General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Right Just got back from about a 100 mile fast motorway drive, Zed was behaving well until I got home, Whilst Parking it in the garage I could here Boiling and the temp started to rize slightly on the gauge so I put the heaters up full let it run for thirty secs or so then turned it off. I could hear the boiling type sound for about a further 10 mins and there are no obvoius signs of a leak although it was far to hot to check the levels. Any thoughts people?

right on my zed the stock boost gauge goes to +7 in full load. but on my aftermarket one its 0.3. now how do i know my aftermarket gauge isnt faulty. does this mean m ze3d is on safety boost? i know learned my car doesnt need a delimiter cus i did 160 km today :duffer:

1 red but i talked to the guy and he definatly isnt a member 1 grey u was with ur wife didnt look happy looking seeing me. L REG.

Further to my oil leak thread.. and being unable to remove the passenger side intake cam.. Anyone got a slide hammer I can borrow? Or alternatively a puller that will fit on the hub (none of mine will)? Pretty please, etc..

the story is this... I have a very small leak from a hose at the back of the engine, very minor. Now today, the car had a hammering, and while on the motorway crusing nicely at 70mph, the car lost some power, also lost a cylinder. temp gauge was fine, oil was fine. pulled over, car cut out, and steam pissed from the back of the engine. Started the car again after making sure it wasnt a belt etc, and she was hesitent in starting, when she did, she was down a cylinder and knocking from top quite bad. got brought home by RAC started car to drive off the lorry, and it sounded ok, knocking had gone, and back on 6 cylinder, though still has a little miss i…

we got to the hotel and what was in the car park? lol all that way and there's one in the car park, was it you?

PINK ZED Spotted in Exmouth Devon this evening. Carbon (well blackish anyway) bonnet. The wife quite liked it.

Yellow Zed heading south on the A49 mid day today (Sunday)............................ :shock: sh1t; it was MINE and i was following it........ Am going to have to keep taking those pills me thinks !! :rofl: :rofl: :headvswal

On my way back from the Ross-on-Wye meet today, pulled into a service station to fill up with fuel. Car's been running very well. Driving it steadily. Pulled on to the motorway slip road and decided to use the power a bit, 2nd, 3rd 4th, all pulled well. Once I changed to 5th, a nice cloud of smoke came out of the back. It cleared, the oil pressure gauge moved a little and then it was fine. Still holding boost, tried the power again and exhaust was fine. Car was as it was before. Got back home and noticed a small amount of smoke coming from the left hand side back part of the engine between it and the bulkhead. Just checked the car that's now been stood for a few…

Guys, ive got a 2.5" system straight thru and have also had the CATs knocked out. Now i had to have a bung put in each tailpipe to cut out the excessive drone i was getting between 2k-3k RPM. It did the trick but makes it sound a bit sh@t on idle cos u get a weird blowing noise. Now i was thinking about having proper de-cat pipes fitted with Resonators and hopefully then i could remove the bungs from the tailpipes. Has anyone else had this problem and do you know if this would work, suggestions?? Cheers, Dan.

right..... on the way back from JAE the temp guage went from just under halfway straight up to the top in a couple of seconds........then it dropped back down........then few seconds later it went back up again. ive heard the temp guages can be rubbish so i presumed that this was the prob, a dodgy guage. when i got back home i topped up the water just to be on the safe side, and all seemed fine. a couple of days later i parked the car facing downhill and when i came out to the car after an hour or so there was a puddle of water just under the expansion bottle. i presumed that i had just overfilled it plus the fact it was a boiling day, that this is why it had …

I have a squeaky fan belt I think its a bit loose how do I adjust the alternator to tighten it up? Do I have to undo all 3 bolts then tighten the adjuster screw? Or can I just tighten the adjuster screw by itself? Cheerz

hi could anyone tell me if there diff has leaked from the drive shaft coupler because mine seems to be. It only seems to do it when been driven parked in garage its fine but after driven the underbody of car were the driveshaft meets the diff is covered in oil checked all pipes to brakes and Hicas and brake fluid and power stearing fluid not moving. can you replace the oil seals on diff? :rolleyes:

My car has been running slugish and been told to clean the temp sensor! Is the temp sensor the yellow one at the fron of the engine? and whats the best way of cleaning it? Thanks Matt

Guys, Was considering an Apexi boost controller, but i have standard turbs, which i imagine should run at about 9psi and can go to 13psi safely, is that right? Question is is this a worthwhile thing to fit? Dan.

Safeways/Morrisons in Tiverton, Devon. Sunday morning. Freaking nice zed btw.

Getting a noise from the front of the engine when car is warming up. It sounds like a piece of card in your bicycle spokes and goes up and down withe engine revs. Strangely if you turn the engine off and restart the noise is gone! Checked fan. Doesn't seem to be rubbing anywhere and noise is difficult to pinpoint as to exact location. Seems to be on left side/front of engine when standing in front of car Any thoughts welcome

Am taking my zed on its first track day at the beggining of September, which I'm pretty sure will finish the current tyres off--what would people recommend as replacements (she's on stock 16" rims)? I'm told that UK cars were originally supplied on Michelins, but I've heard good things about Yokohamas. Also, while I'm getting the wheels off, can anyone recommend an alloy reconditioner, ideally in either London or West Yorkshire? A quick internet and forum search didn't get me anywhere. Cheers, DG.

Hi all, got a slight problem,when i brake water comes out of the front washer jets.Anybody had this as well. Is there some sort of valve in the motors. cheers bubbles

Hey guys just bought myself a zed 91 manwell tt in red 65k on the clock The bodywork isnt very flash few dings and the weather strips are wearing and the silver is coming through! the speedo is still in khm, Plus no SEATBELTS in the back........... anyone know where i can take the car to sort these kind of probs out? Started her up from cold and she was really smooth no rattling, whining or hissing turbos were not noisy, bit of white smoke when i rev'd her up but not blue boost idle -7 and everything semed ok so i smacked down a deposit. :smash: just hope to god she does me proud :rolleyes:

ive got me radiator off and need to take the aircon rad out if i take it out could i leave it out as i dont use my air con and i know it will help with cooling my rad what would i need to do to leave this out thanx in advance

anyone know the owner of a red 350z with rays alloys and satnav near heathrow? i waved at him and blinked my hazards, but this punk tried racing me and obviously he couldnt catch me, although it was close. looked like he was tryin 2 impress his woman, looked a nice car though... oh well. i have a 300zx uk tt, red, ss catback, 38k miles only!

Just wondering if anyone has any idea what could be causing my speedo not to work. This problem has only just started. It happens when i first go to drive the car. The speedo does not work. Then after about a mile it works and will work all day no problem. Or could it be after it has warmed up? I know its not the speed sensor as thats new and the box is new. So what could it be FFS :mad:

My passenger seat will go forwards and backwards but won't recline. Its bolt upright FFS I there any way i can release it a little to put it in a better position cus my missus is fed up of kissin her feet when she gets in LOL. Im checking the switch today but i think its the motor in the rear part of the seat. Are they easy to strip??

Somes ideas?? I can't get over 12psi, I'm thinking of a boost leak but maybe something else...