General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Finally taking the knackered beast (car not missus) to zen next week for manual conversion :dance: :dance: Am borrowing a trailer to tug it down and just want to make sure its gonna fit on. Did a quick search but couldn't find car dimensions so does anyone know the width and length of a Z. oh and i suppose the tyre track width as well! cheers in advance nick

Can anyone tell me where I can get hold of these illuminated kickplates please? also any idea how much they cost ? thanks.

Hi To all, tryin to have a little question answered if possible. Is the oil you use for the diff the same as you would use for the gearbox in my uktt.manual ?????? As i'm changin both at the moment..... lookin at millers oils at the mo as well..... :) :) :) :tongue: Mark

car idled fine for the first ten minutes after it warmed up but then switched off and on and it wont go under a very steady 1200rpm. what should i check?

While searching the net I came accross this http://www.ess-racing.com/ Just want to see what people think of it. Has anyone got it? I dont want any comments about convert to manual, :nono: please

I've took the centre panel off but I can't see what to undo! Which section of CD Manual is the air filter under?

for all the zed buffs - could this work with 1 breather filter for each bank instead of the pcv's??? Stillen upgrade just trying to get a better understanding of what they do and how to replace them? lymon, mark, andyduff - wadya reckon? ;)

...other than ones on alarm systems, has anyone got a remote central locking kit on their zed?

I am going to get a boost controller very soon and I'm also considering an ALC. 1 Is it worthwhile getting an ALC? 2 Does this increase the wear and tear on the autobox?

I've noticed in the last few weeks that white reside has been streaking up from the front of the bonnet. Thought I had a coolant leak, until I looked under the bonnet and found no evidence of any residue anywhere... :confused: Looked a bit more closely and realised my nose panel wasn't square- the front of the bonnet just caught it as it closed and this had gradually worn away the paint on the top of the nose panel. This exposed the primer, which water was picking up in wet weather and smearing it up the bonnet. Quick application of touch-up paint should sort it out... :D Mark

as above, in gun metal grey Z. :)

A sudden fault has developed in my autobox, manifesting as no change from 1st to 2nd, unless the acceleration is very slight (the engine revs out to the limiter otherwise). It may be that 2nd is being missed as kickdown from 3rd also gives a rev out. I get a number 3 error on the autobox selfdiagnostic, meaning a throttle sensor short or loose connection. I have looked at other threads on this and it seems I need to check the voltages on the ECU and autobox controller. Where are they and how do I go about doing that? Do I have to get in from under the car (this is a problem as I don't have stands). Anyone had this problem and fixed it?

I had the car taken to a garage for rear main seal replacement, and obviosly the prop had to come off and be put back on again for this. As soon as I drove out of the garage I had the vibration. Comes in at about 40mph +, felt through the seat, much worse then its cold, calms down when warmed up. Not sure why it failed after being removed and refitted. The Bearing is'nt cheap (about £120 + Labour), so are there ways to check if its the cuprit before I replace it ? I read that sometimes a failed rear gearbox mount can be the problem (gearbox drops slightly, moving prop out of alignment), but presumably this is'nt something that would be affected by hea…

Hello everyone! I'm new on this Board. I'm from Canada montreal! I bought a nissan 300zx 2+2 swapped TT manual 1 month ago. Everything was perfect but 2 days ago on the hayway after a little race, the car started to hesitate. I got out of there and as soon as I pressed the clutch, the engine stalled. Now as soon as I press the gaz, i'm not able to reach more than 0.1 bar and and it's like if my blow off valves was open almost anytime! There's a very big fsssshhhhhhh starting around 1000 rpm and there's no power at all! On neutral the idle play between 100 and 1000 non stop it'S very anoying! Only ECU code that I have is 34 since the biggining…

When cold the gearbox makes some slight whining noises for the first mile or so but then stops. Also the gearbox is slightly noisy when running but stops when I put my foot on the clutch. Could it be something to do with the clutch or worse?

Last time I had my brake pads replaced, the numpty that replaced them didn't put the shims back on and kindly left me with a pile of metal plates in a box. As I am replacing brakes this weekend need to put the shims in this time. Please could you advise what I need and don't need. I have (picture attached): 4 metal plates with grilles cut into 4 metal plates in a wedge shape 8 smaller plates which were together in pairs 2 small corners Also where do these go when I fit them... Thanks Rob

Hi guys I have just got my car back from being serviced at a Nissan dealer the guy who serviced it has a skyline and is a bit of an enthusiast, and recommended i have the work below carried out elsewhere as nissan will charge extortionate sums of cash. basically everything seems to be in order apart from the bushes on the rear subframe since one is leaking. am I correct in saying that instead of replacing the entire subframe (like what nissan want me to do), I can buy a rear subframe bush kit from the likes of say, courtesy and have it fitted at another garage? If I can just replace the bushes on there own, are there any uprated parts that anyone here would su…

Need to post something off to him anyone got this????

Had the car for 2 and a half years now and still have no cruise........... Tried switches on pedals ok Tried new ecu ok what else could this problem be any thoughts people! Cheers Dave

just a quick one, what number or type of exide battery should get for my car?? as some of the guys saw at ross on wye, my battery looked like it was suffering with malnutrition or anorexia.!!

Think it must have been markzx about 2:30 today driving through Overton .The motor looked well smart.

Anyone have Chris's address i need to post something back.... Thank you

The zed has to be the worse engine to work on... Work starting now on my engine, first job, remove the engine to heater matrix hose's. easy right ?????? My chuffing hands wont fit down the back of the engine to even reach the hose bottom. 10 mins into the job, and im back sat here.... hands cut and bleeding, swearing like a fool, sweating and fed up already. Anyway, just wanted to moan a little, best finish my tea, and see if she has managed it

how can i get wastegate chatter on a 350zx

im a mechanic to trade ,got 300zx as a toy for myself,too much of miser to buy a manual for the car! went on line looked up the limmit on skimming the heads and it said it was 0.2mm.this is a very low limmit.can anybody help here?..... the head away right now getting done right now if he can. :bow: