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Starting with my preventative maintenance of the TZD; 'Giving the front end a bit of a Birthday'
My wife Helen drives the TZD as an everyday commuter and as the alternator packing in has coincided with her annual Teneriffe getaway with her freinds with me having the week off work staying at home with the children I have decided to give the car some much needed preventative maintenance and repairs.
I plan to;
Remove front the front bumper, grill, radiator etc.
1. flush out rad and cooling system.
2. remove and internally clean out intercooler
3. Replace slightly leaking rocker cover gasket.
4. replace the broken alternator (belt done last year with timing belt tensioners and water pump)
5. remove ABS module and inner wing arch before fully inspecting (removing seam sealer if required) then rectify any possible corrosion to neaside front inner wing (offside done last year) including waxoil protection.
6. remove all surface rust to front crossmember and make good including waxoil protection.
7. replace split offside outer CV boot.
8. LHM flush
9. Engine service with all filters and oil change.
9. Remove front doors to properly inspect 'A' pillars and rectify any possible rust issues + waxoil to pillars and door internals.
I started this afternoon with stripping down the front end and replacing the knackered alternator.
With having the week off work I can take my time and strip back anything that is remotely in my way so I can enjoy my tinkering whilst checking other normally inaccesible areas for condition / corrosion.
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With the front end stripped out the alternator is very accesible.
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The front Xmember is perfect but there is a liitle coorosion on both fan bottom mounting brackets that I want to deal with.
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I am a bit annoyed with myself as I have been monitoring the inner wings to try and catch any corrosion before it set in but when I removed the air filter box there was some hidden corrosion that has now set in and will need cutting out.
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Although I wanted to keep the original factory fitted radiator hose clips I couldn't figure out how to undo them and came to the conclusion thet are a once only use item and had to cut them off with these hose pliers.
![Image](http://i996.photobucket.com/albums/af82/InterceptorXJ/BX/20121019_172559.jpg)