General Discussions - 300ZX Related

can anyone tell me a good place to order a new set of front brake disks and a reliable make maybe ebc:rolleyes:

I'm not being lazy, have done a search on this, which got so many results that the prob could be coilpacks, P.T.U, airflow thingy, plugs???....optimax?? Right heres what seems to be wrong; The zed has had a tiny occasional misfire (when cold) on startup for about a month or so, nothing major just like it ticks over fine for about 10 secs then misses a beat for a split second then fine again, Its never realy bothered me as after 2 mins or so always sorted itself out. This morning my brother wakes me up when he goes to work to tell me my brake lights have somehow stayed on overnight???WTF?? (anyway thats another story!!) So while im outside i think ill put it…

Yeah I know you've probably given the same advice to 100 other people, but I'm serious about getting a 300 TT. So here goes:- I'm looking for an unmodified (less likely to have been ragged to within an inch of it's life I figure) 300ZX TT. Ive looked in the auto trader and there are a few about in my price range. I'm not to bothered whether its an jap import and I'm considering the auto as preferable. I've looked on the web sites and basically they look fairly stirdy, but I've got an MR2 at the moment and I'm aware that a small problem can be a big price tag, which I want to avoid. I've had insurance quotes from confused.com around £1300 which is expensive but …

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Hi, I've wanted to own a 300zx TT for a very long time now, but family situation has meant the need for a more praticle car (well kind of) Now the wife has learned to drive she can take the praticle route and I can have some fun. 2 Questions that Im worried about are (I would be looking at getting a 2+2): 1. Costs : I currently drive a 91 Bmw 535is so Im used to higher than average bills, but Im interested to know how it will compare. In regards to fuel ecomony I get 22mpg on a long (100mile) Motorway run, and about 17mpg around town. Parts and servicing costs are more than your average car but not too bad (I stay clear from Dealers). 2. Int…

Saw a silver Zed tonight, at the Shell garage, on Tettenhall Road in Wolverhampton, at about 7. Was it anyone from here?

Well i have always wanted a uk man zed yello perfered, i ended up looking for 15 months! with no luck so bought a red uk auto!! i have had the car for a year with no probs [put her away end oct for the winter] A few weeks back i purchased a uk man [black] and iam in a bit of a dilemma. You see my auto is a lovely drive and i am quite hooked on this auto!!!! the man is quite tatty and i have had a very good price to get her painted yello. Advertised the auto and all i have had are young wannabes f1 drivers to see it so i put this thread to the vote should i keep my auto which is very tidy and needs no further work or sell her and get the man sorted!!!!!!!! help need …

I need to order some parts form Courtesy. But their site is down. Anyone have a parts list that could get me the part numbers for both left and right O2 sensors ?. Thanks in advance.

http://cherrypicker.tripod.com/turboupgradeforvg30dett/id10.html very interesting reading.

Are there any tech write ups about how to remove the plenium chamber? I want to take it off and give it a good clean, maybe polish it. Stuart

Anyone know where I can get some decent BOV's without having to pay over £500?

Anyone know where I can get a piston and Con-rod, cheap? Just need the one, second hand or new! As I already have all the other parts, just need the piston and conrod! Thanks Mathew

Have been searching the archives and seen quite a few threads about the fast road auto box rebuild a la Mac1. Could anyone answer a couple of questions? 1/ On the subject of changedowns.. when slowing down for a junction, my box stays in the highest gear it can unless the car sops moving. Should the box on a Zed change down gears as it slows as I`ve experienced in other auto cars ? 2/ When accelerating in a sensible fashion:) and the car locks in on third, engaging the overdrive while still on the hot pedal makes the revs increase as the box comes out of lock and into 4th. This wouldn`t be so bad except that revs shoot up by more than they drop when the box loc…

my mates auto box sounds as id expect it,but my manual box in 1st 3rd n5th sounds like an aero plane but 2nd n 4th theres no noise like a normal car lol,is this normal it all feels fine hope im just being paranoid,how often should the fluid be changed,ive got no receits of such work being done...........

My TT Z needs a new clutch and I want to know what you recomend. Most people say a paddle clutch is too harch for a daily driver but I have driven a GT3000 VR-4 with it and its not that bad. If you recomend any it would be nice to know where to get them.

How exactly does the autobox determine when to change from overdrive/fourth to third gear. Mine seems to be doing it even when cruising or in cruise control the second a slight incline is met leaving me to cruise around in third for most of the time. MPG is bad enough with the overdrive.

Recently got a twin turbo manual h plate reading 47 thousand miles, all seemed well until a couple of days ago when waiting on idle for approx 3 to 5 mins i noticed some blue smoke coming out of the left exhaust pipe so i immediately turned it off and checked everything, levels etc. Nothing amiss so turned it back on and no smoke drove off, lifted revs and nothing. then yesterday waiting on idle it did it again, same exhaust(left), but as soon as you rev it its gone again, when its up to temp and you boot it its fine not a drop, the oil level seems to be same as was when i got it???? what is it ?? is it something sinister, its been de-catted but that was back in november …

Hi folks... I recently bought a set of targa bags and straps from AndyZ (cheers Andy!) but have found out since that I already have the straps fitted to my car (all hidden under the space saver). So if anyone wants to pay the postage, they can have the straps for nowt. Not sure where Andy got them but they look brand new! Take care all

Zed in today for petrol small/ leak, check out the attached pic. The leak is actually under the fuel tank holding strap, looks like the strap has rotted and taken the tank out too! Just be aware if you have a UK spec car they do seem to corrode on the tank straps, this is not the first I have seen and always UK zeds. Jeff TT

For a few days now I have noticed a whining\whistling sound from the passenger side of the engine when accellerating gently. The noise seemed to go away when the car started to pull properly. Tonight I went out for a spin and the whistling/whining was quite loud and there was very little power. I stopped at a garage for a few minutes came back to the car and everything was fine. I booted it to about 80-85 on the way home and the car was pulling like a train. When I got home the car stank of very hot engine Burning maybe?) , from both sides of the car. Does it sound like one of my Turbos is about to give up the ghost? :(:(:(

Has anybody had one of the fit-it-yourself replacement leather interiors from Z Centre in Nottingham? If so, is the leather of the same quality as the factory fitted stuff, and are they a pain in the backside to fit? Cheers

Been searching the posts about cleaning my exhausts 1. autosol 2. Auto glym metal cleaner is one better than the other, or does it not matter. Can I buy them at halfords? will this stuff burn me hands? Since I've cleaned and polished me zed I can see all the bleeding scratches now:( I have a very small dent in my windscreen, looks like a stone chip, do i need to be worried?

hi, i have a chance to get a 1990 300zx vg30 twin turbo. the guy got it hot (dont know how hot!!), ever since then it is hard to start, and wont idle till its sorta warmed up. it has error code 13. engine (engine temp sender??) how do i test it? thanks,

Can anybody tell us if its possible to get hold of a workshop manual for the 300zx. As posted previously my brothers Z'ds clutch has gone and can only scrape enough cash together for the clutch itself (probably from smithy). Since cash is tight, it looks like the spanners will be coming out :eek:

A newly imported zed ( 1 week) was in the workshop today for full 60k service, the new owner having concidered the service level to be...unconfirmed. To say this owner has saved himself some serious heartache by getting the belt done before using the car is an understatement, this is in fact despite an engine label confirming a belt swap. Front engine noise was evident when pulled in and as the distmantling proceeded more was revealed. The belt had in fact been changed but quite what the fitter was doing is a mystery. The belt tension was......erm non! the belt had been flapping about most likely a cause of the noise or at least part of it. Then as…