What did you do with your Z today V (ON TOPIC DISCUSSION ONLY)

DavidInIndy

With the temp hitting a balmy -3 this morning, "blue steel" enjoyed a vigorous drive to work after laying low for a couple weeks.

Can I get a witness for those heated seats on the Touring model?

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onzedge

Amen, brother.

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Justice97

Butt warmers FTW.

mike12002us

Cleaned the MAF sensors, she runs like a new car. Car idle was starting to get a little irratic and the car cut off on me twice. Next step is to change the spark plugs.

Fountainhead

Mike,
How many miles when you had to do all this?

JARblue

Installed a single lugnut for Ms. Pintsize last night after she lost one of her locking lugnuts on her new wheels.

Also purchased a bottle of Motul RBF600 from her for a clutch fluid bleed.

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JARblue

I need to do this Car idle has definitely been erratic enough to warrant it. I plan to take it a step further and clean the throttle bodies as well.

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Sh0velMan

That'll be fun if you haven't bypassed the TB heater yet.

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Pintsize725

Sweet, you can do mine too!

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JARblue

Can't tell if serious... I wasn't expecting this to be very difficult, but I'm a little gun shy after my recent failed attempt to change the brake pads on Ms. Pint's Z (something that should NOT have been as difficult as I apparently made it).

Are you just referring to the coolant lines that can be removed per this DIY?

I thought about doing that this past summer but never got around to it. I just recently drove the Z out in freezing weather for the first time, so I'm even less inclined to do it now, though I like the solenoid valve idea that someone mentioned in the DIY. If you are talking about something else entirely or just speaking to the difficulty, please, enlighten me

If you're talking about just the MAF sensors, then sure. If you are including the TBs, let me do mine first

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Sh0velMan

Yeah, the coolant lines. If you haven't bypassed them, you'll be spewing coolant when you go to take the TB's off to clean them, that's all.

If you keep the lines upright, it won't be tooo much that comes out tho.

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JARblue

Gotcha I will probably wait until mid-Feb to clean the TBs and go ahead and do the bypass at the same time.

My next question was whether I need to do a coolant flush at the same time. I guess not, as long as I'm careful when removing the hoses.

Much obliged

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sdwindr1

This:

Headlight Lens Restoration System :3M US

Worked like a charm!

Pintsize725

You should probably use mine as the tester. I mean, it seriously can't be any worse than it is now. Damn thing idles all over the place, only starts 75% of the time, has no pep in her step, etc....

I think I can handle the MAF cleaning, but you're welcome to it. I'll be calling the shop today to get a quote on the TB cleaning + coolant flush.

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mike12002us

I am at 72k miles.