General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hey guys. When i get into my Z and start it up in the morning or when its cold,it makes a squeeling sound for a few seconds,when it goes away there's a reving noise as if somthing is catching up with everything else, is this the water pump or somthing else ???????????. regards 'Shrek'

Greetings all, I've had my Z for about 9 months now (stock 93 TT auto), it's had a couple of problems but nothing thats stopped me loving it....yet! One thing that's been niggling me though is the lock-up on the autobox, it seems to do it at the wrong speeds and at the wrong times?! It's more annoying than a problem - other than that the car drives great. Anyone heard of this or is it my imagination? Cheers, Jules. PS. Excellent site, read the tips on cleaning the TB's - worked a treat!

Seen a pukka looking Z in Hounslow West/A4 at about midnight. UK Spec, grey, Low and 18's. Reg: xxx PSB................ Anyone here ? [This message has been edited by 300zxTT (edited 20-12-2001).]

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Evenin' How does the internet accelorator work! Is it any good? as they claim it will double the speed. Its on www.freebiedirectory.com All sorts on there. Coz me laptops only got a 56k modem & more speed would be nice Any good or a load of pants - dont bother? cheers

Yep, it arrived.. OK now I know it's anyones guess as to how accurate it is right now, since my Renault has never seen a dyno in its life, but I tested it tonight (handy sliproad!), pumped in the various figures you need (gear ratios, car weight, drag coefficient, frontal area, air temp, humidity, pressure, tyre size), and ran the test.. Came out with 127hp at the wheels, assuming ~15% drivetrain losses that would be 149bhp at the crank - stock is 137bhp, I have a filter, straight through exhaust, and hill power chip, which is probably ~10 or 15hp over stock tops, so I reckon it's not that far out really.. here's a pretty graph; http://www.mind-design.co.uk…

Mu gearbox may be on it's way out. Any Idea how much I could expect to pay for a replacement and fitting ? Herman

Take a look :- http://www.mr2.com/TEXT/oil_filter_test.html Now I know this is Toymota orientated and I don't know who makes the filters for Nissan, but you can bet that it's not Nissan themselves. This test would suggest that Champion are clear leaders. And the Champion part number for a 300zx is C109 - I know because I put a new one on my car a week and a half ago ....

If anyone is interested I am trying to arrange a group buy on a complete bush kit. The kit is made by Energy Suspension, and is designed specifically for the 300ZX TT. Here the blurb:- Hyper-Flex Master Set, includes: Front lower Control Arm Bushings, Front Strut Rod Bushings, Front and Rear Sway Bar frame Bushings, Rack & Pinion Bushings, Rear Sub Frame Bushings, Rear Differential Carrier Bushings) Measure the diamter of your rear sway bar before ordering. The cost without a group buy is $140 plus shipping, and I guess the dreaded tax when it reaches our shores. I am currently trying to get a discount for a group buy. Anyone interested?? …

oh no... i've noticed a scraping noise from under my Zed... looking under i can see a long rubber pipe running the length of the car from engine bay to rear. terminating with a small metal bracket and small metal pipe... car seems to run ok with this off, but its dragging on the floor... any body any idears what this can be , and where it should be connected to ??? its too dark to see anything tonight... later Tim

For sale 300ZX TT Import with 42,000 miles, white,Auto,Hardtop. Delimited and Dial Conversion at Z Centre. Excellent condition, Full leather, Clarion head unit with 6 CD changer.Rare SWB 2 seater. £9950 Irish pounds or £7000 STG email roy.odonovan@pharma.novartis.com

Well there not exactly new, but hey! Rob. [This message has been edited by Rob B (edited 19-12-2001).]

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Not the crank pulley. Anyone knows?

Performance Driving School Tech. stuff here... I read through the chassis one I think, then backed up to find a mountain of info. on brakes, chassis, engine performance etc. etc. Should keep some happy for a few days...LOL

I've done a bit of of guide to installing new rear shocks. It's a bit brief, but I hope it might help some of you when doing yours. http://web.ukonline.co.uk/rbagwell/rearshocks.htm Cheers. Rob

What coolant is the best one to use on the Z?

Does anyone know how to test the crank angle sensor is faulty. I have run the ecu diag, code 11 which points to the sensor. I want to test it with another method before I shell out the money for a new one. I've just bought the car driven it 60 miles! now the car won't fire up!!?? argghh

Check that your fuel pump voltage regulator isn't knackered, I had the same problem & it took me months to find it! If you (or get someone else to) check the voltage on the fuel pump motor supply wires, the voltage should be about 10 volts when you first start the car but will then drop to 6-7 volts. If it's 2-3 volts then the voltage regulator box is knackered! This is located behind the rear passenger side quarter panel trim. If you need one, I've got a spare that you could have for a small fee. Shaun

Any one heard of them? Got a turbo timer that isn't working and could do with a site or stockist details. Ant ideas. Mark

My god, I'm impressed...a company that says they'll have yer car fixed in two weeks and by christ they've done just that!!! Not collecting it until the New Year though and as usual, getting the bill in specifics e.g. total is a quest in itself! So to sum up, rear seal has been sorted, and ATF tube replaced! So they say!!! When I asked what was wrong? Clutches burnt out and torque convertor had gone West also...thoughts and opinions??? If I get it back and I still have vibration then I ain't driving it until I get the prop sorted! As far as I'm concerned now it becomes a weekend plaything! No where near reliable enough to do 500 miles round trip …

Was resetting ECU after cleaning throtle bodies and when I re-connected battery turbo timer is no longer working, in that it won't power up. Its made by a company called starbo (who????) just wondered if anybody had any ideas. There doesn't seem to be a reset switch, but there is a switch on the back labeled - IGP ADJ. If I can get it working again does anybody have any ideas on how to programme it. I have manged to get it to swith the engine off after given time but thats it. Thanks for any help you can offer. Mark

After my recent postings about hesitation on my 90 J'Spec TT, I thought I'd cured the problems, I found, and fixed, the fuel leak. Cleanded the throttle position connectors, now, however the hesitation is getting worse. It sometimes refuses to start cleanly, with an irratic tickover eventually dying, then, when it does seem to sort itself, 200 yds down the road I lose all power, lift the throttle and the tick over is steady but as soon as I apply some throttle it splutters all over the place. Can someone please help, a step by step check would be excellent, I'm not a monkey but I'm not that familiar with the electrics on my Z yet. It's due for a 60K service…

Got a pair of ABC,to fit a zx but on my car the bulb holder has 3 lugs on it ,and wont line up with the new one as it only has two ,anyone else had this? ------------------