General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I spent last week or a good part of it weilding new sills into my uk tt and had to pull the carpet back as not to set the car alight, today fitting the carpet back properley i cant spell so anyway, i found yet another box of tricks only this one has some srt of setting like a small slit for a screw driver for setting up boost i think. cas that one hidden away and wired into the ecu yet the other one is more of an on and off hi/ lo controller sort of things is this a norm set up for hks set up. the plot thickens whos put what on this car as i dont know cas bought it of a trader.

I posted a thread about my engine not running on all cylinders. Running on 5 instead of all 6. Car runs great on 5 cylinders right now. What I fixed so far: New spark plugs New Coil Pack New PTU checked all the lines that run into PTU-ECU-Coil pack=no issues Still running on 5 instead of 6 cylinders. Any ideas on the next step?

Endoscope Borescope Snake Inspection Tube Camera Cam 7.2mm USB LED Night Vision thinking about ordering one of these to use ... just keep up on inspection on the cylinders of the engine .. has any one used such thing like this ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120898398015?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Hi guys, I'm looking to get an aftermarket wheel for the Z, I was looking to get this short boss below http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SHORT-STEERING-WHEEL-HUB-BOSS-KIT-NISSAN-300ZX-/180863803864?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item2a1c52a1d8&_uhb=1#ht_4826wt_1163 but the advert says that "HICAS has to be removed" a quick google revealed the HICAS steering sensor or something doesn't align and the light comes on and makes the HICAS unpredictable and basically messes up the handling whats the easiest way of sorting this? do I have to remove the HICAS system completely or is there a way to turn the HICAS and the warning light off? …

. need some to retrim the door panels and struggling to find some Cheers

My zed has been given to the garage at last to figure out my cold start running issue and they have diagnosed it as being the auxilary air valve and 2 hoses. i am waiting on a call from jeff at zed world to see if he has them or can get them but if this is a dead end, where can i get them quickly (and don't say nissan as there is a 3 week wait if they can get them at all!) the part numbers are 22660-30p10 14099-30p02 14099-30p01 Please someone help me :helpsmilie:

Hi, can anyone help me please.... Just put my zed back on the road and it died the next day!! It all started a year ago when I went over a speed hump too quick (accidentally by the way) I hit the speed hump at about 30 while braking hard and my zed instantly started running very rough, massively underpowered and holding back so I thought I must have knocked a hose off or damaged an intercooler maybe, but I looked everywhere and could find nothing. The next day the car wouldn't start so was left on the drive till now when I finally decided to get this car sorted and do some stuff to it. The car started no problem and seemed to be running fine, but I noticed a very slig…

Hi, I was wondering i have a jap import z its the nissan cherry red, where on the car would the paint code be located? Or would if anyone knows the paint code, could you let me know. Cheers!

Right heres what ive done and what ive done since, let me explain. when i bought my car it was a standard lwb tt i think, but had an aftermarket boost controller fitted. the boost controller had no instructions and i didnt and still dont know how it works, bassically i wound it up and done my oil seals in my tubs. Now over sometime i have taken out engine replace with newbuilt tubs with 360 degrease bearings and stagered step oil seals or something like that. also i now have a large enough k a n air filter that feeds more clean air into the engine than the channle tunnle needs, and one super large front mount intercooler. The car runs sweet as a nut but it hasnt been fu…

Just glimpsed the back of a black zed 3,30pm today on the A500,sounded really nice.

hi all, Coming home from work indicators stopped working but hazards still graft, checked fues under bonnet and there ok, but cant understand how or why they have suddenly given up, any ideas ??????????????????????

Hi guys Just wondering if someone could tell me what (providing the oil pressure guage is working correctly) the oil pressure should be starting a tt from cold? Also, while we're at it, what would you expect the presure to be whilst driving? Cheers, Chris.

Today I have to tax my 300zx TT for the first time. I know that the car is an import and I wonder if the last owner has done a bit of a fiddle with registering it, as he was a proper cowboy. The tax is £220 for a year, now my 1.6l MX5 was £250. Also its registered as PRIVATE/LIGHT GOODS (PLG) and the MX5 is PETROL CAR. Something feels wrong how much should it cost. If it is wrong I will sort it out. Thanks.

Silver / grey zed. Looked in very good condition, sounded nice! Bit of a shock, you don't see hardly any in Portsmouth! I thought to myself, wow, nice car, I've got one of those!!

Hi, Ok, I’ve searched and can’t find a simple straightforward guide for doing a compression test on the Zed. From what I could find out it looks to me like the best way to do it is: 1 - Disconnect CAS and/or take out fuel pump fuse. 2 - Take off all coil packs and remove all spark plugs (so as to allow as least resistance as possible, battery will last longer) 3 - Connect pressure gauge up to one of the cylinders (not sure if there is a preferred sequence or if it makes any difference) 4 -Turn engine over a few times (not sure how many) and push fully on accelerator (this is to open the throttle bodies to allow as much air in as possible) Min 143 psi, …

The goal of this article is to provide some general information to the enthusiast community. I often get ask how coilovers springs differ from lowering springs and how mono-tube dampers differ from twin-tube damper, so I decided to write this article to provide the enthusiast community with some general information on suspensions. Many owners install Coilovers suspension looking to enhance their vehicles looks and performance. While there are many different parts that make up a suspension system, the heart of the suspension is the springs and the dampers. So what exactly does a spring or a damper do? Well, at the most basic level springs control t…

Hi guys, usual rear quarter rust issues. looked underneath the other day, and its coming through on the front edge of the rear quarter. Anyone sourced a repair/panel kit for this? found these, but has anyone got any UK based sources? http://www.jcwhitney.com/keyparts-quarter-panel/p3056930.jcwx?filterid=c15280d1663u0j1

thinking hard about justifying and spending money on a set of secound hand coilovers so i typed in coilocers in flebay and now confused theres so many and the price range is so great. anyone no about these things. theres pb /tein / d2 racing 638s /hsd hr and the list gose on.

He's the guy listed on my z1 receipt for my car would love to know what his user name was on here if he was ever signed up, car has an outline for the 300zx.co.uk sticker in the top of the rear window so hoping its been on the forum at some point

Hi I've only had my TT for 3 weeks and have been having a stumble/hesitation issue (which I know can be many things, but fuel pressure is one) and the MPG has been worse than I expected... came out this morning to the car and smelt petrol! Looked at the back and could see a few dribbles of fuel on the exhaust but mainly above and to the side; looking through the wheel arch under the petrol tank door flap it looks like it could be around that area; possibly the filler pipe going into the tank? Is this a common/known issue? Hadn't noticed the fuel leak in the last 3 weeks but had just filled her to the brim the night before AND she's parked slightly up hill a…

Hi, Just want to know could these replace the standard oem spoilers (sponge one) also do they fit into the same holes? http://www.zcentre.co.uk/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.pbv.tpl&product_id=330&category_id=87&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=7 Thank you!

I know I need a 1m ohm resistor for the bypass but which one do I need? http://www.maplin.co.uk/1m-ohm-to-10m-ohm-metal-film-0.6w-resistors-341665

Just managed to snap the plastic drain plug on my Koyo rad!!!!! Any idea how to get a replacement? Andy

Does anyone know of a good courier company that would deliver a bodykit?

On the Z Centre website there are vented front wings made of fibre glass do these replace your normal front wings or do they get fitted on to your wings