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In short, I am now the "proud owner" of a 2004 ZR105. It's another Shed. Obviously.
I thought I'd put the brief story of it so far here as a bit of group therapy!
The backstory is that my Nephew bought the car as a stop gap after blowing up the engine on his BMW 1-series. He has bought a 1M or what ever it is called, and the ZR was a cheap car to keep him mobile until the new car arrived. It had a few minor faults - including suspension bushes that would likely mean a fail come the next MoT, but otherwise pretty straight. I "met" the car when it had a misfire - one the coil packs had given up the ghost - but this was easily fixed and the car was a delight to drive. I remember driving these cars new, and the 105 was really an absolute peach of a car to drive, and felt quicker than you might have thought it would - and this one was no exception.
Unfortunately the car hasn't had a great deal of love these last few months. It looks as though it has been front and rear ended (the bonnet no longer closes properly). The Pektron BCU is throwing its toys out of the pram - the horn no longer sounds. But the body - apart some scabbiness around the rear wheel arches - is really not too bad, and sports the complete bodykit of its big-brother 160, along with the 160's multispoke wheels. It's a nice package in graphite grey.
So rather than it head to the scrap yard, I am thinking of seeing whether I can get it back on the road (potentially as a first car for my kids).
I mentioned that my Nephew had bought a new BMW? Well, that is back with BMW for a complete engine rebuild. I should have taken that as a clue.
I went around yesterday to collect it with Philip (he of pscan.eu fame). The ZR will be spending some time on Philip's drive as he works out the Pektron protocols that are currently missing from his diagnostic widget (5AS being fully catered for now). The car was found in the condition essentially described as above, other than three flat tyres (and one oddly over-pressured to 40psi?). The battery was too flat to turn the engine over, but started quickly with a jump. But it sounds like a bucket of bolts... and there is a leak from the exhaust somewhere.
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Having managed to get the bonnet open, it was clear that there was a good deal of tappet noise. So I checked the oil. Or rather I would have done were there any oil to check: the dipstick was dry
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When I say empty, I mean empty bar a slick of mayo at the bottom of the water tank. The last time I saw this car it was in rude health. But it looks like it has been broken... ugh.
Hey ho. Once Philip has finished with it, I'll bring it back home and take the head off: I suspect top end oil starvation, but I hope the head is salvageable. But I have a very strong suspicion that it will be scrap...
Pictures to follow!