General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Red zed m1 south at the leicester forest east services, stuck in traffic at about 8:30 this morning (friday)

does anyone know this member GIXXAR ?????? :nono: if you have any contact with this member could please get him to ring me as ive bought some front fog lights from him before xmas and still not got them yet and he wont reply to my e-mails??????? the last mesagae i got was they will be in the post next day sorry ive been busy!!!! :slap: get him to ring me on 07879680606 jack. the@bookpeople.fsnet.co.uk

Hey Mac, Just been reading through a few of the old posts, you mentioned that you live near **************8, do you still live up here, I'm in Richmond, so just around the corner. Was wondering if you could meet up and have a look over me motor. I think there's something up with the steering or something. Gives an irregular pull and wobbles loads above 50! :( Cheers mate Jon

My rear wipe works just fine, but i cant get it to spray water... i have checked, and cant hear the motor running at all when i try.. I opened the fuse box in the drivers well, only to find it's in chinease, which to be fair, im not very good at lol So, after removing each fuse one by one, none seem to have blown, so any ideas? I dont know why, but this REALLY bothers me like you wont understand

Followed your black G reg ZX this afternoon for a few miles on the M4 and M25. Flashed to say hello.

Ive had a misfire for the past few days - its bloody awful. Checked all the coil packs and it seems to be either the ECU or the ignition amplifier that is the problem. Drivers side front coilpack is recieving no power, ive swapped it to a different plug and it works fine. Could anyone shed any light on this ? I recently wired up the apexi SAFC and one of the small earth pins on the ecu was loose so i replaced it - could this be the problem ? Thanks for any help - as usual - Mike :headvswal

Silver Import at about 11.15am on Welford road going by the prison, Big asain dude driving. and White, Import (i think) at 1.45pm in excactly the same spot, had bigish wheels on!! Was it you!???

Im thinking of an aftermarket momo or something along the lines. Is the 320mm size wheel a good one to get? I think theres a 340 or 360mm too - I dont want one too small that I cant see dials etc :)

Anyone know where I can get a new pair of Goodyear Eagle F1 245/45ZR16? I have tried online Black Circles and a couple of others and they dont have them. Also tried local garages and they want £120 + vat + fitting. Surely I can get them cheaper? Thanks.

Just had an MOT failure on smoke from the exhausts. But it's done that at all the other MOTs I've seen. I checked http://www.motuk.co.uk and it says reason for failure is "emits dense blue or clearly visible black smoke..." so it's down to a definition of "dense". Which I don't think it is. The smoke is almost deffo down to old turbos (standard, over 110k miles). Two questions. 1) Is there a quick fix that can be done before Monday? 2) Anyone know a Z-aware (i.e. knows they might smoke a bit) MOT centre near Staples Corner or Heathrow/Hayes? Cheers - Gio

I took the Z off the road last summer to fit a new interior, new sound system and a few bits of bling in the engine bay. I had the cam belt changed when I got the car, but as I was not a member of this board back then and I didn't know to change the water pump etc too. I've got a new water pump and was most of the way through stripping the old one off when I got stuck on removing the crank pulley to get the bottom cam cover off. Got let down by many 'expert mechanic' mates, and here I am 6 months later with it still off the road. I can't stand being without my Z for much longer. Getting withrawl symptoms and mild psychosis (Hmmmm...that Rover 75 is a FINE lookin…

I was speeding past - at about 9:45am this morning. I would have stopped to check you weren't broken down, but by the time I realised it was a zed I was already pst you.

Has anyone used one of these, its a CK-UN-09 (speed converter/delimiter) 5 wire type but you dont use the grey wire, i have just bought one and want to know if its ok before i fit it, the instructions seem straight forward, i have just got to cut the L.brown/blue wire on the white plug on the back of the speedo cluster and put this unit in line, and hey presto, or am i just dreaming??? you thoughts would be good.

I get a very small output of black/blue smoke sometimes from me Z when i give it some stick(when warm obviously). :cry: Not all the time...lasts about 2 secs. I have read threads on the forum and it suggests this could be the turbo seals. Have also read their only bout £20 but fittin is £650. :shock: Is their any way i can confirm this before shedding out my precious reddies? :confused: How long will the seals last if they have just started to fade??? :confused: Will i just loose power or will they cause damage to the engine?? I am concidering changeing the tubs complete as i want(NEED)more ooommph. Ultimately how long would my turbos…

Guys, Can anyone advise why one should or should not go for an import 300zx tt over a UK spec. What are the main differences? Also have read that on certain yrs, imports, the auto box is prone to over heating due to a sub std part, is this a common accurance. What else should one look for ??

Come on guys hit me with the best mods you've done to improve the handling, this is something i want to get sorted out on the Z! Dan. :cool:

black zed in liverpool----edge of toxeth,looked nice with ya bigbore about 1 oclock today :hyper:

Evenin' All I have got an SPA dual digital gauge for oil pressure / water temp on its way, and was wondering where best to mount the water temp sender unit? Also do you know what size of sender unit mounting I need to fit the water pipe? I have seen the usual generic ones in the Demon Tweeks catalogue - the machined aluminium type. Anyone on here sell them? Would rather spend my money with folks on here. ;) Thanks Derek

Does anybody know where you can get a 2 or 3 guage holder that replaces the bose speaker bit in the center console?

was thinking last night that il probably have to get a new, bigger oil cooler for the swb, then remembered iv still got my old stock engine oil cooler (import). can anyone see any problems with simply plumbing it in series with the existing one? i think its a great idea but then someone will probably tel me why i cant do it :slap: yas

Can anyone fill me in on what to do next Just got my heater matrix fitted Unfortunately while doing it the mechanic saw Auto gear box fluid leaking between the bell housing and the torque convertor. I had this problem last year(leak that is not sure where it was though) and ended up blowng the box Auto specialist in Dublin (200 miles from me) repaired it under guarantee as it blew 2 years ago also. Unfortuately he has now washed his hands of it and refuses to take in on again however he said I dont need an auto specialist this time as the seal is between the torque convertor and the bell housing section of the box. And as long as I keep the oil top…

I saw a Gunmetal 300zx traveling along the millbrook road bypass heading into southampton at around 10:05am Today Thurs 27th and wondered if if was anyone from this forum...? ;)

Question 1 - if the altenator stops charging, does a warning light apear on the dash. Question 2 - if the altenator has stopped charging is there a simple voltage regulator in the altenator that can be replaced. ...as you may have guessed, the battery's flat with no warning. I use the car daily (NA), so I bought a new battery 2 days ago (it was over 3 years old) and all seemed well, but this morning it was dead again. ...any answers greatfully recieved. cheers Jack

Well ive had my zed for 6 months 3 of which its been of the road. Spent 2500 on the car and another 2300 since and guess what, it broke again heater matrix i think this time . My dilemer is this, its a non turbo which was a bad idea i know !! But i had planned on spending around 4k on mods and upgrades on the next few weeks but now its broke again i am having second thoughts. SOOO Do i ditch the dam thing altogether ( which is what i feel like doing) Sell it and buy a turbo ( loathed to do that as i could end up spending loads again) Spend the 4k and make her super sexy ( but i need more pwer so any ideas) Common guys i need he…

i have a black non turbo 300zx on the H. good engine, long mot and tax just serviced at nissetec in maldon. body in fair condition, brand new 17's and tyres. cloth interior everything else seems to be statndard, except tinted windows. needs to go as fallen on hard times. all electrics work inc air con rough idea on whats it's worth, and the best place to sell this car