General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hello all, My MOT is due mid october so i need to sort out the parts that i know need replacing in order for it to pass. Could anyone let me know if they know of or have for sale the following parts oh the car is a Jap TT Auto: Both front seat belts Passenger side steering rack gator??? Think its only a rubber thing bit mines split and this is supposed to be a failure?? Thanks all, I just hope it passes with these bits sorted. Its a scary thing this MOT as i have never had an MOT before as i have never kept a car for a year before - proves just how great these 300's are!! :dance: Oh if anyone has these parts i wont need them till the end of sep…

Anyone got one of these?. http://www.funky-fto.co.uk/gtech/pro.php or can anyone recomend a decent equivelent. Cheers

:cry: Had a major disaster on the way home the other night. After parking the Z up loads of steam started to appear from the right hand side of the bonnet! On lifting up the bonnet I could hear loads of hissing and to my horror saw fluid leaking out from just above the drivers side turbo. Couldn’t see much as it was dark. Drove the Z to my local garage the next day and you wouldn’t think it had a problem. Boost fine, temperature fine and no funny engine noises. On parking up the Z, loads of steam emerging from the bonnet this time, turns out the drivers side head gasket has failed and lost all the water out the rad due to oil contamination weakening one of the rubbe…

Hi all, anyone know the correct tyre sizes and offset etc. for 17" alloys front and rear? Thanks.

Can anyone tell me the correct release pressure of the radiator cap as mine is 1.2 :confused: Every time I turn the engine off after a run I hear the water boiling and leaks from the back of the engine :( Any help well be great thanks

Hi all, Looks like it is my turn for trouble. My Zed won't rev pass 2500 rpm so I may need a AFM. If anyone has one can you let me know. I am going to clean the connections tonight to see if that helps. Cheers Chris

In the diagram for front top strut mounts on a 300 TT 1993, there are 2 insulators listed, one with the 2 studs and the round one, my local NISSAN garage cant supply both parts, the insulator with the 2 studs is on back order, will i get away with changing the other insulator or is the insulator with the studs a wearing part. Cheers John Crisp

Hey guys, I removed the silencers in my 1990 TT last night and what a difference as they were knackered!! Didn't make any difference on noise but the turbos kick in far better. Just wondering if i can remove the CAT's as well or would this be harmfull for the turbo's? Cheers Paul

:confused: I think I already know the answer to this but I'll ask anyway......... Would a rear bumper from a UK LWB fit a Jap import SWB???

Yes to my shame theres a police Helicopter observing the A406 for speeding cars..... Yes I did say Helicopter and its a police one..... Anyway they clocked me at 140 and followed me home with an a 5 police cars .... a producer was given and think the have reported me to M I 5 YOU'VE BEEN WARNED :o

i currently have a couple of niggles! firstly my seatbelts dont retract properly and i think this is an MOT failure 2/my tension bushes are leaking goo is this MOT failure or more advisory as theres no play in the wheels at all. can the seatbelt prob be fixed if any one knows! what general failures are there likely to be? or common on a zed as im dreading it TBH hope you can help guys cheerzzz greg

urgently need my se fast road box fitted as my current box is shagged. unfortunatly baggins had to pull out and now im in a bit of a predicament. anybody have an idea how much these things cost to fit.

a very nice silver TT import K reg i believe i followed u from the fox and crown down to the sir jon cockle, nice burble, unfortunately i was in my Ford KA(K) uncoutesy car so u wouldnt have spotted me in the slightest thats 3 spotted now in a week keep coming lads and lasses and we;ll be up for a mini meet soon :duffer:

Can anyone tell me where I might find a front wing for a Z31 Thanks

Hi, Anybody got manuals or links for these items. Both are already fitted to my car, but dont have any instructions with them ! :confused: Cheers :bow:

Can any one help me?? I have a standard Twin Turbo,Auto and am considering having an engine rebuild done, I have been quoted £3600 For a full rebuild with upgraded turbos and Metal HeadGasket.., or £2600 For a standard Rebuild, by a company. Just wanna know if that is reasonable price to pay...

Think im gona join the broken Z club :cry: This is my second rad in as many months and has gone again in the same place. Its down by the drain plug along at the very bottom. Cant see why this has gone again as the second rad i got was almost new. No pipes has rubbed against. Im changing the gearbox to a manual so do you think i should change the rad to a koyo manual version coz obvisously i will have no need for the oil bit in the rad. Thanks Hanksy

Hi all, Have a bit of a large problem with the camber etc settings on my Zed because it has been lowered. It started with a trip down to my local tyre place to mend a suspected slow puncture on my drivers side front. As soon as the guy took the tyre of it was apparent I had a bigger problem. The inside edge had been chewed up something rotten and the guys could not believe I had not had a blowout! All the other tyres are bald on the inside edges too, but not actually splitting. I have had 2 new tyres on the front for now but I am going to have the same problem unless I get the this set up right. I called a guy that was recommended by my tyre place a…

Simple question, how long should I drive carefully until I can play? 1 or two minutes or longer? I want to look after her as much as I can, so thought I'd ask how long you guys leave it until you mash the fun pedal :p

Like the title says, just wondering which makes are made of polyurethane as oppose to fibreglass? If I were to swap my front end for something else, due to the car being soooo low (speed bumps are a major problem and multi-storey car parks have to be avoided :rolleyes: ;) ), I'd have to go for the flexibility of poly as fibreglass wouldn't last five minutes. I'm pretty sure the '99 spec and Wings West bumpers are poly but anyone know of any others? Cheers, Leigh.

Anyone know if a slightly worn seatbelt is an MOT failure ? Cheers Robin

I recently had the rear brake light conversion done to my car, through a relay etc to the switch. I didn't do the work as I am not v good with electrical stuff. Anyways, When I flick the switch (whilst driving) it blows my light fuse in the drivers footwell, but it doesn't blow when the engine is running and the car is stationary. Can anyone offer me any ideas as to why this may be happening? cheers

Does anyone use this instead of the space saver wheel we have? We have a Zafira and the spares been nicked and rather than payout for another just for it to be nicked again, am thinking of getting something like tyreweld to carry instead - a lot of new cars are being supplied only with these cans and not spare wheels so it would save some worrying! Cheers folks.

Hi, I still have CATS fitted, but from the cats back - all is mongoose. Now I know the danger's associated with removing the CATS - but what about if I remove the silencer boxes - and leave the cats? This will give me clear pipes from the CATs to the tips! ny advantage/disadvantage? As I have just had the whole interior double [sound] insulated - I am now ready for some more 'noise'!! Any experience guys n girls?? AndyGP

saw a nice import tt looked totally standard G REG out site the chinese on outram street, paintwork/bodywork looked imaculate :bow: thats 2 zeds in less than a week when i havent seen one for months, have to sell up now if they getting common round here :rofl: