General Discussions - 300ZX Related

..especially when booting it. Any idea's? Pretty sure exhaust isn't blowing but will get under and double check that.

Red Zed just whizzed past my office window down the A4 towards Slough. Not gonna get any work done with this window seat overlooking the A4- especially when the sun comes out to bring out all the Slough Slappers

Since the rain last week my car is missing on one or 2 cylinders and stumbles and stalls. I think the PTU got soaked from my bonnet vent. I've relocated it now and cleaned the connectors but it's still the same. Shame as it's a series 2 type that's only done a couple of thousand miles :( Can anybody lend me one to test? It's my week off and the Z is running like poo. Chris.

If i had a fuel leak under the FPR could that cause it to run too lean with a jwt chip that its damaged a piston? as its started to smoke again :(

I cant be bothered to undo all the bolts on the pan to drop it and refiill it so I was thinking of buying a washer motor from Halfords and some tubing and suctioning out from the dip stick hole - I plan to do about 3 lots of drain refill cycles - Anyone tried this and can say how much you can get out in one go? Cheers.

When the car is cold it idle's around 1500,when it warms up it drops to around 750,when it gets hotter it goes up to around 1200 and seems to stay there until it gets cold again??????? Any ideas?

Just got through some Denso IK20's from USA.. cost me £45 all including delivery.. now what I am not sure of is the gap size... anyone happen to know this off hand?

;) link spotted on the aus300zx forum http://www.turboxs.com/Dtec/dtec.shtml

Morning All, Took the radio out on saturday to wire up the cables for the 6x9's and subs. All wiring in and ready for the install. While testing the interior light fuse blew. Replaced this and the one for the cig lighter (that must have blown before i got the car) and everything looked groovy. Fired up the Zed, no side lights, no dipped beam, no front fogs, no back lights, no dash illumination! All i have are the rear fog lights (on a separate switch), and my front lights are either off or on full beam. Indicators/hazards are ok. We've checked all fuses, they're ok. We checked where the bulkhead had been drilled to fit a wire (which we never used) but…

hi i am getting hot wheels after a half an hour or so's driving. they are 17inch alloys and recently had new pads put on. Now i also get a judder when slowing down from any speed, especially once the heat starts. The wheels are hot as in ouchie if you touch. I am supposed to be getting the discs changed tommorow but i thought i would just check first. is it a warped disc that is causing the heat ? or are the breaks sticking and causing it. any advise would be appreciated matt :mac1:

Allrighty chaps, installed some UK PIAA's the other day, the ones everyone was ravin about.. H3 platinum white jobbies, did the earth mod thing connecting the wires to the screw on the casing as instructed (used 8AMP wire for the earth if that makes a difference?) and its still not that much cop...they are supposed to be like an 85w using 55W bulbs or something? Is Jeffs upgrade the only thing that makes it acceptable on these? does he (or 'you' if ure readin this Jeff!) still do these? Ive seen the posts, just not sure what to do, the thought of getting off that bumper and taking it all apart makes me feel ill, and thats after doing the leather seats using zce…

Went out on the beer last night and wife drove home (Thats her job) and 4 the first time noticed that when u put the indicators on a spot lamp thingy lights up(cool) just by the front indicator lens so u can c where u r going (when d lights are on)...bloody excellent!!!

right need some help guys, do i go for the big brake kit from 3G or the standar ones, will there be much of a difference between them, are the big brake kits any good for £500

:confused: HELP! - My Zed's running a very max boost pressure of 6.4 psi with stock setup. Checked for leaks - none found. Changed a bent wastegate diapragm housing which I knocked when fitting the engine but this made virtually no difference to the max boost. Reset ECU but still same. Has anyone else ever had this problem?

Saw 2 black Zeds heading east on the M4 at around 11.30 this morning (Sunday) between junctions 11 & 10 (Reading). Both in the outside lane (of course ;) ) about 2 minutes apart.... Could it be you? (Looking at Herman or Bigalz) :hyper: Richard ;)

my zed went into the garage on friday for a service, but it seems she is more poorley than expected so wont be seeing her again till wednesday. im now sat here bored and going out for a drive in my s++troen isnt a fun thing to do

Grey H reg Down Southend late yest afternoon, I was in the G reg grey one, I did wave :D Hanksy

Seen a white zed REG, RIB **** on the back of a recovery truck parked at the side of the m25, where a lorry had crashed into the hedge. Not sure if the zed was involved but i hope nobody was hurt it look quite bad :eek:

Just went round all the coil packs, injector connector connectors and PTU and found the usual green corrosion. Wacked a load of halfords contact cleaner over them, and it just wont shift it. Have scraped some of it off with a small screwdriver. Anyone reccommend a good contact cleaner that will actually dissolve this green crap? Also when I put all the connectors back, it runs worse. Have been round twice and re-seated and checked everything and still the same. ECU check code 55 all OK, so may re-set it and see if that helps.

ive got to look at an oil problem on the near side turbo this afternoon if its not the pipe or the olive what else should i look at thanks steve

Hi All Can someone please give me some guidence on what this allen key adjustment is for? I have Koni Sport rear shocks and thought these were only adjustable off the vehicle. Thanks Shahid

I bought my 1990 jap import tt back in feb this year took it to someone i was recomended by spent £600, problem not cured and no way i would take it back to them .When i first bought the car it was running fine then srarted to develop intermitent idling problems and sometimes it would misfire badly so took it to nissan had a cambelt change and full service which cost £500 they said misfire could be due to the following ; coil block connecters damaged,cam shaft position sensor block connecter damaged ,loom holder damaged ,temp sensor or wiring faulty 02 sensor faulty .when asked how much to find the problem they said it could run into thousands .So i took it to som…

Need some help Trying to fit smith's vac hoses and got loads left, anybody done this already that can give me a hand?? There's a :duffer: for anyone who can Cheers Neil

Anyone know what would make a zed smoke on over run again? valve stem seals have been done, turbos changed and so have the pcv valves etc. It was fine for a while, first i noted a loss of power, now it smokes on overrun after booting it :( also it does not quite hit full boost. Cheers people

when they give a ratio of say 8:1 8 of what to one of what ?