General Discussions - 300ZX Related

What's the going rate for installing a boost controller? Can anyone recommend anywhere in the south east? Thanks Ch

This has never worked since I bought the car. When I press the switch on the right console the green dash light comes on, but when I press 'set coast' on the wheel, nothing happens. The wires are plugged in at the back of the wheel and I also checked the switch behind the gas pedal by pulling it up with the top of my foot whilst trying to engage cruise. Still nothing. All the fuses are ok too. Any ideas? Thanks guys Ch

Can anyone help me? I need someone togive me a hand to fix my zed, been asking the old man to help for ages and he's just too lazy to help, its always 'in a minute' or 'later when i've had my cig' etc, etc Starting to get fred up now, took the week off work to do it and so far had no help. Would be willing to pay for the help in beer!:D Cheers People!

James300's question has just reminded me of a little problem i seem to be experiencing with my dash clock. It seems to be loosing time BIG time. Is this a common prob, or could it be that there is a possibility that something has hit it, but i doubt this. Are the standard clocks crap, or have i just got an old sh**y one ?? :D Dave

...and measure the hole that the clock sits in? Thanks.

having trouble gettin air out of system, have found a larger pipe that is connected to hydraulic system that runs along inner wing to the front of car behind headlight it as a bleed valve on the end of it but why is it there as it seems to be the cause of the problem, can it be done away with or is there an easier way to bleed the system. cheers

Right - swapped my TPS onto my mates car to prove fault - his is knackered (Pete Shrimp - I could do with buying your spare off you mate). When I put my TPS back on my car I just adjusted it down to a tickover of about 800 while engine was running by moving it up and down - Is that all I have to do or do I have to do anything else like reset ECU? However . . . . This still hasnt cured his boost problem On full throttle it sounds like a fluttering noise, could this be a diapraghm in one of the recirc valves not closing hence no boost build up. On tickover Boost guage reads 0 Revving it drops the boost guage to -5(ish) when going and boost kicks in it…

When I slow down from say 10mph and stop completely my brakes creak. If I pump the break they creak as well. Brakes work very well. Any ideas? Thanks, Ice

Hi, I have a hks EVC, which came from a jap import, all it says on the box is HKS EVC, with a sticker underneath is HKS VIII 05855 Does anyone know where I can source instructions for this model?

Hi All, there's been a lot of good advice on the subject of my duff oil pressure sender (at least I hope it's the sender and not an expensive hole somewhere). Thanks to all who posted. The answers raised the difference between a mechanical gauge (capilliary tube between engine and gauge) and an electronic one (sender installed in engine, electrical leads to gauge). One view says that mechanical gauge is the only reliable one, other view says modern electric senders are OK. What's your experience? (I didn't bother to have an option in favour of the stock sender / electric gauge as everyone told me they're rubbish!) Cheers - Gio

How can I tell what year my car is? All I know is that it was registered in the UK in 98 and the guy that sold me it, said it was a 89 or 90.

There is some kind of relay directly underneath the locking mechanism in the drivers door. It's pretty much in the corner of the door so almost behind you if you are driving the car. I presume that my one has bust as everything else seems fine. I can't seem to work out how to get the thing out. No visible screws. Has anyone done this before? Many thanks, Ice

HI, IVE JUST BOUGHT A 300ZX IMPORT ,THE FUSE LAYOUT IS ALL IN JAPANEESE DOES ANY ONE HAVE A CHART IN UK ?????:rolleyes:

Engine oil dripping onto p/s pump. Have had very good look on ramp - but can see nothing. Anybody else had same problem. Mark

Right, Ive removed spare tyre, and left hand side polysterene tray, before I remove the right tray too - (cant really be arsed) is there a cure for a squeaky boot. Every little bump I hit (and theres lots of them in Sheffield) the boot squeaks - its driving me maddddddddddd

Hi folk. I've seen a 300zx for sale. It's a japanes import, non-turbo, automatic, 35,000 miles. It's 1999 (S-reg) and up for £11,500. I'm tempted to get it but I'm worried as it's non-turbo. Is non turbo much slower (especially automatic) than the twin turbo ? Are any other parts different (ie suspension / brakes etc) ? Could I turbo it later without having to change much else ? Many thanks people Craig David (ok, that's a joke; I'm not really Craig David, soul sensation)

whats the best boost controler to get. i have an apexi filter zees exhaust and impul ecu. this seems to be a very important item so im not bothered what it costs i simply want the best and safest one for the car. by the way anyone know anything about impul ecus:confused:

Can anyone give me the tech link explaining how to modify my headlamps to fit standard H3 bulbs Thanks Tom

Now I fitted this what can I reasonably boost up to? Would you think 15.5 or 14.5 psi? Does the JWT chip raise the redline too? Does anyone have any info on these. Ta very much

hi every one I do my best to describe this! upon braking quite hard I can hesar and feel a knock, then when I pull away it knocks agian, ive just done the tension rods so carn't be that, just been undercar with wheels in the air and I carn't see anything worn , but the anti roll bar links do feel really slack , (loads of movement in the ball joints) the suspension does knock when I go over bumps. could it be the anti roll bar links that cause this knocking and cluncking when braking? many thanks mates for any advice. JIM.

as i have been away at work over New Year i have lost track of the group buy on the indiglo dial kits ,,what happened ? did i miss out while freezin my nutz off in not so sunny Kazakhstan ! steve

So what are these style car parking bollards all about then? At my local Gym there's these ridiculous bollards that are about the size of a medicine ball, mounted on the ground and are made of concrete with ingrained stones. How pleased I was then that I found a space right next to them in the car park so that no prat with an A Reg escort could try and sqeeze in to the already tiny spaces this place provides. Coming out on a high after gazing at all the girlies in tight tops and spandex and decided to exit the car park the other way. Whoops, totally forgot about the bollard which you can't see at all when in the car. I now have quite a lot of damage to the Sill…

Can anyone tell me if the wheel centre's are the same for a MAZDA MX6 and the 300 as I have a chance of 18 inch wheels from a smashed MX6 for next to nothing as they need refurbished. Cheers John Crisp

ok so ive got a performance exhaust . apexi induction kit and a impul racing ecu what do i do now to improve the performance. the impul was allready fitted to the car so ive no idea of the state of tune of the motor. its got no bovs and is running standard boost. i think?:D

Recently I was noticing a smell of petrol occassionaly, so last weekend I replaced the fuel filter, all the hoses with high pressure rubber fuel line ( I could not quite afford the nice steel braided ones this month) and all new hose clamps. I still have the occassional petrol smell, I have ran the engine and inspected for leaks - no leaks. I am at a loss as to where the smell is coming from, when the smell is there it is when sat at the traffic lights mainly. Are there any valves or gismos that could be responsible for causing this petrol smell ? Any suggestions on where to look next would be greatly appreciated. Thanks John Dixon