General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I'm just halfway through changing PCV valves that I bought from Mike Feeney yesterday to see if it helps/cures my smoking prob. Now the old PCV valves i took off (UK '90 TT Man) are slightly different to the new ones. The new ones have a 'plunger' in that is sprung halfway and then is free to float the other half of it's movement. The old ones have a plunger that is sprung all the way to the end. Quite possibly these are the original ones as i have had the car since 1999 and i have not changed them yet. Any comments on the above? Rob. N.B. My PCV hoses have quite a bit of oil in, why would this be?

seen today at about 2.. got a wave :tongue:

Red UK TT J***WNT advertised for sale at the autojumble?

Just browsing through Help and advice when I saw the thread about gear lever replacement and suddenly realised I dont know how to replace my hand brake handle, remember having a look and thinking "Ill do that later" is there a thread or can someone just tell me

Have just done a compression test and piston 4 is at 50 Could there be any other causes than a knackered bottom end??

:confused: its abit of a weird request iam getting ready to leave for nottingham for the agm and was wondering if anyone that was leaving some time today if they had aspare disc laying round and could bring it with them...!!! payment goes without saying! my brake pedals abit lumpy an reacting the speed over the weekend isnt going to be nice............. :mad:

:( o.k i'm being stupid. got a replacement gearknob, simple case of unscrew old and "screw" new one on.The old one is a bit stubborn and i don't want to force it and "screw" something else up. The question is do i use a bit more force to undo it or is there a much simpler way(apart from :duffer: not replacing it in the first place!)

on the A1 at around 9pm, i came off the slip road from the top of the A19 and pulled out behind you then slowed as i passed to give the thumbs up but ya didnt see, must of been too busy watchin the road :cool:

So drove home from work today, took car to nissan garage during the day final look over and Consult check and set up before we depart next weekend for Spain in the ZED. :dance: Only, when I got home and just lifted the bonnet for a quick look I could hear bubbling and saw water all over the Nearside inner arch, it appeared to have sprayed from the expansion bottle. looked underneath and water all over nearside wheel and floor.No over heating though! :headvswal :headvswal :cry: :cry: So waited a while, took cap off rad, no water. Topped it up then ran it up but can't reproduce it. Runs fine. took up the road and back still nothing. Can't go to Spain it if I…

Any news out there about Peter Rosenberg and his new business? Is he still doing serious work with high customer satisfaction? I have never met a more competent and serious businessman, so if you read this, Mr Rosenberg,- please get in touch. I have a BIG project for you where your skills are needed. I hear that you have made impressive engines exceeding 700 BHP. Looking forward to a serious talk with you.

Going between J18 and J19 M4 west bound @ 8.00am Was it you!?

is he still on here and is he still the TLO

I have never seen another Z on the road, I see them when I get my car serviced but apart from that never driven past one.

Hi all, Ive had my 91 tt for 2 years now. Starting around a year ago, the car smokes, sometimes quite severly out of the left exhaust in idle. It's a kind of 'heavy' smoke. Now, I've heard some people say that it could be the turbo's packing up, and im hoping it isnt, thats very expensive to fix right? Is there anything else that could cause this smoking problem? Any help will be appreciated. Cheers.

The Z just passed it's MOT :dance: (1st one since the decat too :tongue: ) So I'm pretty pleased :D It also has 3 Advisory Items 001 Front (both) anti-roll bar linkage has slight play in a ball joint [2.4.G.3] I'd like to know what and where these are and what this would cause as I have a strange steering problem ATM 002 Front (both) brake pipes slightly corroded [3.6.B.2c] Apparently the ones that go from my braided hose to the caliper about 2" long, not to much of a problem :confused: 003 Fuel pipe/s corroded Apparently to ones that go over the rear subframe (not too sure) but again not too much of a problem :confused: What d…

hi peeps. ive bought a second hand oil pressure guage (not fuel) as i got confused before :dance: i was advised to buy a oil pressure sandwhich plate which i recieved 2day. after speaking to a mate of mine he told me this is no good as my guage is electronic and not manual?? then told me to wire my gauge into the standard oil pressure guage wiring on the speedo is this true? all i thought i had to do is buy a oil pressure sender unit now to screw into the sandwhich plate am i right? regards dan

When i finally get my z roadworthy again i want to get the old girl undersealed... at the mo the underside is like new and i often eat my dinner off it! i want to keep it this way... i thought about doing it all myself but having spoken to a few specialist places its prolly a wise idea to get it done proffessionally where they have the proper tools/lances/equipment to do a thorough job in all the cavities etc... my question is, where to go that is reasonably local to me? i have been in contact with a chap called micheal at rustmaster who operates just off the m25/a1m junction. he has done several 300zx's before and gave me a nice talk on specific areas and speci…

Black J4**HMY with blacked out rear lights on the M25 today heading towards Heathrow anyone on here?

Going to pay them a visit tomorrow, but don't want to travel there is it's not open. Regards Paul

Online right now but we have only had 33 members vote for our car of the month :confused: :confused: :confused: Come on people this was set up for us lets use it :tongue: By the way this isn't because i have may car voted for this month [i have voted since it began] it bugs me that you members cannot be bothered to check out the rides and vote accordingly rant over Dave

I have just aquired this little lot 10" 600W Amp. 500W sub. 100W JBL 6x9's and the leads. I need another head unit but thats being sorted soon. Now what I need if possible is a link to or some advice about building something for it all to fit onto and into the boot of my 300ZX please. (maybe a template sort of thing)?? Your help is much appreciated. vini

How hard is it to get one? The car has been off the road for 2 years having all the engine n that done/rebuilt. I hope to be running some big power. The Body work is ok, not brill but with subtle mods also stock wheels. I would love to go for a feature now while it's looking like this and then once the kit has been fitted and sprayed and wheels fitted i would like a front cover feature which i'm confident i should be able to get. The kit/Wheels are currently on order and would like to think it would be fitted/sprayed just before the end of the year. So basicly what are my chances getting a feature now with ok bodywork and stock rims and also getting a …

Finally got my zed into a state where i am happy to take and post pictures of it. Was out on the razzle dazzle last night so i have come into work shaking and spent the whole day doing my rides page! check out my rides... http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/vbgarage.php?do=view&id=9512 enjoy!

I have just taken out my engine which wouldn't run, found what's caused that - 1 melted piston+3 melted valves= a 2 cylinder V6 I have another engine to go and a choice of 4 turbos, the engine is going as a tempoary fix and I want to put the better tubs I have in with it while I rebuild to other 2 and the engine. How do I tell which ones are ok, I know that there needs to be as little play as possible in the shafts but is there anything else to look for?

I know the is a guide some where but i was thinking about removing all interior trims from the boot and boot lid, carpet, spare wheel, rear seats. and fitting light weight front seats. So pretty much any trim in the rear will be coming out along with seats. Would the rear end be too light for the car and suffer from traction problems? Stripping weight is important but i then don't want the car to suffer from a traction problem, the rear end will be running 295's to help things. and it will be running a fair bit more than stock bhp. I want to fit bucket seats anyway and slam the car so i probably wont be able to get anyway in the back anyway so what's the po…