General Discussions - 300ZX Related

OK guys, Got the car back and its almost perfect... They have cleaned the connectors as best as they could. I need a new connector really. The one for the idle. Its a white plug. So any ideas where to obtain. I did call MJP but he said they are hard to get hold of, he people are obtaining american looms and using the connectors that ways and modifying. Any help appreciated Dave

Hi Alan Long time no speak, is there any way you as a Mod can resurect my rides section with the pictures and spec?? If so can you pm BigDave and link it to a for sale thread for him. Cheers Dave Sorry about this open thread didnot relise my subs were up and cannot pm

Yes, Yes and Yes.... Phoned the garage yesterday and they said the z should be ready this morning. I've had a reconditioned gearbox fitted - They said it pulls great now. Ive had the main oil seal done and they say the stalling issue has been sorted out. So cant wait to get to garage at 9am this morning. 1st time I can actually drive it. Cant wait very eager....ill try and get some pictures up soon. Its standard, 91 H import. 68,000 on the clock - body work - no rot. slight very small dink in centre of bonnet and drivers door has a scratch. That seems to be the worst on it cosmetically. regards Dave

Hey, Wanted to know your opinions on powerflow exhausts, my mates got one for sale for £100. Just a couple of months old and they are an oval shape. So they look quite nice but i have no idea how they sounds or about their reputation. Anyone care to give some advice :)

Finally today, 3 days later than planned, my Z is fully MOT'd and Taxed again. Took it for a drive to the Shell station, filled it up, got a quote for getting the sills painted and dropped some food off for the missus at work, then came home and fixed my drivers side power door locking (Thanks to Yowser for pointing me at the 2wire solenoid kit on ebay, worked a treat) and then drained my rad (Still had some flush in it) and bled the cooling system the old fashioned way, nose up, arse down, running, with no rad cap and the heater on. Not bad for a day I reckons. :D Unfortunately the heater still doesn't work, but I have a few more drains to do to completely flush the…

After a long time sitting I have finally found the motivation to get my.Z finished. It is running an AEM with dual uego wideband. It has the tendency to cut out when returning to idle and has a cough at about 2500rpm sometimes. Is there anyone that would be willing to map the system? I don't mind travelling anywhere in the uk to get this done right!

The last one!:2guns: No close ups as the carbon is pants!:hammer: Had a bit left over so I tried this,can't decide yea or nay tho'-comes off easy if I change my mind!

evenin, a couple of days ago my car started up on 5 cyl. but after a few miles it was up to full 6 again and was all good :-) but today as i was driving i lost a cylender again :-( but again it came back fairly quickly. whats the diagnostic procedure here then? cheers

just picked up my car from the mot station and its failed on head light bulbs, now i thought ok i will let the mot station stick some new ones in but apparently they cant find them any were or there supplyers! its the dip beams, on the side of the bulb its got piaa 12v55w its a signal filament with two pins coming out the back is this standard? il try get a pick up in a bit.

still trying to get to the bottom of my smoking problem on the zed, it only does it from the drivers exhaust, on tick over and when the car is warm, can get quite bad if ticking over for a while, i've replaced both pcv valves and pipes with silicone and did a oil change 2/3 weeks ago as oil was pretty thin and dirty, turbos were also replaced around 4 years ago(car has done 8000 miles since), never had any probs with dipstick being blown out or oil in the intake pipes but before i did pcv valves passenger pcv valve was oiled up quite bad and was quite a oily mess when the pipe was removed smoke however does look blue as oil burning, it never effected emissions on mot and …

I was wondering if anyone has done this, surely a good velcro will hold it in and also it gives the option of a spoiler at a later date without snapping it getting it out. Mark

Im currently refubishing some wheels they have quite a big polished dish .Ive got all the old laquer off with loads of green scouring pads and 600 grit then 1200 grit wet and dry .There ready for polishing now whats the best polish to use been using autosol but it still looks a bit hazey .Seen clips on you tube of polishing wheels on the car jacked up and in gear anyone tried this thanks taff.

Hiya Dave, Its a sad day and i'm going to have to let the yellow peril go :( Do you still have the spec list for it; as for the life of me I cannot remember everything. Cheers, Dave.

:mad2: this is doin my head in, every now and agin (not all the time) when im driving i get this random "bing bing bing bing" and so on , kinda like the noise when the doors open, but sounds like its coming from behind me??? cud be wrong on the location of said bing, but sounds like that, any ideas? DOING MY HEAD IN :rant:

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last nite i pressed the fob button to turn alarm/central locking on, turned away and seconds later the alarm starts blaring. after it finally stopped, it went off again, this went on for about 15 mins before finnaly stopping and i could lock it with the key. i know its not the fob because that still turns the immobisier off, it blew the indicator fuse which i replaced but now i get nothing from the fob when i try and turn the alarm on. ive checked every fuse in both boxes and all are good. all this happened after doing a oil change just in case that did anything? any ideas wecome

Has anybody got a ballpark figure for a decent respray in met. black for the two front wings ?

Got the dreaded steering wheel shake, removed the 5mm spacers,fitted new antiroll bar bushes front and rear, new drop links front and rear, new steering rack bushes,and fitted some hubcentric rings and replaced the rubber bush on the steering shaft with the metal replacement. Well what a difference to the way the car handles now very responsive and no more wheel shake. Not a very expensive job but a bit af a PITA. Did this last week but only now has the swelling gone down on my fingers and the skin on my hands and knuckles grown back LOL, but a job well done.

Hi Guys, fingers crossed my car is nearly ready. I had a stalling issue previously. I had tried a few things myself and failed so it went to the garage. Then found out gearbox was not great auto. So replaced with a reconditioned unit and has plenty of power now. Hopefully I can enjoy her over the weekend. Now to my original question, Are parts available for these vehicles New? Or is it always at the breakers yard and Ebay. Mine is an import. Do america make new parts for these as there car scene is much bigger than ours. I know service parts are available but say you want an Idle control valve... Can you get them new? I don't need them yet. What about…

Well i seem to have blue smoke from drivers side! It smells of oil and is only on idle. I have changed the pcv valves when i boight the car in march this year and the smoke cleared but now its back! Oh it only seems to of started since i have removed the aiv and carbon canister could i of plumbed it in wrong somehow?

Hi, I completely bodged my door and dash trims a couple of years ago with a kit from Leatherseats.com. So I now want it done properly. Can anyone recommend a good Car Trimmer in East Surrey/West Kent that does a good job and is reasonable in cost, please? Cheers Pilch

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=290577560705 How not to upgrade your zed:no:

I currently have 225/45/17 which are lame as i get hardly any grip. I am looking to change it to 245/45/17. Would there be any problems with the speedo, i tried using some calculators and they say its about 2.8% difference. http://www.alloywheels.com/tyrecalc.asp What do you guys think?

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