General Discussions - 300ZX Related

My zed is burning oil. :cry: It ONLY does it at idle and it is worse if the engine is cold, the longer the journey the less it seems to burn. I still have pressure which appears to be at normal levels. It does not burn enough that I have to re-fill the oil but obviously it needs fixing. Its embarrassing to be stuck in traffic smoking like an iraqi oil well. I just had boost jets and re-map and a full stainless system but have only driven the car a couple of times since this was all done and have driven it slowly as the clutch is about to be replaced. I pray its not the turbos but it does not seem to smoke when on boost, only at idle. Valve seals? Anyone know how m…

Silver Zed in Holmewood, Chesterfield. Parked up off main rd in Holmewood village, chesterfield, Derbyshire Fri eve. ????????????

is it normal for my lifty up thing (between the two seats used for storage and cant think of the word) to be finished in tweed as i have leather? it just looks a bit odd.

Can anyone tell me he difference between the 99spec centre panel and the standard centre panel? Regards Scotty

Anyone know how many hours it will take for a RR place to check my fueling and adjust the ecu/super afr if required? Cheers.

Pulled into a petrol station today and low and behold, there was a gunmetal zed, guy didnt even acknoledge me when I nodded at him. Shame I was gona give him my off side front wing as his was dammaged. Pretty sure he isnt a member on here. Oh well, thats the 1st tiem Ive not got a nod from a fellow 300zx owner

got this from Chris last week and put it on the other night. I now know why other cars i've seen it with have it on the metal below the rear lights and not the pvc. I love it in this position but don't think the adhesion will last. dot of superglue maybe but scared it will run down onto the plastic and burn it. stay or go??

Just wondering what my engine would be worth, its a UK TT (was auto), has 70k on the clock and has always been a great strong engine. Its always been a little bit tappety, but nothing to bad. It has stock turbo's on, which sometimes smokes when left idling. Its had regular oil changes and has lightened pulley set and recent timing belt. Also, whats UK manual box worth, with all parts for the conversion, this has a new RPS street clutch, new pivot ball and lightened flywheel. Not for sale yet, just looking at what options are open for me. Thanks Barry

As it says in the title. Is this Electric blue or what ? Dont see many blue zeds around, and i think this really suits it well. Any help on this would be appreciated guys. :) thanks rob

I bought mycar 2 yearsago. It is a red 1990 Gplate Nissan 300 ZX UK spec. When Ibought the car I knew the turbos were not good. So I sent away for reconditioned turbos and had them replaced with a reputable mechanic. Thiscost me nearly£2000 as youcan appreciate I could afford much more. Thecar seems to backfire sometimes and does not run correctly, ie no power hardly. I have heard it may be the timing belt has slipped a digit -could this be the case and I have also adjusted the hycas to no avail. Could anyone please advise on my course of action.

The wireing diagram for a auto manual conversion using the auto harness please?

On a 92 Jap import N/A what was the maximum it would rev to before the rev limmiter was removed ie: a chip?? Reason I asked is when I had a chance to boot it last it was all stock ie: speed limmiter, revs restricted etc, and I did'nt look at the revs when it cut out.

Evostick contact adhesive or some crappy spray stuff that I never seem to get on with. Whats the best?? Oh and who wants to do my doors lol.

I have been playing around with the TPS and changing the voltage from one end of the scale to the other (.45 to .50 v) and it dont seem to make any diffrence to the way the gearbox changes gear, is it suppose to ? Maybe i am not giving it enough time between changes to settle down, but i am resetting the ecu each time? Whats your thoughts on this one guys/gals and have you had any success with this, or do you know another way to get the gearbox to change gear earlier or later in the rev range (or is it set by MPH). Thanks

my front window washers are not working, the one's on the lights are and the ones on the back window are working where exactly is the motor for this, prob just a bad connection, they used to work but they were very weak cheers Allan

anyone want to come to my house this weekend and see if we can get my lights working, i may need to try some parts so bring a zed with ya lol ive checked the fuses under the bonnet (uk car) ive changed the switch with another (could be another knackered one) ive changed the relay the lights in the bumper are coming on and the lights flash when i pull the stalk in the car but i aint got any dipped headlights, how could i check if there is a bad earth anywhere cheers in advance guys Allan

About 12 midday. just coming out the terminal area. :)

yesterday, heading south down A12. I was 2 vehicles behind you in a burgundy transit (trying to keep up). Good to see a low wide car in amongst all the tall cars that seem to populate our roads. The yellow Z looked like it was from another planet...

The engine feels a bit restricted around 2,500 - 3500 rpm in 2nd gear. And similar in third but less so. Conzult is not reporting any error codes but the orange 'check' light comes on every time i i turn the key to 2nd position before ignition. And this light popped on since i drove the car at -4c during the xmas break. But the tightness goes a bit once the engine has been running for 10 mins and is warmed up. Any ideas plz?

Hi everyone, Car's done this about three times now so I think it's fair to say there's some sort of issue developing. When started after being used earlier in the day when not completely cold the idle feels "lumpy". Happens at around 1000 - 1200 rpm. The engine tickover is regular and doesn't stutter, but you can feel a vibration through the whole car in time with it. Only lasts a couple of minutes and then idle becomes perfectly smooth as normal with no vibration. Doesn't happen either when the engine is completely cold after being left over night, or when it's started when already warm. Running climate control or not makes no difference. Car is a LWB series…

Hi all, I'm installing an electrical Oil pressure gauge this weekend, (thanks to Karl for sorting the gauge out) Question - where's the Oil Pressure Switch??? J

Hi i have just been given a zx300 twin turbo it starts but when you rev it to 2500 revs it starts to splutter and dies on me .could it be that the turbos have blown?. :headvswal

no ones ever seen me.. horrah.. been up to lukes the other day as you all know.. on m62 m18 m1 into nott centre.. and back... the only person who seemed to notice me in the slightest was a cop but he gave up after me doing the speed limmit for some time... lol gotta put my neons on to be noticed i think.

hello to all members ! just found the site looks good . Trouble with my staying power ? she runs up to temp form cold and then stalls and cuts out any ideas ? checked the connections all over the engine but no better ....air flow meter was dirty due to a old engine problem (piston rings completely nackerd) full engine rebuild . Was running like a dream on new engine for 600miles then started this trouble :headvswal

Im gonna do a oil cooler fit to my auto box but which pipe is the feed and which is return and does it matter which way they go into the cooler? What size fittings are they as well so i can get the right ones on the cooler Thanks