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nah got half a of petrol...

ouch starter motor sounds expensive...

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Hello folks We have a starting problem... Normally one turn of the key and my 2000 2.0 fires into action. Today the starter is turning and the battery seems fine, but the starter motor's just making a weird noise and the engine's not firing. Was fine when I drove it two days ago. It's got one green ...

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guys just wondering, on the drawings posted above, the shaded bit seems to cover only part of the boxed area on the light. Any idea why the other part of the boxed area (which isn't shaded in these pictures) is there? cheers ps thanks for the tips. I'm off to France too (low(ish) carbon non flying h...

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actually the Z stormed up a fast hill on the A30 with the Suzuki Swift miles behind...point well and truly proven! (and I got a tan at the same time...)

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I love my 2.0 and bought it because for my budget it allowed me to get a late model with lots of extras and low miles etc...but very, very, occasionally it's just not quite fast enough. That said, I'd rather have a spanky looking 2.0 than a knackered looking 2.8 for the same money...

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55 litre tank? I think mine must be way less than that as £35's worth is about the most petrol you can squeeze in.

(and yes, the first time the light came on was when I started it from cold that day so literally 2 miles before we ran out!)

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Well there's a first time for everything. Turns out when the fuel light goes on I really do need to fill up! I thought it would give you more warning! Two miles from a cold start (on my way to the petrol station I might add) we had to coast into a parking space...Luckily one short bus ride and petro...

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Thanks folks. I find my Z is slightly disappointing off the lights (in that I get cars I think should be much slower keeping up) but much better on the 30-50 and motorway speed acceleration. Of course it could just be my driving...!

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anybody know the 0-60mph time for a 2000 model 2.0 ? my mate is sure his new Suzuki Swift GTi is faster - but that can't be right. I have of course told him I don't care if it is faster it's still not as good as my z...but I'd still like to know....cheers

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got mine done at a place in South London called "Soft Tops". Google it. Was £150 fitted in about an hour.

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right all sorted! Was the frayed wiring on the loom which goes from the boot to the high level brake light causing a drain apparently. Have no idea why that should be the case, and nor did the guy at the garage as the guy who is the electrical specialist who actually did the job had left for the day...

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Been having some electrical trouble (see post below re battery) and so borrowed my brother's new VW Polo this weekend. First thing I noticed is it's like sitting upstairs on a bus - you feel about 10 feet higher than in a zed. Second thing I noticed is - oh my god it's so much more comfortable! The ...

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thanks for all your replies. I took the car into the local garage today and he's getting a specialist electrics man to look at it. They're going to fix the frayed wiring and change the bonnet switch as well as fixing the drain. I don't mind changing the battery as it was only £60 and probbaly wou;ld...

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so last week I put a new battery in the car (or rather had somebody else put a new battery in - but let's not start that one again...) Left the car for five days - tried to start it today - dead battery. Any thoughts on causes please why this should happen twice in 2 weeks and after a whole new batt...

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yep alarm seems fine. It went off when the car was jump started but turned off with the remote. It didn't go off at all when the new battery went in. Seems fine now. I just called HR Owen and got the radio code - interesting to note they gave it to me with just the number plate and no name or id! So...

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so in fact what happened was this: I opened the battery compartment and saw all sorts of wires and nuts and bolts and though s*dd that and called the man from Green Flag. He came and jump started the car. (which took several gos and some weird noises and lots of chugging as the battery was totally d...

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cheers mate I already called HR Owen who are supposed to be calling me back with the radio code. Of course they haven't done yet...

Will let you know how my DIY effort goes. If you hear on the news somebody has blown up a Z3 in London tomorrow then you'll know how it happened...

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sorry just read Robert's reply properly. My alarm's the sort you can turn off by putting the key in the ignition.

So in that case I'll start with removing the connections and not deal with the back up siren.

Thanks for your help.

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thanks guys I shall have fun this weekend doing that.

The car is a 2000 post face lift 2.0.

When you say the "round key" what key do you mean? I have two remote control ignition keys and that's all.

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Hello I know nothing about the oily bits of cars. This morning for no apparent reason the battery's dead on the Z. Weird as I drove 200 motorway miles last weekend but haven't touched it since and must have left something on (though I cant see what). Anyway, brother in law suggests buying a battery ...

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no, nothing else failed so far as I can see but I'll double check later

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Just spotted that the high level brake light in the boot isn't working at all. I'm thinking that as all the lights within it have gone out it's a fuse or something rather than a bulb? Any ideas folks?

Thanks

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I have decided that the general public hate my z. I think I told you that somebody chucked a milkshake at me once (roof down), hoodies have shouted "why don't you get a Z4 it's better" and the other day, a Porsche Cayenne driver wound down his window to inform me that my car is s**t and hi...

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yep I think I might give it a go 'cos as ou say its cheap these days. cheers

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Hello, just wondered:-

Do people use normal unleaded or super unleaded? Do we think the super is worth the extra cash? Would I notice any difference in my occasional trips out of the grid lock in my 2.0?

hmmmmm

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thanks guys. Yes it was ok after 5 mins - but happened for the first time ever twice with two different fobs in two days...will watch and see

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how much was the replacement bonnet switch done at the BM dealer? I think I have to take mine in for that too.

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Hello - another alarm problem! Basically a couple of times my remote locking hasn't worked - you plip the plipper and nothing happens. Happens when both locking or unlocking the car. At first I thought the battery on the plipper must be going. But tried the spare key and it's done it a few times too...

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just thought I'd share my Z experience last weekend... hovering on a double yellow in Soho on Saturday afternoon with the top down waiting for 'er indoors to come out of the hairdressers...minding my own business looking at the road atlas checking out the route for Sunday's excursion...when there wa...

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Hello. I've heard people talk about tramlining, which I think is when the car drifts across the lane (on a say a motorway) following the grooves made in the road buy heavy lorries. I've noticed a couple of times at about 70mph on a motorway the car seems to drift and feel a bit unsteady. Trouble is ...

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found the switch and given it a spray let's hope that's fixed. thanks for your help

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thanks very much...my neighbours owe you one. This might be a dumb question, but what exactly do you mean by the bonnet switch? Is that the alarm sensor for the bonnet (if so where is that?), or is it the lever thing you open the bonnet with when you reach you hand underneath the front? Sorry for be...

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folks my alarm keeps going off fairly randomly. Much as the neighbours love being reminded what a great piece of motoring heritage graces their street, I'm worrying about a drained battery as I only use it occasionally (car is basically ornamental and a sign of my boyish connection with toy cars and...

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they're on special offer at Kwik Fit so that's why I'm thinking Pirelli...

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I can't decide which to go for - at the moment I am thinking Pirelli P7... (they're the same price)

Let me know which you think is best out of these two.

cheers

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ok ok so why are my brake pads so much more expensive than everybody else's? Here are my quotes: Front and rear pads fitted on a 2.0 Z3 (inc VAT):- Holland Park BMW - £290 Local garage 1 - £250 Local garage 2 - £222 Technosport in Brent Cross- £180 There must be a cheapie out there in London somewhe...

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yep well I was looking at replacing two of them so maybe mixed front and back would be ok...hmmm...

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sorry Right so need some new rears. I have Michelin Pilots, but am told that now these are no longer in production, and have been superceded by Michelin Primacy - whivh have a different tread. My gut reaction is never to mix (but I suppose at least theses are the same brand?) - what do you think? To...

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thanks guys - blimey it looks like they saw me coming. This was central London 2 mins from home so I guess I pay a bit more for the convenience. Apparently he had to take the wheels off to fix the handbrake?...oh well it's done now!

Thanks for the tip re the pads - I'll phone around.

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Was £237 for an oil service, tinkering with the hand brake and an MOT. Thought that could have been worse... (this was a local garage) Was told the rear tyres are on their way out which is a pain - think I'll just try and replace the rears only - though wont mix types - have read the tyre threads on...

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annoyingly the light's stopped working...has anybody changed the bulb before? Do you just prise off the light cover or is there some magic to it? It's just that the cover doesn't look like it wants to be prised off. Zac the Zed is having a service and MOT today so fingers crossed it's not too pricey...

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Had my window replaced by Soft Tops in Croydon. Was £150 fitted inc VAT. Lost their number but you can google them. Seems a good job.

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folks what do we think is the best method of removing the green slimey stuff that you get around the bottom of the hood? I know there's the hood conditioner treatment thing, but I was thinking more of a rountine cleaning trick?

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Ah I see thanks Andy. Right what I'm going to do then is change the oil now as that hasn't been done since June 04, but then wait until I get an INSPECTION light come on before I take it in for an Insp 2.

Thanks for all your advice

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hang on still not quite got it - is an oil change the same thing as an oil service? 'cos it had an oil service in June 04, so following the sequence that means it really needs an insp 2 not just another oil service. You said the dash will tell me - do you mean via the service lights or is there an i...

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thanks a lot Mike, I'll have it done. So, how does re-setting the lights change things? I thought they were just indicative of what's going on in the engine, but it sounds as if you were saying that doing it would improve performance?

Also, how will I know when it needs an Isp 2 service?

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yes that's for a master key which has a remote/alarm thingy. They also offered me a wallet key (tiny bit of plastic) which was £17...said no!

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Sorry, not a very exciting query but would be grateful for your thoughts: Zac the zed has two green service lights left but last had a inspection 1 in June 2004, which was 8,000 miles ago (don't drive very much!). (Has had brake fluid since). He's off for a MOT shortly. I was thinking I might get th...

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I'm confused - sorry - how many gallons in a Z's tank? (mine is 2.0)

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yep my 2.0 does something like that in heavy stop start traffic. When coming to a stop the revs sometimes seem to fluctuate. only does it for a few seconds and then sorts itself out. think I'll not worry about it until/unless it gets worse!

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wont start and about to ruin my weekend away!

embarrasingly ran out of pertrol...!

how fast am I?

love my zed but it makes my backside hurt...!

oh no maybe it wasn't the battery

how do you remove the battery?

oh dear brake light

this time it was a penis...

95 Ron or the super stuff?

locked out

milkshake dramas...

am I tramlining?

oversensitive type...

Pirelli P6000 Powergy or Pirelli P7?

another tyre thread...

service time- not too bad...

interior light & MOT time!

green gunk

oil changes/service and key rip off!