General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Not seen one of these before, for sale on Ebay, with a bunch of other models. Jeff

So to help me list what parts go where I need to know the names of things. This way I can bag everything separately and label accordingly, making the rebuild a whole lot easier. My first part is this water bottle? And this bracket? Thanks for your help.

Hi guys I thought that while I’m busy cleaning up the front of my car I’d have a look at reinstalling the headlight washers. Personally I love the look of them. Has anyone got a drawing of how they are installed and a list of parts I will need? The only clue that I think where my plumbing should start is a blocked hose coming off the washer tank. Cheers, Chris.

Good evening all, With my insurance renewal looming I thought I'd do the usual rounds of phone calls and price comparison sites. However, given my past experience of insurance companies and market values, I'm keen to insure with a more bespoke company with an agreed valuation. Question is, how do I calculate how much my car is worth? Now I have an idea of what it would cost to replace the car, however if anyone else can shed some light on how they determined the value of their zed then I'd the input. Thanks

With all the poor quality master brake cylinders out there today ..... does anyone have any data, or experience, with some of the better top quality master brake cylinder manufacturers (Bendix, Wagner, ACDelco, Centrix, Cardone, Raybestos, etc.)? I have been looking, for quite a while, for a replacement master brake cylinder for my 1990 2+2 300ZX (Non-Turbo). Since Nabco Nissan no longer manufactures a OE master brake cylinder (which I would purchase in a heart-beat), I have been on a quest to find the absolute best quality replacement master cylinder .... one that will last many tears without breaking down. I have heard horror stories from far too many …

Just a bit of advice please. I'm after changing all the brake pipes round the Z.. Does anyone know how much a garage should charge to renew them. Thanks in advance for any help Lou

Hi Guys, I might have an issue so just after some pointers really, I seem to have an intermittent issue with the power steering. Some mornings it won't kick in for the first couple of minutes of driving and the last week or so I've noticed a slight whine on wheel turn. This afternoon I checked the level which was a little on the low side so topped it up and gave it a little drive around the carpark, the whine was still there but the steering felt fine. Are there any common issues with the power steering? Or anybody have any ideas what could be causing this? Thanks for the help again!

Hi can any one help Please I want to wire up my ptu series one plug on new harness which has ptu series two plug, and I need the diagram to figure out which wire go where. Or if that is even possible, can any one shed some light on this please

Morning all, I don't suppose anyone knows (or has 2 spare) the spec of these radio fixing screws? (And why do people keep bodging their stereo installs when it's got a mount for the units and if you take the mount out properly, there's a lot more room to work?)

Hi All Took Zed for MOT today Garage Phoned me last thing this afternoon with the bad news it Failed !!! broke the news gently.... 1: Fog lamp out. 2: Needs welding (Lots i think) 3: Will not pass any of the Emissions tests (all readings in Red) !! The welding i will be having a discussion about when i go to see her on ramp in Morning, but the big thing they cannot sort out is the emissions they have tried Everything but cant see why it is failing all, any suggestions welcome. I have had this car 11 years or so and do not want to scrap her if it can be helped, she still runs and pulls great and is pretty standard (1995 Pearl white) and how do you value it…

Hi, I need some one to remove my plenum and replace my rocker cover seals, is there anyone in Norfolk that you could recommend ? I'm just a bit hesitant about taking the plenum of myself,

Spotted this advert in Practical Classics..

Spotted parked up outside Ti Teressa restaurant on the N125 between Porches and Alcantarilha today, was worthy of a turn around for some pics..

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/372753512525

I thought I’d document this as I have a funny feeling this little project my spiral into something a little more interesting than a tidy up. The initial plan is to remove what can relatively easily be removed to clean it, powder coat it or zinc plat it. There absolutely nothing that NEEDS to be replaced as the car is/was working fine before I started this job. However in the interest of doing things as well as I can I’ll be replacing some minor bits and bobs. Anyway here’s the car on the stands with the bumper removed awaiting its first job...

detailing everything different and unique about the convertible, soft top, vert part 0. General the vert was not available in the uk it was made in japan from 1992 to 1996 ( i think - feel free to corect me) it only came as an NA - no twin turbo model (although at least 3 in the uk have had a twin turbo conversion) the vast majority came as automatics with very few factory made manuals part 1. the boot lid unlike all other models of the 300zx the vert boot can only be opened with a key obviously it has the key lock in the usual place in the rear panel, but it doesn't have the release lever down the side of the drivers se…

In my quest for a 10A supply for my subwoofer (still looking here if you can help), I've had a look at the footwell fuses and a few qs crossed my mind: I looked at the fuse translation here and found a US one: There's a 10A Audio 1 and a 20A Audio 2. Some Zeds had powered rear amp and some had Bose power amps. The convertible doesn't have rear speakers so I presume no rear amp. What do these 2 feed and what's the difference? There's no rear wiper so what's that 10A for? There are 2 x 20A Rear Defogger. Not on the convertible, there ain't so what are these for - the heated mirrors perhaps? 7.5A Passive Belt - eh? Be interesting to know. Th…

Got a set of these pipes which the ports going to the cam covers have came loose. i've tried various types of rubber glue but nothing i try seems to fix them in position and they seem to be able to move about. The adaptors are both alluminium so any advice on what can stick them together.

Hey guys. My first question of probably many. Had a 300zx for just over a year now. Recently the air con screech's when on. It's not the belt. Today I noticed the pulley struggling to spin when the clutch was engaged so assuming it's the compressor clutch. Can these be replaced on there own ? Just clutch and pulley rather than entire compressor. Or does anyone recon the unit? Thanks guys

I have a powered subwoofer which I'm planning to bring back into service. Where's a good place to get 10A from? I'll use a 10A fuse inline as well. Thanks.

hi folks Dont know if anyone can shed light on this problem.If i remove the oil cap when the engine is running the engine wants to stall.The car ticks over normally with the cap in place.I have cleaned and checked the pcv valves and all seems good.any help would be great. Cheers trev.

I have been monitoring temps using Conzult today on my TT. I am finding in todays weather (~29c) I am seeing around a 10c increase in coolant temp when my air con is running in stop/start driving. Without AC my car was running around 82c and with it I saw it reach 91c before I shut the AC off. Is this quite normal and what kind of coolant temperature is acceptable on a hot day without risking causing damage?

It has happened. Nissan 300zx for sale on Pistonheads...none For sale on Autotrader...none. You guys have a very rare hard to find classic . Let that sink in. :cool3:

After jumping to conclusions in my last thread, I took the radiator cap off the other day to check if any coolant was missing. While doing this I though to myself that given how much they cost, perhaps it would be a good idea to replace it with a new one. I've spent a bit of time on Google etc. and I'm under the impression that the standard cap pressure is 1.2 bar - however the one fitted to mine is only 0.9 - judging by the numbers stamped on it... Are any of the resident Zed gurus able to confirm what the correct pressure for the radiator cap is? I would like to double check before I buy one and find out that they vary by model/year or there is some other fact…

I didn't find what I was looking for in the search, and Google didn't get me what I wanted either. I am returning my car to stock spec for a project, and have had the standard 16's soda blasted back to bare metal as they had been painted black many years ago. Does anyone know what the Nissan paint code is for the silver used on the stock wheels, or a paint code of another manufacturer that is a closest match?