ZX 1.9td - Farewell faithfull steed!

[Parky]

You haven't got a leaky heater matrix have you? Sometimes that can soak the carpet without any obvious leak

[Parky]

Sorry, appear to have dropped that comment in the wrong place! Will delete later

 

As you were...

[beko1987]

I did check that when I had wet carpets! But since sealing the sunroof up its been fine

[twosmoke300]

Despite the cost savings I just couldn't bring myself to run veg in a car I needed to be reliable .

[beko1987]

Thats the annoying thing for me, it's been fine before. I think putting petrol in was a mistake.

 

Once it's sorted I think I'll run a few tanks of just derv through to clean it out, save the 60l of veg I have until the summer

[Lacquer Peel]

Despite the cost savings I just couldn't bring myself to run veg in a car I needed to be reliable .

 

I run veg in a VE pump VW TDI engine and it's totally reliable. It's taken quite a few* FTPs and mistakes over the years to get to this point though. The key is to only use oil that's clear and runny at the ambient temperature.

 

Beko, I'd just keep a stash of fuel filters (£1.79 each from ECP!) and thin down the tank as you go. Maybe pre-mix the veg oil you have with a dash of petrol (nothing wrong with petrol) to keep it thin in the cold weather.

[twosmoke300]

Has your steering gone heavy because the idle has dropped ?

[beko1987]

Has your steering gone heavy because the idle has dropped ?

I reckon so. Certainly not going to do anything to it until the engine runs well again just incase I chase a problem that isn't there.

 

£1.79 from ecp? Damn I paid £4 on ebay. Will stock up from ecp for the future!

[Arthur Foxhake]

I reckon the filter is clogged.

It's definitely a fuel supply issue, hard to think it would be anything else.

As a precaution I would lift the in tank strainer and check it, I had similar issues in my dw8 engined berlingo, that I never ran on veg, and found all sorts of nasties.

Between changing the filter, checking the strainer, (and maybe popping a couple of small holes in it and adding an inline cheapy see through filter), you should be fine.

Clear pipe between the filter housing and pump will also help to see if it is an air ingress issue, although it seems not to be.

[beko1987]

I did think about the tank strainer, but thought it would probably have those fun clips on. Saw some horrific pics of them when googling though

 

So I bought a pair of these after using citro Jim's set on the xm

 

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=271877017714&alt=web

 

And will have a look at the weekend and hope putting some derv in helps for now, and a new filter.

 

Plus I can't just lift the seat squab, bloody volcane needs the whole rear seat removing, back first, then base. With bolts and everything. That's why I got the pliers, dont want to fuck about with all that then either have to buy jubilee clips or not be able to finish it or even start it...

[Arthur Foxhake]

Most likely get away with a filter change and run a bit of derv through it.

The gelling in the first pic will easily ruin a filter in no time.

Also I don't think you need to Undo any clips to get at the strainer, just Undo the big retaining ring and lift it out of the tank.

[D Spares & Tyres]

For now you can run a bit of fuel hose to a fuel can, bypass the tank until you get time to do it properly!

[beko1987]

I need to get some fuel hose, if I get some money by the weekend I'll buy a length from the local shit car place and take out 20l. I presume I can just connect it up to the other side of the primer bulb and turn the ignition on?

[D Spares & Tyres]

Yes that will be fine! N/s inner wing will hold a can or you can put a large drum in the passenger footwell with the pipe running out of the partially open passenger window... ..

 

Haha memories from my young foolish and skint years!

[beko1987]

Ooh you mean to run it on, not empty the tank...

 

Doubt amy would like me taking eva to school like that...

[320touring]

Ooh you mean to run it on, not empty the tank...

 

Doubt amy would like me taking eva to school like that...

Non flammable, and fragrant-whits not to like?

[D Spares & Tyres]

Some useful bits of advice re women as well..

 

'Don't tell her'

 

' forgiveness is easier to get than permission'

 

Surely safer than self immolating Vauxhalls?

[D Spares & Tyres]

If the tank is really full though you will need to think about the fuel return though too,...

[beko1987]

Haven't found out where that goes yet...

[D Spares & Tyres]

Back in the tank?

[beko1987]

And its route there

[D Spares & Tyres]

Same route as the main pipe

 

Again, back to women. The one that makes it a goer is remarkably close to the waste pipe. Slightly smaller too.

[Lacquer Peel]

For now you can run a bit of fuel hose to a fuel can, bypass the tank until you get time to do it properly!

 

 

Fixed.

 

I wouldn't fret about the fuel pipes and strainer just now, top up the fuel tank with diesel, replace the filter with new, carry a spare.

[beko1987]

She took £13.20 worth of derv. Maybe the strain er should come out in time to clean the bloody thing that reads the fuel level, was showing under 3/4 a tank before!

 

Hopefully that will get me to work on Thursday, where a new fuel filter should be waiting for me! I'll change it first fag break I get

[beko1987]

Still no new fuel filter, but after the derv she hasn't cut out once yesterday or today.

 

Once thing I have noticed, along with the heavier steering (heavier steering right than left I've noticed) is it's not charging quite as vigorously. I have my voltmeter clock thing on the dash, and it used to charge at 14.6 solidly. Now, when on a run on the m40 it'll sit at 14.2, but slowing down/traffic lights/local traffic it'll be at 13.8/4/0 briefly. Should I be looking at the aux belt area? Is there a way to tighten up the aux belt at all or should I buy a new one?

[Lacquer Peel]

I think it'll be an automatic tensioner, so the tensioner might be gubbed, or the belt stretched.

Glad it's running a bit better now.

[320touring]

Basically it just needs MOAR BOOOOOST

[beko1987]

New fuel filter fitted. The idle is slightly better already, I de-adjusted the throttle cable to bring it down slightly to how it was.

 

May have a look at the broken live terminal to the battery. It sits on the post but isn't tight at all, I can move it up and down with ease... Aux belt seems tight to my fingers with the engine off...

[D Spares & Tyres]

If you don't know the history of the auxilliuary belt, change it anyway. If it breaks or a bit comes off it then it will more than likely wreck your engine as the bits tend to fly under the cambelt!

[beko1987]

Sounds fair, have no idea of its history! Is it an easy change? Will the HBOL cover it well enough? Dare I trust ECP to have the correct belt?