General Discussions - 300ZX Related

see ya bout 1 ish 24/7/06 in somerfield car park i was in my silver shorty :dance:

Hi All. My car has started missfiring at higher rpm, anything above 4k. I have since cleaned the maf and ptu connecters, also reset the ecu. It got much better after cleaning the maf but still misfiring loads. I have read other posts that suggest the maf can cause this. Can the car be ran without the maf connected to test this thory or is it 100% needed?

Think i've decided on Eibach springs lowering the car a little and stiffening up by 25% as i don't want rock hard ride and too low... Anyone else got any ideas? Oh yes and budget wise this suites me very well!!!!!

Yo yo and thrice yo I am replacing the tweed in my interior with red vinyl. Getting the knack of it but the t-piece that is inbetween the seats is not regular plastic but fibreboard. And the Evostick timebond stuff i am wont grip to the fibreboad. What else could i use. I think Araldite would be to expensive for the small amount you get.

Just fitted Koyo and stainless pipes, rad has filled ok until bubbles gone etc etc. Drives fine, doesnt over heat but is losing a litre of water every day I drive it. When hot Ive slightly released rad cap to make sure water in system and water/steam comes out, when cooled down needs topping up by a litre or so. Also expansion tank seems to be empty when ever the zed needs topping up. Strange thing is Ive had it sat running for ages waiting patiently for a drop of water to hit the ground under the car.....not a drop to be found :headvswal Car runs and drives fine.....any ideas where the water is going. No hose leaks anywhere that Im aware of, new hoses ch…

Ok, i've rebuilt my complete engine with forged rods and piston, new bearing, new water pump, new oil pump, new gaskets, new belt, new fidanza flywheel, new underdrive pulley, new injectors, new turbos, new cluch, new gearbox... All this were brand new and i did 2000 miles with them. But last month on track, I've got the small hose (return oil fo right turbo) that was cut. So all day, I've been loosing my oil but didn't catch it. At the end of the day, I did a slew round and following this my engine start to make noise. I immediatly stopped it. After I open the crankcase, I figure that rods bearing were completly destroy specialy on rod 1 and 4 (if you start…

here we go again ffs! Car has now developed another fault, was running ok apart from having code 34 and possibly running safety boost so not had full power out of it. But tonight accelarated and the car started to feel rough as hell, first i thought it had a lump of rubber off a tyre or a flat, pulled over the car ticked over ok but felt and sounded like it wasnt running on all cylinders when i reved it up, drove off had reasanable accelaration and speed but sounds more like a v8 dosnt seem to be smoking either but smelt like rubber burning. any idears guys? thanks carl

I have just sold my car and am now ready to buy my first Z! :dance: I am looking to spend between £3,000 and £3,750. Would ideally like a 91+ Anybody out there got anything worth looking at!! Let me know!

Thanks to everyone who replied to my previous thread. Everybody seems to be getting lots better quotes than me through the autotrader site, where I can only get insurance down to around £1000! I am using Fairlady as my model, is everybody else? It's just that lots of people have said Elephant and yet when I phoned them they told me they would not insure a Fairlady!! HELP ME!

OK im loosing about 1-2 litres of water per 10 miles. What i think is happening is that the stat is only half opening and loads of pressure is building up. The rad is then overflowing into the expansion tank and thats overflowing into the chassis which is why the water coming out is cold, its a mixture of hot, cold from the expansion tank and cold from the chaais. When i pulled up today i could hear running water like had left a tap on, around the expansion bottle area. It was the sound of water running onto plastic, either the rad into the expansion bottle or the overflow of the bottle on to one of the plastic underbelly trays. After letting it cool down the rad took 2.5…

I booted it today for quite a while on the motorway, and there was lots of smoke coming from under the car. Looked and had gearbox fluid dripping onto the exhaust and smoking. Checked level and it is still full (may even be overfilled, as it is above the hot MAX mark even now). It doesn't do this or seem to leak except when really booting it, although I have noticed a slight wetness under there whenever I have looked under car, probably from when I've booted it before. What do you reckon needs sorting? Thanks in advance for any help. Sepp.

Took a friend out today, who commented that the car was not as quick as he thought it should be, and to be honest I think I agree. Just thought I would let you know as I am a little gutted. :cry:

After a fairly long run today I left the zed to idle and cool down. At this point I noticed what can only be described as gurgling from the near side. Went to investergate and have narrowed it down to be coming from under the plastic trim that joins the windscreen. Any Ideas?

well was it u or me :duffer: :duffer: :duffer: :duffer: :duffer:

Nice black zed out on A66 heading towards Darlington around noon today, I got on 66 at Yarm and travelled along for a few miles with you. Nice motor m8. It always amazes me how nice they look out on the roads...a lean, mean cruisin machine :cool: Marc

At about 4.30 pm today going through Fordingbridge. Also had black wheels with red rims.

By Podimore roundabout. Didn't get a good look as I was heading South.

Think i saw you today bud. winton high street near the video shop. black z with gumball sticker and 300zx.co.uk sticker. :bow:

Why would it hold between 1000-1500rpm. Answers on a postcard please.

After driving home the other day when temperatures were hot pulled onto drive put auto box into park and it started beeping as if it was in reverse. After putting in reverse it fails to beep now and the box keeps dropping down instead of up even when revs are fairly low and does not seem to recognise overdrive. Other than that it seems fine so was wondering if maby blown some sensor in hot weather or something. Any ideas chaps will be much appreciated. Thanks EVO.

My Zed has always idled a bit lumpy since buying it a couple of months ago but drives fine. I decided to look under the bonnet today and have a fiddle. I noticed the rubber cap on my temp sensor has wittled away so I wiggled the wire whilst the engine was running. I noticed the idle appeared to smooth out and also my front fan came on for the first time ever. My question is, my temp gauge has always been spot on and I've never noticed the aux fan come on before. Is the fan coming on because the sensor is now correct or because the car does not know what temp it is? Is it the temp sensor? The yellow one on the left? Cheers Dom

The back rest wont tilt forwards or backwards. Checked voltages and getting 12v going across the switch. So thats saying that the motor is fine. Guessing that the mechanism is jammed but cant see anything to why? Anyone had this problem before? All others work fine.

When I turn the key and she starts up, after about 3 seconds I get a whining/squeeling noise. After about 5 mins it goes, but on reving up it still whines a bit. Checked alternator and its not that. If you look at the engine, on the left theres something driven by an auxilery belt. Think it may be that but what is it????? Its deffinately linked to engine revs. Its just really embarrassing when I start her up, lol. Once shes warm it doesnt do it on start up.

im currently removing my engine and downloaded the nissan guide of how to remove. it says i need a crows foot tool to remove the a/c compressor. any idea as to what this is and do i need one. cheers

I've jus' bought a 1993 non turbo auto ZX. It's fine except when I reach 40(ish) MPH there is a grinding/grating vibration that can be felt right through the seats. It lessens as the speed is increased but returns as it reaches the 40 MPH zone again. I've changed the wheels and it's still there. Any ideas folks?