My New Zx

[will8971]

well hello,

i am new to this site and have just bought my very first car... a citroen zx 1.6i,

shes very old and raggid, i dont know what to do,

I want to keep her and maintain her and get her looking summits like new again,

were do i start???

Is it going to be worth it???

I have always had a dream to do up a car and is this the car to do it?????

Any answers and help would be very appreciated,

cheers, will.

[techbod]

the ZX is a very fine car to known moders and the limit is the size of the wallet ( older classics stand out in the crowd ) new ones are nice but expensive :ph34r: first thing you want to do is service the check everything out like breaks/discs/tyres/exhaust then the fun starts and your hooked, there are plenty of helpers/enthusiasts on many sites for that car so there will be much assistance given if requested and good luck on your first venture you will always remember it :)

[will8971]

cheers for the advice dave....

am currently in germany and to get it serviced it is going to cost 180 euro which is basically 180 quid nowerdays... i was thinking bout doing it all myself but not sure how to but willing to learn is it best getting a mechanic to do the first as am pretty sure it hasnt been serviced for a long time!!!!

[techbod]

its simple to DIY mate oil/oil filter/plugs/air filter and a link for those who want to know how

http://www.carbibles.com/fuel_engine_bible.html

[will8971]

awww cheers again dave,

another question i have is....

At the start of journey when car has be left over night or for couple of days... while excerlerating the revs go up but doesnt seem to be much excerleration, even after shifting up gears.. this doesnt happen very often, but enough to cause worry, when it is doing this it feels like there is a ristriction and once up into 3rd gear at bout 30mph/50kmph its euro speedo so in k´s , it seems to sit there for a while maybe 2mins or so then after that everything seems ok, what could this be???????

[Guest Colin Hunter]

I bought a 1996 (p) ZX 1.4 elation 4 years ago as a non runner for £200 (No tax MOT or anything!) to "do up" for my son's first car. We (He & I) fixed it up during the few months before he was 17 and got his provisional licence. It needed all sorts to get it through the MOT but we did it for a total cost below £500. He passed his test in it a few weeks before his 18th bithday and we still have it and it's a CRACKING wee car. He's now 21 and it's done 117,000 miles and SAILED through the last test with good emissions and everything. It goes well, handles great and, most importantly, costs VERY little to keep in good nick.

 

They are TRULY a great little car. MUCH under-rated.

 

Cheers :ph34r:

[techbod]

awww cheers again dave,

another question i have is....

At the start of journey when car has be left over night or for couple of days... while excerlerating the revs go up but doesnt seem to be much excerleration, even after shifting up gears.. this doesnt happen very often, but enough to cause worry, when it is doing this it feels like there is a ristriction and once up into 3rd gear at bout 30mph/50kmph its euro speedo so in k´s , it seems to sit there for a while maybe 2mins or so then after that everything seems ok, what could this be???????

 

sounds like a throttle body clean out and accelerator cable could be loose or sticking.

this link is a good place to find pictures as they concentrate on keeping classics on the road :ph34r:

 

http://www.aussiefrogs.com/forum/index.php

[will8971]

whats a throttle body clean out?????

 

thats the least of my worries at the moment tho, last week i paid extortionate money for my bulbs to be changed in the dash cos they had blown, i was sure it was a fuse, but no the dude in the shop said its thew bulbs, last night they blew again... what do i do... do i take it back and demand the cash back and try repair it myself... if so were do i start.... or do i take it someone else??? what could be causing them to blow???