General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Can anyone shed any light on this, I've searched and people say the speedo and the power steering go intermittently but mine is just the speedo, only started doing this a few days ago, it might stop working while I'm driving and come back again randomly?? Thanks in advance

With regards to the lines from the plenum to recirc valves, is there any reason why I cant bring a single hose down and 'T' it to operate both recircs? I can't understand why there's two? I'm referring to the yellow and red lines on this diagram.

Looking to order a new momo steering wheel and I fairly like the Gotham. But before I do whats everyone got ?

I went to York today to have a play up the strip. The weather conditions were 100% perfect for quick times and I managed to knock 2/10th of my PB from TOTB. 14.34sec ET at 93.78mph. 60ft time. 2.08sec Both car and driver were working well.:yes: In my little world of NA runs I was very happy with that.:clap: Its 9 years since I ran a 60ft time of that order so to be able to still do that in my late sixties shows Ive still got a few years left in me as far as motorsport goes.:innocent:

One of my winter jobs this year is going to be getting a replacement TT rear subframe shotblasted and powdercoated, as well as fitting all new bushings and renewing the consumable Hicas parts. Are the Driftworks polybushes the best option for the subframe itself, or is there a better alternative I should be considering? I don't want to go down the route of solid bushes as my Zed's not going to go on track and I don't want to make the ride too harsh on our superb roads! :lol: Also, can the diff itself be split down (for cleaning and painting the casings) and, if so, are there any gaskets or parts I need to be replacing? Cheers!

Hi i need to remove the small connector from the hicasc ecu . could you remind me of the hicas ecu location thanks nick

I spent ages today locating a coolant leak and removing the offending hose. It was a short hose just above the egr valve. I had to remove both of my plenum bypass hoses to get to it. The hose in question is marked in red and it attaches to the pipe I've highlighted. This is what it looks like The question is, does anyone have a clue what it's called, or know a part number? Even looking at diagrams, I'm not exactly sure!

So was the silver 300zx I seen about 6:45 this morning near Rufford someone from the forum?? If it was, it looked well!

I kinda liked the idea of Rolandis thread of how his zed has changed so thought we could start a big thread showing what folks have done since they bought there zed until now. I'll start with my project zed as its come leaps and bound since I first got it :

I have my z 5 years now so decided to put some pics before and after This is how I bought it This is how it looks now All the rest will be before and after pics

Spotted down the shore,

I've already seen the ones on the z1 website. Where else can I buy these. Anything in the UK?

Hi Guys, Will I need a steering wheel puller or can you just brute force pull on the wheel itself? Thanks!!

Went to start the Zed today and she turned over very slowly, then died. Tried again and this time there was no turnover, but a whiff of white smoke from under the bonnet directly above the battery! I opened the bonnet and looked for anything awry - no smouldering wires, no funny smell, nothing. Back in the car the clock had reset so obviously voltage had dropped way down. Next try I just heard the starter solenoid click. Though I'd try one more time. This time turned over, small whiff of smoke and she started. I shut down and dug out the voltmeter - solid 12V at the terminals, still no visible problems. Watching carefully started again. This time perfectly norm…

I just finished installing a set of UK Clocks into my 1990 JDM TT Auto. This seems to have rectified an issue that I had had with the auto box shift pattern...which now seems much smoother and to change up and down at the correct revs :cool3:. All of the warning lights and gauges are working with the exception of the speedo. I'm assuming it must be a fault with the speedo unit as it was working previously with the JDM clock set...so unlikely to be anything outside of the instrument cluster.....is there anything I can check/test on the cluster itself? Also....when driving...as you pull up to a stop...just before you stop there is a chime or ping :confused1:…

Hiya I want to change my oil and filter What's decent oil to use and what type.. semi or fully synthetic? 10-40? how much do I require as when I search online im getting various levels many thanks Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk

Thought I would do a compression test on engine today! Got to remove No 6 coil pack & snapped it FFS! So one coil pack needed please anyone? & before I f#>k anything else! How do I safely disconnect the connector to it?

Hi Guys, My apologies if this seems like abit of a stupid question :helpsmilie:But whats the best budget to have when buying one of these? For instance one with let's say 60-80k miles on the clock and in decent nick interior wise. Cheers Dave88

I have a spare set that I am going to recondition as I'm rebuilding all the visual aspects of the top half of my engine, so with that comes freshly powder coated rocker covers, re-plated springs and throttle mech and also powder coated throttle housings to match. I've stripped most of one of the throttles down and will renew the 3 or 4 plastic bushings/bearings and can't unscrew the screws holding the butterfly to the spindle. In addition, once that's removed, should the spindle just slide out? I've removed everything else around it. If that's the case and you're left with 2 bearings, what did people do who've had theirs powder coated do with those? Leave them in sit…

Title says it all and all the way through the operation I kept telling myself that it wont work but carried on anyway, so theres an aftermarket gauge sitting in a cluster with a temp and boost gauge for company, temp is wired off the dash gauge and seems to work, boost, well, easy considering the vacuum pipe was already there (it does work btw!) but oil pressure, firstly it went off the scale, then sat about 40, then knocked out the dashboard gauge which doesnt move at all now. I know, I know, should have gone through a sender separately and did it properly, but while the clocks were off the temptation to just "give it a try" was too great!

Hi All, Driving to work this morning and the HICAS light came on.... Is this something to be worried about or could it just need power steering fluid topping up? Had to get into work so didn't have time to check. Thanks

Ever since my spray job my drivers doors not shutting properly and it needs adjusted. Never done this so is it easy enough ? Is it just a matter of slackening the three bolts and holding the door higher then tightening ? Only issue I foresee is that the wing can't come off as I have skirts going over the top of them.

Hey, Fitting my proper cruise stalk with the steering cowl from the airbag model of steering wheel but the cowl is longer. The cowl from the series 4 airbag model has the proper cutouts but when trying to fit an older wheel the plastic obstructs the wheel fitting properly. Seems Nissan changed the cowl between steering wheel models so my 3 spoke wheel rubs off the cowl now. Just wondering if you have the older type and just dremel'd a hole out as I think that's the only way to make them both fit ?

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I need some interior trim clips, anyone help ?