First problem in 2 years

[Mafoo]

All sorted. I took it for a run yesterday following the all clear and the car turned into a complete mess if juddering, vibration and performance loss (as well as engine light).

I phoned this the dealer this morning, had a bit if a rant and was told to take it back so the could check again (free of charge).

Surprise surprise they found coils 3 & 4 had failed. They said I had a mix of coil makes and recommended I change the lot to avoid chasing my tail with more failures due to additional strain on the remaining 4 due to the breakdown of 2. My warranty picked up the 2 and all labour so a fair result.

I still can't see how anyone could have test driven that car and concluded it ran fine. Runs like a dream now though.

Leaves me enough money to continue my cunning audio mod (one that has never been seen before!!!)

 

[Mafoo]

Following on .......

I took the car out for a drive last night to see if the Z had cured itself. A quick blip of the go pedal and all hell broke loose. Engine light, drop in performance, juddering, shaking (a bit like me on a Saturday morning following a late one).

I crawled home. The engine sounded very rough even on idle.

So, back onto the phone to the dealers. One rant later I was told to take the car back and they would look again free of charge.

It turned out to be (as expected) not one but 2 coil packs (cylinder #'s 3&4). It was recommended that I change the lot (aparently I had a mix of Bosch and the other one) as it is common to get into a "chase the tail" situation of replacing others once a couple have failed (?).

My 3rd party warranty picked up all the labour and cost of 2 coils so not a bad result. A tremendous difference too (I assume as with most things you get gradual breakdown/loss of performance?).

So my Z is now whole again beaming at me through the window tempting me to take her out and open her up on some winding stretch of tarmac

Further, my low outlay means that I can continue to persue my pending cunning audio mod.......