General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Is it ok for the oil pressure to sit at 90(ish)psi when engine is cold?

Back in August I had a rear o/s tyre blow out ripping the top of the tyre from the inner wall. 6 weeks after getting it changed the exact thing happened again (but this time on a motorway which got quite interesting). The car was pulling, quite badly, to the left when it wanted to arousing suspicions of a worn steering sensor. The car was checked from top to bottom by Nissan on their diagnostic checking laptop thingy with all electrical reports showing clear. They then checked all the cambers, alignments and everything else you could think of. It came back as the rear being slightly out which they corrected. After picking the thing up this morning the pulling i…

Does anyone kmnow the price of the front stereo surround. IT houses the 2 top vents and clock. A Breaker wants 45 quid for it tell me thats too much

Does anyone know if this piece of hosing has a name/number? Reason is I've got to get a new one!:rolleyes:

has anyone got any pics of this mod on a black Z ? Whats the general view on this mod ?

Does anyone know how the std rear spoiler comes off these cars. If I remove it will the boot have holes or marks in. Im wondering if its bolted on or stuck on as such. The statte its in Id rather have it removed and not have one but if it means an untidy boot I wont bother. Cheers

This is prob a stupid question but how do you install boost guage's and adjustable boost controlers? i understand how it works on a straight engine with a turbo, but how do you bleed of air from booth actuators at the same level? or is there only one actuator? and how do you take a boost reading when there are 2 turbo's? Just got my Z so im still trying to figure it out! cheers :confused:

just bought a blitz dual turbo timer off ebay bargain price came with no wiring instructions or user instructions anyone know how to wire it in or is it eisier to get a harness and if so where from?? its this type: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=33742&item=2446008375 any help greatfull cheers dewi ap

http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26211 http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=25469 If anyone's interested in these, then please add your name. Cheers Vijay

Hi, Me mates got a problem wit his Z, basically he said it started when he was doing over a ton on the motorway for some time. The road was wet as ****, nasty rain and cars infront splashing up spray. Now the car will not rev over 2000 rpm and keeps spluttering kinda like on the rev limit at 2k. After a while goes to restart and it wont almost like the engine is flooded? Any ideas on what this could be? he was told possibly air mas / sensor, and wants to take the one off of my Z to try on his, two things; 1. does this sound like a mas prob 2. is it worth me ripping mine off? cheers steve

Hi all Apologies if this has been asked a million times before.......but what size are the standard front speakers in a Zed? I'm assuming 6" or 6.5". As speaker technology has moved on a tad since my car was built, I'm quite happy to fit new direct replacements, or go for 6x9" if they'll fit without a lot of work. All comments welcome. Cheers Paul :)

I believe my Fuel Pump is dead - No sound from the pump when the ignition is switched on (followed by no start!!). Whats the best option - Courtesy in the States ($261) or sourced from the UK? Anyone bought a new fuel pump in the UK? - If so how much? Cheers,

I've got around 4-5k to spend on a 300zx twin turbo, i'd prefer a uk model for insurance reasons and would rather manual but wouldnt be tottally adverse to an automatic. Im currently paying around 300 pounds a month for my current car, which includes finance. so that would be my top line for insurance and maintanence costs per month. I do around 6000 miles a year. What i really need is advice on the running costs, how long clutch's last, gearbox's etc, assuming some tuning to around 400bhp, and one or two quarter mile runs every year. How they fair up for trackdays, will it just destroy the clutch in one go?. ok, thanks for any help guys.

As above, anyone know the output/wattage of original (non-bose) front speakers?? Thanks, Paul N

Hi all, Just got my stuff from the Z centre :dance: . How do I remove the drivers a-pillar? As I need to fit pillar pods. Alastair.

I had an MOT on the Z yesterday, and it failed :( Driver Front Suspension Leg Leaking, the shocker has split :O And Rear and Undercar brake lines Anyone know where I can get either of these without going to Nissan and paying silly money? Thanks Dan Oh its a TT if that makes any difference.

Hehehehehe:D Picked up me red zed today, skived off work for a few hours and forgot to go back :eek: Its a 92(K) manual with black leather interior (as my sig says). It has a HKS twin exhaust and boost gauge on the r/h/s pillar pod. The boost goes up to 11psi. Is that normal? Its too dark to see if its been decatted, etc so I gotta leave it now while weekend. I knocked the guy down from 4k to 3600 with a 1 year car care plan warranty (parts and labour). I knocked him down for a few reasons. A. The rear spoiler needs replacing. If anyone is selling one and can tell me how to get the old one off and a new one on Im interested. B. The engine s…

Rev's are a constant 1500 RPM, regardless of the engine being hot or cold. Searching the previous posts, have checked the TB's, TPS, temp sensor, IAA unit and valves, air regulator, ECU reset but without success. Any ideas on anything else I can try to reduce the revs to a more respectable level? Thanks

I plan on changing the fluid in my autobox this weekend by removing the oil pan ( I removed the usual 4 litres a few weeks ago from the filler tube with a suction pump) As I understand it, the gasket used to be cork, now it is a thin, rubbery type 'cardboard' material. My question is, the Nissan workshop manual torque settings of 5 - 8 n-m (3.6 - 5.8 ft lbs) probably was meant for the more compressible cork gasket. Does anyone know if this new gasket material requires a higher torque setting ? Thanks, John P.S. Mike Feeney got me the gasket in 2 days, Nissan told me 6-8 weeks.

as above! u all talk about P.T.U but i have no clue what one is!

Well, I've replaced the two stubby hoses at the front of the engine which were leaking, I've replaced the upper and lower main hoses, I've replaced the radiator and cap and everything has been going fine for a few weeks........until this morning! Sitting in traffic on the usual crawl into work, the temp gague went shooting up and I pulled over. Steam pouring from the rear of the engine bay, constant drip drip on the floor at the back of the engine. I've done a search and found that Fas has had a similar problem, but nothing about where the best place for the replacement hoses are. (also seems to be some doubt of whether there are 6 or 8 hoses) Any ideas as…

Thanks to SRRAE who hosted the video for me. Here's the link - http://www.nissanzx.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/eldials.wmv Vijay

are all imports from japan TT? JIM.

Help! Y'all know how the Jap spec autobox has that power/hold switch? I need to know what pins it connects to on the autobox ECU. I have a UK spec, so don't have the switch. But I need the hold function so I can get a decent run in 3rd on a rolling road. It just didn't wanna know trying in 2nd - too much wheelspin! I had a look at the online manual... couldn't find it. Anyone got any ideas? I need to get this switch wired up soon... like, tomorrow if possible.

Hi all, sorry to be the proverbial pain in the arse here, Im gonna go look at a zed (uk - better be) hopefully this saturday if its still for sale. The Mileage is 108,000. Is this a fairly high mileage - apparently its got lots of receipts and history. Providing it dont smoke etc and the idling is ok (Im gonna re-read the buying FAQ here) Im hopefully gonna be a zed owner and be an even bigger pain in the arse come monday. :dance: