General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Does anyone know if the coil packs on a turbo are the same as a n/a ? The reason I ask that is Courtesy do show a different part number for the turbo and n/a. Cant think of why they would be different, but I just noticed that the turbo ones are £32 more, well, if they are different, will they still fit? and if they will fit, will fitting just one turbo one cause any problems? Thanks John

Hi, The Engine starts and runs :D :D :D :D But slight problem with the clutch! Adjusted it to it's fullest extent at the pedal! Bleed the slave cylinder and bleed nipple on inner wing, used a litre of brake fluid! The clutch just about engages and lets me change gear, the mechanic reckons I should get a longer arm on my slave cylinder! Opinions wanted?

Right... I just put my viscous coupling in the oven! Sounds daft but I wanted to check it locked up when it got hot. However, the hotter it got, the easier it was to turn by hand. To me, this sounds like a bust viscous coupling. Any thoughts?

About to order some Goodyear Eagle F1s for my Z (235/45zr17 front, 255/40zr17 rear) Before I do, are there any other brands I should consider? I'm only interested in grip (i.e. staying alive in the wet), not wear. A little sideways incident in the rain yesterday told me it was time to take the utter sh1te off the rear wheels once and for all...

My hydraulic lifters have always been a bit rattly, but have become excessively noisy lately and don't quieten down at all now on the way to work which is a 15 minute drive through town. They only go quiet after about 20mins of motorway driving. It really does sound like a transit van now on startup - has anyone ever had these replaced? Got an idea of cost? Very hard to live with this noise for much longer - I was thining about an engine oil flush to try to unstick sticky ones, but as car has done 109K I'm worried it will do more harm than good. Cheers Alex.

Outside Ikea in warrington on Saturday, flashed you but no responce :xxx: :D

hey guys i know this is a frequently asked question, have done forum search but cant find exact answers! so hear goes! my jap spec tt has done 60.000 miles now! have been getting intermittant blue/white smoke from both banks, mainly on idle and have been told a load of c==p comes out the back when i boot it! its as it someone drips a v small amount of oil into exhaust!! 2 months ago took balance pipe off to find alot of oil in manifold! so i changed pcv valves and hose to go to each one! but also de=catted at the same time!!!!! smoke still seems to be no better, if any thing now more constant, is there any thing else to check before i get some turbo's???? if…

my car seems to of dried out now after i washed the engine :nono: its running on 6 again now but i think its gone into safety boost it was boosting at about 14 now its at about 8 could this be safety boost? if so what do i have to do? thanks steve

My car has a tiny patch of missing paint under the front spoiler. I got the paint code (LP2 G) and went to my local Nissan dealer :confused: They said they'd never heard of it. Any idea where I can get some paint? I'd prefer proper Nissan stuff. It's a very dark metallic purple called Aubergine i think. Thanks again guys

I've been told to get Uk spec spark plugs in my jap-NA 300. I went to my local Nissan dealer :confused: and was quoted £84 for six plugs. I'm going to try a local motor store next. Is £84 way over the top? Also, what plugs should I get? I've been told NGK PFR6B11C Thanks gents

The dipped headlights on the Z are rubbish! I've adjusted them (up and down) which helps, but is there any way of adjusting them sideways? I believe that there is some kind of headlight conversion to improve the dipped lights. Can someone point me in the right direction? Cheers Ed

I've brought this one up before. Have spoken to the previous owner about the boost gauge which just sits at zero. He says that the Nissan dealer who replaced both turbos connected the vacuum pipes up wrongly to the control unit and they only way they can put it right is to have another Z to compare the installation with!!!!!!!! Anybody got any installation tips for me? Cheers Ed

im soon going on the rollers with my car but have a hesitation problem that i need to sort before i go what it is if i floor my car not on the road by the way when the revs get to about 5000rpm the car stutters badly and holds back but if i pick speed without flooring it hard it doesnt do it, it still has the import restrictor on it could it be anything to do with this.

I've just bought a powerflow exhaust system including back boxes & midsection, it's 2.5" in diameter. I was wondering what the diameter of the cat outlets are & if they will mate up with the new exhausts I've got :confused: I don't really want to remove the exhaust until I know that the new pipes will fit as the car is my daily driver! Will I need to buy 2.5" de-cat pipes? Cheers, Shaun

As suggested in another post - Skyline type rear lights for the ZX would look great. However, the Skyline light measures 6" in diameter and the rear light panel of the ZX is only 6" so it means that the whole rear panel would have to be modified to accomodate the Skyline light. So here are the issues: 1. How many people are up for a Skyline type rear light panel? 2. Is there any expertise within the Forum to come up with a proto-type or a contact who could do the same? 3. Could someone come up with a computorised vision of the rear of the ZX? If there was a large demand for this rear end - then maybe we could convince Luke from the Z Centre to look into…

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33597&item=2457153030 seen these chips a while back on ebay just wondrin if any1 nows out about them wether theyl be any good theres seems to be alot of dodgy lookin mods on there but these actually look like a chip and not one ov those electrode thingys dont seem to bad priced either the company reckon they no abit about zeds has any1 had any experience wid em cheers.

hi all just been out for a play came across a gsx-r600+cbr600 while pratting about ended up on a private test track(yeh right) going slighly down hill hit 175mph it stutted dropped to 170mph then picked up to 175mph and stutted 170 ,175 it kept doing this till i lifted at which point the bikes were well back as we came to an island stopped for traffic the bikes came up said he was doing 165mph and i was leaving them it was revving to about 6400rpm-6500rpm in 5th,the car is a standard uk tt except it's running 11psi boost and a scorpion exhaust still has cats so was this the speed limiter at 155mph and my speedo's 20mph out i don't know just…

If I buy a new key barrel from Nissan, could I adapt it so that it would work with my original, by maybe dremmeling the tabs away?

is it ok to run in overdrive all the time i always have mine switched on just wondrin if it causes any harm.

hello all, i was reading somewhere that the alternators on the z arent very good especially if you run a big ice system well im runnin 1500watts through my speakers so should i expect the alternator to pack in soon, is there a better replacement i can use. thanks for ur replys in advance.

I'm sure my car can't be the only one with a wobbly driver's seat - then again, not everyone uses the back seat everyday like I have to! But I definitely have a screw loose somewhere, so I'm off to try to take it out for a look at today. Any helpful advice always welcome!

Hey Vinz, could you let me know how big the pod is from top to bottom, I'm wondering if I could get a Greddy Boost Controller into the gap - see picture below....

you didnt do something sprayed my eingine yesterday with neat trafic film :nono: washed it off with hose pipe car then ran like a piece pf shyt vacum pipes now seem to be mealting parked it up and it started to steam water pipe is now split its a pipe just down below the battery to the left a bit how many pipes are there down there its deffinetly coolant water. thanks steve

Right - if you refer to my last post of "Duff Fuel" the problem has now worsened. I left car overnight and started up this morning fine. Just been around the block for a quick blat and as pulled back into my street noticed BATTERY light was on. Not only that the LIGHTS light the ANTI-LOCK light , DIFF OIL and MISS OIL Lights were all on. Then I noticed the temperature - in the MAX. switched off the engine and could here gurlgling noises from under the bonnet. About a litre of water came out from near the passenger front wheel. I let car cool down and just started up again to see. Car starts up fine but all them lights are still on. temp is now in norm. There is …

took off balance bar today to replace spark plugs and noticed small pool of oil in the plenum on both sides (just more than a table spoon full). Should i panic or is this normal?. I am about to (try) to replace the pcv hoses tomorrow but will the oil eventually clear?