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Sounds good bud! - ahhh its nothing that cant be sorted! im sure all will be fine, at the end of the day. it is what it is!

Oil and filter done over the weekend! Now got rid of the nasty mineral oil since my car had new bottom end bearings. Now running on Castrol Magnatec 5W/30 Fully Synth! - whilst i was at it i stripped my brakes down and stopped them from giving lorries squealing competitions! I then noticed i have a rear wheel bearing gone! Bummer! so shes booked in for Tuesday night and is being looked at Wednesday! Productive weekend! - What did everyone else get up to?

Thanks Stu!

Hi Guys, Does anyone know how much oil i need to buy to do a change (with a filter) i normally have the oil sitting just below the top mark? Going for a 5W/30 Fully Synthetic oil. Next question... anyone know where i can buy a bundle? (Oil & filter) at a decent price and grab it before the weekend? Thanks in advance (y)

Hi All, Anyone know where i can get some of the inserts that surround the buttons on the steering wheel? (normally Silver?) the lacquer is peeling on mine!? TIA

Thanks mate, I've now done 1100 miles with the new big bearings in it (was just a bottom end rebuild - completed by the garage i brought it from). I'm doing a long trip to Portsmouth from Cambridge at the weekend, its used a little oil since the rebuild (probably expected). I'm just looking to top it up with some normal oil and i'll dump the old stuff when i get back and refill completely with 5W/30!

Alright, Alright... i get it! haha, Thanks BulletMagnet (y)

Hi Guys, i believe the velocity of oil to use on a standard DE engine is 5W/30? do people use fully synth or part synth? just need to get some for a top up! as I've just had a rebuild Thanks in advance, Jack

dark color though? or white as in like condensation?

^ this is my trail of thought? did you not get any smoke at all then?

Was it blue smoke though? mine smells but it smells of fuel... which is just rich running? well, I've done 900 miles since i had the bottom end done, so it may have used some due to that? I'm going to do another 100 miles to get it to a round 1000 miles and then dump the oil and change for fresh! (5W 30 isn't it?) fully synthetic or part? So, this will just progressively get worse will it? how much has it set you back to have a valve seals sorted?

Oh dear! mines just had a bottom end rebuild! when you say fully rebuilt... is it being rebuilt to standard? or forged for turbo or anything? It is really confusing me, because if it was valve seals or piston rings id look like the Flying Scotsman coming down the road? I have no idea where it is going?! glad im not the only person that has this problem though! Maybe the cats will have to go on! because it doesn't show an oil loss with the cats on?! thoughts?

Hi Guys, Anyone had any problems with their PVC valve and oil consumption on a DE (2005)? I have recently fitted Decats, my car seems to be using oil now? i cant see it being the decats themselves? i have the normal white smoke coming from exhaust (not in huge amounts) - oil burning would be blueish anyhow? I'm thinking i may have a PVc valve problem? anyone come across this? its used a fair bit I've gauged about 1L over (1000 miles) decats have only covered about 300 miles!? but only seemed to be using oil since after they were fitted.... so in he-insight about 1L over 300 miles?!? which is heart attack material? but as i say, i have no pools of oil on driveway or no horrific black smoke!? so it can be a major internal problem? Thanks In Advance Jack

Cheers for the heads up! Caution and a little copper grease will be in mind! (Y)

I've de-catted mine this weekend and got a light! So i ordered some spacers from ebay last night... it think they are all the same as long as they are the right size thread wise? Sounds crazy though!!

Does yours have much more grunt than his when you plant it though? That's what i'm looking for! and a few pops along the way!

Well, i don't do much motorway driving, but i had a Clio 197 before with a full straight through system! and when i did go on a motorway if was just waaaay too loud! i couldn't have a convocation with the person sitting next to me! i don't want it to be like that, i love noise and i want it to be heard, but i don't fancy shouting to the person next to me?! haha - been there, done that!

Guys, I have at the moment, a Cobra 'Y' pipe, with a Scorpion rear end ('Y' pipe back). - looks like just the back box? I've not had my Z long! I still have all the boxes... I've just brought a pop charger induction and decats. Do we think it will be too loud!? when i say too loud, i mean can't comfortably have a convocation at 70 mph cruising but i want the noise when i boot it! Thanks in advance, Jack

Messaged you...

I want a wing! nothing 'Big Gay!' V2 or something? Anyone got anything, preferably in silver? Cheers

Haha! your right, it cant come fast enough! Im just sick of not having a car now, and to be honest seeing i had it 10 days before it blew 30 days is fine with me! will give me enough time to see if its running ok! Its costing me a fortune being without a car, so its a saving grace that i got this! because it costs nearly £700 to actually get a court date! you have to pay an initial fee to open a case and then a 'hearing fee' which is nearly £400! so im glad i avoided court to be honest! Really the guy had nothing to go on, he tried to use the excuse of 'its been driven like a racecar' and 'erratic driving' but had nothing to back it up what so ever! He then obviously realised that i meant business when i got a solicitor involved. He kept stooling for days with replying ect, ect. i then got the court letters drawn up and ready to post, which was enforced by my solicitor and he decided that he then wanted to avoid court and decided to buckle as he knew i wasn't going to! Also, when my solicitor spoke to 'Lawgistics' his 'Legal Reps' he was told that Lawgistics had already advised him to settle this case weeks before, so he was then being charged by them for defense as he wasnt following their instructions. i sure this pushed the 'out of court' settlement too! (y)

Hi Guys, Sorry i've not been keeping you up to date! Been a long and hard fought battle, but my Z should be back with me Friday all fixed (rebuilt bottom end) all paid for by the garage that i brought it from! I also have a fresh 30 day warranty, so i'm covered for the first month, i just hope that it has been fixed properly! Although if it isn't, he is only shooting himself in the foot! So yeah, ill be as happy as can be on Friday!! - Thanks for all the pointers and advice guys, much appreciated (Y) Hopefully meet some of you guys soon and show off my Z Cheers Jack

to be fair, its all going through my missus uncle that works for Buckles, so ill just follows what he says...

yeah, its like an online portal thing isnt it? where you open a case...

OK, I have been advised by Buckles Solicitors, that if i dont revieve anything in writing by Thursday i will be doing a court summons. (y)