General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys, is it possible to run a Turbo Timer and an alarm/immobiliser on the car at the same time? When my car came over from Japan I had an alarm/immobiliser fitted cos of insurance purposes, but the people who installed it said they had to remove the turbo timer because the 2 units cant run simultaneously. The immobiliser would cut in before the turbos had cooled down. I am a little concerned that i am not letting the car run for long enough after driving it for the turbos to cool down. How long should i be looking at? Cheers Ross :cool:

Anyone been? There must be a world of Z goodies over there! My ex girlfriend is there at the moment and has asked if I want anything! What a girl! I'm thinking some decent floor mats at the very least, seeing as theirs will be r/h drive. Anyone able to point me in the right direction?

Hi guys, just joined up here :) Looking at getting a 300zx as you can probably guess. Been reading up on them but can't get a rough mileage on when the turbos are likely to fail from anyone. Car i'm interested in has 60,500 miles and was imported in 2000, has a full history over here but from owning turbo'd cars in the past I know they can be flaky. Cheers, Daz.

Going past Sarn services m4 heading towards Swansea way, about 7.45. I was going opposite way in my red shortie.

My Jap import is into is second day on the road. Been really warm down here in South wales today, and my car is running fine, temp seems normal etc. BUT is sounds like it has an electric fan running all the time. Its been in the garage for 2 house, and i started it again, and the noist was still there ? Is the an elec fan as well as the viscous belt driven one?

I am sending off my ECU unit to AndyP for a chip to be installed, but i was also wondering if it can be remapped out of the car or does it need to be in the car. Also is their any of you guys that can get it remapped if Andy does'nt know anyone and how much. Cheers guys.

Hello people I have just noticed I have slack in my rear rack, both rear wheels can be moved easily (when jacked up) from side to side. The slack is in the HICAS hydraulic thingy whatsit. Anybody know what I need and how to cure the probelm and a ruff price please ? Cheers Paul

I'm getting p***ed off with this problem, here's the story, 1/..Converted to manual(big mistake) fitted ACT clutch unit including spiggot bush and had flywheel skimmed to eliminate any chance of any problems(so I thought) ran car seemed ok but got bad clutch judder, slipped clutch a bit did 100 miles seems worse when warm. 2/ removed gearbox removed clutch inspected checked runout on flywheel was 0.010" had it reskimmed and checked runout on engine within 0.002" ok refitted box. 3/ ran car and clutch judder still there did 250 miles and still there worse when warm but still boincing car about 4/ removed gearbox and fitted another new clutch from ACT and…

Does anyone know what has happened to SE Nissan/ Nisstech in Maldon? Have they changed their phone number or moved? I have just spent over £3000 with them and my car is running like a dog....sh*t happens!

local motor factors has this stuff in 4 litres for £19. thing is its like water - really really really thin. Now I know oilman recommends a good 10/50 but would this be ok to use??? a little worried - I have fully synthetic Morris 10/50 in at moment but unable to get any quick and I need some really quick. I just dont wanna put this stuff in and damage engine?

OK it's not a Zed, but I'm just replacing the exhaust manifold gasket on my Rover 820 and Haynes suggest a 45nm setting for the nuts and bolts to do it up. Does this sound right to anyone? That's barely on! Cheers, Matt.

would this be of any use, anywhere??

Ok, I finally admit defeat. Last summer I took the Z off the road to change the water pump, install some BLING, and completely re-do my interior. All was going well until I hit problems with changing the water pump. A number of friends had the solution, and would be round soon to fix it (with the correct tools etc.) so I got on with doing the interior. Here I am 1 year later and it's still in the same mess, I'm totally pissed off with it (and my mates) and just want to pay for someone to come round and get the bugger going again, so I can finish off all the other bits. Anyone know of a decent MOBILE mechanic in West London ? (I'm based in Hayes). It has to be mobile…

My car is pulling to left quite heavily. Im at chichester in w.sussex, anybody recommend a good 4 wheel steering alignment garage around the south coast that can do the business.

thanks for the info the other day about my brakes I went out and tested cylinder diagnostic.. in park engine running push brake pedal and it slowly but surely went to the bottom so what now, it also made a funny humming noise at times.??? master cylinder repair kit?? then will my brakes actually stop me at anything over 40mph :dance: :dance: chris

in my old zed if i switched the heater and econ on then turned the car off and on again the heater would restart at the temperature i set it (but with econ off) in my swb everytime i switch the car off and on again the temperature resets to the default temp and if i had the heater on before i switched the car off it wouldnt be on when i turned the car on. im guessing th that what happened in my old zed was correct so what's wrong with the swb? Yaseen

I just had my clutch replaced and noticed a wire trailing under the car near the middle/front of the gearbox area, I unplugged it from the smaller connector of these 2 - the other end is missing and has no plug attached so Im not sure where it goes. The larger of the 2 connectors has nothing plugged into it? Any ideas people? car seems to drive fine?

Round rear lights. NISSTEK sticker light blue/grey metalic on M25 passing A1 towards M1 05.00 hrs passed me in my van. I put the hazards on to attract attention and flashed as he passed. Sounded very nice and throaty.

Judging by the fairly unsubtle personalised plate, I'm pretty confident it was Big Roy! ;) I was in a dark grey MG ZT-T trying to find the Caterham MG dealer...

Is it just me or is it sometimes not very easy to read the level of oil in this? I tried it numerous times and it seems to me, you run the engine warm, stop leave for a while, then read it..the oil doesnt cover the dipstick properly for a decent readin, its on the wire, and also barely over the full length up to F but if i wipe it and do it again it then is low..its very unpredictable...Ryans done my crankshaft seal, so im still checking the levels as ive still got some oil under the motor (but it could have been rfom before) Just seems a bit difficult to get a decent level check....

Right, got my Zed import, with no manual for the interior stuff. So, how does it all work ? I assume by pressing AUTO its the air con or climate con, and you set to the temo you want. What does recon and economy do. i assume recon stops external air entering. what is the econ button ?? Also, how do i just get hot air to blow ??? cheers Dai

Had HICAS eliminator fitted... Had Rear strut brace fitted... Had new tryes... Had 4 wheel tracking... The rears are wearing on the inside only :smash: Why is this please? is it camber? or badly set tracking? and what should the tracking settings be please? CheerZ :duffer:

Hi Im a lover of the 300zx but they are extremely rare in Dublin. I was AMAZED to see a red 300zx driving through a local town near me. It was a nice example with an aftermarket front bumper and a 300zx.co.uk sticker in the rear side window. it was a 1990 example and if anyone has any more details of who owns it and where abouts its from i would be glad to hear

looking at putting some new back boxes on my zed, any one know what size the piping is as i will be getting some custom ones but they need to know size for the inlet

Right, found out today that I'm on a Op Tour in October. I'll be away for 6 months and be able to save loads of dosh. I'm going to dedicate about 2 grand to the Zed... :hyper: Here's a list of what I'd like done... Sort out rust on body (sills and targa top) Smithy's fuel lines Remove rear spoiler (smooth rear) Powder coat wheels Black Z-Centre leather dash kit (Fitted) Poly bushes (maybe!) Camber kit 99 Spec front plus fogs 99 Spec rear lights HID Clear side repeaters Replace all rubber seals around windows Repair (or replace) gash in drivers seat lumber support Boost, water temp, oil px guage fitted (in slot unger radio) Fix up all b…