General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi guys Can anyone tell me what oil I need to put in to change the diff oil on a JDM auto TT many thanks

Love the sound of a bov But doing a little research found this article Any truth, I can understand logic behind what is said but quite often see them fitted "Z32: Don’t install blow off valves on a 300ZX Tech Article: Don’t Install a BOV on a 300ZX Composed by:*300ZXttZman By: Greg @ Specialty Z Here’s why you won’t want to install BOV’s on a engine with a MAF sensor: When you make any positive boost and you close the throttle without a BOV or recirculation plumbing, the pressurized air will stop moving and stall the turbo. Blow off valve: What a BOV does is open a valve when you let off the throttle by way of engine vacuum, this allows …

Sure this has been asked and covered before. But I can't find it on the search so thought I'd ask again. The previous owner and maker of my Z removed the aircon, all of it. I assume in the pursuit of better cooling. I want it back. From what I can see the only part that could be a problem is the radiator/condenser? Have an aftermarket rad and oil cooler and the car runs fine. Even on hot days. On the odd roasting trackday it creeps up. So do I just put all the stock ac kit back on (what do I need and were does it go?) Or is there a compact ac rad or a smaller 1 off a different car I can plum in out of the main airflow? Please save the 'I think ac is rubbish and you don…

just aligned the timing belt and put the main pully back on, but have noticed the main pully mark sitting at around -10 degrees from the 0 mark. Not sure if this is correct or not, I was hopping not to have to strip down the engine front again !! ps. all the belt timing marks were lined up before I put the pully back on cheers

Anyone know the sizes for the lower clamps near the intercoolers. Mines are rusted to bits and I chucked them when I stripped the zed last year.

right here we go with parts needed for my new car. its a 1990 jap man tt, the clock cluster had been replaced some time back and i do know its had a new speed censor in the gearbox, now the issue is that when the ecu reconises that the speed kmp converter thingy box from kmp to mph this cuse its naff. this then sends a message to the ecu saying your doing max speed, then the cars stering into stiff sterring mode, so that said if im right, i need a kmp to mph convertor box of tricks thing. were the best most decend sound place to get one off these, luke at z center.i guess.

Well, it’s that time of year again. 6th September I’ll be competing in the Brighton National Speed Trials. The Trial is held over a track which is a quarter of a mile in length, on a straight tarmac surfaced roadway, running Eastward from the start. It’s a standing start individually timed event. I’ve not competed since 2011 where I achieved a time of 13.52 with a terminal of 108mph 2012 I spectated as my wife was due to have a baby and I was ‘on call’, someone also died in a side car crash. 2013 was cancelled due to the death in 2012. There is a fantastic range of cars and bikes and is a great day out for all. Entry list.pdf Think it…

Hi all, Having swapped an engine in my uk tt manual, It is missing on the passenger side middle cylinder, There's no hint of a spark at all, I've swapped the coil pack & plug for one that's known to be working but still no joy! So I am assuming that it is down to the wiring etc on the car as appose to the replacement engine. Any ideas please as I'm definitely more mechanically minded that electrically. Thanks guys

I have had a search but cannot find anything needing some front discs and pads for my 1993 na 300 and was wondering if they are the same size as the turbo discs and pads?.

These arrived today! Look easy enough to fit

Spotted in Sittingbourne, drove into Tesco Express on Snipeshill and drove past my ratty beetle.

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/171432664231?nav=SEARCH The zed itself is an undervalued car. But some people are taking the piss and over pricing their cars dramatically. I have just sent the following message to the seller. Upfront? Definitely. True? Yes I do not know if you are aware of the prices of the Z32. But yours I'm afraid is way off the mark. You will be lucky to get £4000 for your car. With such a poor advert and lack of information if this car sells I will be very suprised. If you wish to reconsider your price then email me back. If not then good luck, I'm afraid you will need it. I feel this will ruffle a few feathers and I'm not out to cause an ar…

Hi Doing a headlight modification and noticed two of these tablets in each of my lights... Are they some sort of moisture repellant?

Morning all, My long suffering zed has been sat for 5 years after it overheated and cooked a head, in that time I had stripped down the existing engine to locate problem, once I realised how bad it was I sourced a 2nd hand engine off the forum, that's now in and hopefully ready to go. But it wont even turn over, Its got a decent battery on it, I've checked all the fuses, I can hear the fuel pump priming itself , It just wont turn over, The engine is free and rotates ok, The only issue I can think of would be the fact the clocks, dash etc are out of it because the matrix has been changed, would this cause an issue w…

Hopefully some of the zed experts can guide me here.. My zed has had a rattle since I got it, I'm out of ideas as too the cause now... It's running fine, but it rattles on overrun at the lower rev range, also low in revs under load it rattles up a low speed hill etc. Don't think it's the lifters, as one of my old zed's had them, and this is different, Had brand new timing belt, all pulleys and tensioners, no faults on consult, Thought it could have been vt springs, so just fitted new ones. Didn't seem weak, and we're getting oil, but Made little to no difference, I've checked the exhuast for leaks just in case, there's no heat shields…

Started thinking about traction control units- read some good things about the Racelogic Traction Control unit, but was wondering about other options. I remember reading about a unit a few years ago that patched into your ABS system and made it more of a posi-traction unit- if it detected wheelspin the controller would use the ABS actuator to bring that wheel into line with the others. So the Racelogic does it by cutting power, this other one did it by braking at the wheels. For race applications I guess the Racelogic would be better, but I think for crappy conditions (snow/ice/oil/rain) the other approach would be what I want. Problem is, I can't remember …

Ive got the drivers head off the other day and have now completely stripped it, including valve stem seals. I notice on some lifter there is a slight indent in the top, which would give me some tapping, but nothing like the sound it was making, there is nothing obvious in the head as to why it was making so much noise. The oil ways were pretty gunked and have cleaned them out and given them a blow through with the air compressor. Im going to put new stem seals, valves and cams off a spare head, to eliminate anything mechanical head wise, im hoping now it wasnt bottom end lol, but the clattering seemed high up, ie a head and i dont think piston slap would make tha…

I've had an on going issue with my zed now for some time. The issue is that it burns oil, to start with it grey wafts of it at idle and plumes of grey/blue between 2 and 3k it was honestly like a smoke machine, terrible. After a compression test revealing an average of 160 psi across all cylinders and no oil being ingested pre throttle body it was decided it was most likely the rear turbo oil seals, inspection revealed that a pool of oil was building up in the rear compressor housing then being pushed out when the airflow was sufficient. So these were rebuilt using staggered gap rear seals etc, the Pcv system was all replaced at this time too, with non oem Pcv valves and …

has anybody got an idiots guide to taking out the speedo cluster and replacement. is it a pain or easy.

Bought myself what I thought was a reasonable manual n/a Zed that needed a little tidying. Was pretty standard when I bought it, had a few little rust bubbles just coming through here and there but nothing serious and easily sortable. Straight away I went out and bought a set of staggered 18" alloys as other originals just look too small, this I when I noticed something wasn't right. When turning, the drivers side tyre was rubbing the arch liner, didn't think much of it at first as had this issue on my first Zed and it was caused by the arch liner not fitted correctly. After investigating a couple of weeks ago, I found that liner was fine and that the wheel was si…

seen this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nissan-300zx-Twin-Turbo-/201155681793?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2ed5d01e01 really low mileage and uk model and heated driver and passenger seats I like that option lol though not keen on his whole these cars are only suited to those young at heart or mid life crisis ...

Ok so my headlights have no power at all, neither does my stereo and my aircon only come on when the car is in D. Im trying to rule out Body control module. Anyone else had this problem? Possible remedies?

I have fused my side lights! Front & rear not working! Is there a fuse? & where cos I cannot find side light fuse in both fuse boxes!

Still having zed woes........... I have done this test on my PTU http://forums.nicoclub.com/ptu-test-t505091.html mines not coming back with 14volts its actually coming back with 0.06volts, when I test battery its 12.45volts so meters OK I have Nissan breakers near me who have a PTU in for £30 but its from an NA would this be OK in a TT? Is it the same? Cheers

I just changed my JDM speedo cluster to another one and everything seems fine but my rev counter is idle at 2000 rpm rather than 1000 rpm. I went for a drive and still doesn't sit around 1000 rpm The new cluster has white dials in mph and think its a UK spec (could be wrong) but the speedo does match the speed in mph Can anyone help me as i have everything off and want to resolve this problem before putting it back together