General Discussions - 300ZX Related

what combination of z would you choose 1: uk/import 2: man/auto 3: colour 4: swb/lwb 5: leather/cloth 6: highly/medium tuned or standard i know everyone is going to say there own try not to be biast ill start the ball rolling uk man yellow lwb leather medium tuned (just like yours dave)

anyone got any tips on cleaning screen wash jets. I've only got one, fortunately on drives side, working! I've got stuck in there with a pin but can't seem to get it cleared. I've disconnected the pipes and confirmed that the water is getting through. Cheers David

anyone on here at the moment know anything about MOT rules & regs?? Rich

I ordered a gasket for my autobox oil pan (n/a import) after 2 months the Nissan dealer called me and said the part was in. I went down, and he handed me a steel oil pan....the idiot ordered the wrong part. But the pan had a drain plug in it, which leads me to believe it was for a UK version. Unless jap replacement pans have a drain plug. He is still trying to check it out. In the meantime, does anyone know if this mod was made to import pans? Thanks John

Ive just blown my headlight (round one) bulb on the passenger side. Where can i get a direct replacement ? It a jap import does that matter? And is it worth me upgrading both of them ? Thanks in advance for any help guys/girls ;)

Pls Help I have noticed over the past few days that my autobox in Drive mode seems to be slipping (Does not acc that quick), but if I use the box as a manual ( selecting postion 1 then into 2 and so on ) the car seems to have more power to the rear wheels. Does this mean that my box is on the way out. I have done a autobox test and no fault codes are showing up it says all clear. I did think that the clutches within the box may be slipping but I would have thought that these would also slip when I use the box as I said above. I just hope that it is not going to cost much if something is on its way out as I have just spent out on a new exhaust system…

Hi everyone ! Many thanks for the reply to my annoying rattle from the rear of the car ! You were right, as it had sat for quite a while the bushings etc were like dust,,,gave them a good spray and hey presto, no noise! Hope it stays that way but pricing anyway from breakers etc just to be safe,,,they were REALLY DRY ! :-( On a different note , just lost my heater blower this morning. I see no blown fuses but the climate control and the digital clock are dead,, Question is where can I get my hands on a shop Mnaual for an 88 300 zx fairlady?? It would be so handy as I dont have any experience with these cars at all ! Many thanks, and by the way the check for members…

at standard form do the two versions tt ones have the same bhp? ;) steve

following the destruction of my auto box my dealer has offered to share responsibility and is willing to stump up 50% of the costs - very fair since I've had the car a year. However the specialist he's taken it to quotes £1400.00 to rebuild plus the cost of new oil cooler. Sounds expensive to me so can anyone give me an indication of what it has cost and/or where I may get it done cheaper. I live in southampton. Thanks guys :)

Right guys, Im trying to get insured for an import Z TT. Im 33 - 5years NCB, no points. Driveway at night. no accidents blah de blah How come all the people are telling me its gonna be at least £810 Surely there are some companies out there who will insure imports for less. If I cant find a good quote soon Im gonna have to bite the bullet, pay extra and get a UK model. I cant afford to do classic insurance as you need another car and limited mileage. Tesco want bloody trackers fitted along with CAT 1 alarms. Adrian Flux want an extra £350 a year if the car has a bodykit and different wheels. Im seriously thinking of getting a UK spec one,…

There seems to be a hole in the market here guys.... I have tried really hard to buy the Midori type/style adjustable top link from just about everywhere in the states - and there is no stock, even Ted in Greece has stopped making them. The Stealin versions dont float my boat as there are just toooo many reports of people having to weld them up! Luke cant supply anymore - before you ask.... :p :p Midori type adjustabe top link Does anyone have a pair to sell? Come on you metal masters :D :D AndyGP

What battery(s) would you guys recommend for the Z? I am completley stock but have 1 sub running at about 100 RMS. Cheers.

Ok,so i paint the plenum with VHT paint,gets fitted when engine put in,then find its starting to come of in very small circles due to heat spots,WTF!!,find out crappy shop sold me stuff only good for 150C,so thought i would paint it black(had some paint good for 1700f,inbetween i got the flu,went back to it eventualy and it went a bit Pete Tong:D I have another plenum so was thinking mirror polished and honed for it,i need to know of a good place to do the work,any ideas:) Anyhow the more i look at the insane painting i have done on it the more i like it,talk about Z owners being individual in what they attemp and do:rofl: :rofl: Tony

ive just bought some blitz dump valves on hard metal pipes, what else do i need to fit these to my tt zed? many thanks jim.

As some of you may know from reading my thread in the general section. A bolt came undone holding my balance bar on. Is it ok to stick some threadlock on the bolt and do it back up or should I replace the seal that is underneath? Any advice would be welcome. Edds.

This problem started 6 months ago. Car started to judder and then return to noramal. It dissapeared but returned last week worse then ever(6000 miles later), what transpired is shes only running on 5 cylinders. The driver side back left cylinder dosent seem to be sparking. I swapped over the ignition coil to a different chamber and it worked fine , that rulled out the coil. I got a new plug and checked that on other cylinder and thats fine too, arching nicely. So after coil and plug are eliminated where do i go next Could this be the dreaded PTU or should all cylinders go when the PTU gives up Help appreciated Roy

I need to replace my passenger side door lock barrel. I have th bits already. Anyone done this before , any instructions anywhere to follow ?

Hello, After not using the 300 for two days, last night i let it warm up to normal operating temp (half way on temp gauge) and turned the heaters on to 40degrees but no hot air came out. Any ideas what could be the cause of this?? Or does it just need a drive to get it all sorted? I checked the coolent but couldnt really tell if it was low as it was dark. Please help. Thanks Ant:(

Do the UK Spec Zed's need an additional gearbox cooler? And if so is the Z centre one, used fo J Spec etc... good enough? Info and opinions please..... Ben

Hi all, I may be getting an imported 90TT, However I heard somewhere that 90 models may suffer from head gasket problems - is this true? Is there any other things on a 90 I should look out for? Thanks :confused:

After all the aggrevation (MOT failure for sh*te headlights!) they're finally sorted!!! :D :D :D Thought I'd share the process... *Removed headlights without taking off bumper (lots of patience and stubby spanners!!!) *Took out high beam housing *Removed adjusters and lubricated them *Cleaned inside the housing using babywipes on the end of a wire coathanger *Dried inside with kitchen paper on end of coathanger *Replaced bulbs with '+50% Xenon Technology Bulbs' (Halfords own as that's all I could get in a rush) *Refitted lights and altered beam adjustment. You wouldn't believe how much black crap was on the inside of the lense…

Hi Folks I have a bit of a prob, I got a HKS Super Drager exhaust about 2 weeks ago, and finally yesterday I got the time to fit it. My problem is, when coming to remove the old HPipe from the cat flanges, the bolts look like, erm...blobs of rust! :( And good tips how to get these off? Anyone had this before? Thanks

OK, people. any helpful hints/tips/advice for the removal, disasembly and replacement/refurbishment of most of the Z engines major organs is reqd. Its going into a corner of my mates garage next week and wont see light untill i get it working properly again. Its prob gonna need a piston or two (oops) and while im at it its getting chipped, new crank and turbo seals and anything else which is reccomended by 3 or more people on here. So, shout up. what do i do to it? ;) :rolleyes: P.S. even if you just post to take the :eek: out of a usless guy trying to fix a very technical engine, please do. I can use the laugh. just please, be gentle.....;)

Come on guys, post away... What is the best boost controller, or the best value controller to get... Cheers Ben

got my TC working again :D it was the abs channels that were screwed! it thought front was rear & left was right, apart from that it was fine ;) iv loaded the zed.bin file now, is that the one your running? changes i made for my car: abs channels correct now wheel diameters upped the min rpm threshold to 1500 any other thoughts?