General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Anyone know of a good Zed friendly mechanic in the essex/suffolk area Gotta do rear oilseal and prop center bearing. Can't be arsed to do it myself. Manual J-spec TT :smw:

I'm thinking of painting my headlight surround white. I think this will give a whole different lokk to the front of the car and wont break the bank. has anyone else painted their headlights the same colour as the rest of the car? Would I need to use a high heat paint to cope with the heat from the lights??? Got normal bulbs BTW Thanks Andrew :)

Just had EU out and in bits, the EPROM is socketed. There is a silver label on the EPROM and all that is hand written on it is 1991 16.27 or /99/16.27 and AB9121J1. My question is, has it been chipped, and if so, with what ? Any help anyone ?

Hi there, Just got theses put on today :dance: Anyone have any ideas of origin or worth? I bought them off a guy on EBay last July and have only just got them on today :cool: They are split rims so should be worth somthing LOL :cool: Cheers

AAAAAAARRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!! :headvswal I cannot find anywhere that have dip beam bulbs for my car, i think the product code is R447 but no one stocks them and are gonna take over a week to order them in. Does anyone know where i might be able to get hold of some :bow: cheers mat

Me again I'm in the process of reconditioning my Z- about to have my engine and tubs swapped, and i'm trying to find out what other things I should have done whilst its out of the car (i.e. which other jobs require an engine-out). I know EGR removal pretty much requires it and so does swapping the tubs, but does anyone know what other stuff can be done whilst its out of the car? Im planning on changing pumps, altenator, PTU etc. in the future anyway so if any of them need engine-out I'd really appreciate info. Thanks in advance

I recently purchased myself a lovely ZED :D but an insurance quote fell through for her!! :( I've tried lots of different insurers, with no result! Does anybody know where to try!! She is an import tt 1989 and i live in Northen Ireland!! Oh and im 26yrs!! :headvswal

after looking at the hoses where they need to be fitted I found the driver side one blanked off with a bolt or something with only about an inch of hose coming off the metal intake pipe. The passenger side one was there so I took it off and blew down it, it was very easy, no restriction at all. Now i'm sure this isn't right, help please guys, don't know if it's been fooked with or what. With the drivers side one blocked could there be something wrong with that turbo or what, I just dunno, is there anyone in the notts area with any knowledge that could have a look at all, cheers guys :confused:

hi folks, took the front panel of this morning to check the air filter was clean and i noticed a valve on the drivers side beside the 'air-con drier?' the vacuum hose has been removed and an 8mm bolt shoved up it to blank it off. can anyone tell me 1. what it is 2. what it does 3. why would anyone want to disconnect it 4. is it worth reconnecting it again cheers Fraser,

Any ideas on what else should be done while all the kit is off a Zed while being resprayed? I have in my mind the following : HID front lights Clear side repeaters 99 Front Bumper 99 Rear Lights Seals / Rubbers (T-Top) The (now peeling and a bit flaky) blackwork around doors.... Rear Spoiler replacement What's missing off this list? Is it possible to do the seals / rubbers? All input greatly appreciated.... Cheers!

Thinking of upgrading my suspension what do people use what can they reccomend?????? Don't have a huge budget BTW

Hi, I have only just joined here and already need some help. My ZX is a 1991 TT 2+2 with 50,000 miles on the clock. She is pretty standard but I have just had something disturbing happen. I hadn't checked the water for some time and the car was running good with no overheating. Last weekend I checked the rad and put some 3 kettles of water in. Since then I have only done about 10 miles and the temp guage went loopy!!!, right off the clock. I managed to get it home but now when I pour water in the rad it pours straght out from somewhere at the back of the engine. Any ideas????? or help would be appreciated. Martyn :headvswal

Hi just got my first 300 and have a problem, hopefully someone on here will be able to help. When turning at slow speed while accelerating, such as out of a turning of a minor road to major road there as a severe vibration mainly from the rear of the car, there is no vibration if I do not accelerate round the corner, there is also no vibration during normal driving although the car does tend to drift to one side sometimes. Any help would be most appreciated, thanks. Lee

Hi boys and girls. Unfortunately I am thinking about selling my z :nono: :slap: Also thinking about replacing it for a swb n/a :hyper: - i.e. main reason for selling is the cost of ownership inc. insurance. Just wondering how much you all think is a fair price to ask for it... Its an import 91H, manual, TT 2+2, red, 17" split rims, leather, high level rear spoiler. Since being in the uk - Full 60k service after purchase in June, dual 5" stainless custom built exhaust, remote start alarm & tub timer, current 75k miles, new RBS clutch, new brembo disks, green stuff(?) pads, poly bushes, Always runs optimax, always warmed up before foot hits…

My little baby is running for the first time in about 2 years and one off the coil packs is a bit naff. Anyone got a good coil pack ASAP. Cheers

right then have done ecu check an got code 34 tried the bypass 2nite reset ecu to code 55 ran engine then checked ecu again just to be sure code 34 again, reset ecu to 55 looped det sens connector will a 1meg ohm res ran engine code 34 still so the instructions say wiring knackered to ecu an to replace or the wrong resistor used so 2mrw gonna get another resistor and a volt meter to check wiring is there anything else that can be done? how much is a new harness to the ecu? and where can get 1 if wires are knackered all help apreciated ;)

Can anyone tell me where I can get a gasket for the torque converter and auto gearbox sump for a Jap Auto? Cheers. Alex.

Has anybody got any decent pics. of these in a Z32.Will prob.get one of Lukes triple r/h pods.Quite like the white face ones - but there are so many to choose from - which model do you go for? Anybody got the Lunar or C2 ones. Cheers Mark

hi i am about to have a gearbox oil change on my autobox anyone have any reccomendations for preferably fully synthetic oil ? which i have heard provides a smoother change . :dance:

Beautifull Looking Red Zed Passed Me On The Other Side Of The A55 Express Way 2day By Llandudno Junction, Did Wave But I Was In My Audi!!! Was A Private Plate C8 !!! Or Something Like That

Hiya, Know of anyone good who supplies and fits tints?? Dan.

Guys, Got stainless arms and blades on the wipers which look really good...but...obviously the wind deflector is that black plastic which looks a bit sh@t now! Anyone taken theirs off and found it still ok?? Anyone know if you can get a stainless replacement?? Dan.

Yesterday (Saturday 9th April), I took a friend of mine from Stoke to Nottingham to get his car 4 wheel alligned at this place. http://www.alignment-services.co.uk/ Have used them several times before. Only costs £28 + £4 per wheel for any adjustments BTW! Anyway, the owner said that a guy had been in there earlier with a 700BHP Z! Was it anyone from here and if it was, were you winding him up?

is it possible to bend the tube out slightly without damaging it the reason i ask, is the strut brace brackets are too close to the (smithys) chrome dipstick,,,,may have to go back to the old one???? :(

Are these wrong? Im running 0.85 bar boost, decat etc so do i need to dump these and get something else?