General Discussions - 300ZX Related

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Hey guys, Recently subscribed cos this is so worth the money but thats beside the point! My belts are slipping a bit and i can't tell which ones its down to, i'm pretty sure its the alternator and power steering belts but can't be sure so i'm gonna change all of them. Do any of you guys know the part numbers for the NON TURBO belts, cos i remember with the last NA i had the guy fitted TT belts and they were an inch too long and squeeled all the time! Cheers guys Rich

well not rough but seems to idle ok(ish) when cold. However when you shut door or shut boot revs dip then rise. Does this sound like an electrical problem ie bad earth or loose/split hose or something. Ive had a rummage round under bonnet while engine is cold and ticking over but cant move anything that seems to make it drop/rise again. anyone else had this?

my zed has developed a strange problem. it doesn't start after it's been raining. the car turns over fine but it just won't catch. it started happening about 2 weeks ago so i changed all the spark plugs (all were really black) and it started fine. then 1 week of faultless starting and it happens again. anyone got any ideas what it could be? any help would be greatly appreciated. alex.

Hi new to this only bought my 300 yesterday. Awesome car the only problem is, the handbrake light stays on even when the hand break is down, any ideas. Cheers

saw a white zed heading south on the a14 just outside huntingdon at about 12pm. i was in a black zed heading north.

Hi guys, i know that insurance has cropped up on several occasions but as you can't possibly drive your Z'd without it, it becomes very important. So i'd like to run this buy you. I have an Audi A6 fairly newish and of course my Z'd. When i got my Z'd i swapped the insurance over from the audi, i assumed that i could continue to use the audi as i am fully comp on the Z'd but i've been told i cant. I'd like to use the audi for everyday use and the Z'd occasionally for work and at the weekends but all the insurers i'm calling say that i need a policy for each car. Can i transfer ownership of the audi to my wife and drive it 3'rd party even if its not insured with …

I've finally got my car back, after being deprived of the flying banana for 6 months! :dance: I'm not sure who is more pleased, me or Ryan. All seems to be sweet now, but I think I've got a bad earth problem. The boost gauge works fine sometimes, then occasionally it'll be hard over to the right - until I put the lights on and bingo - it reads normally. The fuel gauge never seems to move, but on a long run it slowly crept up to quarter full (there was over half a tank full in so it's still not good). So the question is - how do I go about finding this? Is it just a case of making sure all the earthed lines are making a good connection? Or do I just p…

:cry: Gents, my Zed has been immobile for over a week now purley because i cant bleed all of the air out of the clutch system :( . I have spent far too many hours laying under/over/ in the car and am starting to get frustrated (the wifes none too keen either as i'm constantly borrowing her car). As far as i know you bleed the slave cylinder on the bell housing and then you bleed the pipe near the front wing. Thats it. It should be easy. But its not happening...... What, and where does the pipe on the front wing go? It appears to dissappear into the corner of the engine bay? Whenever I'm trying to bleed the air it just seems like a constant stream of bubbles, eve…

Hi, My mechanic friend has just fitted a new engine to my '90 zx TT and after trying to start it, the revs remain at idle and cannot get the oil pressure to rise the engine sounds ok but we are a bit baffled as to what can be wrong!! Can anyone offer any ideas to where the problem may be!!! Cheers Rod S.

Saw two Zeds, one red one blue... Both looking very tidy. Didn't see how they did on the 1/4, didn't get a chance to wander over and say hello either. I was in the red Octavia vRS, went along with the red rx7 and black rx7. (For the record, managed a 15.5 in my mighty Skoda, which was quite pleasing)

cmon u guys own up which one of u was it that came over to wales to molest our sheep :tongue: :tongue:

Does anyone have a pic of a 2+2 Z interior, stripped of seats, carpets and trim? If so, could you upload it so I can have a gander, please?

As I had no history with the car and it's mileage is 120,000 , Would changing plugs be a good idea now? The car runs fine, but kind of wondering would I get a better responce with new plugs?

im getting a zed with a jwt chip, but after a few searchs on the chip ive not really found many details...? whats the deal with boost jets...? its a term ive not come accross before and do al jwt chips come with them fitted? does the jwt chip accept different maps or is it simply an improved map for higher boost and removing any kinda of top speed limiter.?? ive noticed a few guys using them so im hoping my ignorance can be easily corrected.... thanks andy

anyone here got a white zed (import i think) zed in brockley? ive seen it on shardeloes road a few times.

saw a navy met blue zed (import i think) parked in hanover square london today, was it anyone here? if so, did you see my red zed which was parked all day on princes street near starbucks? i work at Apple on regent street!

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I know it is a zore subject :rolleyes: But the main points on zeds at the moment are! Sills Rear wheel arches Front crossmember Front of inner wing might give a few pointers to people who are looking at zeds to buy them and where to squirt some extra waxoyl when you have one :D

i've done a search but hav'nt quite found the info im looking for. I believe there are kits you can get to do this, but what colour? Most seem to be red or blue. Got my new wheels yesterday and as I thought they've shown up the old calipers to look pretty dull. Basically I don't want to colour them, only make them look as new as possible, or is colour the better way?

between sheffield and leicester, was it you?

guys any recomendation for the tyre pressure for 245/40/R18 im running 34psi at the moment but would like to know what should be in them.

Does anyone know if it is possible to convert The 300ZX auto gearbox to a steptronic sequential style gearchange?? or is this wishfull thinking?

Just want a pic of the linkage under the centre consol. Not taken one apart yet and want to know what it all looks like. I believe there are also a few gaitors under there. When these perish, you can get some strange transmission noises transmitted through there. ta

Seems like you've all had a water leak at some point! I just signed up to the forum today so firstly hello to everyone! And here's my first problem I could do with some advice with. Just bought a '90 TT and was driving home and pulled into a garage to get some petrol. Which was quite lucky really as when I stopped I noticed alot of steam coming from the engine. temp read ok though. The engine was also idleing very unevenly up and down between 500rpm and 1500rpm. Parked up and had a look under the bonnet. I was greeted by a plume of steam coming from the back of the engine bay. when I checked the water it was basically empty! I left it to cool and then …