General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi, does anybody know how u can find out if your 300zx has been in a smash before it was imported??????

as u may recal from yesterday i had the rac out to fix my no starting z. when looking under the car to see if the wires had come off the starter he said to me. (Spoken in Bristol Accent) "u wanna look at selling this one mate, your chassis legs are rusting, thers not even any paint on them." as u can tell im not happy. is this a common problem? can it be fixed? were they ever painted?

Hi everyone Can someone please help with some advise, I am looking to fit some 12" discs to my z, I have 18" wheels but need to ask if anyone knows where I would get caliper extention brackets from? and while I am on, can any one offer any comments on the discs as I believe a couple of members have the same. Thanks Dave

I keep getting my brake light come on when braking, I have checked fluid levels and checked bulbs - all ok Do they have wear sensors fitted to pads warning me pads are running low? Thanks

OK, my car has been into a proper auto-gearbox specialist in Leicester for nearly a month. However, after all of the "work" carried out on the car, it's no bloody different. Firstly, when the car has been left for a time it STILL takes a few seconds to properly engage reverse, sometimes delays going into DRIVE also. The guy at the garage has roadtested the car and tells me it's fine!! He apparently found a damaged electrical "conduit" between the gearbox and the ECU (which he repaired) and he carried out a full service including the addition of "trick fluid" to improve the gear changes. If this so-called expert is telling me my gearbox is OK, where do I go …

BEEN FITTING THE OIL COOLER KIT TONIGHT,AND CAME ACROSS A UNIT STUCK BEHIND THE BUMPER REINFORCER[WHEN I SAY STUCK I MEAN MORE CRAMMED]ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.MADE OF PLASTIC AND MOUNTED ON A METAL BRACKET,THE CASING RESEMBLES A HORN[sPIRAL SHAPED]AND IT'S GOT FOUR WIRES INTO IT THAT SEEMS TO PLUG INTO THE SIDE/FOG ASSY-ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T CONNECTED :rolleyes: WHEN I DID CONNECT IT UP-USING THE PLUG ON THE WIRES WHICH LOOKS FACTORY,THE FUSE BLEW FOR THE SIDELIGHTS-ANY IDEAS,IS IT IMPORTANT CHEERS GUYS :)

6pm near the swimming pool....

Saw a black imported Zed on the roundabout by Stoke Mandeville Hospital this afternoon around 5.40. Sorry I saw you too late to acknowledge your wave :o Richard ;)

Just installed my new blitz air filter today and when I came to do it I noticed that the upgraded oil cooler that has been installed on my car is HUGE, looking at the pics on the z centre site it seems about twice the size of the kit they have available. Its come right up to the top of the gap left my removing the standard airbox and is only about 10mm from the end of the cone, its also fitted right at the front, next to the bumper rather than sitting back like the pics on the z centre site. I was slightly worried that the cone would end up sucking up hot air from the radiator, is this something to worry about? I guess my options are leave it as it is or replace…

B19 *** in hinckley/nuneaton area going past Halfords yesterday at about 7ish think it was. deffo a member-saw the stickers in the windows! ;)

Hi. Just wondering if anyone has encountered this. I've replaced the tie bars which did nothing. It doesn't do it in reverse only forwards so can't be disk warp. I think the tracking may be toeing in slightly because the tyres seem to be rapidly wearing on the outer edge. The camber of the road seems to affect which way the car "pulls" too. Can toe-in cause vibration ? maybe under heavy braking the wheels are toeing inwards even more? Any suggestions would be helpful as I'm stuck with this one. Car has just been MOT'd too! Thanks Dave.

I have been having problems with my rad, one side hot, the other freezing. Like most people had considered either a new standard rad, or an uprated one. However, was out doing a bit today and found some kitchen descaler in the garage. What the hell, methinks, in she goes, done 12 sachets in there as one is meant to do a standard kettle, and started her up. Now the temp guage normally sits bang on 80 degrees, no matter what, after five minutes of running, it shoots straight up to 100 and starts flashing a warning, so I take off the cap (carefully!) and she is well low on water, fill her up to the top and let her run on. The guage settled at 75 dgrees, and fo…

I'm off tonight to go and view a 300zx tt 1990 NISSAN 300 ZX Coupe 3.0 V6 Targa 2+2 2dr Aut, 1990, 40700 miles, Automatic. Fairlady Twin Turbo. Black. E/W E/M Stereo. Superb Example. Cloth Upholst. S/Hist. 8mths Warranty MOT, tax, photos. £4,000 looks good from the pics thev'e sent Its in Burghfeild, Reading I know its a bit late in the day to be asking this but Is there anyone local with a bit of knowledge that would be willing to come along??

Tried to adjust the idling last weekend,twisted the screw a little and the idling picked up but soon as i switched off and re-started it went back to around 650-700 i want to get it a little higher do i have to disconnect something first? By the way turned it back to what it was before.......

Help ! Only just got the Zed and i have a light tha keeps coming on the dash, it looks like maybe a section of exhaust with lines going upwads coming off it ? bit stuck as to what it is ? any ideas anyone ?

OK, the car has recently had engine and auto box oil change. All looked fine, except now when you start the car, and put it in drive, the car will stall. If you leave the car to warm up for a few minutes, it's fine. Does this sound like someones not put the correct type or amount of oil in, or could it be something else. I'm tempted to get the gearbox oil redone. Whats the correct spec and quantity of oil for the (Jap) autobox? Alex.

How hot does the plenum get? (in Celcius, 'very hot' is not the answer i'm looking for :P :D ) I'm toying with the idea of getting my plenum powder coated while the lumps out... anyone done this? Any drawbacks? any pics? Will it flake?

Just driving back from footy, had adjusted the boost contoller again a bit to see if I could tweak response a bit. My car was running fine, although boost was dropping off a bit due to the new settings, but I haven't gone over board on settings I don't think. Didn't touch the unit again, but hitting boost again a few miles up the road, car felt a bit slower. Slowed down and it flelt like it was running rough suddenly. At low speed the idle is not too lumpy but the car feels like it's running on 5 cylinders. It souns very rough and the engine is shaking a bit when you rev it. There is no smoke, can't see any pipes off at least at the top of the engine. What …

Right guy's. Tried a couple of other things on my tickover missfire now.. It only does this on tickover but when it revs above 2000 it goes away. The missfire is centred around the middle spark plug on the passenger side. Here's what i've replaced:- PTU (cheers Chunk) Injector connectors Coil pack connectors Swapped coil pack Swapped spark plug Temp sensor harness Carried out ECU diagnostic - code 55 Made sure all the terminals in the PTU plugs are connecting. Used an engine fuel cleaner (Forte) Has anyone got any more suggestions on this before I tear my hair out? Cheers Ivan

I've got a little problem and i think its an O2 sender, what would happen if i unplug them and drive about? will it brake anything with them disconected? will it run too lean etc? Cheers people Mathew [Edit as I can't spell]

I've had enough of being dripped on during the rain and now I have new leather I really need to sort the leaky rubbers out. I'm sure someone bought new ones recently but I can't remeber where from. Any Ideas ?

Happened to drive past a nice red zed when I was trying to get a space at the East Fortune airshow. Looked tidy on the drive by although never got a chance to have a proper look.

Get an upgrade package or have you got to purchase new wiring loom????? cheers Dave :confused:

I can get a repair kit for the master cylinder for £15.00 from Nissan. Will this fix most of the problems that are likely to occur and how easy would it be to fit? Thinking of ordering one as a precaution to get this thing working.

Ive got 2 4in tail pipes (i think its 4) and i need to quieten it down cos its a bit too loud, anyone know where i can get those insert bits that silence it, i test drove with someone who had just put them on and it makes a lot of difference i think, but cant find them anyway...not sure what the exhaust is but it is a straight through apparently Cheers, Rob