General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Does anyone have these or know much about them? There's not much info on the JWT site but they seem quite cheap. Chris.

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Hi all, 3 months ago a rather silly girl reversed into my Z in her Polo. Since then I've been waiting for a new passenger door to replace my severly dentented one. Last week St Martin's Nissan finally received the door but managed to stamp on it/completely ruin it before getting it to the bodywork place. They now say it's going to be another 6 weeks! Does anyone have a passenger door for a SWB Z or know where I can get one? Cheers, Andy

I need to get hold of some silicon lubricant but I don't know what it is or where I can get it. I went down to Halfords and B&Q and couldn't find anything which called itself silicon lubricant. Can anyone help ? Is it a grease of some sort ? I need it for the chassis of my paramotor and given the fact that a failure would be more than a little catastrophic, I'm kind of keen to get the right stuff ! Cheers Dave

Hi, (1st post) I bought a 1990 Japanese imported 300zx fairlady a couple of years ago and on the whole she's been pretty reliable. As with buses, all the problems seem to have arrived at once. First off my Autobox will only go into first and second when in drive. It's still good enough to break the speed limit but I can't imagine driving bouncing off the rev limiter is going to do it any good :) Is this a common problem? Secondly one of my turbos has started to smoke on idle. I realise I will have to replace this but should I do both together and can anyone recommend a good source for replacement units? I was going to try and get some kind of hybrid from S…

Silvias are quicker than zx datsuns, anyone knows that, my mate has one what can even beat saxos off the mark.He has pulled a pipe off his turbo to lift the boosters up and its now rapid, a lad down the street has a 300zx and he just cant keep up with him ha ha ha

how can i go about delimiting my jap import 300zx tt its limited to 180 km/ph . What are the defferances between the jap & the uk car. Same power & tourque Spec's My car is on a h reg dose it have a cat. finally where can i get a 300zx tt manual thanks nigel:confused:

z31 going cheap but its N/A. Is it too much hassle to slip a tubo on it? if so which one would be best/easiest??

Just had the facia off for the climate control pod to see if i could replace the bulb/s but got a bit confused, is what i thought was the bulb the bulb, it seems to be coverd in blue plastic??? or am i looking at the wrong thing??

I think the majority of people on here know that when you put an aftermarket exhaust on the Z there isn't enough back pressure to hold the rear turbo seals in place so you end up with turbo smoke. (happened on my 200 actually but cured it to some extent with a one way valve in the breather pipe). My question is, is this always the case 'cause the car I was meant to be looking at (which broke down) today had a super dragger on but apparently no smoke. I wondered if it's 'cause it's only cat back?

hello all these dimmer switches seem to be one unit got the back off one that s as far as i got circuit board city i found ,the only option might be cross wire it so the dash lights come on without dimmer involved if that can b done ,so if that ,s not poss anybody know of anyone who got a dimmer for sale any info would b most appreciated cheers cully z :)

Good news: Went to Santa Pod today to test times with the new intake - got best time yet of 14.204s @ 100.91mph - woohoo! :D Bad news: Had a water leak straight after my only run, which slowed when the car cooled down. Looked like the hose going through the firewall to the heater matrix had a fine pinhole puncture. So when the time came to go I set off cautiously, but 2 miles down the road steam everywhere and water all over the road :mad: Luckily I did manage to pull over and cut the engine before *all* the water flowed out, the remaining water came out while engine off. Phoned the AA who arrived in 20 mins :) and found the offending hose, now with 1…

Well, so my Zed saga continues.... tonight my zed died on me whilest idling. I tried to start it to no avail (just cranking over). Called the AA out, (lovely bloke) who tried a few things, pretty much everything that i'd already done. He eventually got the thing started by keeping it cranking until it stumbles and catches. Tomorrow I'm going to find out what's wrong with it. The symptoms are:- A really unstable idle, sometimes dying, sometimes when the clutch is depressed the revs stay at, say 2000 instead of dropping down. Now I think the fuel pump is making more noise than usual. I know I can test it by checking the load on it, but what are the figures…

Took rear drivers side wheel off today for brake inspection. Noticed a small cooling device like a tiny radiator / intercooler attached to the underneath of the car quite close to the drivers side. Couldn't work out what it was for!! Cheers. Andrew

Can anyone tell me what the standard psi guage underneath the speedo on a UK TT is actually reading. The one that reads -14 to 0 to +14. Mine reads approx -12 on idle and under full throttle never extends beyond 0. Cheers. Andrew

I cleaned the throttle bodies today and she started putting out blue smoke when idling, both cold and when warms up. Is it time to panic:confused:

I now have the heater matrix article that explains why not to earth the matrix, in PDF format. Two issues: How can I eMail to AndyP and Grant or in fact anyone? Since I need to attach the PDF, the eMail To feature doesn't cut it unless I've missed something Better still, how can I make it more readily avialble to all and sundry. I can't work out how (if it is possible??) to include a PFD in a message

Who do I make my cheque payable to, and who do I send it to for membership here? I've been debating for a long time over whether to sell the Zed or not, but now I've finally decided not to, so i'm prepared to pay up here!

Is this common or what i have 2 zeds and both tapping like a demented wood pecker, but on my auto it stops after few sec but the manual just goes on and on. I been told that they have hydrolic lifters [24 of em] and can be a nightmare to pin point. Is this correct or should i look @ a different angle. cheers Dave

Guys Where can I go to get my rad sorted?. I Can get it out myself just need a good local place to get it sorted. Any ideas?. Auto UK 93. Ken :)

Car was driving fine up to last week 1991 UK auto. I have started to notice that when flooring it in first gear it started to hesitate at 7000 rpm and dropped to 2nd after a couple of seconds. Now its after getting worse. Wont drop from first gear at all unless I take my foor of the accelarator. Also its finding it difficult to stay in overdrive.The slightest pressure on acceleartor when cruising wil cause it to drop to third. between 2nd and third she seems to be slipping i.e when flooring the revs will rise but the car wont accelerate then all of a sudden she bites and takes off. Box was only rebuilt 2 years ago. Am I in Deep S?%t or might an au…

I tried to do an ECU diagnostic on my car. Took the carpet out, removed the footboard and looked at the ECU. It doesn't have a potentiometer or LED window. Where those are supposed to be, my ECU just has holes. WTF?? :confused: Is the ECU different between UK cars and imports?

Can anyone confirm if a jap ecu will work in a UK car. The car is an auto if that makes a difference and the ecu's would both be from autos. Cheers Vijay

Mmm. thought you might like to share a workshop incident that beggers belief. Zed came in running..well rough and very unsettled, quick word with owner confirms a newish owner (3 months) not too mechanical minded but basically aware of how an engine works. Usual visual checks, nothing, engine ticking over (1100rpm?) fully warmed up and sounding odd, not smooth almost smoothered, gasping, any attempt to change throttle position resulted in either cut out or a severe stumble. Connected conzult all parameters showing in range (concidering high tick over) except air ratio too high..... rich? actually no, the 02 sensors were spot on and the Co2 readings actu…

The paint's bubbled in part and the composition underneath has crumbled. Bought whole boot lid in blue last year, way before I found this BB, intending to have it swopped and repainted. Might simpler = cheaper if someone could help me with a red spoiler??