General Discussions - 300ZX Related

My mech is runnin' out of idea's can anyone help? He's trying to find why my j90'tt is missing at one of the cillinders(2 i think) he's checked all connections at the coil packs and tried swapping them over, he's continuity checked the wiring back to the ptu and checked the ptu connections. He tells me he's not gettin' any signal to spark at the coil pack and he does'nt think the spark plug looks wet when he pulls it out. He's checked all the various connections everywhere inc back the ptu, do you think the ptu may have broken down on that one signal?, does that happen? Someones advised him it could be the ecu, i think he may have that in pieces now, is he loo…

parked up on the side of the road near Bristol airport V. Nice :D

is it a good idea to reset the ecu every once in a while?? and how do you do it?? mines a jap auto twin turbo, when i boot it the turbo needle goes to 7 but i think it`s diffrent to psi is`nt it, ? so will re-setting the ecu do the car good more than harm? :confused:

Spotted today at around 1330hrs a zed of the above description travelling on the M40 (S) towards J15 (Warwick). I was driving in the oposite direction and gave you a flash and wave ... don't think you noticed given the speed we were travelling. Could this be you Rich? ;) Danny

Hullo chaps, been busy spending my hard earned today, just need a bit of advice on the next few bits to buy... I'm accumulating a massive stack of bits to slap on the car at the moment for when I get it back, so far I've got (or ordered) Braided brake hoses Mongoose Cat Back exhaust Greddy ECU Greddy Profec Boost Controller I'm planning on using 12psi for everyday and 15+psi for when I really want to go fast! I'm now toying with the idea of the greddy ICs, to try to keep things cool(er) any views on whether this will be enough or should I get a waterspray for the ICs too? On another point, any idea if anybody has …

yelow 300zx with black spoiler in denbigh north wales today. was on the road to bylchai and brenig.

Nice little black n/a pulled into Esso garage Then bonnet goes up Lots of smoke :( So me nipped accross to see if all ok, but the guys had it under control with a bottle of radweld. Didnt get a chance to chat much, so not sure if you guys go one ere?

Where can i get one? How much? Anyone any ideas?

Help please, i have a boost leak somewhere round the drivers side TB, but i cant find it, i can hear it with a boost leak tool, just cant find the darn thing. checked the pipes, the clamps everything yet i can still hear it. Anyone know what to check round that way?

Just got a lovely 2nd hand stainless exhaust courtesy of Jonnyz32, just giving it a bit of a polish and shine! :D Stupid question being there is plenty of soot inside so should I clean it out before fitting it to the car? if so how? Pressure washer? garden hose? pipe cleaners? Also thought there may be some oil or other gunk in there from the previous car.... Cheers

I have the original remote locking fob but no idea how it works. I pushed a few buttons and there were some beeping noises but I thought it might immobilise the car or something. Does anyone actually use one (my alarm remote unlocks the car anyway) or shall I pop it in the bin? Would it open the boot? I'd quite like that if it did. :hyper: :hyper:

:cry: sob splutter! A tale of woe! Metalic black, 'sob' Nice plate 'HARVE' & A one off set of wheels, Very tidy car....... With the ultimate option of a 6" s/s bollard inbedded in the rear bumper :cry: Needless to say i had a nice dinner before she told me! Somehow i can't quite find a cartoon thing to suit my mood right now so here goes - :x: :cry: :mad: :eek: :mac1: But its my fault to give her my Z as a daily drive.....apparently! wtf. harve .......'sob'

Getting a really loud noise every time i put heater on. It works fine as does the air con but noisy under bonnet just in front of passeger window. Any ideas, i thought sounds ike a bearing gone ? thanks

How do I do this? I want to replace it.

How do I do this?

I have a strip with two prongs that is meant to go into two holes above the upper radio slot. The thing is that it won't friction fit into the holes so I'm guessing that I'm missing two metal clips that go over the prongs. Is that right and if so, what sort of clips are needed and does anyone have any for me? Thanks Mooch

Any body in the southend/basildon area got a 12V impact wrench??? Rounded off one of the bolts only slightly but enough the cause slippage when applying pressure with the BIG bar that Takemetothepub brough round tonight :shock: , to help gain the leaverage that was needed to crack the nut. Big thanks to him :bow: :bow: But we got one off, so now i have: 1 Z in the air :eek: 1 Rear Shock on and not coming off without a fight :nono: 1 rear shock banished to the rubbish pile :D Need to get this done asap as i miss the smile she gives me :cry: , and dont wanna drive about in a 1.8 escort, that has no guts and a 0 - 60 time of abo…

Parked down the side of York House at the aerospace centre. :)

I can't believe my series 2 PTU has gone faulty so looking at other things. Would a faulty CAS make the car miss and hold back like there's intermitant sparks? Sometimes the car goes like a train for a second then it almost stalls and cuts out. It runs so rough it can hardly climb a hill sometimes then it's off again. It just feels like it's only getting sparks half the time. I've cleaned everything and tried a different MAF.

I've had a look in FAQ. NO joy. I've just done my cambelt myself and, in the course of events had a look at an apparently new PTU. I didn't put it there. How can you tell the difference?undefined :tongue:

Trying to get the rear shocks off, and do you think i can get the bottom nuts and bolts off :mad: Yes both side are stuck tighter than a nun's **** :eek: course i cant :mad: :mad: Tried everything, WD40'd it to death and still the bloody thing wont undo Wrecker 1 spanner already :mad: :mad: :mad: Anybody got any tried and tested method apart from C4 :D I dont really wanna cut through the bolts but seams to be the only option :( Neil

remove plenum today managed to not break any thing including any rubber hoses......still cant find water leak.....it leaks before it gets to the matrix hoses as no water comes out of them and water is pouring out of the bellhousing still ......?? i have plugged all other water lines and i cant see this leak???? is there a chance it is UNDER the Lower Intake????? Or would it be one off the core plugs as this leak started when my zed was hot after a long drive down the motorway......it pours out of the bellhousing like water out of a tap and thats without the engine running......and it looks like cam belt off time as the intake manifold looks like it has a cam belt idli…

When I had my heads done last year I was told that both my turbo's were fine. Since then the front seal from this turbo seems to have started leaking. Can you have a look at this vid (it's only 1 meg in size). http://www.300zx-mods.co.uk/vids/Fooked_Tub.avi (right click save as) and tell me what could have caused this ? Could a possible theory be that one of the oil feed pipes wasn't done up tight enough and this has caused an air lock in the pipe, so the tub suffered from oil starvation. Or do you think this is purely down to ware and tear ?. The tubs have done 80k miles now and that last 6 years of that have been decatted and the last year has been a…

has anyone got the part numbers for a rear main crankshaft oil seal and a front gearbox oil seal the one that fits around the torque converter as my local nissan dealer says they are both o-rings not oil seals thanks

Is there any difference between an N/A speed sensor and a TT one? Or are they the same?