General Discussions - 300ZX Related

4 Wheel steer....How much play is allowed, if any on the back wheels. Mot time but exssesive play on the rear wheel bearings was on the report. I dont know who carried out the Mot to see if they new the vheicle had 4WS before hand.... would this make any difference. Ive looked at them myself now and the only play that I can find is side to side, not top and bottom, no axial play.....anybody help me.........??????..help.....

Hi, Just interested to see if NE1 has done their own imports from the web and has found a Jap website that they have had a reliable dealings with!

If anyone lives in the Midlands and fancies seeing a 300ZX going through at BCA Walsall car auction, then theres one going through tomorrow. All the details as follows.......... NISSAN 300 ZX 3.0 TARGA NEW, 2 Doors, Saloon, Petrol, Automatic To be auctioned at Walsall on 22-04-2003 Registration G656PYD Registered 19-06-1990 Colour RED Mileage 140,540 Equipment Log Book No Log Book The car has nothing to do with me by the way, I just happened to notice it on their web site. Possibly an import with a dodgy gearbox ????????????? Cheerz AndyZ

Hi guys. I'm looking at gettin a 300zx in the next month or two. My main enquiry is about HICAS. I have found info sayin nissan changed the system from oil pressure to electronic actuators. Is there any specific reason that they did this? Have there been problems with the oil pressure versions (pre 94 i am led to believe)? Also any other things to look out for when lookin to buy one? Gremlins and problem sensors, etc. Cheers guys, MadMax

Hopefully i will be getting my first Zed tomorrow BUT will it fit in the garage? anybody had problems with the width of the car. Also is there any places in Derby/Notts that will work on it because its a TT import. I have read the buying guide and the boost gauge should be as far left as possible but its on about -10 is that OK and is this the only to tell the condition of the turbos? is it normal for some smoke out of the exhaust Thanks in advance.

I have a large coolant leak at the front of my engine. I've had the car up on ramps and cant see where it's comin from. It's deffo not the head gaskets. I can see some coolant plastered on the front of the engine but not where it's dripping from. Ivan:mad: :confused: :eek:

... to clean up the trimmings or whatever their called around the car. I've used back to black, as I had some spare stuff laying around but that did not make much difference. So whats a good product to use?. If I was going to keep it I'd replace most of these parts but have thus decided to sell it on. Cheers Tony

Saw a BMW 840i the other night. Followed it slowly on the A46 roundabout on the east end of the western bypass and as soon as he got to the straight he nailed it! So i thought "right have some of this" so booted it and sailed past him and got upto a nice speed and looked back on the mirror and he was no-where to be seen in the traffic! Ace!!!!!! Ivan:D

I have a 91 Auto TT The other day I nailed it from stopped and the POWER light flicked on. Having zero experience with auto's this worried me. I searched on this forum and that seems to be OK for it to do that, but I did the autobox diagnostic and it seems my revolution sensor is knackered. I can't say I have really noticed any problems with the box, it does seem to hold it in 2nd a bit long sometimes. Also at the minute I could easily live with it, but is that wise? And where is this sensor located? If I can find it, it may just be a dodgy connection (YEAH RIGHT!) :) Regards Rod

Hi Guys, I am having huge problems with my Zed. It will idle for about a minute then before you get in to drive off it stalls and cuts out. Now it happened two days before where I accelerated to merge into traffic and I suddenly had a loss of power then pulled over and on the clutch and it stalled. I have already run ECU Diagnostics and found Code 55 which is everything major is fine. When the engine is running it has a air leak by the sounds of it towards back or near fuel pressure regulator but can't find the leak if any? Any help would be appreciated as ZED is Dead right now. Cheers Mr Zx (Anthony):confused:

Jeff, New radiator back on, brakes all round done and beded in, everything running first class, oil leak still there though. Can i come up for you to have a better look and see when you can do it. If so when? CheerZ Ken :)

Just thought I'd share this information with you: Last May I had a full engine rebuild with new turbos, new air filter etc. (Due to some ring problems (not piles) I'm having to do another one). Anyway, whilst taking everything apart, I was quite shocked to see the damage apparent on the leading edge of the compressor wheels - This I can only attribute to the high RPM of the compressor wheel chopping into particles of dirt etc in the air line. Now, as I say everything was as air tight as (insert simile here), and the only way foreign matter could get in is through the air filter as intended. So what could have caused this? Well.. thinking back to last year som…

Any one have a wiring diagram for the speed delimiter as i have lost mine and no idea where to fit some of the wire's....my zed tt is a jap import and has had a new u.k speedo head fitted direct by nissan u.k. so there are a few wiring mod's when fitting delimiter....Cheer's

Dura Steel ? What is it? Can some one explain please....Why zeds are made of this and what are the side effect's of dura steel?

START IT UP IN THE MORN ,DOWN THE ROAD 100/200 MTRS THEN ALL LOSS OF POWER ,PULL OVER AND ITS RUNNING LIKE BAG OF S**T ? PLEASE PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ????????? URGENTLY

Can anyone please tell me is there any members on this board that do cambelt changes,and how much do they charge? Thanks Rodney.

Hi Guys On a lightly modded engine i.e. 1 bar boost, exhaust, chip, would there be any advantage of having hybrid T25s over standard ones other than the longevity provided by the 360 thrust bearings (ie. do you need greater mods eg bigger intercoolers, injectors etc to take advantage of the the bigger compressor wheel/housing of the hybrids)? Thanks Jon

Hi Guys Just fitted a pair of scarab downpipes (version with the silencer in place of the cat). Before and after fitting I did a run with an AP22 performance meter and measured a 20 bhp gain. The only difference between the 2 runs was an ambient temperature of 15'C on the first run and 8'C on the second. So taking this and possible position error of the meter (ie if it was mounted slightly differently on the second run) into account, I reckon 10 bhp increase would be a realistic figure. Only trouble is my turbos have started that unhealthy habit of smoking. Oh well, fitting these pipes has just brought the inevitable a little nearer.

Hi,Can anyone please tell me the best turbo upgrade?I have a convertable TT 300ZX that I just imported.

Hi chris in response to tvr v z, yes i have seen that cerbera many times, my z is black h plate manual tt, 17 inch wolf alloys, huge exhaust and the loudest blow off valves ive ever heard,(you will hear me before you see me) nose cone with 4 slots in and my reg ends RSX so if you see me gizza toot n ill pull in :)

Anyone any idea why my air con clicks at me occasionally? 3 clicks I think. It did it one damp morning when it was shut off making me think it was a warning saying switch me on in case your windows mist up & we all die, but it did it today whilst on & it was sunny:confused:

Has anyone had to renew the metal pipes that go to the engine oil cooler behind the bumper. Mine appear to be leaking slightly due to rust. Could I use high pressure rubber hose to replace the metal pipes ?? Any help appreciated. Thanks AndyZ

My N/A import Zed has recently developed a noise that I am certain will cost me more of the Zed tokens that the treasury calls money. The noise is related to engine revs, but sounds half speed so to speak. I had a group of mates round to try and pin point it, cos it seems to come from a different point depending where you stand or sit. Anyway the majority seem to think its coming from the front of the engine near the top and more to the right as you look at it. A new cam belt was fitted 13000 ago, new water pump 5000. I was wondering if the cambelt tensioner could have something to do with the problem. Any ideas or tips chaps? Are these parts agents only? …

I was reading the post recently about tinting the back lights & was impressed with yours, & as I'm sorting the back spoiler shortly I was gonna ask him how much to do 'em while we're at it. Any way, was wondering what ratio of clear lac to black paint he used, & owt else that might be important for that matter, don't want a nice spoiler & sh@t lights. :D

hi guys im just about to convert my na 2+0 to a tt and was wondering if anyone would be intrested in a good na engine(which im sure gavo can vouch for) which has covered about 70k miles or does anyone have an idea how much these lumps go for? thanks Paul