mattyp182

Hi guys I signed up a few months ago for some advice on looking for a z and now I have got my hands on one. Within the first week the engine light came on but the dealer could not find a problem it has since came back on and with the snap on code reader I'm getting p1274 p1284 p0138 and p0158. I orginaly thought it may have been the cat as once up to temp it gives the eggy smell off now and again but there seams too many codes just for that. Could anybody shed some light on this. Much appreciated

Hey Matty, welcome to the forum. My Zed passed its 10th birthday last year and I have no rust on the car at all. With regard to rear wheel arch rust, in my experience this is down to owners not cleaning the inside lip of the rear arches especially and road crap and muck collects in this lip and when damp is a breeding ground for tin rot. The next time you wash your Zed run your fingers around the lip and you'll see what I mean as you will more than likely be pulling many years of collected crap. My Zed is my DD come rain or shine and a little work on your behalf can prevent this problem Hope this helps

I have been to look at one today. Looked spot on but I did notice under the car there is no underseal around the boot area and bits of rust on the main chassis beam running from one rear wheel to the other. Is this normal. I just find it strange that the rest of the car is undersealed

Thanks for the reply's guys

So as long as rust it not there I can just use stuff to prevent it. I heard it's double skinned so possibility of getting some cavity wax in there. I'm in the process of cutting that much rust out the mini I would cry if I spent 8 grand on a car and found a scab of rust 6 months down the line

Hi my name matthew I'm hoping to be getting a 350 very soon but there's just one thing bothering me. I have done a bit of searching for common faults ect and one thing that's off putting is rust. I am currently restoring a classic mini and I have had enough of dealing with rust. So my question is is the problem that bad or is it just a few cars that are not looked after properly. The main area seems to be the rear arches.