General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Spotted it yesterday (Thursday Feb 26th) Sounded nice - are you likely to be around again? Malc h

I have just purchased a Black front bit, that front bit between the headlights. The bit with NISSAN or Z on it! My Z is RED doh! Want to a) spray it red, what undercoat colour do I use? b)how do you get the Z badge off the front bit, without braking anything! Arthur

:dance: hi there! i got a 300zx twin turbo its a 1993 k reg, uk car! few week back battery light came on and when i rev the car it went off, eventually battery was dead. told that alternator was faulty, so had it reburished and car still same. apparently alternator still not charging, do these have a fuse for alternator???????? help please cheers andy p.s. anyone wanna buy it?

got a fault with the electrics!seen a thread by some1else and they had the same problem.basically interior light went out,digital clock fazed out,the door open light stays on and a whining noise from the drivers door occasionally.been told its the relay for the lght/door and couid do with the exact location and where the relay switch is available!well done for this site great help but couid do with aservice manual instead of being a pain in the a*se. :)

Hi Just had MOT done and its failes on excessive play on the rod that goes from the track rod end into the steering rack, N/S more excessive than O/S. Could anyone tell me how this can be corected as i have been told that they can be compressed back into the rack by machine, if not does anyone else have any advice on what i can do. Also does anyone have any instructions on the removal and refitting of the steering rack if possible, i have done a search but to no avail :cry: :cry: Many Thanks Dunk

I was going out with a few friends the other day for a bit of a spin. We drove about 30 miles up around the 100 mark, when we stopped a small amount of steam was coming from under the bonnet. After popping the bonnet i noticed it was coming from the back of the engine, (toward the drivers side) next to the bulk head, dripping down onto the exhaust. I couldnt see much in there (pipes and engine everywhere), so i let it cool down, checked the water level and it was still full!! I then went on to drive another 150 miles without a problem at all - still holding water, and no steam !!!!!! I seem to remember this happening on a particullaly hot day last year - d…

Silver Z in Montgomery Street Sparkbrook about 4 o'clock- just along from work- it was someone coming out of one of the works there. All I managed to notice on the way past was the cracked paint on the spoiler!! Sparkbrook seems to be a bit of a zed hotspot (compared with Leamington) I've seen two reds, a silver, a black and there's a nice white K reg UK at a house near farm park.

I was thinking about getting some Iridium spark plugs for my N/A 300. Loads of claims are made about more power (up to 10bhp more etc). Do they really make any noticable difference or would I need a dyno run to actually tell they were there? :hyper: Crraaaiiiggggg Daaaaayyyyvvviidddd ; Bo!

Black SWB auto, polished to a high shine, smooth tail, parked on a corner in Barcelona just off Diagonal... reg either BayZX or ZXBay, can't remember which since I spotted it at about 1am after several Estrella!

Anyone got any ideas on this, A friend oiled something under the bonnet to do with the throttle bodies? but unfortunately it hasnt cleared it. Basically sometimes in the morning there is resistance on the pedal and you push firmly and it clicks and goes. Between gear changes the throttle sometimes stays open and at sets of lights again pedal is stiff, and a firm push to click before IT moves. Any ideas gratefully recieved.

Got an auto tt z, when i get in the car & turn the heater on, the w'screen immediately mists up, taking 20secs or so to eventually clear, why is this? This only happens when the engine has been previously warmed up, not 1st thing in the morning.

When chunk took my car for a test drive before i bought it he said it was pinking and that was because it was running lean, wot does pinking mean? wots happening? he was gonna help me sort it out but obviously cant due to being in hospital after the op (get well soon bud). can you tell me where i can start to find the problem and fixing it? yaseen

what does pulling the handbrake up one click do? i know i read about it somewhere but cant remember. does this apply to import TTs? yaseen

hi guys wonder if you could help me. usually when i put my foot down on the accelerator the car would almost stop for a second before accelerating very fast. a similar thing would occur if i pressed the power button. however............recently.....when i put my foot down the revs seem to go up quite fast(normal) however the car doesn`t accelerate. it seems like the engine is trying to accelerate but no extra power comes out. HOWEVER, as soon as there is a change of gear (up in to the next gear) the car accelerates as expected!!!!!! I seem to get a normal / expected boost when i use the power button. i know this probably doesnt make any sense but does …

rather than pure speed i'm pursuing pure handling, so far going onto my car Eibach Springs KYB Shocks carbing struts (waiting) Rear - 275/18/35 eagle F1 on Oz 18inch leggaras (waiting) Front - 235/18/35 eagle F1 on Oz 18inch legarras (waiting) What other components when uprated will give a better road expereience, considering bushes and tension rods but have heard miied results. Then grouping it with traction control should make a nice controllable car. I think this probably needs a FAQ,

Well, tried another MAF tonight and still bloody detting! Could anyone with a conzult try to get a MAF voltage reading at 2000rpm, stationary please?! That would at least show me if I'm barking up the wrong tree! Better start looking for air leaks when I'm fitting my intercoolers then :cry:

Was under the car tonight and noticed a bit of a wet patch I've not seen before.. Seems like an oily residue around the connector concerned but the connector (a rubber sleeve) seems very loose and can almost be pulled away from the joint. Am I missing a seal/clip or something and if so what can I fix it with? Any advice appreciated as usual... Steve :)

HI, I have a 1994,tt,import,300zx. I am 26 with 7 years nc bonus and have a clean driving licence. The best quote i have had so far is £727 comprehensive. This seems very expensive to me, anyone paying less than this? If so please could you give me the name and phone number of the insurance company.

In a week or so will be removing all those BITZ & PIECES :shock: on top of the engine to replace the hydroulic lifters seals etc any body advise attending to other bitz while i am @ it [will replace belts as a matter of course] also thinking of getting BOVS would it advisable to do @ the same time or are they straight forward to install anyway :dance: cheers Dave PS Anybody interested in a group buy on BOVS :hyper: :hyper:

When I bought my 300 I had it up on a ramp and saw a plastic pannel in front of the passengers side front wheel on the underside of the car was broken. It's sort of shattered a bit and hanging down but still roughly in place. You can see it hanging down from a distance. I'll get it replaced sometime but should I do it really soon for any reason? Could it be letting water in anywhere or anything? It's roughly (I think) the size of a cornflakes box, and in front of the passenger side front wheel on the underside of the car. Cheers peeps

Never rains but it pours (all over the road in this case) i recently fitted a smithys bottom rad pipe, to cure a very tiny leak, had to top up bout a pint a week, and its been fine this past 2 weeks no coolant loss at all, then yesterday low and behold, clouds of steam coming from back of engine bay towards the brake servo, seems the top heater piper from the engine block has a dirty great split in it, pipes almost crumbling its that brittle, well i got the pipes on order from main delears question is will i need any special tools or are they standard jubilee clips, havent had chance to look as i had to dump the car at a mates house any info so im prepared for the job…

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50458&item=2461539523 Are they easy to fit? Are there any links to an install guide? Thanks Ch

I have just been to my local tyre fitting place to have my tracking, etc done and they informed me that my (stock) wheels are on the wrong sides!! and need to be swapped over in order to cool the brakes efficiently. When I looked closer at the wheels I saw an 'L' on my driver side wheel and an 'R' on the passenger side but my rears are the right way round. Is this true and if so where do you read the sides from (ie. is right/left when you are looking at the car front on or when sitting in the car?)??? I assume it is when you are sitting in the car.

Im thinking of putting the Supra wheels on the Zed. When I done it before they bolted on ok (PCD is same) but didnt move as they caught on the caliper. Can I get spacers to move them out? Is it safe? expensive? Ta

Hi, After lurking around here for the past few weeks and asking the odd question I've come to a decision on what I want in a 300zx, I realise what I want is likely to be the Holy Grail of Z's but then why shouldn't I set my standards high? I'm after the following: Transmission: Manual Engine: 3.0l TT Chassis: SWB with Targa Top Colour: Black or Silver (preferably not the gunmetal type colour) Age: 1991 or younger, either 50k± or 65k+ miles with proof of major service and lots of reciepts. Misc: Would like some small mods, maybe exhaust and uprated shocks? Would I be kidding myself if I expected to get all this between £5k and £6.5k? Also…