General Discussions - 300ZX Related

my trusty z starts brilliantly, you can leave it to tick over no problem, but if i drive away, it will stall when i stop the car, until the engine temp warms up to about half way. This means i have to slip the auto gearbox into neutral every time i come to stop, until it eventually reaches the correct temp. is this easy to put right, or does it have to go to the nissan dealer to solve it??

I had my exhaust fitted to the Zed and collected it on friday morning! Its from the down pipes, straight through to the tailpipes, no silencers or cats! The car had been driving well yesterday until this morning until this happened! Everything seemed fine but all of a sudden on the way to my mechanics to fix a squeaky belt (was told later it was the viscous) this morning, i started the car after a quick dash to the cash point. I heard a rather loud whining noise which faded away after 20 secs of driving BUT the car was hesitating and idleing very badly! My mechanic who was not able to book it in as i was only booked in for a squeaky belt to be fix…

Can anyone help, Just a Z chipped and i've put a set of 1.2 m boost jets in. bit it still only goes up to 9psi, there is a slite air leak around thr back . think it a vacumme pipe off the balance bar, any ideas

Morning Ryan Have now gotmy lap top :hyper: When in monitoring seleted menu what should all the sensors idealy read? Just put Bros on there and in particular left O2 sensor way down on the right! cheers Dave PS hope the hands ok PPS How can i up my tps it was only reading 38 at the Bristol meet

my auto fairlady tt ticks over in neutral @1500 rpm... does this sound about right?.....also any advice on what type of coolant, oil (brake, trans' and engine)....plus tyre pressures....sorry for all the q's its just it didnt come with a drivers handbook.......... regards chris

bit of a silly one this....have discovered my Z didn't come with the locking wheel nut key, so i have to remove them now with minimal damage! have heard a few ways to do this....has anyone here actually done it successfully?

I just saw a brand new burgundy Volvo S70 with red neons switched on in daylight! They weren't even mounted properly and you could see the tubes, fittings and wires hanging down. What is the world coming to when someone thinks neons look good on a big classy car like that?! :xxx: :xxx: :xxx:

could anyone plse give me a rough idea where the speed sensor is ive been under lookin on the gear box but cant seem to see it anywhere, lookin under there tryin to find it was more tricky than i thought.

Hello there, I have a problem with my car; all the air vacuum pipes appear to be mixed up. I and the mechanic have no idea which pipes go where? The cars been in the garage for over 2 months, I was wondering if anyone can help me out, by supplying some kind of a air vacuum diagram? Or if any of you guys live in Manchester, and I can come and have a look at your car that will be great as well, if anyone can help me out email me at immy_uk306@hotmail.com Thanks!

Follow on from my last post, anybody know where in south kent I can go to get a conzult diagnosis, can u hire them or borrow them via a club etc or do they have to be used by a trained mechanic????

Need help with a auto box which is playing up (changes up at wrong speed) is there anybody who can suggest a decent mechanic who knows about Z's in the Broadstairs area, Canterbury, Herne Bay, Dover would also be OK mail@michaelgodwin.com Tel: 0790 406 7917

Got an irritating slight misfire most noticeable at 2000 or less rpm in top just when you accelerate gently. Check about everything I can think of. The engine has one shiny new looking O2 sensor that flashes really quick on the diagnostic. The other looks old and makes flashes very slowly but still manages 5 or whatever per 10 seconds. Is this the lazy O2 sensor causing the problem or is the problem somewhere else?

Spotted a met grey z in Garsington, Oxford. Reg ** OUFC. Anyone here? Take it they support Oxford United!

Has anyone been able to buy the rear lower control arm ball joint- the one that fits into the underside of the wheel bearing housing. I know that it is possible to buy the complete arm- but it’s very expensive (£182 + VAT). I have tried Mike at MJP, but he is unable to supply just the ball joint. I know that "Moog" can supply the same item for the 240SX, which looks exactly the same. Perhaps they may even be able to supply the correct part, but I have been unable to find out- so far!

hi can any1 help me ? where are the knock sensors located and is ther 1 or 2 of them

hi everybody just wanting to know where the knock sensors are situated on my 300zx engine . is there just 1 or is there 2 of them also has any body got any as they are about £184 :shock:

Anyone know of any scrapped Z's in South Essex area? I know someone mentioned this before but wouldn't it make a good form subject? sxoc have one, usefull when I owened a 200.

just took th car up to huddersfield and back yesterday and the smoke problem is doing my head in now so jus thought id see wot everyone thinks the problem could be, wot i have noticed: 1) driving at constant speed (eg 80mph) then releasing th accelarator, after about 5 seconds i get some white smoke out the back, when accelerating again a whole load of white smoke comes out then it clears up 2) if i rev the car in neutral and keep it at a constant rpm above 2000 after a while white smoke starts coming out th exhaust 3) if a rev th car to say 5000rpm then let it drop straight away i get white smoke about 5 secs after it settles to idle rpm again, this is all…

Well that what i think if got. It rattles and doesnt sound right. Anyway, does anybody know someone decent in the midlands (near coventry) that i can take my car to. cheers

Has anyone fitted these? Do they cause lots of vibration & do they break up after a while? DaveMac

I've seen on here the other week, where someone recomended what to clean the TB's with. I've done a few serches, but cant find it :confused: So, what is the best stuff to use, and any tips? I beleive that in the post the person said not to use carb cleaner?!?! Cheers guys :hyper:

Hi, Does anyone know of a decent garage or mechanic who knows what they're doing with zeds in or around Norwich please? Many thanks John

Just wondering if anyone has some advise? When pulling away, with about half throttle in second gear the acceleration isn't smooth. Feels like i keep lifting off the throttle a little but the foot is rock solid . By the way it's an auto box. Any ideas :bow:

Anyone know the best (ie cheapest!) place to locate some second hand or re-furbed turbos?

Has anyone converted a UK spec car to HID - how does it work with the side lights - do you loose them ?? Regards, alex