General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Its faint but when I turn hard to the left or Break while turning to the left I can feel a juddering through the sterring wheel. Any ideas.

Very clean car , seen you before near the tram stop, (let u out of a side turning onto the main road) :D

I bought my 300ZX last October,....1stly had to replace gearbox and install new auto gearbox cooling system,.....this was all when I was working down in Basingstoke. When I started working back in Aberdeen I was using the car daily to my work a 90 mile round trip,... for some unknown reason the car started to overheat the needle on the gauge was at maximum,....I stopped and left the car to cool down. I retrieved the car by tow platform and had an experienced mechanic check it out,.......we changed out the thermostat and fitted a new water pump and radiator cap,.....still the car was overheating,......there is still a high pressure build up in the top entry hose to t…

Done the passenger side today, easy job I heard.....ferking NOT!!!!. had to cut em off as were all as stiff as ferk....been looking at the 2 on the drivers side...the front one....no prob....the other one....looks like a right ******* of a job..looked at TTnets advice,, sounds easy....any tips/advice please????

During the winter im plaining on fitting some new turbos and injectors, my mods on the engine so far are HKS super drager exshaust, HKS filters, Unichip piggyback ecu, greddy profec e-01, lightened flywheel and underdrive pulley, HKS bov's, Pace front mounted intercooler, Max series clutch, what turbos and injectors would be best for my car, the engine internally is standard, can a rough 550/600bhp be achived from standard internals on an engine? Thanks Hanksy

Read some waffle that a xenon HID headlamp mod is illegal and subject to 3 points £50 fine, invalid insurance and failed MOT. Some waffle about not self levelling and no headlamp washers - at least that doesnt apply on zeds. Is this true?

Hullo, I'm having a '99 spec front fitted at the moment but I havent actually seen one in the flesh yet, do they have an "import" size numberplate mount at the front? getting some new plates for my private number made up, can i get away with the little ones without too much hasstle from the fuzz?? cheers

I'm toying with the idea of moving from my S13 to a 300. I've test driven a 300 and liked it. I plan on test driving another and if I still like the car I'll then get one. The only vehicle I've seen so far that I've liked is the one for sale on this forum:- http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=36868 I would have prefered lower mileage and it being a few years younger... I did see one on Bonsai (94,55000 miles) but its already got a deposit on it). My main concerns are obviously reliability and costs. So a couple of questions for any Zed experts:- 1) Is there anything obvious I should be asking about that vehicle (that I haven't already)? …

It's been doing it for a while but it's really p!ssing me off now:( It's murder driving it through traffic because it keeps jumping like a kangaroo! I've done the following: Changed the temp sensors, checked the connectors leading to said items. Replaced plugs although I know it isn't that as when I put my foot down it's fine. Done an ECU test which doesn't display any faults. Checked the TPS with a voltmeter & it seems to be fine. Recenty replaced fuel filter. I'm pretty sure the fault is a fueling one as the problem seems to go when I put my foot down although sometimes there is a little hesitancy. Once or twice the engine has cut ou…

Right since fitting my rose joited tension rod arms there is some play somewhere, if i roll the car slowly and brake lightly then lift off i can feel some play like a bolt is too small for a hole or something and its rocking forwards and backwards with the braking. Its on both sides so I'm sure it to do with the rods. I have tightened the gits more then a tyre place with an overset impact gun so I'm sure it is all tight. Not sure what to look for as everything under the car is fine as i can see? :cry:

What bhp do you think I'd be pushing and what 0-60 do you think I'd get with - Jap TT, standard apart from T25 brand new turbos running at 15psi? David

Let's say I risk getting a slightly older/higher mileage Z. eg: 91,70-80,000 miles... What could typically go wrong and what sort of money are we talking about? If I put £2000 aside of a couple of years incase of a major "issue" would that be sufficient?

Right, my stuff has arrived to do my cam belt. :dance: Going to do this saturday and sunday this weekend 18th 19th. If anyone in the Essex/Canvey Island area would like to pop by and give me a hand that would be great. I'm ok with this kind of thing but some help is always more than welcome. Food, drinks and a good laugh watching me dislodge fingers and cut my hands to shreds will be there to help the day/s go ok. So if anyone can make it give me a bell or PM me. 07739 177147 Nick.

Have a loud knock and a bang from under the car when I accelorate and then slow down, on the point of slowing i get a massive knock from unther car on the passengers side, its bloody loud and you can feel it through the car too! I replaced the tension rod arms with rose jointed ones as the silicone bushes had split thought this would sort it as i could see nothing else bad under there, but no its still doing it??? Anyone have any ideas where to look? :cry:

Anyone know what these are like fitted? Pictures are few and far between they preach alot about accurate fiting but are they actually any good people? Cheers, Rob

My mate Dave has a H-reg Mitsubishi Sigma estate. He's started getting a big 'clunk' going uphill as it tries to change into top gear. It doesn't do it when the engine's cold. Any ideas what it might be.....? Thanks gents

Ok i know it's been done to death but i've been driving with this probably since i've had the car,now a year. Recently i tried the resistor trick and ***k me ,what a difference now it works properly,has anyone had the same problem and just uses a resistor,if so for how long and any problems since using it. Which solution has anyone else tried: A Replaced the knock sensor at great cost. B Replaced the sensor but relocated without taking out the engine C Just use a resistor. Cheers........................

Need help guys, My MOT center will not pass my car unless it has a seperate switch for a rear fog lamp, what is the best quick temp way of installing one? Its a 1990 TT Jap import. Cheers Paul

Is there only one type, and if there is more than one, which will fit my Series 1 1990 H Reg N/A Auto J - Spec. And do you really have to take the exhaust off to get to it? Chris Davies :cool:

I've had my S13 now for nearly 10yrs. It's been well looked after and garaged. From quite an early age I had some rust around the suspension mounds under the bonnet. Nothing serious though. Also, recently I'ev had some rust pop up under the drivers sill infront of the rear wheel. £500 to fix that!! So what are 300s like generally regarding rust. If I get a 12yr old one am I guarenteed some rust? Or are then generally rust free?

...and measure how high their (standard) spoiler is off the ground? At the rear of my garage is a work surface/shelf across the entire width. The rear on my S13 goes under it for example (I reverse in). Any Zed I buy would have to do the same, so I need to know how high the highest point is say on the last foot of the vehicle. Can some kind owner get a tape measure out and tell me roughly what this highest point is?

Been working on a hesitation problem with my car and been changing the plugs on no.6 i look down the hole and see oil around the plug. Which gasket has failed for this to happen and any ideas for a repair? cheers

How do you fix those small dents and dints that other people carelessly put in your Zed when they open their doors against you :xxx: Strip down the doors and bang from inside? Filler? Get a Northern Lass to suck them oot? I've got a few and it looks really crap in the sunshine. Cheerz.

Let say I get a 91-93 Zed (manual/turbo) with 70,000 on the clock that's been (hopefully) treated well... What can I realistically expect to go wrong in 3-4 years. I do about 4000-5000 miles a year tops...

Hi Getting a judder when ever i go above 60, it is right through the car . Oddly though if i go faster say 95 it goes away a bit ?? Also just had new discs and pads on front because of breaking judder which solved that but now i get a sort of grinding noise when breaking, actually feels like something ruubbing tyre although there isnt anything there. Had all the wheels of etc and all looks ok with breaks so again am stumped. Could it be tention rod bushers or something similar ? :mac1: thanks