General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Got a non-start situation on a 91(H) UK TT manual and a third party diagnosis suggests the "Crankshaft Position Sensor". Couple of questions... Where will I find this located on the engine? If a replacement is needed, is this a straightforward unbolt/bolt with a trolley jack DIY task? Where's best place to get one and what do they cost ? Thanks for your help, apprentice

Just picked up a 2+2 NA auto cos I need some spares. Got a Clifford Alarm Fitted. All I have is a key fob with four buttons. I just need to know how it works simply. I only want to be able to arm/disarm nowt else. Will soon be breaking the car but dont want alarm going off meantime. Fob + 4 buttons. One small oblong one beside one larger oblong one.directly above the "Clifford " word. Above first row is 2nd row with one small curved top button and one large curved top button. Symbols all worn off. Please??????

Are these worth fitting and do they make any difference or are they not worth it???? Whose got one?

Hi All, Posted a few days ago - i have screeching/rattling type sound coming from i think the rear passenger side wheel, im sure its either the pad or wheel bearings..just been onto Zedworld as they're only down the road from me but they're booked up till August..was hoping to get it looked at and sorted this weekend..anyone know anywhere in the Midlands Area where i could take it? suppose id prefer a specialst place really.. Thanks Ed

Mornin all, Hope everyones well & not sunburt like me :headvswal My passenger side downpipe has loosened - enough that you can hear the turbo's whistle from down my street (not a good thing) how hard are the downpipes to work on? one garage said it was an engine out job :headvswal J

Hi I am having a look at a possible purchase tomorrow at 11am in the SL4 area, and was wondering if anyone who owns one is around at this time to give me a second pair of eyes? A free :duffer: if anyone can help! Don't know if I will be able to check the forum tomorrow morning, so if anyone can help my mobile nuimber is 07709806630. Thanks

Got a 1995 Jap Import NA Auto and there's a small two way rectangular switch just forward and to the right of the drive selector. At the top it reads "POWER", on the switch itself it reads "A/T", and at the bottom "HOLD". The bloke that sold it to me said I should drive around with it in "POWER" setting. What the hell does it do because I haven't noticed any difference what setting it's on? Any ideas guys? PS car drives great anyway.

i passed you in a white one.......ey up.

nice blue z in tesco on sunday nicely kitted out

Car failed mot on rusty rear solid lines as luck would have it it was above the axle !!! ripped out the rear axle and changed all the rear lines not an issue quite a simple job now i cant bleed out the lines theres NO air coming out of any of the calipers or the ABS unit but i can hear air int the lines where they come in to the brass block in the boot floor and i got a stodgy pedal :headvswal ive now put the best part of 4 ltrs of fluid thru the system !!! theres also nothing wrong witht the master cyl. just the sound of trapped air in the rear gonna try to pressure bleed it tomorrow but any help or ideas would be appreciated :confused: …

just picked my blitz bovs up from andyz. they are fitted to hard pipes . there is a small pipe coming off the top of the bov where do i join this to etc??? and when removing the re-circs do i bung up all pipe work ?? thanks :) kev

I think I asked this before, but I'm lazy. What size hose do I need to get for my vacuum hoses? Cheers, Scrawn.

I found oil in the pcv hose, is that normal :confused:

can anyonehelp me , i ve got a apexi multi checker engine control moniter and the instruction and wiring diagram are in japanese,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, :headvswal help,,,,,,,,,,,, :bow: does anyone know where i can get it in english ?

right, i've only owned my zed for a week now, when i bought it there was a hum coming from the rear of the car. the seller told me it was the centre propshaft bearing and included the new part in the sale. i fitted the bearing today and all was looking well. however, the noise remains, and as well as that, there is a vibration coming from it now!! the seller told me he initially thought it was a wheel bearing, and had this replaced, but it never solved it. i dont know which side it was though. the noise appears to be coming more from the left hand side. Do any of you guys know what would be causing the hum or now the vibration also? help is…

You know when your car just aint running right, I have that feeling now, done a fault code check , nothing, everything seems ok , but the boost slowly drops as the car gets warmed up(13.5psi to 11psi) and it dont feel as fast. I am hoping that replacing the centre box with 2 straight pipes will sort it as the baffles are gone in the box ( i am getting it done at long life exhausts tommorow), its the only thing i can think of that could cause it, I am hoping the extra backpressure is causing the probs as the exhaust is getting incredibly hot. Ah well either im going mad or it is the centre box Tune in for more insane ramblings tommorow when i accuse my car of sleepi…

Car passed its MOT yesterday, despite someone hitting me from behind on my way there (no damage luckily). It's been off the road for 18 months while I replaced big end bearings (for the second time), turbos and various other bits. Engine's now been out three times. So happily drove the car to and from work yesterday. All was well. Took it out for an hour today and I'm starting to hear the tell tail knocking of the bloody big end bearing again! There's obviously something else wrong that I'm missing. I've had the crank polished and replaced the bearings with same size once. I've had it ground and replaced with oversize once. And it's always the same bearing that …

I've removed my centre console to paint it silver again (cracked it last time I had to get at the stereo :rolleyes: ) but I was wondering if anyone has actually colour-coded it? i.e. painted it the same colour as the car bodywork. The more I thought about it the more it seemed like it might look pretty good. (Either that or I've got heat stroke LOL) What do you think?

All fooked, lol. The one from the engine to the cat has three wholes The same one the other side only has two bolts onto engine, third sheared. Whats sh1t is the people who took out the engine to do work never sorted it and just chucked it back on, which I think is wa*k workmanship. The centre boxes inbetween the cat and the back box have a bracket welded between them which is ripped out and causing a blow. Any idea how much all this sh1t will cost to fix??

Cars a 1990 TT methinks the PTU is shot has anyone out there got one for sale please?

ive developed a banging noise from the nearside front when i throttle off.its louder at higher speeds and im wondering if it could be an engine mount or gearbox or anything else.its a n/a auto. thanks anyone for some help.

I need someone to help me with my speedo (starts at 10) and no dash lights. Get ya a beer or 2

Changed the spark plugs today and found no.1 spark plug covered in oil, fresh oil. Looked down and the piston was dry. Put new spark plug in and ran the engine. Took the spark plug out and the whole lot including piston was covered in fresh oil. Where the fook is that coming from??? Bearing in mind i've had the head gasket done and new pcv valves??

OK I have done a search and I am sure I have propshft vibration Yes I feel it through the seat Yes it gets better when warm My question is I have read many references to check the Gearbox mounts but it always refers to the Auto box does this not happen on the manual box then Also why is this bearing so expensive can the number be obtained and sourced from a bearing supplier Thanks in Advance :duffer:

So was it you parked up on Baytree Road just off Brixton Hill!? K reg, twin single exit exhaust, not sure if it was a TT or a NA as I was too lazy to take a detour to find out. :D