General Discussions - 300ZX Related

i'm considering having the engine out to renew a few bits.... cam belt water pump cooling hoses can anyone add anything else you would consider doing as a matter of course seeing when the engine is out...like turbo seals etc.....? regards chris

My 1990 TT has an aftermarket wheel fitted. Consequently the cruise control doesnt work, although the on/off light does. I dont think the Hicas works either. I've been offered a standard wheel; this has three buttons on it apparently and is off a 1990 car. Is there circuitry within the wheel which will make everything work? Cheers ed

Can the R33 intercooler be swapped with the stock Z cooler? If so, what real improvements will this bring. See link below. Is this a good price?? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43120&item=7904258324&rd=1 Cheers

Today I donned my facemask and gloves, and removed that thing under the bonnet, only problem was i unearthed a load of dirtyness!! Have cleaned it up quite well, just a bit more time on the fiddly bits and all should be ok. It does seem like the needle on the temp guage doesnt go up as far now, but i wager that im imagining it, just so i think i wasnt wasting my time!!

Silver Zed travelling on Tong Road, Bradford. Tasty front bumper. Anybody...???

...and it was me waving like a pillock from my silver Galant on Preston Grange tonight :) David

Recently i've noticed that my car has been feeling very slow. It runs fine, no cutting out and i'm also getting full boost when i accelerate. I feels as if the engine is holding back, but there is no mis-fire or any smoke of any sort. I did a quick, rough count of my 0-60 time on the way home from work and i got to 7 seconds before i hit sixty! :(. Also things like before, when i accelerated hard the wheels span in first, second and sometimes third, now they don't even spin in first! Ecu diag reads 55 so all clear there and i haven't found any boost leaks or any split pipes that i can see. The only thing i've noticed is a buzzing from the passenger side of t…

Sat watching "Midlands Today" this evening, enduring another thrilling and incisive journalistic piece on flies (yes, that's right, flies...dontcha just love regional news? :rolleyes: ) when, during the reporters piece to camera somewhere in Rowley Regis, a yellow Zed zoomed by in the distant background! Anyone here going to own up to their new found celebrity status? :rofl: Leigh.

Hi all my Z is in bits! I need to know how to take the bottom cover off to get to the lower bolts of thw water pump. I've undone all the bolts but it looks like it wont come past the bottom pulley, and I cant remove that as there seems to be no way of locking it up so it doesnt spin? I've looked at the service manual but even that doesnt help?? Please can anyone tell me what to do as im sat here looking at a poorly z scratching my arse Cheers Steve

ok so my clutch finaly gave up, so i got hold of a exedy clutch (40% more power etc) got the car to the garage, then got a phone call that night, its already got a duel plate nismo clutch and lightened flywheel!!! :shock: anyone know where i can get one of these fixed? :)

Hi all, where i live 'Shetland Isles' the highest octane we can get is 95!! and my Z32 has just had a new ECU with a JWT chip and i know it needs more octane in the fuel than 95. So my question is what and where is the best to use, cause i read a few articles and it says normal octane booster only raises it by 0.2 octane not 2, which means i would need 10 bottles! :x: Must be something better out there. Cheers Paul

Gurgling sound from vacuum pipe at the rear o/s front wing on tick over what do I need to fix it??? :confused:

okay...........my zed is in the garage cos the thing kept on cutting out on me when i was driving thro town a coulpe of days ago, the engine would stop and my lights on the dash would come on, now this happened every few hundred meters or so then cut out again, I ended up calling out the AA and he advised me that this could be the crank sensor, but the bloke from the garage has just phoned phoned and told me that the ecu wouldn't give a correct code but he says that due to the problems i've had with the ptu he personaly thinks it's that. does any body have a clue as to what the hell is going on and where can I get a 2nd hand ptu from cos my local nissan are quoting me £22…

How much play is ok? Anyone know? Cheers Mathew

ever since I have had the car, the left exahst occasionaly spills out smoke. It isnt every time, if I leave the car to tick over, say on turbo timer its worse and when i start the car up and pull away, it leaves a smoke screen. Its only one side. have done a compression check ond all is well. Any ideas?

Hi All Replacing cats (smallish job but 4 studs are broke in :( ) Looking up into my turbos and they are thick with carbon, I'm not suprised as they look to be originals after 80K. Just wondering if anyone has ever tried any of that carbon cleaning product that you spray into the intake with the car running? Can't do any harm can it?..................or can it? I think I'm being silly as I bet you could'nt shift it with a wire brush. :o Anyone any thought's Cheers

I have posted before about needing someone to look at my car in the broadstairs area, a garage or independant mechanic who can help with a few probs thanet

just been caning along the M1 at about 70 (give or take...) and noticed a strange springy/knocking noise that seemed to come from slightly behind the glove box (but still inside the car)! The noise happens intermittently every 2 or 3 secs, and only after a certain speed (75ish). This happens on a straight flat road at constant speed! I know my front tension rod bushes are boogered but i couldnt feel any bump etc. in the car or steering wheel. (and no there's nothing loose in my glove box! :) ) any ideas?

Can anyone tell what sort of price i'd be looking at for a slight brake up grade nothing top notch just better discs and pads and also how can i tell if a caliper has ceased?? I have never liked the brakes on the Z so want something a bit better and hopefully stop the bloody squeaking i have had for months even after changing the front pads. Thanks all. Ant :)

Yesterday was driving about no problem, went to start car this morning and nothing. The starter motor doesn't turn, ignition lights come on and when try to start I hear a faint click behind the dash but nothing else. I have taken ignition fuses out and checked visually, they look ok. Trying to work out if it is faulty immobiliser or something else. Please help. Thanks.

Hi all would anyone be interested in fitting a chip into my ecu :) I have looked at it myself but it looks a bit to fidley for me to go Messing about in there :shock: PS i have got a chip just needs fitting thanks..........................ian

i had to sort a coolent leak yesterday and as a result topped up the rad and bled the system etc...all ok...except it now feels less zoomy...so when looking at the turbo timer reading of cmHg 50 (flat out) which i believe comes to about 9psi does this mean i'm now in safety?...

Does anyone know if the caliper recon kits are different for the ally and iron calipers on the z32? Also, where do ally calipers come from - are they off jap import cars?

Do these (dual piston- i think) dump valves work well on the 300? do they sound well? Thanks

Are they within pcv hoses????