Rich350z

Thanks for the reminder. The photo with the white cable tie is the one I was asking about in my original post - I replaced it with white instead of black because that’s all I had at the time and my only passenger is my 8 year old who couldn’t care less what colour it is lol. The second photo is the drivers side - no tie there when I bought it, so at a loss as to why there’s one on the other side in the first place - the strapping seems in place on both sides :shrugs:

Hey Colin, I’ll take a picture over the weekend for you. If for any reason I forget (I’m prone to that!) then reply on here or message me please….I’ve got notifications set up so it’ll be a reminder! Cheers Colin Rich

Depending on what I'm working I've seen this one a few times heading A361 from Devizes or A350 towards West Ashton

Sorry I didn't let you across the junction......you were just out of view until I came right around the corner - enough time for me to wave, but not enough space between me and the car behind me to safely apply my brakes to let you through! Looks pretty cool in black, not seen one in the flesh before!

Yeah, I basically had crosse threaded the bolt that holds the fan onto the motor (from memory), and when I tried to fix it I over tightened the working fan and sheared the bolt (I’m useless at anything manly!!). So ended up buying a replacement fan set and shroud from…..erm….Torqen I think. sorry, not much help to you.

....may have been a 370 - I’m @*!# with vehicle recognition! I was pulling out of a field gateway about 5pm today.

Fantastic guide. Thanks. Only took me 6 hours - think that’s probably a forum record! Took it for a test drive - all working dandy, get it back, lift the bonnet to check one last time - AND ONE OF THE FANS IS KNOCKING!!!!! AAARRRGGGHHH. Anyone else had this? I’m assuming I’ve not done one of the bolts up properly 🤷‍♂️

Hijacking the thread (sorry!) - what are the thoughts of covers? Do they protect or do they potentially do more harm than good (condensation/mould etc)............I have no idea, I am just asking because I see various posts on caravan sites (double sorry - yes, I am a caravan owner *hands head in shame*) and some people recommend against caravan covers due to scratching/mould etc etc. Am just curious to see if anyone has first hand experience of using covers (Zed, not caravan!) Back to you though, the cover that Paul posted looks great though - easy to fit and remove.

@Forrest did you ever get your issue sorted?

I've got a bluetooth OBDII reader which I've connected and it doesn't give any error codes. The device does work though as it has a feature where it gives live readouts on things like engine temp, throttle position and %, revs etc. No mods (unless you count my 350z dust caps I put on ) Yeah when it started I drove it for a full week before it happened again! Yup - my wife uses this key all the time when I take my key to work and leave the car at home

No, I haven't tried this to be fair - but I have tried the spare key (the one with no buttons - think it's called a valet key) and that doesn't start it either, so I've ruled out being a key problem - but that doesn't mean I am not willing to try anything at this stage! So, I will order a battery for the key fob to see if it works

Hi @danielb186 did you get this sorted in the end?

...nooo... I don't like Pm'ing people - it feels instrusive lol. Does he mind? Also - just been out to the car - AND IT BLOODY WELL STARTED!!!! So, I think I've narrowed down the issue: When it was failing to start, my red immobiliser light was staying on even after turning the key. When it started just now, the red light went out when I turned the key! So, I though the red light was meant to stay on when you attempt to start it - evidently not! So, I assume that this is likely to be some kind of immobiliser issue?

If that's the case (in regards to the pump) is there a way of fixing/preventing this? Or does it require a new pump? I plan on spending the weekend working through my list of things that I've cobbled together from various similar posts on this forum: NATS - check for water ingress Crank Sensor - remove connector and clean with electrical contact cleaner (will probably do this with every connector I can easily find under the bonnet lol) IDPM - check for loose connects/obvious breaks. Clutch pedal - check that the button that it presses to allow engine to start, is depressing correctly! As above, i tried the pedal dance and it doesn't seem to give me a code I understand (2 slow, 6 fast, 2 slow).

So I've just gone and tried the ECU error code pedal dance trick - and the flashing reply was a little weird and unexpected. So, 2 slow flashes, 6 fast flashes, 2 slow flashes Stevezzz - yeah possibly no fuel getting through....but it's just trying to work out if that's due to a mechanical issue or an electrical one.