General Discussions - 300ZX Related

going to look at a Z on sat would like a bit of advice or if anyone lives nearby to take a look with me (willing to pay for fuel etc) ps the area is Dorset between Ringwood and Blandford Forum

Red zx seen on the way out of preston towards j31 on m6. At the top of the hill near to the roundabout. anyone?

I am looking into buying a 91 300ZX TT Auto Import. I am going for a test drive at the weekend (weather permitting) and wanted to get some advice from people that have been there before. I am aware of the usual checks you carry out on any used car (and this is obviously not 'any' used car). What I wanted is some 1st hand advice. When you bought your cars what did you wish you had checked? What things should I look for? etc etc etc. Don't want to buy a pony now do I! Cheers all :)

Thanks TTTim. Brill again. ian

Hi all. 1 week into ownership and smiling lots. I have a 1989/90 300ZX Twin Turbo with auto. I need advice on (a) what petrol do i use. The garage that sold it said unleaded is fine, but is premium unleaded better? (2) what oil is best for the engine? (3) where i can pick up a new or refurbished electric aerial? Any help and i will be eternally grateful. regards ian.

ok i keep getting different answers from tuning companies about whats the best route to power:( ok my car is a 1991 300zx twin turbo j-spec manual with straight through exhausts(cats removed not gutted) and 2 hks blow of valves(i know they do nothing for performace but i thought i better mention them just in case it matters) and an apexi induction kit as far as i know thats all the performance stuff it has it was rolling roaded at 280.7@ the wheels running 11 psi im looking for more power but im not sure what the next step should be i have called a few places about a chip but apart from zed world have told me there is no point chipping the car as i can not…

Hi, I need help and advice on selling my zx :( Its great but im too busy............................... These are the details Nissan 300 zx Turbo Z31 1987 LHD Abandoned project drives fine but body no good good engine, turbo, driveline etc, alloys, interior NO TIME hence £200 excellent for spares If anyone has advice or wants it Candice@defint.com

Did your insurance companies use it as an excuse to hike your insurance up, or were they ok about it ?

Hi Dunno if this is normal but each time I come to clean me Zed (weekly) the insides of the exhausts (mongoose quads) are black with soot/carbon - is this normal? Its been de-catted if thats relevant. I'm going to get some proper cleaning stuff for it as scrubbing it was v tiring on the old arms :rolleyes: . What cleaning fluids do people use? Cheers Pete

since yesterday when i go on cirtain web sites like radio 1`s website i get this message "Your current security settings prohibit running ActiveX controls on this page. As a result, the page may not display correctly." does any one know what this means and how to alter it because i havent even touched any of my security settings and i dont know how to sort it and its doing my head in :mad: thanks Simon

are Phoenix gold components any good halfords have some in for £99.99 6.5 inch 150 watt maximum it says so i would think about 50w rms any good should suit my head unit (4 X 52) quite well if thy are any good thanks ps i know its the wrong forum but there hasnt been much activity going on in there for a while

I've been told that the wiring in 300s is not what it should be. Now given the fact that these cars have lots of wiring, could it be that this is the single greatest cause of problems in these cars.... ...over to Andy Duff...........

Chaps/Chapesses, This morning, I set out for work as normal, and everything goes tits-up! First off, I thought, hmmm, steering feels a bit heavy, and the speedos up to its usual trick of not really doing anything 'til warm (worse on cold mornings) ... then the HICAS light comes on ... oh well, top it up, I thought. Once the car's warm and the speedos working again, the HICAS light disappears and PS is fine:confused: Anyhow, then get some petrol, join the M20, accelerate up to 90-ish (overtaking Scooby;) ), then there's a jolt, and I'm slowing down - coasting in fact - Shite! No life from engine. Pull on to hard-shoulder, call AA, freeze my nuts o…

Further to reading a comment about the '99 bumper and the size of number plate I thought I'd investigate, here's what i found: The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 SI No. 2687 Characher height = 65mm Character width = 44mm (excluding 'I') Stroke = 10mm Verticle spacing between lines of characters = 5mm Space between, top and lateral edges of plate = 5mm Space between characters and bottom of plate = 13mm So, that means you can make a very small plate indeed! But, be prepared to fight if you get stopped because the regs state: (a) does not have European Community Whole Vehicle Type Approval; and …

Inside the front bumper grille is a wire that runs to a little black block. This in turn sits on a rusty/chrome stirp which is bolted to hte underside of the black plastic grille. Is this the ubiquitous exterior temperature sensor???? Nick :cool:

Finally got the front bumper off last night and noticed there appear to be 2 washer bottles, one on drivers side & one on pass side. The drivers side is full and works, apparently for the windscreen but what does the bottle on the passenger side do as this one is empty and dry as a bone??? Nick :cool:

Just a word to the wise recently got fed up with the tatty state of the front bumper on my 1990 TT jap import. Asked Nissan for a new one and was told they could not supply. apparently the 99+ front bumper is now "original" spec. Called insurers with this "modification and had to fight like a git until they saw my point. They even called Nissan to find out if I was lying or not (trust is a beautiful thing), So if your old front bumper is bad, get a 99+ style. It cannot be classed as a modification, new laws on plates mean that you get a nice small front number plate and the 99+ bumper looks the balls. Nissan just get it so right sometimes. Just thought…

I have said that my Z just doesnt seem fast as it used to. How can I search for a boost leak? People say listen but how can you hear a leak when the engine is running? Stuart

Here is a bargain Z and its a manual and its a TT. Bids starting at £3000. not bad. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2401696863&category=18238 If i had not already ordered mine i would have gone for this one. Ray

This can possibly answered very easily but not by me. I have removed the tyres from my alloys to get them cleaned up but cant remenber which are front and rear, they are off an import turbo and are the same width but just slighty different on the inside profile , if i remember correctly they two had 40PE00 on the side and 40PE05 on the others please help cheers

does any one out there know much about skylines,as i am looking to import one,but i am not sure of all the model spec... if any one has any advice....i would appreciate it... i am looking at the R33.....GTR....?:confused:

Has anyone on here got a vented bonnet. Do you have any problems with water in the electrics if you do.

Anyone direct me to this? have done a search but links I found don't seem to be active or work. Thanks,

Nissan have confirmed I have problems with my solenoids in the auto box. Problem: Car wont drop from 2nd to third gear. On inspection the shift A shift B Overrun clutch solenoids dont seem to be energizing when energised from the loom Line pressure solenoid seen to be working OK Whats the the procedure to follow from here. Do I replace the first 3 solenoids??? She is a Jap spec SWB Jan 1994 series 3 car. Are the solenoids in the Jap autobox different to the UK spec solenoid? Thanks Roy

Can anyone help me with an accurate boost meter/gauge in the Bucks, Berks wilts area as i want to set up jets :)