Chris_90's citroen zx volcane The END

[Chris_90]

Liking this car... Was watching this for ages aswell but ended up buying the one for sale in Kent. Really enjoying mine so far, zxs are a rare sight on the roads these days in any form let alone a volcane

Seem to be a few around on the fourms/Facebook pages, get some pics up of yours be nice to see it.


For any one bothered will be having a second attempt at fitting a bosch to this tomorrow hopefully I have more luck this time round.

[ash23]

what wait a second!! you still have this?! not sold it yet

you had plenty of luck the first time round.. just too paranoid about it but saying that if i wasnt prancing around a forest in lycra it would be on now if you need anything give me a call ill answer this time haha

[Chris_90]

what wait a second!! you still have this?! not sold it yet

you had plenty of luck the first time round.. just too paranoid about it but saying that if i wasnt prancing around a forest in lycra it would be on now if you need anything give me a call ill answer this time haha

not sold yet all tho it could be scrapped by end of tomorrow and no worries no doubt I'll end up ringing you about something. I do have a spare 9mm tho just incase so it's definitely getting bosched weather it likes it or not

[Chris_90]

So bit of an update, finally got 11mm bosch on, first time round I was worried/paranoid about in and out play on the shaft, so it went back on a lucus, so bought a 9mm pump as a back up, attempted it again, just my luck both pumps had vane pump issues wouldn't lift/pump the fuel, so ash to the rescue yet again stripped the pumps down finding out the 9mm was basically naffed! Anyway ash worked his magic, and brought me an 11mm pump this morning and it run but had a sticky injector, lucky I had one in shed and it's now up and running. Smoking like a trooper





Fitted boost gauge and water temperature gauge neither are wired/plumbed in


And this is nothing to do with car but my "d turbo" dog now has a nose still need to sort a mouth.




Thats about it for now gonna turn boost up tomorrow and plumb boost gauge up then that's it, gonna focus on waiting for our baby to arrive not long now!

Want to say a massive thank you to ash wouldn't have got no were with out him Thanks

Comments welcome

[zx_volcane]

You'll be wanting a bigger turbo to go with that 11mm I reckon

Have you got a contingency plan for when a rod comes flying out the block?

Good progress

[Chris_90]

You'll be wanting a bigger turbo to go with that 11mm I reckon

Have you got a contingency plan for when a rod comes flying out the block?

Good progress

No should I have a contingency? yer gt20 is on the cards just needed a bosch pump so made sense to upgrade so I don't have to keep stripping car down all time.

[Sambarker]

You'll be wanting a bigger turbo to go with that 11mm I reckon

Have you got a contingency plan for when a rod comes flying out the block?

Good progress

No should I have a contingency? yer gt20 is on the cards just needed a bosch pump so made sense to upgrade so I don't have to keep stripping car down all time.

No contingency now James has his rods!

[Chris_90]

There's various reason why I sold the rods main one being £350 is alot of money (that's what they sold for) and realising I'm not gonna be pushing big power when it's my "reliable" daily carnt go compound turboing it and doing 25,000mile a year. If the engine was to come to bits I'll stick some hdi rods in but hopefully I never have to strip it.

I've gotta face reality I have a baby coming very very soon, I don't think my time and money will be spent on the car that much, I'd rather spend my money on my wife and daughter............ That said I still want a gt20 and fmic on it

[Chris_90]

Worked out why I was coaling so much, I'd not tightened the intercooler hose to the intercooler up, now far less smoke

[bashbarnard]

Worked out why I was coaling so much, I'd not tightened the intercooler hose to the intercooler up, now far less smoke

Yeah that would do it

[Piggy]

What you need mate is a GTB20

[Chris_90]

What you need mate is a GTB20

You never no what bargains can be found, I'd only buy one if it was mega cheap

[ash23]

you know where the rep button is chris haha
started to like this more if you notice i haven't been calling it what it did when we fetched it

ill have to hurry up and the the 22 on the estate so you can have the gt20

[Sambarker]

There's various reason why I sold the rods main one being £350 is alot of money (that's what they sold for) and realising I'm not gonna be pushing big power when it's my "reliable" daily carnt go compound turboing it and doing 25,000mile a year. If the engine was to come to bits I'll stick some hdi rods in but hopefully I never have to strip it.

I've gotta face reality I have a baby coming very very soon, I don't think my time and money will be spent on the car that much, I'd rather spend my money on my wife and daughter............ That said I still want a gt20 and fmic on it

I think you need a bit more money by selling me the arp head studs!

[Chris_90]

you know where the rep button is chris haha
started to like this more if you notice i haven't been calling it what it did when we fetched it

ill have to hurry up and the the 22 on the estate so you can have the gt20

Repped and I have noticed but not said anything just incase it reminded you and you started again and you do or just sell me the manifold and gt22 setup for £5

@Sam nah I'm keeping them even if I didn't fit them I'd keep them cos I'll only want some more for next car, teddy has some for sale tho if you've not seen them.

[Toms306]

25k a year on deliveries? Must be a lot of people like Chinese round your way!

[Chris_90]

25k a year on deliveries? Must be a lot of people like Chinese round your way!

It's not just deliverys do alot of mileage in day times, as Apprently it's cheaper if my missus let's me drive her around than her take her own car

[ash23]

Repped and I have noticed but not said anything just incase it reminded you and you started again and you do or just sell me the manifold and gt22 setup for £5

@Sam nah I'm keeping them even if I didn't fit them I'd keep them cos I'll only want some more for next car, teddy has some for sale tho if you've not seen them.
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haha add a zero or two on that just get a decent turbo and bodge a gbox pipe up

[Chris_90]

I'm gonna look see if I spot any more bargains, loving the car now it has boost again really quite nippy considering every thing is standard apart from pump

[Chris_90]

Bit of an update,

Drove to oxford today picked a tow bar and hdi gearbox off Anton.

And this come this morning



Bit worried tho as i might struggle to get over 6psi and it might cost £800 to make fit

Seriously though looks like it could be a pain with every thing on the cold side of turbo, only cost £40 so not gonna mess around will be welded to manifold and bodged on

Comments welcome

[ash23]

this not on yet ?

thats a cheap price were did you find that

[306Dan]

here i found you a fitting guide

http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-14999.html

and remeber to buy lots of aldi/lidl tools as they top anything you have

[Chris_90]

this not on yet ?

thats a cheap price were did you find that

Yer it's on..........


The kitchen table

And I searched ebay for days, weeks, years...... Oh wait no that didn't happen, you sent me link and I Bidded

here i found you a fitting guide

http://306oc.co.uk/forum/thread-14999.html

and remeber to buy lots of aldi/lidl tools as they top anything you have

I was gonna go tomorrow and see if I can get some quality tools


Tbh I'm doing this all wrong I should have bought a scrap ko3 then blamed the whole foum for telling me that's the right turbo

[Tom]

This for sale yet?

[Chris_90]

This for sale yet?

Everything is for sale if you have enough money

[Tom]

Its not 3 door, otherwise

[Jimbo]

That a rover gt20?? From a petrol?

[Chris_90]

That a rover gt20?? From a petrol?

No saab but yer off a petrol, not ideal I no but for £40 will see how it goes

[Piggy]

Will be curious to see how you get on...turbo A/Rs for a petrol and all that

[Chris_90]

Will be curious to see how you get on...turbo A/Rs for a petrol and all that

I've said about this in posts when puggy was having issues with his, and it was said that the hot side carnt be that much bigger, I've been searching the net but Carnt seem to find any air ratios for the hot side of this pacific turbo. Carnt be no worse than a td04 tho surely?