General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hi everyone checked the fuses by the throttle and they are ok so my problem is elsewhere also i don,t know if the circuits are the same but the alarm for the speed warning also has stopped working and the warning beeper if you leave your lights on , when you open door. one final thing if you switch your headlights on, the ambient digital readout on left hand side of dash completely goes out , all these problems occured all at once working one minute then not at all . also tried the dimmer switch . anyone who has any ideas will b mucho appreciated cheers cully z:confused: :confused: :confused:

Jeff, Have'nt heard from you lately with the anserw to whether you want to do this oil problem i have possibly add it to the radiator change aswell. Please repley Ken:)

Possible cracked rad, whats the crack with taking it off and where can i pick one up any body got one? Ken:)

Just been looking at documents for me car and noticed the immobiliser paper work has had the model number of the car put down instead of the chassis numbr. What is the difference between the 2, any ideas, both look similar on a jap car.:confused:

thanks for the replies RE: Heavy Clutch??? So it seems I definitly have a problem with my clutch, it shouldn't be this heavy and the release bearing noise isn't too much to worry about. I don't think it has an uprated clutch... Has anybody got any ideas what could be causing the heavyness??? Is there any way of testing the hydraulics? or is it just a matter of strip down and inspection? Has anybody done this? any help is appreciated!

Just had a nice upgrade to the beast :D Took it to Zedworld for a chip upgrade and boost jets. Now pushing 15 psi:cool: Also changed the 16" wheels with dodgy Jap rubber ( illegal over here apparently ?) for some stonking 18"s. Its a new car:D One thing I noticed though , I hadn't seen more than 2 Zeds together before , isn't it strange how they all look different? Compared to other Sports coupes that is....hang on its 2am...I'm blathering on....Cheers Phil

OK - this is now bugging me.... Ive got really badly squeaking windscreen wipers - just replaced them today as they where getting old and thought that might be the problem but no luck - the new ones squeak as well - has anyone come across this problem and found a fix? Does the windscreen need cleaning with anything special or do I need new wiper control arms or is ther any adjustment I can make??? Any help appreciated. Thanks.

changed the centre consol around the stereo today and put in new front speakers, went to put the lights on and when i turn the lights on i only have high beam on all the time , no dipped beam, front spots, rear lights or dashboard lights. Checked the fuses by the acc pedal and all are fine. Any ideas much appreciated

Had great day today ,spent 7 hours in me garage,doing a few bits on z,nice n cosy away from shite weather,one job was fitting me new Cybercraft twin induction set up(lovely looking jobbies i must say)having re set ecu,what time span will it need to re learn etc,cheers,Tony:D :D

My pride and joy has gone today,and i am feeling a bit sad,but i am sure it has gone to a good home,he has travelled a long way to pick it up..and i think he was glad to be driving it home..and so he should be...i just wanted to say that it was so far the best car i have ever had...in all respects..and i was very sad to see it go.... i think i will get pissed tonight.......and tomorrow....:( but i wish "asudo" the very best...

F**K F**K!!!!!!! Driving to Leicester up the M1 and I start to smell something funny, oil, drfinately oil coming through the heater vents. I get to Melton Mowbray (my mums) and I can still smell the car and there is smoke coming from underneath??????:confused: :confused: :confused: I stop and my mums other half comes out and ask me why the bonnetts up, I tell him I can smell oil and he then tells me to turn the engine off very quickly as there is oil pissing out the back of the engine onto the exhaust??????:confused: :confused: :( I am guessing gearbox oil as it smells different to engine oil and even though Iseem to have lost quite a lot of oil, the…

Hi all, I'm new to 300zx.co.uk, my name is James, I live in bournemouth, work with electronics and just bought my first zx: NA 2+2 '90 MAN, J-Spec, uprated shocks and exhaust I'm really happy with the car, really enjoyable car to drive, apart from the clutch: *The clutch pedal feels really heavy, and after driving for an hour in traffic, my left foot kills!!! The pedal also feels "sticky" in operation. With the engine running I can hear a slight noise from the gearbox that dissappears when i press the clutch. It doesn't have a clutch booster being a NA model, so it can't be that. I have tried bleeding the system once, but saw no bubbles. Is this …

Hi everyone, I have an Amp and Sub from my previous car and wanted to move them into the Z but the prebuilt box is too deep!!! does anyone have any templates for building a box to go in offside rear of the boot?? If not has anyone cosidered doing this as they only need to be printable so they can be put on wood for the person to cut around. Any help with this would be greatly received. Cheerz Zedhot

Hey guys... I was wondering, what with all your cool car enhancements, what do you have in the way of a keychain? If anyone could describe theirs (or better yet) show a picture it'd be appreciated.... Mine's alright, but I'm lookin for a cool one. Thanks! P.S. Yes, I know I'm from Canada and you guys are mainly from the UK, but your message board is the coolest one i can find!

Hi All, Whilst fixing a rearlight sensor this evening I was mightily p***ed off to find a really poor repair job on the LH rear wing. I noticed the wheel arch was sitting slightly further over the wheel than the opposite side, and started pulling the boot appart to look. Anyway, it has corroded through underneath the bumper. Is it possible to replace the rear wheel arch? It's obviously a very big job, but could anyone point me towards a body shop that could do it (if anybody?) Cheers

Hello alll, ive nipped over from the Honda CRX owners club to ask about the ZX! Im seriously interested in buying a Z soon, as they are just amazing cars!Can sumone give me some advice and let me know the MPG! regards, duncan

Thought I`d admit a little bout of stupidity Was looking at the front end of the car last week and saw a wire dangling. Found the other end and connected the circuit. Car ran like pants for a little while but improved over the next day or two. Three days later the lights stopped working. thinking it might have something to do with the wires I had reconnected, I took the indicator and fog light unit out. Whatever these wires were, I don`t know but they had melted into each other and shorted. Separated an insulated them and all appears to be good. Anyone here know what this circuit is? It affected the sidelight/dipped beam circuit only, main beam was fine. Could t…

ok, done the normal searching and found LOADS of info, all helpful and has allowed me to remove instrument cluster, to the point of the connectors going into back of cluster (im changing dials) and after spending the last 2 hours in a cold garage trying, cannot for the life of me get the connectors off. Im paranoid because the are all part of the mylar sheet, dont fancy rippimg/breaking that! soooo........... is there and easy way if disconnecting them, either brute force of daintily. no real play there because all the looms are quite tight, spend most of the time looking through screen and contorting myself like a chimp but no joy. anyone done this (obvious…

Right........I've put a new fuel regulator on, replaced the boost hoses and some of the vacuum lines. The ECU diag still gives me code 55 but my car is still mis-firing to f**k and nearly stalling every time i try to accelerate. If anyone lives near lancaster and could possibly help me then i would love them forever cos i'm getting to the stage where i ready to give up. My number is 07815915590. Please help me.........

Okay, so I was being a naughty boy and doing mmmm mph above the speed limit on a nice straight A road near me at about 2 in the morning. Just about to take a round-about (island to you northerners!) onto a dual carrige way and blast it when the dreaded blues flash in the rear view. :( :( I pull over and get out of the car and a couple of stern faces come over, and after a few seconds (that feel like eternity) of shaking head and waving finger and listening to me being nice and apologetic like they break in to a grin and start asking about the car. What is it, what does it do etc. After picking my chin of the floor, I happily get started on my favorite topic.…

Err...I always seem to get a fair bit of hissing when I remove the petrol cap, never thought it was a problem until I saw that somebody had mentioned it on a previous thread. Is it bad guys?:confused:

Thought today was going to be a good day but was proved wrong yet once again. Here's the story so far: I'm the holder of a Dutch drivers licence, which I've had for 13 years. During this time I have not had an accident, not been fined for any reason and been an all round safe driver. I passed my driving test in the USA and three years later exchanged it for the above Dutch on. There is a nice stamp on my Dutch licence stating I also hold a US drivers licence. This Dutch licence is due to expire on 9th March this year and I sent it off to the DVLA one month ago to have it exchanged for a full UK licence (as required by UK law). Thought all was well until this mo…

Could I have some advice on this please. Occasionally when I start up, the power stearing does not seem to be working, every thing is very heavy. This can happen when starting from hot or cold, but seems to resolve its self after a couple of minutes. Is this the start of a problem or have I aready got one.

At the moment my det sensor is bypassed by a resisitor (dodgy I know!), i'm going to fit a new one shortly. I want to move it's position, i've looked at the tech articles on TT.net and they all point to above the plenum, reducing its effectivness. I was thinking about putting mine onto the back of the block, where the battery negative leads down, or possibly even using one of the bellhousing bolts. Any suggestions? Cheers, Ben. P.S. I've got a Veilside ECU going cheap. It's mapped for an intake and exhaust on a manual 1990 car. Any offers around £150.

What's the correct bulb wattage for the main beam driving light bulbs (not full beam)? My UK spec had a 55W on the left, and a 130W on the right, which failed and brought on the warning light. I put two 55W in and they work fine, but the warning light's still on... Thought it might be 'cos of the wrong current draw from the bulbs being detected by the light warning circuit... Any help?