General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Seen a white Z going north between Scotch Corner and Darlington at about 1830. Looked standard Jonce

sussed had no clutch fluid couldn't get into any gear need to know where the master slave cylinder is situated can i access the lines on axle stands as my mate needs to bleed the lines as there is air in them obviously can't move the car and take it to a garage, so doing this on the driveway is the only option I need to tell him by the morning, so we can put my car on stands in our lunch break, finish it off after work how long does it take approximately to get the air out? for future reference I don't understand where all the clutch fluid went At least i know where to top it up now!! Learning curve number 63

Front n\s exhaust downpipe got a hole in it. Anyone know where I can ge another one from? Time for decat me thinks... cheerz, mickey

Noticed today when the engine was off. When I take my foot of the brake pedal I get a funny metal grinding sound (sounds a little bit like when your engine is cooling down and you get the cracking noise). Sound is quite noticable. Also when coming to a dead stop it feels as if something is moving at the front (this is really hard to explain please bear with me), and kinda feel it through the brake pedal. I am sure this has been getting worse. Cheers

Hi all, The insurance company had said the will payout £3700 for my Zed. Is that a fair price?, they first was going to give only £3400 for it. H Reg (91) Red, Auto, UK Model, TT, Full service history, excellent conditon no rust & no dents. good conditon full leather. 85,000 Miles.

Does anyone else to the DIY leather seat retrim kits that the z-centre do? Z-Toys seems to have vanish from the web. I fancy a nice cream leather interior to bring the interior upto date.

After buying my z Im really happy with it,BUT,only thing I'm personally not to keen on is the colour ( midnight blue ). The cars in perfect nick,and am in 2 minds wether to sell the car and buy another,or get this one painted a few shades lighter metallic blue. I know prospective buyers in the future may not like the fact that its been resprayed a different colour,but that aside,how much do you think it would be for a ' blow over ' ,theres no dents etc on car,but would like door checks done ( obviously ) but not under bonnet/boot etc etc. What would be a reasonable cost all in for a quick rub down,tape up and spray ? Cheers

For anyone with a dodgy PTU, I think I can now fix them. Tried it on mine today and I'm pretty confident it will work, I'll give it a shot tomorrow night once the glue's dry.

I had a slight light throttle misfire sometimes last few weeks and now I notice the lock up in OD top seems to have stopped working. Any ideas what is most likely to have gone wrong? Thought maybe the tps or its connections.

Does anyone have a pinout diagram for the diagnostics port Cheers Eddie

Anyone got any companies they would recommend? Need to run a plate on a car from N.Ireland.

How do i tell if my zed has been chipped? if it has and the HKS EVC is disconnected will this cause problems eg my code 34 at the moment (replacing plugs tomorrow) if i disconnect the battery to reset the ECU then reconnect and run the engine for 10-30 seconds then turn it off will this then give me a diagnostics flash on the dash! or is this an urban legend if the new plugs dont solve it is a knock sensor bypass worth trying or should i take it to some one to find out exactly what my zed has and get it all reconnected any help apprietiated 3 weeks of Zed ownership - £££££££££££ :cry:

Got a 91 n/a ZX with auto problems, car is changing up too late and I need some help sorting it out, Paul Crew came over and swopped TPS etc but no effect (Big thank you to Paul) Andy Duff was sending some ecu's to try out but unfortunately unable to get hold of him, so I dont know if that is happening or not. I need an analysis done on the car to see exactly what is going on any ideas about garages or clubs nearby that have the right equipment? Mike (Desperate to get on the road) Broadstairs in Kent mail@michaelgodwin.com text/phone 0790 406 7917

The 300ZX doesn't do enormous MPG. Has anyone thought about converting to autogas or whatever it's called?

Cannot believe it! Was out in the rental visiting a few clients about 09:45 today and saw a red UK spec in Newport! Maybe I should change my signature. Was it you? :bow:

Anyone done this? Is it even possible ? Mark

Hi all, I have just had my KYB AGX shocks fitted today (many thanks to Matt aka MTL for doing such a great job for me) and am just wondering what is the best damping setting to run them on. I have it on the hardest all round at the moment and it handles well but is very hard to drive on the bumpier roads. Can the damping rate affect the handling in other ways? Cheers, Justin:)

OK who are you??? Fantastic bit of kit was cruising the town of Loughborough last Friday night about 9pm. Red in colour, it sounded and looked superb with about 1000watts of stereo installed. Went well too. I was going to say hello, but I had a prior engagement with the Spanish Tapas Bar (sorry but food is 1st and I was starving!!! :) ) Whoever you were, I raise my class to you....CHEERS!!! :duffer:

My car usually starts first time every time. However of late I have noticed that after a long run, stopping for say half hour and getting back in the car, it turns over then the idle falls away and thus cuts out? :confused: Any clues????????? Cheers

Putting the power down to come onto the slip road yesterday in the wet, when all of a sudden I felt the back-end "snake" quite considerably. I was able to keep the car under control but I was a tad twitchy about flooring in the wet. :eek: This happened between the 1st and 2nd gear change, which is usually a little bit snatchy anyhow. Has anyone else experienced this? Would having traction control help or is this something far more sinister? :confused: Cheers

OK, since before the THOR RR day my Z has been running seriously rich. I now need help to diagnose the problem. Firstly, when the engine is cold/warm there is a very minor missfire. Secondly, when the engine has got to normal temp (middle of the gauge) the missfire is worst. Thirdly, On stock boost, the missfire is pretty bad, it gets worst higher up the rev range. Lastly, If i turn up the boost eg 12 - 14.5psi the higher the boost the worst the missfire. At 15psi it wont even rev by 5000rpm. Today, Me and a mate changed the plugs and put a smithy's fuel line kit on. I didn't do this to cure the problem it's just to say that it's not the plugs. …

Hi everybody, My car is 92 no turbo Z, I will order a rebuild twin turbo engine for my car. I contact with the supplier, the record show blow, I am not quit sure the meaning, could any body explan to me, thank you.:(The most important thing i care is what is the BHP after I fit the TT engine) 1) Yuan, you will not gain anything in hp when you fit the TT engine as the computer and the fuel system dictate the power. 2) Yuan, the engine will fit OK just maybe a lower compression because of the turbo specification. It may be less power than you have now. Rebuilt engine will need a run-in period of 1000 miles or 1500 Kms below 4000 rpm then it w…

red uk zed spotted today lunchtime with aftermarket spoiler any1 here?

Hi ALL, I may finally get a 300zx of my own soon, looking for UK spec, manual, twin turbo, targa edition, 90 - 92 spec. What should I be looking out for when I start car shopping. Also can you use fully synthetic oil (moble 1 etc) on these cars?? thanks Stu

I picked my ZX on sunday and done a compresion test the results are below 1= 118 2= 118 3= 120 4= 125 5= 120 6= 120 Are these results normal all the above are measured in PSI Thanks For the help