General Discussions - 300ZX Related

can anyone tell me who is the best person or dealer to get poly bushes for my front end from.

Hi A while back I was getting the old heavy steering/speedo failure/HICAS & ABS lights on, usually when wet and/or cold. I jacked the car up the other week, wiggled, squeezed and blitzed the Speed Sensor with WD40. This solved the heavy steering and failing speedo :) But for 5 or so minutes each morning until the car warms up the HICAS and ABS lights stay lit :confused: No other symptoms. A couple of times going round a bend quickly they have both lit momentarily - but that sounds like its low fluid? But why would low fluid being indicated stop indicating when the car is up to temperature? :confused: Cheers for any input :) Pete

When the car is cold and you start it up the RPMs should go somewhere around 1800 and then drop slowly as the car heats up until RPMS goes up to normal. Around 700-800 Thats how my car used to be. Now it goes up to 1800 and then drops down immidiately. Sometimes it stays up to 600 and sometimes it shuts down. When it gets hot its fine. What might be the problem?

Hi, does anyone know where I can get one of these thingies and how much it will cost? Ta. (PS - Smithy - thanks for the image!)

Hi y'all Since we're about to take my freshly-repaired Zed to La Belle France for a week of looning about, I thought it might be nice to be able to see where we were going in the dark. I've tried 85w bulbs before (£23 per pair from the US) but got seduced by the claims about PIAA Superwhite. http://www.piaa.co.uk So I tried a pair. Write up on 55w OEM vs 85w US vs 55w PIAA Being J-spec and needing H3C (unless I solder stuff or fiddle with the loom) the choices are limited. But gee - it's got bright out there (Well, for more than £20 per bulb, it bloody well should be!)

hate winter weather my heating system is crap why? is it a z thing or can it be fixed hardly warm and even then it only decides to blow after about 3 miles up road first mornin of frost like driving around in a freezer apart from air in the heater matrix or blocked is there anything else that could be adjusted also it only blows out the middle vents when at about 25 degrees readout, put it up to 40 and it all goes to windscreen eh

raced a suit in a e55 amg whatever that is today it seemed quite quick but not quick enough so i blasted past him on a dual carrigeway at a theoretical 130:D couldent tell if he was going for it but when i went sideways around an island he seemed to bottle it:rofl: i think this has finaly knackerd me clutch though. it was makin a terrible stink all the way home:dance: :dance: :dance:

I am just wondering if anyone has had expericence in buying CD players, Amps etc from the US. I have been looking at a wensite over there and the prices seem silly. They have an amp on it that I bought a few years back in a shop locally for £460 and they have it on special offer at £160! Does anyone have any idea if I would have to apy duty if I got a friend to bring it into the UK with them as it would be a gift. I know if I was to do it mail order from the company over there then I would need to pay duty on it. Any idea what percentage this is? Many thanks, Justin:)

thought somebody might be interestedin this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2444927490&category=32094 steve

I just insured through Norton on a classic policy but the thing is they want a valuation for an agreed value. Does anyone have any suggestion how/where I can get this done? Cheers Vijay

Sure this has been asked many times before but as a newbie, here we go again. Where is best to start trying for insurance ? Under 30, just and with Full NCB. Car has moded suspension and wheels all else is standard (for now).

After worrying all day what it was going to fail on (!!!) i've finally had the news... ... fail on headlights! They said there was no discernable pattern to the main beam. So, am I going to have to do 'the upgrade' or will just cleaning them do the trick?? Also, having read a few other posts and not being clear: On full beam, should the additional round lamps stay on?? (It's a '90 import). Any quick fixes would be great, as the mot's expired at the moment, and I want to be driving it! Rich

i have recently carried out some mods , de catted exhaust blitz sonic induction kit , re mapped ecu , i have tried the boost at 15 psi using unleaded and optimax but it is running uneven however if i adjust the boost to 12psi it runs fine no problems and performs very well , i would like to run at the higher boost if possible as enough speed is never enough speed :D

Hi all, are the Supra wheels a straight changeover for the 300? I thought offsets were different, I'll have to look at mine on the supra, I know they're 5 stud and I think offset 135? cant remember but will look. just interested coz it means I may be able to swap my wheels across when I get me new mota

Hi I have a really bad wining noise from my power steering also it dosnt feel very smooth at all it does this when driving slowly and after starting up it does it for a about 20mins, How can i get around this problem. Thanks Chris

Afternoon..... Got to get a new batery, and I'm trying to do it today while at work, and I don't have the Zed with me. Does anyone now whether it needs the one with the thin square terminals or the round terminals, or do they vary? Cheers.

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A colleague here in the office has a LE 4WD Calibre Turbo, and the thing has not been performing as it should, i.e. when the Turbos are supposed to cut in, you just get a flat response no oomph! ( v. tech). He has tried new new intake, new B off valve etc. had it dynod several times to check output curve, all to no improvement. Can anybody here recommend a workshop that could do Dyno check and sort out the problem? South west area preferably ( Bristol ):(

hi guys does the all singing all dancing greddy profec have a turbo timer built in?? or do i have to use a separate one?? dewi

Please can anyone tell me- Are the brake discs on Jap spec cars identical to UK spec cars? Thanks Leonard

I have seen 2 different links on this forum for modifying the low beam to take H3 bulbs, one requires soldering the other just a piece of wire with a blade terminal on one end and a spade terminal on the other. Do both work ? The one with the wire with terminals on both ends appeals to me, has anyone tried it ? If it works okay, why would anyone want to use the solder method, a bit risky, and you have to re-do it when you bulb needs changing. Thanks John

i have a 300zx tt s/s zaust ,imm mig tips all was going well just had apexi induction kit and now it cuts out at higer revs thought it was the rain just drove today in the dry bit damp and still doing it then after about 20miles all seemed ok could it be over boosting now and shuting down when the air is damp?:confused: :confused: :confused: steve

My zed will not demist no matter what setting i put it on, cant get any air to windscreen,tried every setting, what could it be broke electrics or mechanical??

I have a Jap n/a auto, a few weeks ago I pumped about 4 litres of the fluid out using a vacuum pump with a tube down in the filler tube, putting back 4 litres of dextron 3. Now I am going to the second step (now the gasket has finally arrived at my local Nissan dealer) to remove the pan and drain it again. My question is, do I need any liquid gasket sealer on the gasket, or do I just put in on dry? Does anyone know the torque setting for the pan bolts? Any tips or things I should do while the pan is off? Thanks John

Got the dreaded MOT in a month or so and my reversing lights are very tempremental, they tend to flash on and off when going back. I presume it needs a new switch on gearbox. Is this just a case of unscrewing and replacing? Do you actually need reversing lights for MOT? for some reason I'm sure you don't.