General Discussions - 300ZX Related

i took my front bumper off yesterday and my intercoolers look like they have seen better days do i need to change my intercoolers there isnt anything wrong with them apart from lots of fins bent,and covered in red paint overspray i cant afford a upgrade so would only be buying secondhand ones am i worrying about nothing could i clean the old ones up? steve

Morning all, Speaking to a friend yesterday he said that the SAAB 900 Intercooler is larger than the 300zx and pretty much straight swap with one of the Zeds ones. Obviously you would need to find to saab900 turbos in the scrappers because they only have one ic each. Anyone else heard this. Is this a cheap viable/upgrade?

Hi all, I tried removing the belt today, but no luck. Losed both bolts like in the pictures, but the it dose not losen the belt. What else do I need to losen to get the first belt off? Cheers, Alastair.

when i turn on the side lights the two low square lights come on. when i turn head lights on the two round units in the headlight come on. when i flic to main beam the round lights go out and the two square lights in the headlight go on is this right?

chaps i need some help. the bloke who i bought my z from nicely thought it would be a good idea to cut away the separating piece of plastic thats inbetween the stereo and what ever used to be above it (its an import so it has the double din outputs) it looks really poo and i want to get iy sorted. it looks like the whole centre of the dash is one peice :shock: how much is this gonna set me back and where can i get the replacement from? please help i cant bear having this big hole in my dash anymore!!! :cry: :( :rolleyes: cheers

Does anyone know how and what an E.G.R. control valve works and does? And what happens if it decides to go pop? Is it easy to replace? Is it cheap? (What am I saying? this is a Z I’m on about, so I'd better get ready to sell two goats and my first born child!) Where is it on the engine, (any picture's would be good) and last of all, what does E.G.R stand for? :confused: Thanks for any help. :)

Pretty sure it was you Dave, saw you by the roundabout outside Bliss in southport earlier today. LUUUUVERELY looking motor, nearly bumped into the car infront of me :xxx: Was it you dude, you had your missus im assuming? in the car too.

I've got a miss matched set of locks on my zed. Basically the driver door lock has been replaced so I have a one-off key for that. The only other key I have is a red valet key. I was wondering if its possible to move the driver side door look the the passenger side (where its never used) and vice versa? And then if its possible to get a master key cut from the valet key? I've got a new blank on order at the moment. The alternative is a full second hand lock set but I could live without the expense and hassle to be honest!! Cheers David

Was getting very frustrated trying to get to the two bolts underneath the stock airbox yesterday, to the point where I though it would be faster to take the bumber off. When I removed the splash guard on the drivers wheel arch the bracket which the bottom two screws fix to just fell off due to massive corrosion. I decided not to go any further (cut the airbox out in the end!), but now my spalsh guard has two or three holes where there is nothing to screw to, so is a bit loose. Anyone konw if these brackets are replaceable?

I am getting a zed spotter geek, but I have seen loads recently. Someone going onto the M40 North today about 12 as I was coming off. It was a nice (clean) balck one with a vented panel at the front. Also a red import the other day (Thursday or Friday I think) along Seven Star Road in Solihull. Yet again I was dreaming and didn't notice until you had almost got past. Anyone on here??

Hi I took a good engine out of a non turbo 300ZX about 6 months ago. I just want to know whether its OK just to leave it standing (inside a garage) for this length of time, or is there something I should do to make sure it doesn't seize up or something ????? Thanks Andy

can u get universal 02 sensors as mine not working right :cry: cheers

Fook me whilst checking car over I noticed the lower brake pin and spring missing. :shock: anybody got one or where is best place to get one ?? :(

One in Coventry Today (Fri) 6.20pm by the BP garage on the A4600 Blue L reg with targas off, didnt flash, didnt wave, didnt even let me out the junction....you fookin tosser!!! 2nd one Silver impot (obviously) targas off on Eastboro Way Nuneaton at 6.30pm, you waved out the roof, very good of you. :)

Zed passed its MOT today :dance: on way home water p!ssing out from a pin hole in the metal pipe, the one with the small Tee piece going to the heater hose! :cry: how can i fix it? any one know of a good temp sealing compound or something i can use cheers

New to the forum Chaps, Just bought an Import Fairlady 300ZX giving KPH on speedo. Anyone know where I can get it converted into MPH? ROYB Farnborough

Anyone know how ?

Now I've got you reading, I apologise but I'm only talking about the "others", the Brazilian ones are on a different website. :D :D I understand bushes are a consumable of the 300zx but I need some professional assistance in diagnosing whether they need replacing or not, and what ones to replace. I get a creaking and knocking noise from the offside front suspension, which is more pronounced at the beginning of a journey - ie when everything is cold. If I've been out before or been running for a while the noises are quieter. Is this indicative of a problem with the bushes? ( my car has done 66k miles). I live in Hemel Hempstead, and if there's a knowledgable ow…

Hi guys, hope one of you can shed some light on a problem with my website, made a few changes and uploaded them 2 nights ago nothing out of the normal and the changes were ok and on the site as expected, however now the site is down and whatever I try its no go. It displays the white screen which says "server not found" I cannot access my mail either as I get "incoming mail server not found" My fttp upload cannot contact the server either, in fact it will not do anything. I have checked in my hosting management page and the links to the server help is not working ..coming up "server not found" ! I have been on the host companies main web site ( V…

Hi all, Just a quick question, the instructions say just to puch the Jets in the two small hose's. Do I have to clamp the jet in the pipe, so that it does not get sucked in somewhere though the hose? :confused:

both parked outside th same house: one red, with th boot open in th rain, blasting a random mix of 70s and 80s pop on a £12.99 super speaker system one black, bits of the engine lying all over th place with one ugly mother bent over the front (maybe hoping hed get lucky) :tongue:

When Stood in front of the car looking at the engine, left of the brake fluid resevoir attached to the engine wall is black box with a pipe coming out of and also and eletric connector going into it. What is called/do and why does it F*** the car up so much when it brakes. I need to Know what it is to order another one? Cheers :)

Wiring up my boost gauge tomorrow, anyone got some tips?

First up, thanks to everyone who offered suggestions and advice in my thread about my misfiring problem (http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=34627) I was having a look at the coil packs last night and found that the plastic connectors on two of them have snapped. Also, the plastic "heads" are missing on 2 of them. I took them off, checked the connections (which were clean) and pressed them back on. I took the car for a short run (just a couple of miles) and it did feel much better, although still idling rough. Is there any way I can secure the coil packs in place as the plastic catches which have snapped are on the engine side, not on the coil pa…

Hi, you'll probably be hearing a bit from me in the coming months but I thought it would be of interest to post this item. A word of caution – You get what you pay for! Below is an article written by John Rowland, Silkolene/Fuchs Chief R & D Chemist for 40 years. Quote: Costs of synthetics vary considerably. The most expensive are the “Ester” types originally only used in jet engines. These cost 6 to 10 times more than high quality mineral oils. The cheapest synthetics are not really synthetic at all, from a chemists point of view. These are in fact specially refined light viscosity mineral oils known as “hydrocracked”. These have some advantage…