General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Dear reader, I have now finally enquired about a '90 Auto 3000ZX TT that has been standing at a local garage for months. The car is in great condition but the salesman was quick to point out that slags had tried to steal some engine parts off the car a while ago. They tried to steal the turbos (luckily didn't), but the ECU and another part is missing. The problem is I don't know what the other part is called - or what it does. Here's a description and location? looking at the enigine from the front there are two steel water inlet and outlet pipes.Following these pipes to the left - right behind where they connect to the rubber pipes there is a silver square uni…

I am about to buy some wheels for my LWB Jspec TT. I know the rear wheels are 8.5 and the front are 8 for my OEMs. The wheels I am getting only come in 8's. Do I need to get spacers for the rear wheels and will there be a major problem with using 8's all around. Thanks Konrad

i take it that my Jap ZX takes H3c headlight bulbs... I went to halfords and a local car shop and couldn't find anything like it. So what's the best place to buy them, and is there a particular one that performs better than the others? Thanks. snx. p.s. need one asap, so would prefer nto to order from abroad, but would do if the quality was better etc..

Any suggestions? Bumper is off and car is SORN for the winter so now so I have plenty of time to complete any little jobs I should whilst I have this level of access. I am really just talking pipes/hose replacements here but I am open to suggestions of a more expensive nature :wack: I have had the full 60K service, and have changed/upgraded the lower rad pipes already. Bumper is off so that it can be modified to make the twin headlamps upgrade fit correctly, and to fit a splitter/change indicator setup and grill mesh etc. AndyGP

How do you check to see if the head gasket has gone in your car? Also is it all just wear and tear that causes this, i.e it'll happen on an old engine

Christ! apparently the driver's alive but suffering from smoke inhalation

Just for anyone who is interested in turbos, this is the difference between the TD05-16G and the GT35R..here a couple of pics. Karl

on the drive in to work this morning someone T boned my zed! gutted as i was just getting her how i wanted after lots of £££ spent (same old story!) The girl that hit me went striaght over a stop junction and hit me square in the passenger side of the zed spinning me 270degrees and putting the back of my zed up the kerb (some going for a 106!) Il post some pics in a bit but basically from the front wheel arch to the middle of the rear wheel arch is now kind of 106 shaped! Sills bent (maybe chassis cant make it out from the mess!) , doors distroyed and the a pillar is broken! :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( :( Im guessing they are going to rig…

My cruise control wont work now for some reason. The on /off switch works but it wont let me set the speed. Not sure if its coincedence or not but i recently pulled the plug for the annoying chime when you go ove rspeed limit. Is this related???

It lies. It comes on intermittently when the handbrake is clearly not on. Just started doing it the day before yesterday. Seems to be mainly set off by turning hard right. Turning left afterwards causes it to flick off again. I'm assuming it's a dodgy sensor or relay or something like that but just wanted to check that it couldn't be something more serious? The handbrake is working fine btw. Any help/suggestions much appreciated. Thanks, Bart

1 blue the other i think was red on saturday.

hi will skyline r33 gtr brembo calipers fit to my z32? if not what mods would it take?? regards steven

what are lash adjusters ???

Guys, just picked meself up a little MX5 jap import as a bit of a run around, got to admit amazing little motor, just like driving a go kart! Anyway, its modded up slightly and it used to have a full Jamas stainless zorst system, still has the manifold but the old fella took it into Kwik-fit and had a standard put on and didnt retain the original box! Someone i know had this motor before him and i remember the backbox and it was luvly. Just wondering does anyone know where i could possibly pick one up from, im struggling to find any? Cheers Dan

Hi there, ive notced (and im sure every other zx owner has too) that when my headlights are on and you go to flash someone the dipped headlights switch off until you've finished flashing. ive done a search and found this problem asked once or twice before but with no replies with a solution. just wondered if anyone had found a way to keep the dipped lights on while flashing someone, and then obviously off when switching to main beam?? cheers, sean.

Saw a grey one today at the Tesco petrol pumps in Gloucester.

anyone knows exacly how many liters you need for auto gearbox ?i've got a oil cooler from zcentre aswell

has anyone spotted me yet, L500GUN red uk tt mainly in the midlands area even tho ive drove it all over, anybody lol??

Hi does anyone know the cause of my hicas light coming on it only does it now and again, could it be low fluid level, or maybe a sensor there are no signs of leaks anywhere on my drive any advice would be great . many thanks :headvswal

I almost embarrassed myself by buying a new gear knob from helfrauds today. I already have an aftermarket one that was on the car when I bought it and it looks ok but is a bit old and tatty. Which aftermarket gear knob do you have and where did you buy it???????

Any hints/tips that you've all picked up for removing an engine. Obviously I've read TTZD, but just wondered what you lot have learnt. Gonna try do it this weekend coming.

Can I get rear hub seals? It would be good to replace them while the hubs are out. Cheers Scrawni.

right where do i start lol 93 uk auto tt 88,000 standard no mods 1. Car has a low knocking noice on start up with the sound of tapits aswell or and by the looks the vvti spring are on the way out 2. Car stalls when coming to a stop under braking if the engine is about to die and i come off the brake it saves itself, and if you are on full lock and blip the throttle when the revs come back down to idle it cuts out or sometimes saves itself but it struggles 3. When flooring the car from stand still it goes well but when crusing and i plant it sometimes it doesnt change down, this is only when its in 2nd or 3rd gear doesnt go to 1st. also i get a goose honk no…

just recieved my calander from steve, and i must say its one qaulity piece of work the cars look stuning, and i know it will break his heart but paulg's car looks amazing so any wondering if they shuold stump up the £10 should dig deep and get one ordered top work lads

drove the car last night and she just died on me. seemed as though the car had suddenly run out of fuel. arked her up and went back for her this morning and she started straight up. again today its done it twice and after a few mins it starts again. sometimes starts then dies straight away. anyways got her home eventually and parked her on the drive. left ticking over for an hour while i pulled and proded all the connectors on the engine hoping that i wud come across a dodgy connection but shes still running. any ideas. another thing, i have noticed two brass valves near the front of the engine.. one on each side of the main intake pipes . they look as though they c…