General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I am now in possession of my new Z!!! Rah rah rah, only took 6 months to buy it!!! After a week in Jeffs for a service its now home in the garage for some serious TLC. However I cant decide what colour the leather interior is. The cars a UK Series II but the leather looks grey in some lights and black in others. Were there different colour options or just one? Oh and whilst on colours, wheres the exterior paint code located?? The car is red (the best colour for sports cars!!) but did Nissan specify more than 1 colour red for the 300?? Dumb questions but there you go!!! Or do we have a version of this for UK cars??? http://www.ttzd.com/tech/co…

just a bit of info: i had high idle speed, esp from cold. done the usual. ie cleaned tb's & idle valve, reset ecu checked tps - within spec checked temp sensor & cleaned contacts - still the same. when i pulled the boot off the back of the temp sensor connector, the rear of the terminals were corroded, though looking at the terminals in the plug end (where they connect) they seemed to be ok. checked the resistance through the wiring & it was waaaaaaaay too high! cut the connector off & crimped a couple of new connectors on & all seems ok now :)

Right my car will still only do 120mph. But i have now noticed that it is not changing up to 4th gear:rolleyes: any idea what might be causing this. The car had just had a brand new auto box the week before i got it in september, with a new ecu and everything. Could it be something simple. (yeah right)

AT what speed & RPM an auto box should be changing up the gears on a twin turbo car.

Tried to start the Z again and did fire up but not on all cylinders. Took the reading from the TPS 0.5v low to only 3.6v high, how important are those extra .4 volts to make it to 4? It will start every time now but seriously lumpy. Next step to do the ecu diag?? haven't done one before but sounds straight forward.

Dear All I am looking for a little advice from the film sticking masters of this forum, or anyone that has done there own tinting, successfully. I have done my rear quaters without a problem, however, I am looking to also do the front/sides but cant work out what the best way is to get a nice smooth cut along the top edge of the glass. Can anyone offer any advice?

Can any one help me with my PHP? I have written some stuff for uni but then I run the forms which then runs the PHP file, when I click submit to run the PHP it just loads the text of the PHP I have written. Can anyone help? Stuart

Unfortunately the time has come to sell the Zed. House move forces sale...... 300ZX TT Targa import 1990 80k miles Auto FSH (including jap, if you can read it!) Metallic Black, 17" Alloys, new auto box fitted Oct 2001, full service at 75k miles, all oils changed 6,000 intervals. Electric seats, mirrors all extras. Mods include St/Steel airfilter, Blitz 6" St/St cat back exhaust, green lit backpanel,backlit rear number plate, xenon bulbs, factory mudflaps, HKS turbo timer, T&T, recent shocks, Hicas bushes, no expense spared. Slight seat tear (drivers seat)only fault. Had quotes for leather repair at less than £200.00. £4,500.00 ono Call 01202 820193 or…

First is i've fixed the clock at last,if i bend the board slightly the light stays on,don't ask why,i jammed a piece of plastic behind the glass plate that holds the flourescent digits!!!!!!!! Secondly i've heard a strange "ping" noise like the one when you leave the lights on,it happend when i was driving very slowly could it be a low fuel warning or something???????

Hate to be a pain but i just took delivery of my new pc and removed the vids i had from my old one by accident, was wondering if anyone could just pop some links to decent vids, my fave was one of a z at the nurburgring but i dont know where to find them cheers

By disconnecting the battery am I also performing an ECU reset?

Gonna try cleaning the contacts on ecu ts tommorow, as suggested to stop my hesitation problem and adjust/test my tps, if this doesnt cure it im gonna replace them, should i go to main dealers for thes parts or is there a cheaper route, i dont want 2nd hand ones but hate the thought of being stiffed unneccaserilly by the dealer, will i need a part code also??

Just been reading about some ones tps and cable adjustment was mentioned on both?throttle cables, prob is i can only see one on mine????, although mine is an na should i have 2, and what is the 2nd ones function, i have a hesitation prob that i havent solved yet could this be related, any help appreciated

Hi all , I've just bought a 300zx TT Auto Jap90 , literally just off the boat , registered 2 days ago. Monster Exhaust , interesting wheels , its going to be more fun than my last car ( A4 Quattro ) thats for sure! Having driven it quite hard ( weather permitting ) I have noticed at speeds of 60 plus , a slight chiming noise every 3 seconds coming from the engine area. Its has a 60k belt change , recent oil/plugs etc. Does anyone have any idea what this might be , appreciate any help. Cheers!

Ok, so changed filter, stupidly didn'y pay attention to which way round it was. Domed end facing the battery? The flow going towards the engine? Its just that car won't start now, is it commonly tricky to start again after replacing filter? Oh, also took off TPS just to have a look. And tightened up the throttle cable as it seemed a but slack. Any idea's? I'm hoping its just taking a while for the fuel to get back through but thought that would be pretty instant. Thanks....

Can anyone help me, please? I need to change the plate that sits behind the metal loop that the door catch closes on:confused: - sorry about that poor description, don't know a better way to describe it. One of the threads is knackered, by the look of it, has been bodged with a bolt, and so the door doesn't really shut quite properly, meaning that the microswitch in the door, doesn't get, well, switched ;) The problem is this - I have the part, but how on earth do I get to the back of the door frame to fit it? Also, I don't have a "door-open" warning light, is it busted, or do they simply not have them on Series 1s? Any advice much appreciated. …

As my clutch is on its last legs, I'm planning on getting one of those RPS clutches (speak to ya soon Smithy), but can anyone suggest a good garage to fit this clutch? Local would be good, but at the end of the day I dont mind travelling for that extra good and reasonably priced service! Also, is there anything else I should do or get changed when the clutch gets done? Thanks in advance to all replies!! Mark :D

Hi Guys, I was driving home last night when all off a sudden my full beam came on and i relized that all of my dash lights were not working. The only thing on the dash was the blue full beam "icon". So i puled over and found that whenever i switch my low beam lights on, nothing happens. When i switch to possion 2 (headlights) the full beam comes on, i have no dashboard lights(cant see the cluster) and my rear tail lights do not work. The brakes, hazards, indicators and door lights are all ok and i can "flash" people with the lights off. I have searched all of the 300ZX forums i know about and found it to be the "clearlens illumination" fuse. (in car, t…

Don't know why on this freezing morning I decided to do a few bits on the Z -but there you go. Got a new fuel filter to chuck on and was just wondering if the old one will be under pressure and I will get a face full of petrol as I disconnect it? Also was going to give the AAC valve a little clean out as I did the throttle bodies a few weeks ago but not sure where this is or what it/they look like? at the back of the plenum? Thanks alot guys........ James.

How exactly to I do the TPS check with my multimeter. What wires do I put my termials across. Do I leave it connected and should ignition be on or off. I think it shoud be between 0.4 to 0.44 volts is this correct.

Morning all, My electric aerial and central locking have just stoped working. Can anyone tell me if they are on the same fuse, and which one it is?? Many thanks Bryan

HI PEOPLE, IM AFTER A JWT CHIP, ANYBODY POINT ME IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION? I NEED A GOOD DEAL AS MY FINANCE SITUATION IS NOT GREAT! NICE1 JAZ:)

i know its an old fart type magazine, but is anyone here a member of the CSMA.. civil service motoring assocoation..? i joined years ago to get cheap insurance(then), but i still continued with the magazine that comes every month.. its usually shit and contains old farts moaning about how they should be allowed to tow their caravan wherever they want, but this month there is a letter from a 300zx owner.... im just wondering if anyone else on here has read it, its very interesting......i'll post more if anyonr else has read it, if not i'll stop waffling.

i quite fancy a set, but how come everyone who i speak to in this country says.. hmm eibach... hmmm theyre not on the list, but on web sites in the US theres loads for sale???

since fitting my induction kit, ive been bitten by the tuning bug in a big way, ive not felt like this since i chipped my rs turbo. ive sen loads of shiney bits i want but unfortunately im sufferin from a lack of funds, anyone got any get rich quick schemes floating around out there? or maybe just want to donate to the cause? all contributions gratefully recieved