General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Crashed front of Z last month in ice. Nothing to serious but ended up needing new bumber and passenger wing. Unfortunately car wasnt idleing properly. Suspected a boost leak and sure enough my intercooler was cracked in several places Replace intercooler with second hand unit. Put all back together but stil I have a leak. Not as bad as before I changed intercooler but still bad enough to have boost gauge at approx -7 at idle and engine idleing badly. My mechanic cant see anything wrong with pipes from intercooler where damage was and is not sure how to trace the problem. Any help greatly appreciated. Wasnt there a unit some time back for sale to …

Who on here if anybody sells the large FMIC and how much also i want to change front bumper to show it off any ideas much appreciated. :hyper: ps anyone heard of a Monza300 gbp?

Was messing with carputer when it decided to shut down and won't reboot! I know, try the ignition, won't start, get a horrible clicking noise. I am wondering if the immobiliser has kicked in? Don't believe so, reset alarm, same noise. Hard to describe the noise other than fast, loud clicking, could it be the starter motor?

A short lesson on Multigrades: If you see an expression such as 10W-40, the oil is a multigrade. This simply means that the oil falls into 2 viscosity grades, in this case 10W & 40. This is made possible by the inclusion of a polymer, a component which slows down the rate of thinning as the oil warms up and slows down the rate of thickening as the oil cools down. It was first developed some 50 years ago to avoid the routine of using a thinner oil in winter and a thicker oil in summer. For a 10w-40 to attain the specification target a 10W ( W = winter) the oil must have a certain maximum viscosity at low temperature. The actual viscosity and th…

245 x45 x17's UK ??????

Just tried Andy Z on both numbers and did yesterday main number says please try during work hours which i have been and the other says the mobile is switched off. Also sent mails to CBR (Daniel Radu) and seen he was on line this morning at 05:53. Transferred money to someone here before and they never delivered so a little nervous......

Does anyone know of a good supplier of after-market handbrake handles that will actually fit a Z32? I have bought a couple recently, and they aren't a wide enough diameter fitment, after going to the trouble of cutting my handle off :headvswal Thanks, GUMBALL :confused:

before i removed my engine i done a compresion test on in. i've not heard anything from the member who was going to buy it so might end up putting it on ebay. (this is not going to plan. got loads to sell as well) the engine used to pull really strong to. can someone confirm the results as good or bad. dsr 130 psi ..... psr 120 psi dsc 125 psi ..... psc 125 psi dsf 130 psi ..... psf 125 psi any advice would be greatfull.

Anyone heard from them? Can either of you call me i've paid you both by bank transfer and would like to get the aerial and glo gauges sent over soon as poss?? Thank you

after reconnecting the maf and battery the other day the car is only running on 5 cylinders, and theres fuel to the left of the middle spark plug on the right side of the engine. any ideas ?

well i was on rt 95 in NJ wen i floored it 1st 2nd then 3rd at about 4 or 5k mybe 90 or so mph the Z turned off. (gave a lil pop before it stopped not a loud pop( no smoke no fire no oil on the ground)... no brakes or anything! got it safly on the side of the highway and tryed to fire it up and it wont just cranks..... i was not hearing the fuel pump "wine".. so i assumed it was the pump just gone bad....got it towed home and changed the fuel pump (to a walbro 255 high pressure" the tried to fire it but no luck.... tryed to push start it and it "sounds like"it on but its not realy i dont know how to explain then turns off. so i pulled the spark plugs so i can see how t…

Silly question, but having arrived home late and found that my Datascan cable and software had arrived, I decided that I couldn’t wait until the weekend before having a qucik peek. I’ve installed the software, all looks ok, went out to the car at 11:15PM with a torch, stuck my nose in and around the bonnet release but nothing, could spot the Diagnostic socket. Or is it one of these that appear to be connected (didn’t want to pull one in case I set the alarm off!) Thanks

when the engine is warming up ,mid way say, if you give it some ,the temp gauge drops and then goes back up at about the same pace as the rev counter moves up but as soon as you reach normal running temp it stops. next question do zed engines heat up quickly to normal running temp.

hi all i am just wondering if the fuel pump of my 200sx s13 will fit thanks

I'm Currently Trying To Fit Poly Bushes To My Subframe And Not Making Much Headway. :headvswal I've Also Got A Set Of Solid Alloy Drift Spec Bushes I Wanted To Fit But Nobody Seems To Know If I Need To Remove The Casings From The Original Bushes Or Not! :confused: All Help Is Welcome. :bow: I Cant Beleive This Has Stumped Me After All The Other Work I've Done On These Cars. :o

is there a tried and tested method for this

is there a tried and tested method to this exersise

okay hooked it up like this 2 new lines coming from the hard pipes(where the boost jets go) tee'd them off went to the greddy unit the 2 new lines from the wastegates going up the tee'd to the greddy unit unpluged the stock unites.... the stock lines are just hanging there.... the problem i hear a leak on both sides of the car when it hits boost where and why is it coming out it idels funny sometimes wont stay on..... wuts wrong???

After many years faithful service she seems to have lost her appetite for boost. Drives fine, accelerates OK but not proper hard and the boost guage doesnt rise past zero. I thought maybe a boost hose had come loose but having now checked them I can find nothing wrong so far. Engine sounds fine and ticks over sweetly. If I floor it then stop and take a look under the bonnet there is a slight burning rubber smell and it aint the wheel spin! I have a horrible suspicion the drivers side turbo might have seized. No warning, no noises, no smoke. If I take one boost hose to plenum off at a time it will start and run. I can get a puff of boost out of the …

decisions decisions right got a cracking set of alloys which need refurbing. now do i get the coated completely or chromed?? im scoping for ideas guys and i know its my choice at the end of the day but what do YOU think. they are LENSO RK'S originally looked like this now so far because of the polished lip ive decided not to have them recondition to there original spec as it cost way too much quoted £100 per wheel. now i have been given great quotes for both the bright chroming and the colour coding eg silver

Hi, Im trying to remove the rear steering rack (for want of a better term) I cant get any movement on the knuckles that fit to the rear axle's short steering arms. They appear to be unusual in that they have a bolt at the rear which holds in place an aluminium cover about the size of £2 coin. Through the opposite side they appear more normal with the tracking end held on with a single bolt to the knuckle and steering arm. I have undone everything and am hammering hard with the correct size joint splitter ( fork type ) but I cannot get the end of the steering arm to separate from the trackrod end. I am trying to fit a Hicas eliminator which …

help how do you do a self diagnostic and know what beeps mean wot an where and how an why!!!!!!!!! have a strange startin prob an a fuel leak when this intamitant prob rears its head ? any other time its no problem.... 91 jap tt manual. any one in the southend essex free to pop round an show me saturday? p***ed off from essex!

Got the car in January this year and the 2 rear tyres were healthy. 1 month and 700 odd miles later (no serious driving abuse at all) later and the rear right tyre was slick-like yet the left was still great. Initially suspected one of the hicas arms may have been out so the hicas unit was diconnected. Now another month or so later the rear left tyre is just as bad but the right is ok :confused: It just seems very odd cos the excessive wearing has swapped sides. If the right went again it could be pinned down to suspension or alignment probs, but thats stayed fine this month?? Also if anyone has any unwanted tyres in a 245 45 16 I would happily buy them …

Saw you today, about 1pm, heading towards M18 as I was on my way (in a van) to pick up a tailgate.

I'm about to indicate how little I actually know about my Zed so far... :confused: Had it 3 weeks, the front left tyre is looking a bit flat, it's running 205/50 R17s on the front and 255/40ZR17s on the rear. Can anyone advise me what the tyre pressure should be on these on my Zed? Many thanks, and I promise that one day I'll know something and I'll help someone else out...