General Discussions - 300ZX Related

HEY GUYS! Ive been asked what Z I had when Ive come to service my car. I said I think its the Z32 he said thats a quad cam engine, needed to know for changing the cam belt. Although on the engine it just says nissan 24v twin cam. my car is a 91 Jspec 300zx non turbo SWB. VG30DE engine model? But is it two per banks as in quadcam ? Sorry newbie trying to learn and get a cheap service. Is £360 a lot for a cam belt change?

300zx, wing mirrors stopped working, back wipers and the clock. Some sort of fuse gone? Where would I find this fuse. appriciate some help thanks

The brake pipes are corroded and as a reult it has failed its MOT. Any idea how much I could be looking at to get them replaced? Nissan reckon about £450!

Hi everyone im Sarah and ive got a jap import zx twin turbo which ive had for 3 weeks and i love the car but the lights are crap. Not sure if they are set up right or not can you help? When i put on side lights i get the small spot lights on and front fogs on. When i turn to the normal lights i get the same lights but brighter and if i put the full beam on i get all the lights! Is this right???? Driving at night is a nightmare......Also does anyone know where i can get a passenger wing from and a good sprayer as some A..hole hit my car in Tesco's car park and it needs new wing and front spraying. :mad:

Just fitted the new engine and it has an ebay unorthordox type crank pully on it. the stock fan/alternator belt is now the wrong size. to the people running these, what size belt are you using (should say on the belt) mechanic found one that fit but its old and squeeks like a mouse on crack! It has no markings on it so cant tell the size. Got it fitted to get the car running, need to get the size without taking it off again to trace round it if possible.

Hi Guys, I am looking to get some dials and wondered what other people had gone for. I quite like the smoked look and pref would like something that goes with my blue dash lights .e.t.c. I dont want to spend an absolute fortune but want something half decent. p.s I am only looking for oil pressure and water temp as my boost controller is on show in place of the old clock. Any advise welcomed. Thanks :D

last hour or so! http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=160131906637&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=006

I have a very loud and rather embarasing squeek coming from my rear end :x: its in time with the revolutions of the wheels but i can't destinguish that is coming froma specific side. Its only under power not breaking. That includes coasting (in an auto) at low speed etc Doesn't seem to change if i pull the handbreak up a bit Could it be a warn bush making puting the axle in a slightly wrong position?? Or the handbreak disc or pads (if it has them??) Diff??? I'm sure its not coming from one side.

2 DAYS EARLY!!!! Yay! :hyper: My god i'm in love with this car and i've only driven it a quick lap into town and back. You seriously have to hear it, ashby folville here i come! :) Just need to give john dixon a ring this week and set it up properly then i'll be in the business. On a personal note, jimjitsu you are a complete star bringing it up tonight and not even taking a single penny in petrol. The guy is a complete saint and a true friend. I hope you enjoy your new rx7 just as much as your zed and you know i'll give it every ounce of love and attention i can mate. Welcome to the family Zena :)

Im on TV tommoro, lets see if anyone spots me. Ill do ya a fav, ill even wear a club shirt.

Spotted 2 z's in a driveway in wantage, silver & black. Anyone here own 2 z's? :eek:

Has any one heard of runway tyre's they have come with my car and are fairly new (front) and turnado's back, If I had the money I would obviously go for pilot sports but I dont so instead of me going out for the first time tomorrow in my car and ending up in a lamp post could anyone tell me how they handle? dry and wet??

With all the rain we been having lately Ive noticed the zx is a bit of a handfull, now I expected 300 bhp to the rear wheels to raise the pulse when pressing the loud pedal :xxx: , but I find the rear breaks away when not accelerating just cornering. The rear tends to drift when the fronts planted and no acceleration, is this the norm? Not sure if the HICAS is working properly although no warning lights, dare say rear tyres although very new are a very cheap make. Is there anything else I should be checking out?

hi all, i have a problem with my clutch. after sitting in traffic and pressing up and down on the pedal alot the biting point got higher and higher. and it also went rock hard :D any help would be gratefully appreciated.

To Colchester and back, I will keep my eyes peeled for any Zed sitings. if you see a Big Bald bloke, flashing the headlights of an 07 plate dark blue Laguna, then its me. :D :D

Ok I've tried searching for any threads on how to replace the passanger door window and cant find a thing... Has anyone had to replace their window? Is it pretty simple? :confused: Any tips?

Hello, Just got my lovely Z, spent lots of time/money tidying it up a bit, and then this... Couple days ago in the sodding rain it wasn't firing on all cylinders but then sorted itself. CAT overheat light came on briefly. Then yesterday going up hill it wouldn't rev cleanly. Didn't sound particularly bad but might have only been dropping one cylinder. So I thought (seeing as it's reading 1/4 tank) dodgy fuel. This morning on the way to work, similar not revving happily. On way home from work it died. Towed home :( Now it'll turn over fine, just won't start. It nearly does (on about 2 cylinders) but second you start turning it over nothing. ECU diagnostic gi…

Just been down to cornwall in the Z. Had a slight problem that after a high speed run and a sit in the traffic it started to not fire properly. Would then clear and turbos would kick in and all would be fine. After stopping for a while and starting off again all seemed fine. Ths happened a couple of times over the weekend and colminated in the car park at stonehenge. The car dumped some radiator fluid. It turned out to be the cap was loose by a 1/4 turn and one of the brakets had bent making the radiator loose. Put more fluid in, pushed the braket back down and tightened cap correctly and the Z has done the 100 mile or so run home, all be it at a sensible speed,…

im gonna have a go at setting my base isle tomorrow, what are the symptoms of a low or incorrect base idle, i know its low because when i dissconect the tps itnearly stall's (twice)

hi just wondering how low you can go safely on 18" wheels as i'm scared of heights :D cheers jay

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whoo hoo !! open the door this morning and my parcel arrived all the way from usa.... full AEM engine management including dual wideband and AIT and MAP and knock sensor gonna be busy the next few days in garage lol missus won't be seeing me for a while lmfao :D

had my car on idle for 30 mins last night while i messed about and when i lifted the bonnet :shock: the hard pipes going to the plenum were untouchable hot,now this just cant be good so ime binning the bling factor and ime going to wrap them with that special heat blanket stuff to try and isolate them from under-bonnet heat, so the purpose of this thread is does anyone know where i can obtain this from???

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/190557.htm Just saw this on Pistonheads, is it off of here?

http://www.camskill.co.uk/products.php?plid=m4b0s0p0 if you look in the site properly you will find track day tyres too.