General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Right, desperately trying to re-fit the disabled cruise control. The CC was disabled by the previous owner who had fitted an after market steering wheel. Now, the control box and the wiring to that is there, the on/off switch is there. I have cruise control button pad which I am going to mount somewhere, but I can't for the life of me work out where the wiring for this to plug into should be? I've had a good rummage around under the column and there's only wiring going to 3 connectors, one for the ignition, one for the indicator stalk and another for the HICAS sensor. Does this connector for the HICAS sensor incorporate the wiring for the CC? Because I can't rea…

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Ok, I'm not scared of spanner work, god knows I've done enough to the Volvo over the last 6 months, but I look under the zeds bonnet, and I see spaghetti-pipes-and-wires, and to be fair, I've chickened out of doing the PCV's on my own. :headvswal Have any of you cov lads done the pcvs yourself? would you be willing to come round mine, and help me do em? :confused: I've got a huge garage, so weather is not an issue, I've got a crap load of tools, and my fridge is always well stocked with stella, but other flavours of beer will be bought, if needed.... :duffer: I'd really appreciate it, and my garage would be available to the wonderful helpful person, for any…

I'm going to socket my own ECU soon, but just wondering what chip carrier I need and where to get it from? I'm assuming RS or Maplins?

Hi guys I have a '91 TT, i also have a oil temp gauge fitted, what would be the lowest temp i could drive enthusiastically (with turbo boost) without doing any damage? Cheers

I've done searches for the exact location of the injectors but cannot find a diagram. Am I right in thinking they are very close to the throttle plate cover, set down with two wires running to each? If so, someone has crimped rubbish terminals to the front four which are quite loose and the revs alter if they are moved! I've re-crimped the ones that seemed worst, will have to wait for the engine to cool a bit before the others. I think new connectors might be in order.

Sounds like a cam follower to me, it's a slow tapping sound which increases with the revs. Any ideas or is this quite common?

my hazzards were working. i was changing a buld in the side repeater, then the hazards have stopped working. all indicaors work, each side, front and back. ive looked in the fuses in the drivers footwell, they all apear to be fine? is there anything else i should be looking for or any suggesestions?

although a little pricy, i think its the one nick (bantambunny) posted about a few weeks ago, they have done away with the little hole in the arch so may appeal to funki nice motor, but fail to see how its track prepared though???? http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1201375.htm

I am not sure that this is the best place for this especially as it is not strictly Zed related, but it will be of interest to Zed owners who have little or no knowledge of car mechanicals and workings. This site really explains very simply about engines and tuning, it explains what can be done and what cannot be done, the latter could save you a lot of money. See what you think, the guy is obviously very knowledgeable. Apologies if this has been posted before. http://www.tuning.wanadoo.co.uk/index.htm

Just a little clip of me leaving a campsite on Sunday night(Had to drive back to London to work and leave my family down there:mad:) From the front.... side and rear, the Nissan designers got the shape just right:bow:

Hi Guys, just blown 3 holes in my right hand pipe the 1 that connects 2 the silencer. ive just seen a complete system for sale with kakimoto silecers,Do they sound very loud? My system is a Mongoose,silencers are fine, but 2 quiet for me l lol All help appeciated Cheers:duffer::duffer: Chris

... but, I have to change the PCV valves, and yes, I've searched for it... even in the help forum, "PCV VALVES" throws up 425 replies..... after page 5 I got bored.... Is there a "how to..." on here for changing the PCV's? If you can give me link, you'd be saving me much head scratching... thanks in advance.... ps... well chuffed about the mot, she's sat for two an a half years, and shot throught the mot... good car.... *pat-pat-pat* well done car..... :D

Well my boost controller turned up today, but I'm hoping someone will be able to tell me the answers to the following: 1. What diameter tubing do I need to run from the turbo's/actuator and any ideas on how long a length I should get. 2. Where's the best place to take a manifold pressure reading from to plumb into the control unit? Pictures would be great ;) I know how to plum/wire into the TT system just don't want to go crawling around under the car to get tube diameters if I can help it lol. Cheers, Brendan

i was out earlier in the zed and when i got home i was allowing the turbos to cool down and i noticed my temp gauge almost at the top , the highest ive ever seen? what is causing this, i checked the water tank and the dip stick is wet so im guessing there is water in there, the dipstick is it supposed to have a brown coloured dirt on it,, doesnt seem normal to me?? Im now worried head gasket may have gone. can anyone clear this up for me. btw i was only out for an hour and i wasnt thraping it everywhere

Is there any spray kind of corrosive tackle I can get, to clean the 'hard to get to' contacts, and rid them of the green doom, then wash off? I'm not scared of hard work, just thought there might be some easier way of doing it!

After taking the plunge and buying some 'uprated intercoolers' and not knowing what make they were... seems like its paid off and my luck was in, so I now have a pair of ARC Intercoolers :dance: pictured with standard ones for comparison. I hear ARC are pretty good in the intercooler world, can anyone confirm this? I found a price of $2131 for the pair brand new :shock:

Had another problem since removing the front bumper, in the driver side arch lining found this Relay connector... It had a Brown relay in it but took that out as it looked like it was full of water! Can someone tell me if this is related to the Aircon Blowers as they now don't work or what else the promplem may be! I've got a display so can still change the Temp and it shows the ambient air outside.. You can hear the flaps inside altering depending on what temp it's set to but they are just not blowing air on any setting, nothing Zero, Zip! Also checked all fused in Drivers footwell and there good, engine relay fine and glove box relay's seem good. Used to…

Does anyone know where i can get a off the shelf roll cage for a 2+2 Cusco only lists SWB. Auto power house do them in the states but by the time in the country would work out very expensive! Any where near Norfolk i can get one custom made? Would prefer off the shelf so i can just buy one. Want a full cage not just the rear.

need some help chaps...spent all day taking off original exhaust,hoping to put on veilside evolution exhaust only to find downpipes appear different, drivers side is perfectly fine but passenger side one is wrong..i know this exhaust(veilside)came of a series one car.mine is a series two did they change exhaust system on a series two?is there a different downpipe i can buy?hope picture helps

I know there have been many threads covering radiators but iv done a search back to 2006 and not found any real informative feedback on rad comparisons... and i dont just mean the pricey ones. Looking on ebay there are many many rads available at stupidly low prices, luke sells one for a very competitive price and i believe danny sells a budget aftermarket one too? As far as measurements are concerned, these budget ones seem to be as big if not bigger when looking at core sizes so what im asking is... are the big name expensive ones 'really' any better compared to an unbranded council version :rofl: ?? any feedback or advice welcomed... cheerZ

Anyone in or around Stoke that I can either bring a couple of PTUs to be tested on another car or that will volunteer a PTU to try on my car? Thanks in advance, James

Hello everyone! Just bought a 1996 Manual TT, had it just under a week and very happy with it. However, today I noticed whilst crawling up a hill in traffic, in and out of 1st gear i did eventually start to smell the clutch. Is that a sign that the clutch is on its way out do you think or just that i'd been on the biting point too much? any thoughts much appreciated! thanks, Phil

Hi, I have a 1990 300TT and I am looking to fit the 300degree kit, but I don't want to upgrade my injectors just yet so.... ... can I buy a 300degree kit that fits my current stock injectors and also allows me to go to 555's when I am ready?? Hope that makes sense! AndyGP :cool:

Hello, I have just taken my Z to be mot'd and it has failed on bad emissions, After I let a mechanic have a quick look he told me that the most likely problem was the the cat was knackered. I belive that the car is running rich so is it possible that the car just needs a good service. If it is the cat, is it best to replace with orignal Nissan or is there a good after market one? Any info or ideas would be gratefully appreciated. thanx:cool: