General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Have a look here - http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=1194495#post1194495 :) Vijay

Hi, Not long had my auto box reconditioned and dont use the car very often. when i first picked the vehicle up i took it for a spin on the motorway. i found that the vehicle would red line and not change up. if i came off the accelerator and back on then it would change up a gear this carried on through every gear? is this the box relearning the limits? Also now when ive used the vehicle for a while maybe half an hour the vehicle stops in 3rd gear and redlines and wont change up until i turn it off and let it go cold?? Many Thanks Andy P.S. Ive already had the auto cooler add some time ago. Vehicle - UK TT Auto 1993

i found this pipe that is not connected to anything there is also another pipe on the other side that is not connected what are they for and should they be connected and is it a good or bad thing thats there not connected

Having a major tidy up at the mo, as girlfriend is moving in this weekend, and party the next. Sorting my dvd's and cd's out, and i found this cd. This was a meet we did on Sunday 20th Aug 2006, from Boxhill to Brighton between SE/SC regions. It was my first ever zed meet, loads of zeds snaking down the road and following me in my plumbing van, (as i killed my 1st zed in France a few weeks before messing about with an Aston) the fun i had had trying to keep up with the rest of you, nearly losing it bigtime on a curve on the A24 and all the zed drivers thinking he's going to lose it. all going differnt ways around roundabouts, agro from the police, and doing my best to…

think i may have rain water getting somewhere it shouldn't, car runs fine whenever its been dry for a few days(not often), day after a good downpour it doesn't want to shift up when it should (its a 91 jdm TT auto), it will run to 4-5k revs before shifting up and if you ease off the throttle revs drop, back on the throttle and its as if its in neutral. really is becoming a PITA, leaving it in 'hold' mode sorts it, but kinda spoils the point of having a zed, anyone got any ideas what it could be??? thanks in advance murf

Just toying with the idea, not sure if it would work. Would it be possible to use the boot lifters the struts to lift and hold the bonnet? Ant

Hi all, Yet another wheel question. Will a 9.5j et20 fit on the rear of the Zed as i have the chance on a deal if they do. Not a problem if i have to roll the arches;) Cheers Dan

wonder if theres any place in Northern Ireland that really knows how to work around a 300? My mate services all my cars and he is good but he doesn't have a garage so when it comes to big jobs he cant do it so would be nice to know if theres a man i can trust my car with around here :)

Got the car running alot smoother! The problem was the ecu, it was only running on 5 cylinders and datascan / consult couldnt pick it up. Put the other ecu in (which paul gave me very kindly) and its running perfect now! Also the timing is now fixed :D Thanks alot bud

Can anyone show me what this looks like (UK bumper headlamp washers fitted) ? I've been looking for it online to see what it looks like but cant find anything bout it. Also would like to know if anyone here as serviced the car in nissan before and arround how much it is to service it in nissan? Is it really worth it?

First off :bow::bow::bow: To Lee (Mrbusy) This guy has some skills...... Any way postman bought me a little present today....... And here they are fitted very quickly...... need to tidy it all up and secure them properly.... just need to install some LED's but wanted to wait untill they were here to have a work out where was best to mount them..... And as a little quirky gift... (i think he was showing off myself ;) ) Cheerz Neil

Hi Stu, are we still getting our cars custom mapped at the same time by John Dixon?

Has anybody heard a sharp buzzing sound when the lights are on. Turn the lights off and the sound goes. Very strange. I tried to pinpoint where exactly it was coming from, but failed. I believe its coming from the front left hand side of the engine (as you would look at it from the front) near the PTU location. Thats a guess though. Any ideas?

cheers jeff for sorting door part-top man. ill buy you a pint if your at Z009.;)

as some of you might know i'm in the proccess of fitting an N/A rear to the old girl. the problem i had was my prop shaft. its a one piece ally TT shaft so i didnt want to get ride of it for an N/A shaft, reason being money's tight and didnt fancy shelling out for another prop so, this is how i over came the problem...... one ally spacer, machined from a solid lump costing £20, 5 hack saw blades and 2 days in the work shop on a lathe and pillar drill. the thin ring spacer is original which came with the prop. the two are then bolted together..... it is then bolted to the diff flange to bring the distance out to the same spec…

As the title nice red un coming down the hill at Chepstow by Tesco at 2.45pm today

Hi, Time to put my headlights back together and just wondered what you have used to seal the unit back up? Can the original mastic be bought from anywhere as I quite like the idea of opening them back up if need be. Cheers Vijay

Cant believe i cant drive my beast, decided to let my dad take me out in it just so that the car is still getting used, I took the roofs off as it was a nice day, he was like a kid with a new toy lol, once warmed up i told him to just plant his foot to the floor, we were in 3rd at the time, OMFG, felt like we were going to take off, feels mental in the passenger side, my dad is used to his 1.6 cavalier, he told me he was scared of it and it diddnt feel right driving it. Its only running 14psi at the momment, cant wait for the ebc to be fitted and the boost to be raised to 19psi, its going to be rapid, Jeff at zedworld will also be giving it a good going over, cant wait.

evening all,just a couple of questions of a tech nature i am going to be doing an oil change on the motor,is there any differance between a j-spec oil filter and a uk one? also was planning to use a genuine nissan item but my local dealership aint to interested in my motor cos its an import any ideas? also want to change the fuel filter & spark plugs whats the best make ?

I'm in the process of breaking my zed and found this black box under the centre console next to the handbrake. I can't find any ref to it in the service manuals. Does anybody know what it is? I don't want to just rip it out until I know what it does. The blue arrow points to where the braided cable is going. Since I've never stripped a car and i'm not a mechanic, there will no doubt be loads of these threads coming soon! :wack: Cheers as always :D Dave

Did anyone from the other site who is on here buy a Front Bumper off oldgit as I have the head light panel for it?

3:10pm today saw a grey G reg zed travelling over the red hill flyover, leicester towards Melton Road.

does anyone know what the light-up 300zx rear centre panel inverters power is.was told 12vdc-110vac. got new one in america but doesnt work.has power but wont light up.original el panel.....also finding it hard to source inverters-help me-im going nuts!!!:mad:

This is a real job done recently by,( unamed Z garage ) take a guess at what it would cost for the entire job, guess how long the egr removal was booked as too. No random figures, work it out, what would need removing what would overlap between jobs etc. and see what you think, oh and why it will not rev properly. Fit 24 x USED hydrolic lifters ( previous ones very noisy ) Remove / by pass EGR valve 60k service Work done with full payment up front, NO receipt given and running worse than when it went in. Jeff TT

How much labour and parts can £7k buy you these days? Huge turbo`s bigger intercoolers, Stand alone custom ecu, 750 injectors, decat stainless exhausts, rolling road set up. Good deal ? .................................... depends on how its all nailed together. Lets see... Mixed up vacuum pipes, loose pipes, missing pipes. Boost leaks due to intercooler pipe clips not tightened Banging exhausts due to missing brackets Bumper fog lights not working due to NOT been connected Non starter due to bodged starter motor connection Worse of all from a safety point of view, hard and notchy steering due to tur…