General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Having a had a good look at this stuff, and after buying it, sniffing it, tasting it etc, ive decided to give it a go in my engine. Its been in about 4 or 5 days now with no adverse effects, and on a possitive note it seems to of toned down the ticky noise that the engine used to make from time to time. so far so good......... .......watch this space.

I'm always sceptical about these things. Has anyone used this in their zed's. Does anyone think it would be a good idea. I may have a sticking valve so I was wondering if this would cure it? Ivan

CAN YOU GUYS HELP WITH THIS ONE PLEASE? :mad: :rolleyes: just running up after engine out! when i start from cold it only idles about 900rpm after few minutes suddenly stalls and wont restart! take spark plugs out to find all 6 are vary wet with fuel, dry them out and it starts but then intermittantly does it again?????? also sometimes on warm up rpm fluctuates between 1000 and 400 rpm!! who do i manually extract fault codes?? cheers guys steven

just got a "cheap" front bumper, so gonna get it sprayed up and swop for the stock one , anything i should do while its off? save me removing it again in the future btw its this one thats going on, so again any advice would be welcome thanks http://www.zcentre.co.uk/frontbumpers/zc012a.htm

After doing a search on the forum i cant solve a problem my car has recently been staying a 2000rpm until warmed up then drops to about 1000rpm once warm so i tryed the following 1/removed connection to tps and placed a multi tester on the black and white wires and wasent getting a reading what so ever so i loosened the screws to turn the unit clockwise and could hear the idle dropping great.But then i took her for a spin and everytime i put my foot down the car kept juddering and then pushing me back in my seat.Why would this happen and why wasent i getting a reading with amulti tester :mad: sorry to go on but the car just aint acting right and im upset :cry: …

Silver TT import in Grantham yesterday (16th)about 11:40, on Harlaxton road, near the fire station. And today (17th), saw a silver NA (i think) near the roundabout at McDonalds, Fosse Park Leicester, around 4ish. And for once I was in the Zed today :D

Keep getting water dumped on feet inside the car! Oh and a fog coming out of the vents at odd times!! Any ideas :(

As far as I can gather! 1. Reduces the charge temp 2. It has minimal flow restriction 3. It is not so big that the air will take too long to fill it. All of these have to be kept in balance obviously but are there any other factors?

Gonna have a go at a knackered one first, any advice?

Well that time as come.. :hyper: Z in bits waiting for new Turbos, I've plumbed for TD T28's with ballbearings etc etc. (Cheers Smithy mate) Smithy tells me the Tubs come with a flange to be used to make a new header. The small cast header that goes between the tub and the downpipe is now to big for the huge tubs. So a new header is required. Pitty coz smithy had a set made but are for uk and mines a jap. So just so you understand me.. Engine then header (manifold) then turbo, then turbo header (Turbo manifold) and then downpipe. If like me, I thought the downpipe bolted to the tubs themselves. So now for the questions.. 1, Who's done what re the tub header…

Does anyone know the paint code for an imported metallic black Z32? Cheers

Gave the car a real thrashing for 20 mins or so last night but when i parked up and looked left i noticed a faint bit of white smoke coming from below the car, about level with the front wheel (engine still running ). but when i shut off and got out the smoke had gone and all i got was a burning rubber smell. is this my clutch struggling, or my brakes, or something worse?

Someone asked me for a picture of what I'd used so here it is:

Mine 'buzzes' a little and is obviously on its way out...does anyone know if this can be repaired or do I have to buy a new one...ouch.. Know I could get a second hand one but that could be worse than mine!! Your help would be greatly appreciated!!

Hi guy's. As you may know I have had a missfire on tickover now for sometime. I have just replaced all the corroded injector and coil pack connectors. Went out for a run and now it's missing all the time no matter the revs. Before it was only missing below about 1500rpm. The problem seems to lie with the centre coil pack on the LH bank because when I take the plug off the top the engine note remains the same. I have also swapped coil packs around to no avail. As I drive the car now under full throttle it seems to stop missing for a second or so every couple of mins. The only thing I haven't tried is the spark plug but I have taken it out and cleaned it up and it seemed ne…

The lovely dealer who sold me my Z back in January has written to me as follows:- Nissan 300 and Mitsubishi GTO both suffer from gearbox overheating as the oil cooler blocks because it is too small. It's a common fault but can be rectified with a modified cooler for £120 + VAT. Is he right? cheers ed :dance:

I think these are probably all caused by the same thing, whatever it is... There's quite loud hissing from somewhere around the the balance bar on the passenger side, at the back of the plenum ish, near where the PRVR vac line comes out. (I've bypassed that by the way.) I've tried disconnecting and reconnecting all the coil packs, so I know what the engine sounds like and how the idle changes - but if I wiggle the harness around that same area something definitely different happens. So I don't think it's just cyl 5/6 coil pack. Especially because there's what sounds like a relay clicking (just the once) and after the click everything seems OK until you wiggle so…

Hi all. Walked into Halfords yesterday and asked for 6 spark plugs for my 300zx NA. Should have seen the look on my face when the nice lady said i wouldn't have a lot of change out of £100 :shock: Does anyone know if there's anywhere i can pick them up cheaper?? Are they cheaper in the states as i'm off there in a couple of months? Cheers

Im sure there was a thread on here the other day about driving another car on third party only insurance ! However i cant find it. Can anyone help me, my mate has 2 supras - he wants me to drive one to a motorshow on sunday and he's driving the other. Problem is the one that im driving he's no longer insured on - but he still owns it ! Am i allowed to drive it Third Party Only ? Im sure on the previous thread someone said that you could drive the car - as long as it was just OWNED by someone else ! If someone could link me to the thread or just tell me the score i would be greatly appreciative - thanks guys Mike

Saw a red UK car in Ickenham, Middx on Tuesday 8.15AM turning right into Swakeleys Road.... I flashed my headlights as I drove past you in the queue...... Anyone? Richard :cool:

Anyone got accurate measurements of diameter, thickness, offset etc. Wondering if the Z33 ones are the same as the american tuners are starting to do cheap replacements.

Bought new F+R discs from 3G Brakes, fitted the rear A OK but the front std width size is 26mm on my 300ZX NA Import, 3G's are 28mm but my calipers will now touch as it appears the maximum they will accept is 26mm. Has anyone else experienced this and I guess its new front calipers I need now but one supplier I spoke to said theirs were aslo max of 26mm (Brake Engineering - Wrexham). Help :rolleyes:

Hi, Ive been told the empty airbox under the wing (the one thats missing from the picture) can just be plugged up. At the moment it hisses, its drawing in air??? apart from when the turbos are kicking in. Can I just plug it up. Ive had a problem with oil pressure lately (it doesnt register anything) but i think that might be the switch. Ive taken off the oil filler cap and ran it and it spits oil everywhere.... Help please as i need to put this back together again... If someone could tell me what the two pipes do Id be most grateful Thanks Sean

I thought my car was detonating - a kind of rattling/crackling sounds at high boost (sound familiar?). Anyway, took it to a garage who said they would put it on a rolling road to confirm what was happening (I had already changed plugs, fuel filter and checked timing with no improvement). They came back and said they didn't even need to put it on the rolling road as they were so convinced that it wasn't detonation. They told me it was the left turbo making the noise. The guy seemed a bit dodgy to me. He told me I should book it in asap as the car was dangerous to drive as there was some oil underneath which could catch fire at any time! Also that I would 'melt' t…

Hi Guys, I am needing to get replacement bulbs for the headlights as well as the fog lights. Where is the best place to get these? Cheers Paul