General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi all sorry to have to say this but my z is up for sale ,, never thought i,d sell her but due to private problems she ,s got to go ... if anybodys interested give me a call on 07766762618 i,m not asking much for it ... its a non turbo auto with 70,000 miles silver import new rear spoiler new prop centre bearing. it has no mods just standard ,, new mot . taxed couple of mths left .. one unhappy cully z:( :(

Ok I stop today after a 10 minutes steady drive and noticed a smell of smoke filling the cockpit, got out and checked the exhaust.... no smoke, went to get back in car and noticed a plume of smoke on the drivers side bonnet so I popped the lid. The smoke wasnt coming from the engine bay but rather from the wheel arch, close inspection behind the panel saw that smoke was building up there when stationary (where AIVs are located). It smells like oily exhaust smoke. Im going to strip back there tomorrow and take a closer look, but has anyone experienced this before?

I have just joined the forum after recently buying a jap spec 300zx TT Tbar Manual. Thought I got it at a good price, 4,750. But now I know there was a reason for that. It has a few mods, twin blow off valves, turbo timer, single exit exhaust, 17" rims (the main reason I brought it, they're lovely) and a speedo that reads up to 300mph!!!! Just had it fully serviced, cam belt and plugs etc, couple of dents fixed and the front tie bar bushes and centre prop bush replaced as well as a cat 1 alarm. A nice bill of 2,700 for my trouble, gulp. My question is that it has a quick shift gear lever fitted which is quite difficult to get into gear. Is this normal because it is …

Hello there folks, Any ideas where I can get a decent compression tester gauge and how much will it cost. Might as well buy the unit than pay a garage to carry out a test for me as it'll probably work out the same anyway. Cheers. Martin.

What is the average price for these from a UK dealer and what other parts do u need or are advised to replace when fitting these? Do u need an uprated fuel pump? If so any recommendations?

have just been looking into 2 problems! 1) smoke from o/s bank on idle 2) intermittant high idle just removed manilold balance pipe etc and found puddles of oil in manifold! is this due to blocked pcv valves? can i remove and clean them? where are they? any help appceciated!

Does anyone have an unorthodox underdrive pulley fitted? I have been reading about the crankshaft vibration that is associated with lightweight underdrive pulley due to the lack of damping. Does this destroy engines/has anyone with one ever had any problems? These claim a serious power gain for just a pulley on the TT, some figures as high as 37bhp! If that is true, im a little bit sceptical about that, why doesnt everybody have them?

How do you remove the plastic covered metal trim pieces (at targa top area and down each windscreen pillar ?) I have used Armour All to try and renovate them, but they still dont look that good, so I want to take them off and spray them with Plasti-kote. Thanks John

Also quite fancy changing the inside of the lights to silver instead of the dull grey,anyone tried it,is it easy to take the glass off,i've tried but can't even get the fooking light out????????

Anyone noticed when the roof is off and the window isn't fully up or down it rattles??? Am i missing something on my car?

i seem to have to top my water up on a weekly basis just lately it doesnt appear to be leaking to the road anywhere so where is it going. the oil seems pretty normal, no white sludge or anything, power seems normal also, it has always seemed to run a tad rich, and get crappy mpg, the heater works and it doesnt overheat or anything, i do get the normal white vapour on start up which can turn to darker colour which indicates the rich running i presume. ive done a seach and rad that pcv and fuel daigphram might help, but it doesnt explain where the waters going.

Might as well drain and refill the manual box I'm fitting. How much does it hold?

Just ran over a badger & was inspecting for damage under the bonnet & noticed a disconnected conector (not badger related). it is top left corner & goes into a square thing with a tube coming out that in turn goes to a round thing. (clear!!!!) What is it? AND should i plug it in?

can anyone please tell me the part no of the compressor belt i have a 1990 mark one 300zx import. thank you ps my local mill auto's have it down as a z31 all though mine is a Z32. did they use the belts from the 31 for the early 32's

Whjat is the correct oil pressure for a TT manual at idle and at say 3000 rpm? I'm sure my car is fine but just want to check ! Cheers. Martin.

hi, I will be visiting London in the first week of September. I want to buy some things for the z as they are not available in Cyprus. so I need addresses phone numbers preferably near London. I need someone that can upgrade the ecu. I will bring it with me. I want to buy the HKS SSQV if price is reasonable with the flanges I also want black z mats with the emblems on Can anyone help? Thank you

I contacted Valvoline with my concerns over using their 5-50 fully synthetic oil - here is their reply: "Good morning John and thank you for your enquiry which has reached my attention here in the UK via Valvoline International routings. In response to your question - you should not be concerned - certainly the oil may appear to be "thin" at normal ambient temperature (due to the SAE 5W rating). Additionally the light colour associated with poly alpha-olefinic basestock upon which this "hightec." product is formulated - will also add to the impression. You can be assured that Valvoline SynPower SAE 5W/50 is fully compliant with the visco…

The other week I spent 2 late nights painting my f/callipers black. I'm pleased with the results. But just an idea if anyone is considering doing it. There has been lots of ideas what to do with the Nissan logo on them. Well what I did was painted around the logo, filling in part in between the letters etc. then when the paint had hardened, the next day I masked aroung the logo and sanded off the raised logo carefully. It came out very well that way and looks a lot better than trying to highlight the letters with white calliper paint or something. But don't ask for a pic, because I've put on the wheels and can't be bothered taking it off again. Anyway I hope…

Anyone here used Nemesis in Colchester? They had an incredible stand at Max Power live including a modded 350Z. They specialise in Jap cars and have done work on 300ZXs. Geoff.

Started my trim today anyone tried to make gear boots/ handbrake boots?

would anyone happen to know the part number for 99 spec front bumper and mesh. just want number for primed bumper not painted, cheers guys

:mad::mad: 1. I dropped the radiator air outlet screw down the gap to the left of the radiator :mad: Can see it but can't reach it and it's all hard pipes down there :rolleyes:. I'll have to see if I can find one of those long wiry grappling tools tomorrow, or source another screw from Nissan (very doubtful - I'm sure it's an "Import Screw" or something equally as dumb and ridiculous!) 2. I spent a good half hour fannying around taking apart the dash, swapping the duff autobox dash bulb with a good one only to put it all together and there's 2 rows of bulbs - WTF?? What do the top row do, above the HICAS one? I thought I'd moved the HICAS bulb one place to the l…

Evening all, O.K, so i've finally established that the bitch is now in PERMANENT safety boost, by disconnecting and reconnecting boost gauge for a more accurate reading (twas t-pieced with stock one) and it seems she is deffo only pushing 7psi - not the required 9 for pi$$ing of beemers and the like. SO......what am I to do in order to rectify this, code 55 and all else o.k ??? Have done extensive search and so many different opinions/contradictions. Can anyone offer me a difinitive guide as to what needs to be done to return to 9. Dont much fancy the resistor trick (not enough confidence) and still dont fully understand what causes it to happen, or why…

Hello, I am looking for an unmolested Z32 TT, auto, UK car, nice colour, leather and full electrics. I don't want massive mileage but more important is a car that will run for 12-24months without any problems. How much can I expect to pay? Not forum driver inflated prices (I know what it's like, everyone here and on any drivers forum will think their cars are worth more than they are, the same goes for me :) ) but prices I can expect to pay for a tidy example from a trader forecourt or possibly an enthusiast. I want a Z32 but I don't want it off the road for a year because I can't afford new turbos or something has gone hideously wrong :) Thanks for yo…

Hi, First post here, long time lurker :). I'm planning to buy a TT sometime in the future, currently thinking of buying a mechanically sound one and then smartening it up with new leather interior, trim parts, '99 spec body kit and perhaps a respray if necessary. I've been looking around for a place that sells the whole '99 spec kit - front bumper/splitter, skirts, rear - perhaps as a bundled buy to save a bit. Not quite sure about the spoiler though, I quite like the neatness of the tailgate skin. Has anyone here gone for the full '99 spec, and if so where did you order from and are you happy with the result? I see that the 99 bumper/splitter is very …