General Discussions - 300ZX Related

hello everybody. please could somebody help. I pick up my 1991 twin turbo import this weekend. I want 18s what are the maximum size tyres that will fit? and on what size rims(width)? What makes of wheels are on offer to z owners. cheers! TONY

Sorry for the many posts about my nicked Z. But.....how would u cope ? I'm offering a small reward of £150 and a Full workshop Manual in hardcopy - 3 vols)to anyone who supplies info. leading to the car's location or the successful prosecution of the scum who nicked it. PLEASE, PLEASE , PLEASE KEEP ON THE LOOKOUT ! See my earlier posts for details Many thanks again William

Hi chaps Guess some scumbag is now happily enjoying my Z (probably in Eastern Europe by now). Anyway...my guess is that it was probably put on a loader in seconds and done pretty fast too.....the road was the A4 (west London) and that's busy 24 hrs a day with 3 lane traffic each way plus loads of houses. The scum would have been spotted if they took more than a couple of mins. For my next car it's TRACKER time ! William :-(

Hi Hez Please could u give me a few more details about your insurance claims (eg the insurance company etc.) I guess that as I'll probably never see my Z again, when the time comes to claim for the payt. i'll need to back it up......could I use your name and details as an example ? Many thanks William

There is no illumination to the left dash pod that contains the air-con controls. I presume the bulbs have failed. Is it possible to open/remove just this unit or does the whole dash need to come off to replace them? If yes then how?

There is no illumination to the left dash pod that contains the air-con controls. I presume the bulbs have failed. Is it possible to open/remove just this unit or does the whole dash need to come off to replace them? If yes then how?

Hi Guys, After reading about Williams car being stolen I thought I would ask about extra security on my 300. I've got a cat1 imobiliser/alarm fitted, should I have anything else eg. wheel lock etc. or is this enough. Cars parked on the road outside the house (just watch out for the buses) I don't want too go through the pain that being stolen would cause. Any suggestions? JW

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Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, I was heading over to my parents last night in the countryside when both headlight bulbs blew. Total darkness at 60mph on fenland roads, Obe wan kenobi where are you? Managed to drive home with main beam. I don't know what caused it as I am running 100w bulbs and they are both blown, I have also lost my number plate lights but all the fuses are fine. Any ideas?

I got the front off and removed the tank with success.. The problem now is that the filter/adapter seems too big... The oilcooler is in the way... What filter do you have?

Sorry about the language. Bob has a good idea why I am going crazy. AnywayZ, a little bit of help and advice from you guys in the know. My next door neighbours are getting on a bit. Senile would be a good description. I was letting my motor cool down after a blast out this afternoon and the Arses started to rant and rave about the noise. Tooley ,Submarine, Mark and Bob already know what I`m talking about. Any comebacks, advice and tips would be much appreciated. Christ where`s my beer. Had to get it of my chest and I thought a bit of Z therapy would do the trick. ThankZ in anticipation. Johnny Boy.

OK guys, i know after Williams post about his car getting lifted it might be a bit late but if any of you are interested in getting your cars belled up with alarms give me a call. I am based in Chester but if there are a couple of you in one area that can get together i`ll travel to you. To give you an idea of prices, as a special i`ll do Insurance Approved systems with a motor in the drivers door to operate the central locking from the remote, i`ll throw in a free glass break detector and free fitting of a pager if you buy one for an all in price of £300.00. You may find someone who`ll do them for around the £325.00-£350.00 but you have peace of mind that i have do…

I am getting pretty good at removing the IAA valve and have got it down to 15mins however I think I may have sussed the problem. The plunger under the solenoid has a hole through it however I don't know which way the plunger needs to go as I assume the hole makes the idle valve work. Does anyone know which way the plunger needs to go?

I have just had my auto reconditioned. Cost £1500 but was a total rebuild. The company are excellent JR TRANSMISSIONS in Farnborough Hants. The local Nissan dealer sends all the Z's there. They even loan them the Breakout kits for fault diag's. When mine was there it was sitting next two ours luvely Z's. The problem was caused by the bush at the back of the box which can move forward and block the oil feed. Common with fault with Imports. The bush needs to be replaced by a solid bush, UK models were recalled to fix this apparently.

Hi, I need to compaire the vacume pipes on the offside bulkhead area,with another uk Ztt, pulled pipe of while fitting new master cylinder still cant find where the f*** it goes to! Car now runs like a fsz1e (moped)at low & town trafic speeds.Might be doing some other damage as pulling away and ideling so rough,in MK area can anybody help? Cheers harve

I've got to get my stereo sorted this year and basically wanted to know if anyone has some ideas. My main problem is that I don't really want to lose my boot. I was looking at making a box and using a Kicker 10" sub (made to fit in the area where the tools fit). The other problem is where to locate any amps????? Any help would really be apreciated. Thanks Vijay

wat rear pads would u recomend nissan ones are about £30. got my z center catalouge today hmm nice shit veilside kit me thinks? need more cash any of u guys want your Z`s painting??? got a girly friend whos tai and her dad imports 4x4 toyotas may be a veilside kit will fit in da back?

I have fitted Blitz Exhaust and HKS induction. What is the next stage? I spoke to Pro-Tech in Bristol(Keynsham). They say "gains of around 5BHP only. Better to uprate fuel pump as this is a common problem on Nissans????" They run a 720BHP Supra (so they say) any ideas

does any one recomend pirelli 7000 245/45zr16 not bab at £135 each

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Dear Everyone Woke up this morning to find my Z had vanished into thin air. No glass, no marks on the drive...nothing ! It was parked on my parent's drive in Isleworth - West London (A4 Great West Road) Please look out for it...details as follows : Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo - 2+2 - Auto Jap import - 1992 - Reg : XDZ 2270 Metallic Grey - Matt black surface on top of rear standard spoiler - Grey cloth interior Other distinguishing features, but I'm not posting them here in case the scum reads it. E-mail if u require more info. Just like to say, i'll be reading the site for some time yet but am unlikely to ever get a Z as good as the one I had. It wa…

Yesterday at a Little Chef on the A1 some low life broke into my Z smashing the Drivers Window and stole my laptop which was hidden behind the seat. No one could replace the glass and I was told Nissan have to order it from Japan. Anyone got any alternatives. Unlucky of Putney.

Does the ECU compensate so it runs the same on Super as standard Unleaded? I use my ZX a lot and the fuel prices are making my mod plans look like distant dreams. I heard that Jap fuel is higher octane than we can get here, is this true? I think I'll start drilling for oil in my back garden...

My import came with it fitted. What do I do with it?

I don't know what prices you all pay for insurance but my Jap import only cost me £950 through A-Plan's Specialist Vehicle Division at Thatcham. Policy is with Axa. Tel: 0845 0711234 Everyone else quoted me around £2500 and most wouldn't touch the import anyway! Maybe you guys know of someone cheaper but it seems like a massive diference to me.