General Discussions - 300ZX Related

bob can you tell me if your ingnition ptu thingy coulf affect the volt/ampige going to your ice setup. good old johnny and i replaced my knackered one yesterday and now for some reason my tunes are larger than life and suffering no drop off at low bass whatsoever. could the knackered have been drawing excessive current do you think. oh and by the way lads the mitsibishi ptu which is supposed to be the upgraded one was the broken one i took off so it can't be that much improved

Is there a search facility to find keywords in the dialogue of all subjects posted in this forum? Useful to find specific problems already discussed in the past.

I'm posting this for a mate with a 94 300ZXTT which has just had a clock conversion from kph to mph... I am having a small problem with the clocks . When I start up in the morning for the first 5 mins/2 miles the clocks read 0 mph. Then start jumping about before starting to read correctly. At the same time the clocks showing zero the power steering seems to be extremely heavy ( possibly disabled) this has happened the last 2 mornings. Anyone got any ideas/seen this one before?

...as mine has decided to permanently eject the cd's, as opposed to only intermittently as B4. It's an 'SC200' Nissan/Sony model, which plugs straight in to the stock cassette player. I don't want to upgrade the stereo,as I don't know how long I intend keeping the car. ( I may swap for a Skyline 4 door for easier baby seat access!)

after reading about regular oil changes and with my car in the garage having the turbo's done, I was just wondering exactly how easy it is doing an oil change d.i.y style?? Vijay

Would it be a good idea to have a list of insurance companies that people recomend. I thought it might be useful cos I see that that question comes up quite a lot and it might be considered for garages??

now this is an exhaust i want one

I have a TT with 63,000 miles, Iam going to do an oil change at the weekend what oil do you lot recomend?

How do you get a copy of Bob's CD Manual and how much? Was thinking of shipping one over from courtesynissan.com but if it's here already and someones knocking out cheap copies I'm listening! PS Any one got any spare (whole & uncracked) plastic side bits for the fog lights as mine have recently transformed themselves into cinder toffee (or is it peanut brittle)... bloody hell and I haven't even been drinking! It's 04:23 I have to work these hours to be worthy of a Z though! Silvia chucking out full fog light units for £95 knicker seems a bit steep. Any ideas any one??? Cheers

When I brake I get a slight creaking/Knocking noise from the front but there is no judder or vibration. Its the sort of noise you would expect if something was loose but everything seems ok, there is no play on the wheels and the calipers and anti roll bars are all tight. Paul

.....while your 300ZX is off the road? "Something a little sad happened today. The last Reliant Robin rolled off a production line in the UK. The car is one of those nightmare designs that finds its character as the butt of a million jokes. But against all odds, it just kept going. A 'cheap'n'cheerful three wheeler, it can be driven on a motorcycle licence. Production was low volume, but kids and elderly types upgrading from motorcycle plus sidecar, lapped them up. They were always a bit unstable at speed on country lanes (as a teenager, one of my mates would regularly give us a 'white knuckle' ride in one) but they formed a small part of the British automotive…

I've found a place very local to me that will make a one piece propshaft. (okay Craig and Andy, actually Darren found it) While my z is sitting on the workshop ramp with no wheels on I thought what better time could there be for me to become a guinea pig! The cost is going to be somewhere along the line of £300 plus the removal and refitting cost. The weight of the one piece shaft isn't yet know as they havn't yet made it but it should be slightly less than stock. Email me if interested or if you have any questions. Steve

heard the news that they want to ban you for a year if caught doing 85 on tht motorway. I wonder what I would get for the breaking the sound barrier every day on the A3 from Guildford.

when i start up a warm engine and change gear to reverse or drive it dies. I have to rev it a bit before attempting to move..Any clues...

Ok I need new rubber. I would appreciate some recommendations from those with aftermarket wheels. Sizes I need 285/30/18(10'rear) and 245/35/18(9'front) I currently use Fulda Extremo at the moment and the're a bag of shite. I don't want shares in the company's either if you know what I mean. Steve, what do you use again? Many thanks, Andy

any budding car valeters want a good starting point to show off their skills.... lol

Just had a chat with the guys changing my clutch and they have told me that aswell as the clutch being shot the flywheel is split from asshole to breakfast time!! Help Will a new standard nissan one be up to the job or can I expect to have the same problem agian with the extra BHP my car is now running at. Views appreciated Cheers

I have just booked my car in for another service. The last service was on the 8/1/01 and here we go again barely a month later. I service mine every 3000 miles as I like to think the Turbo oil is clean and new as possible. Do you all think this is over the top? I'm a bit tired of driving the Hyundai Amica courtesy car so the longer I leave it, the better! Simon P.

After buying an RPS Clutch for my Z to replace the shot standard one, I have wimped out of going for a straight through exhaust and gone for a Mongoose cat back. Many thanks to Johnny at Grasshopper for finding me one. There appears to be no stock in the UK of these exhausts at the moment!. After seeing it in the flesh it does seem very good quality considering it wasn't that expensive. Hopefully it will all be finished for this weekend, time to test the exhaust through some quiet villages early morning me thinks!! It will be interesting to see if the mongoose gives any power gains over the stock one I had. Having said that how long should I run in th…

Hi folks, it's been a while since something went wrong and I was getting worried however I can't figure this one out. Everytime I stop at a junction when the engine is warm the revs drop and the engine dies, any ideas guys?

Theres been a lot of talk about Nissan Dealers being naff and ripping people off. I reckon it may be useful to start a list of dealers people have been to and if they got value for money from them in terms of cost, service and if they got the job done right or gave helpful advice. Also, sources of aftermarket stuff that you would normally go to Nissan for first - not performance stuff - stuff like fuel filters, fuel pipes, light bulbs etc. Also (again) good sources for scrapped Z's ( we all need one at some time!) I got a door handle from one for £40 instead of £150 from Nissan. What do you guys think?

Anyone know where I can get the blinds that go inside the T-Top roof panels. Can't remember what Nissan quoted but it was too much. Ta Eddie ;-)

On a frinds car I notice when it rains that it looks like there was some writing on the outside of the windscreen. Sadly he's got an Imported Mitsubishi FTO, but can anyone offer any tips on removing this stuff. It might be an Import thing, any you guys had to get this off your Imported Z's? Thanks in advance Eddie ;-)

Have any of you any experience of 2 cars on one policy? I do it with my motorbikes but just wondered if any of you had experience of a company that does it for cars. I thought I would get something sensible for the summer so settled on a Catheram Super 7 VVC. It's a lowly 153bhp but it's only a bathtub on wheels so 0-60 in 4.9 can be had! Unfortunately these are buggers to insure too but I can't drive both at the same time so I reckon I shouldn't have to pay 2 lots of insurance!!! Simon (growing old disgracefully!)

I have a 93 TT 2+2, UK spec, which I have just bought. Can anybody tell me if the car will be equiped with the wiring to run the Front Corner lights if they are changed over to Jap/US spec ones or will I have to "piggy back" them from the existing Side/Turn Indicators. Also has anybody attempted to replace the existing Turn/Indicators with the Jap/US Driving lights, i.e., what bits would I need? How are these lights switched on & off? Is the wiring in situ or would I have to wire them in seperately? And as a completely different Lights subject does anyone know if the clear Rear Lights sold by the likes of Stillen etc are legal in this country? Cheers, Hez.