General Discussions - 300ZX Related

the prices i have been quoted for a bottom end rebuild is £480 labour (12 hours @ £40 per hour) £300 engineering, £130 gaskets, £45 timing belt. does this sound about right?

Hi All, I recently had my car MOTed. I know the guys that did it, and they passed it no problems, but they did warn me about the foglight. They've put a note about it on the invoice saying it's not bright enough, and also is a bit obscured when viewed from anywhere but straight behind. They've said I should get something done about it before it's next MOTed. My car is a J-Spec and has had a foglight added in the centre panel on the RHS where the reversing lights are. Now I know some of you guys must have also had to deal with this issue so I was wondering what you did about it? I *really* don't want to stick one of those bolt-on ones on the bottom of the…

heeellllpp!! MS MSDTC UserAllocate BO Severity: High keep getting this come up via my internet security. i clear it and 5 mins later it comes back again. i have been able to back trace it to china but thats where my knowledge ends. calling all computer wizz's

If you are gonna sit in the outside lane of a busy motorway - give the rest of us a bit of respect and look in the rear view mirrors- you have three of the things. I sat in a queue of six cars waiting for you to realise the left lane was free.

Just got my chromed headlights through the door. They're good but they aint 100%. Maybe im just picky? Is it possible to polish these without damaging them?

my nissan has nissan written on the break calipers and has vented discs, my mate has nissin written on his calipers and drilled discs, does he have after market calipers and discs

No, not a dance move :D Right then people, this is a very difficult one to explain but I will have a go anyhow. Right, I've been in the process of having my wheels refurbished 1 at a time and having to put the sh!t space saver wheel on. When I had the space saver on the NS rear and under acceleration I could feel the rear end of the car sort of twist or sort of step out. The angle as it were would depend on how much power I laid down i.e. more of an angle when more power was applied. It would step out to the left. The opposite would happen under decelleration, if I put the car in second and dropped the clutch to slow down the car would step right. I now have…

Saw you parked next door to my Auntie and Uncle's place in the Village of Easton. Nice car. Rims looked good.

Im wondering where to put my Racelogic Digital Adjuster and cant find anywhere suitable.Does anyone have pics of where theyve mounted theirs? Thanks Steve. :confused:

Whats correct part number for a Z32 oil filter? Is it 15208-55Y00??? Im sure its ok but it does not state z32 on side of box just the 300zx z31 vg30 and vg30T??

im getting code 34 det sensor circuit or something from a conzult check, how does this effect my cars performance?

with no boot spoiler.... was this you?????????? :hyper:

Hey guys, I'm stripping my spare engine at the mo, but........ I knew it was a bit trick etc etc, but no one seemed to know anything about the internals, so as i was stripping it, i got to the pistons and they have an M.M.R. stamp/logo in them. I have never heard of this brand before and i have searched the whole web via Google etc and cant 'really' find anything on the company. If it helps they are 89mm (stock is 87.5mm) Thanks for any help in advance Rich

does anybody know what type of fluid is in the power steering as mine is clear but all the types on the shelf look red need to top up as hicas goes off after about 20 mins of driving :bow:

Hi, started zed this evening so i can let it run for a bit as i havn't drivin it for couple months started fine while it was running for approx 20mins all of sudden it started missfiring and cut out, so i restarted it but it was very hesitant to fire up and cut out again so i checked coilpacks, injecters, ptu made sure they were pushed in and tryed starting car again and now it turns over but wont fire up, i did notice i couldn't hear fuel pump buzz which you normally do when ignition is on all help/advice appreciated.

Im possible looking at having my car resprayed early next year. Not sure if to keep it to the standard Nissan red, or try something different. Possibly a Ferrari Rosso red? I think someone has already got a 300 in rosso red? Any ideas on shades? wont be any trick/flip colours. Barry

hi guys, i have had my zed for 6 months now and love it! i have a couple of problems though and need some help. my car is a 1992 uk twin turbo. it is standard apart from apexi intake and blueflame catback. did an oil change 2500 miles ago (4 months ago) with castrol 10w-60. I'm due another change soon, is there anything you guys suggest I change? i have already done an ecu check and get the OK (code 55) firstly, the idle is a bit rough regardless of if its hot or cold, but the spark plugs have never been changed (car has done 40,500 miles): is a spark plug change likely to fix this? secondly, more recently on a cold start after not using the c…

Hi, I've just brought a 300zx and have yet to take ownership of it..its still being shipped over...are these cars immobolised? would i need to get it undersealed? Any advice appreciated.... :confused: Caz

Hi Guys, Reading up on some of the new pads just released from EBC. Their Yellow Stuff "R" is now out and supposed to give excellent cold response as well as under high temps, previously i thought these were just meant fro track use. I believe they have also improved the red stuff pads. http://www.ebcbrakes.com/Automotive.html Has anyone fitted these pads? I have the black stuff, but looking for a bit more bite without killing the discs...what do you think? Cheers, Dan.

Just had my back wheel off to sort out some dodgy wheel studs and I couldn't fail to notice that theres quite a lot of surface rust on the suspension arms etc. (yes its a UK car!). I can use a wire brush or one of those drill mounted jobbys to clean everything up but I was wondering what paint to use to 'dress' all the bare metal afterwards. Would Hammerite do or is there something better I can use? Obviously, it needs to be corrosion resistant and preferably brush applied. Cheers, Gareth

Hello from Finland! Do you guys know any shops from EU-area, who sells Stillen or AMZ-headers for z32na? Thanks!

At About 8:50 Am Turned Into Nuffield Industrial Estate ;)

Me again, i'm on the look out for leather or vinyl cloth so I can change all the cloth tweed panels inside my Z, I have got all winter to do the job, i'm not after pre-cut kits, just the "off the roll" sheet so I can make my own.... Any ideas, anywhere that delivers? :confused: thanks very much....... :bow:

Ok, so I have a few days off, it's not raining and the roads are free from salt/grit. Took the zed out for a spin. For the first, maybe 1/2 a mile, the gearbox sounded like it was totally shot, but suddenly it cleared up. Now, it does crunch in second when it's cold, other than that, it's a nice gearchange. Does it sound like it needs some replacement oil?

Any body got a diagram of the strongest points on the Z to stick axel stands under??