in circumstances means my needs are changing yet again. I hate change! I might find my self sat in a dirty diesel once again come May, but who knows.
 
Dogbreath said:
Trouble is they turn into a giant kite if there is any wind.
Click to expand...

We found this at Silverstone last year. Storm + gazebo = epic fail.

Anyway...

Boxes of parts ready to go on:
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Cleaning the head; partly done:
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This is what I faced - quite bad rust due to no head for a while:
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Cleaned up, finally!:
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Head bolts - damn thick compared to something like a K series.
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I gave each one a quick clean, the coated threads with oil to aid refitting.
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Fitting each bolt loosely:
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All back on and tightened down. It's terrifying putting 65nm on each bolt, then 90 degrees and then an additional 90 degrees! :eek:
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Waterpump housing. The old waterpump was totally knackered.
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New item:
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All back on. :cool:
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More soon! :D
 
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