General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Has anyone tried this? Hooking up the vac lines to a small amount of water to blast all the carbon out of the engine? Found a thread or two on TT.Net and it had me wondering!

Just a quick question for those of you (SPRAE inparticular) that have your aftermarket gauges just above the stereo , where did you get gauge holder that your gauges sit in from ??????

cleaned the entire inside of zed over the weekend .. .. use johnson furniture wax on dash dials etc.. i have black leather seats and olive oil works great .. ./ i say that because i live in 80 plus weather all year around my my seats are still ok.. also use oilive oil on all the rubbers and plastics .. by the way i dont have a gararge , so when sun too hot i have a car cover .. people think im crazy. but its just i love my zed.....

Warren mentioned it in a post earlier this week how good the stuff is on the plastic, well I'm really impressed. I got my mum to bring me back some from the U.S and just tried it, it works a treat (I'm just full of puns:D :D ) Even on the plastic near the battery, nothing has ever got that black - well this stuff does!!! Vijay

Picked up my alloys from Lepsons today. Heres the before pics... After... Cost a total of £205.63p This was for sparkle silver centers with polished rim and a small weld to fill in a deep curb incedent. I'am very happy with the result as they were very scabby after 5 winters, 50,000 odd miles and corrosive car wash cleaners! I found Lepsons after PaulC said he used them(thanks mate!). Here's the contact details: Lepsons Ltd Unit 13 Railway Street Business Park Railway Street Gillingham Kent ME7 1YQ 01634 580 582 http://www.lepsons.com AndyP I'll PM you about return of your alloys - would the week…

Hi guys I replaced the factory rear spoiler with a Wings West affair that I love and filled the gap on the boot lid with a factory perspex cover which I'm sure a lot of you on here must have too. The thing is that this cover does in fact have a light built into it which the workshop assured me they had wired up. On the outside it is black as the Ace Of Spades but on the inside if you look there is a red lens. I checked the bulbs were ligting up and they do but you can't tell from the outside. Am I missing something here ? Should I remove a piece or something ? It seems daft to bother to create a light fitting if it is so tinted that actually you can't see i…

hi, done a search but could not find wether a turbo top rad hose will fit an na , anyone know? or if you can use standard tubing thanks

is there any member on here that could post on their forum that i have a very good set of Z32 TT discs calipers and pads for sale. me moby number is 07771754117. cheers "T"..........:)

Hi Guys, Since I've had the car I've noticed that not only are the main light a little dull as we all know, but the dash lights behind the dials are also a little on the dull side. I thought I may have a light out or something but I couldn't see any dark areas from looking at the dials. The adjustable light dimmer does work and is set to max. I took my dash apart yesterday to fit my carbon fibre dial surround. I thought I'd check the bulbs while I was at it. All the main bulbs were working fine but I did notice that they all had blue plastic sleeves over them. I imagine this is a heat protective film. But I don't understand why it's blue rather then clear ?. …

Being half way through a clutch change, ive managed to lose some gearbox oil, just wondering what stuff i should refill with? Also do i just pull oout the plug on the drivers side and fill until it comes out? Cheers

I’ve read a couple of times about early Zeds having dodgy automatic gearboxes (In a buyers guide and also mentioned in a couple of posts in this forum). I just know I’m going to regret saying this but mine 90 Jap import NA is running fine. What is the problem with them? What should I be looking out for? Any preventative maintenance I can be doing?

My Jap import NA has some rather nice 17” split rim alloys on it. Unfortunately they are starting to show their age a bit now. Is it possible to refurbish them and does anyone know of any companies (ideally in the north east) that do this sort of work? Also any idea of the cost involved? Damage is mostly light curbing and general old age!

So far I`ve had one of Luke`s fine cat back exhausts, a blitz induction kit, stage one chip and boost jets. I suppose these would be called light modidications to most on here. So what comes next? Any suggestions bearing in mind that the car has done around 70Kmiles and the turbos are sweet.

WFT you are saying. That should be no problem. Will I was in my Corsa 1.2 8V at the time. The poor guy in the other Corsa didnt know how to driver a car. LOL. There is nothing on here saying the kills have to be in your Z. ;) Stuart

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 :)