General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hey guys, I believe my autobox has gone bust. Normal drive the gears seem fine and changes from 1,2 and 3 are fine and smooth but it doesn't go into 4th (overdrive). When boosting, the gears don't want to change at all. Whichever gear its in while boosting, it stays in it and keeps revving high and I can hear a groaning around 3-4k plus rpm which seems to be coming from the engine but its gotta be due to the gearbox. The second I let off the accelerator, it changes gear right away. The kickdown is slippery if not going into 1st. From 2nd to 1st kickdown is fine but then keeps revving up. From 3rd to 2nd, its real sluggish. Revs go up a little then the speeds picks up…

Hi mate, seem to remember you relocating the battery on your slick top to the area behind seats, do you have any photos or tips

Would just like to say a public thank you to Baz. I was lucky enough to purchase an original radio and CD player from him for a good price and in excellent condition, he was even kind enough to drop it of to me in person today at my place of work. Service or what! Cheers Baz. It was nice to meet you as well mate. Rep on it's way.

After pulling the plenum to do some deletes..... there are 2 issues I need advice on please:- 1) I have found the 90 degree metal pipe going into the rocker cover has come out of the passenger side, the one that goes to the PCV valve.... Does this normally come out of the rocker cover?? Also the front pipe that goes to the other end of the PCV on the passenger side is also loose... the high one that sits under the throttle linkage....??? 2) After removing the turbo I realised there is no heat shielding on the passenger turbo or manifold.... Is it okay to leave it like this or should I take the one off the spare manifold I have and fit it on??? Thanks.... …

the front bush on the drivers side rear subframe is leaking and looks pretty gone is it possible to replace just the front 2 bushes with the subframe in the car ? i would of just left it but the car is pulling to one side so thinking this bush isnt helping things

Hello, Trying to solve a pulling to the left issue like Dan and went and did the gap test this evening and realised that the front right camber is leaning in towards the arch (negative?) by a couple of degrees, I believe this could be contributing to the pulling issue. I will have my mechanic look into what is causing it, but if it is unidentified then a camber kti should sort it right?... There is one on ebay for £100, is that an alright price? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CUSCO-NISSAN-300ZX-Z32-FRONT-UPPER-CAMBER-ARMS-/231042464856?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item35cb343c58 Also when I had my wheels aligned last week they just put a …

Anybody any idea what to do about replacing these clips? They go in the t-top weather strips. There are 5 of them per strip ... going to try some small little hex nuts in the ends - maybe with a bit of glue ... in the actual stripping though only the original thing is going to work properly I guess ... apart possibly a square nut. Anyone any advice?

Hi All I have some Brembo 6pots form a Subaru and 345mm discs but need to find some brackets to attach said calipers. Does anyone know whether these brackets are available off the shelf or someone who has had some made up that could let me know whom they used (and has hopefully kept a record of what they made) Its a UK TT with 18" wheels so I cant see there being any problems fitting it all in Cheers

After respray i have no single swirl mark on my car :) whats the besy way to clean it wirhout scraching it ? :)

they done a pre cat test and it still failed. it was 6%. Could it be because i removed carbon canister ? or timing is incorrect ? i replaced cas and had no timing light but i marked it put it in the same way. How to reduce emmissions :) thanks

can you swap the whole damper/suspention strut from left side to rite side i know some car you can and some cars you cant

Brake later, increased clutch life, greater stability on corner entry, wicked sound... I have installed the tomfromthenorth downshift synchro rev kit :tongue_smilie: The first time I drive the car I thought about doing that, took me 20'000 miles to get round to it. I tried lowering the brake pedal but couldn't. Its always been a bit too deep, I had to brake like a lunatic or wear high heels to heel toe and since fitting ss brake lines didn't have a hope. I bloody hate dragging the revs up on the clutch on downshifts, feels awful, so does going on off the brakes to blip down the gears on the way into a corner. Smiling like a moron this morning, a v6 zinging …

Hi, when my z has been sat over night and u start it up there is a whine come from the engine, it only lasts a minute or so and I think it is worse when the clutch is pressed, not 100% but sure it's louder, the problem is it gets quieter and quieter the longer the engine runs giving me little time to diagnose, also, the whine changes frequency in relation to engine speed. It sounds like it may be a belt whining, how can I diagnose or what else should I be checking? Thanks, Dan

As my Zed wont be ready in time for this event this year I was planning on still calling down for a day out with the kids. What dates is the event taking place and which day would be best to attend. Hopefully will see you guys there and put few names to faces.

i gonna show how little i know ,i bought my baby on pure looks . so without boring everybody to death what the main differences from the s1 onwards my baby is a 92 tt is there any pitfalls to look out for . i am going to jae if anybody wants to ed-you-me=cate me :laugh:

Hi! I was reading a few older posts just now and I read something about long right-handers being death to Z32 engines That grabbed my attention as I have a day at Spa booked in October :lol: and although there isn't really a long right-hander both Pouhon and Blanchimont are v quick left-handers. Is there a weakness in the sump baffling on these cars? I've only had mine a couple of months and I haven't got up to speed yet on every little Z32 wrinkle. If there is an oil surge problem, is there a solution? On a separate topic, I'm OK with my brake set-up generally (floating Brembo discs and AP 6-pots with Ferodo DS2500 at the front; grooved discs with standard…

Who wants to help me pull my plenum to swap my injectors when I got some new ones? I've read stuff over and over again but I'm just not confident enough to tackle it on my own. I'll have some cash waiting for anyone keen to help.

help need to know if my cnfuguracao APEXi SAFC II. ta the car 550 whp. gotaria wonder TH POINT LOW 30 HI 50 DEC AIR THR 48 % NE1 1.2% NE2 2.7% KNOK SET 0 RPM 1: 0 1500RPM 2: 0 3500RPM DATA FILE FILE 1 :ON FILE 2 :OFF ETC SENSOR TYPE : HOT-WIPE CAR SELECT 6 DISPL SCL PR 2.0Kg/Cm2 NE 8000RPM CR +/- 30% WARNING SET KARW 1600Hz KNKW 40 REVW 8000RPM if you have something wrong please help me forged piston and connecting rod thanks

OK. New rad ready to go in, here's the plan. Fit new rad, connect hoses, etc.... Now Ive checked the forums re: airlocks, with lots of advice re: auxillary bits, BUT.. the last post i read suggested that as the car front is up on ramps, rear on ground, I can just refill with 70/30 glycol mix, run and check every 20 mins or so, with heater on 40deg, and top up as required, right ?:rockon: Also, while I'm at it, is there a way to flush out the system BEFORE i put the new rad on?:no: don't want old shite in the new one, I'm thinking.....

Does any one know the size of the bolt head? I'm guessing its between 26mm and 27mm? As my 25mm didn't fit. Thanks Dan

just looking round for performance side mounted intercoolers but cant find one place in the uk that stocks them am i missing somthing why are thay so hard to find in the uk

I think I've sealed the actual sump itself fine, using heat resistant gasket sealant. I went all the way around, concentrating on the dimpled bits, and used a thin covering on the curved seal areas at each side. However, I didn't use any sealant on the inner section of the plastic seals, as they fit into grooves on the bottom of the engine. There clearly hasn't been sealant used in the grooves previously. Do you think it will be ok? Do I need to do it again? I suppose the obvious thing to do is fill the engine with oil and see if it leaks, but that won't test it under preasure when the engine is running.

Hey guys, As crazy as it sounds but my ptu has been getting wet. Upon giving my idling engine a look I noticed that there was some steam coming from the front of the engine. Turns out that my radiator hose has a tiny hole in it and probably from before has been spurting out water all over the ptu. Any ideas what negatives of a wet ptu might be?? Anyone got a good radiator hose?? Many thanks

as am sure a few on here no am trying to solve my car pulling to the left i wonder if the rear damper have something to do with it readin the uk car dampers stiffen up when the hand brake goes on so is it poss that one is stiffer than the other making the car pull is, can some one explain how this system works so i can maybe disconect it

When you replace the fuel temp, water temp sensors etc. what do you use to seal them in, RTV or plumbers tape? Any idea what size the throttle position sensors screws are, i've misplaced mine and need to replace them quickly?