General Discussions - 300ZX Related

First part needed a bonnet stay clip as seen in this photo http://shenmue-uk.com/Cars/IMG_20180415_1844560.jpg/img] Second part much more important I need a new Squib as mine appears to be faulty keeps blowing the fuse and leaving me without indication If you don't know which car I have its a 1995 Z32 Non Turbo was Auto (now Manual) Japanese import Thanks

I've bought another Gloria for parts but the cambelt had slipped a tooth at idle. Is the engine a tolerance engine with clearance between the piston & valves or will it more than likely have bent a valve? What other damage could it have done?

Just checking my old records when I suddenly had a misfire. SVA did a compression test on my engine. 125 - 130 when my car was on 119k kms. I think that's pretty good at the time but I hadn't noticed! Z on 135k kms now! I think this equates to 2,500 miles a year.

removing lower steering U joint ive undone both the bolts soaked it in wd and it wont budge is there a magic way of removing it without smashing it with a hammer :hammer:

Can anybody recommend a half decent car cover for a 300zx that has a good fit for the LWB? Having already blown cash on a 'fits-all' cover, to find an off the shelf one that doesn't blow off every other day would be a significant step forward.. :cursing:

I have the Nissan Gloria & I want to source parts to convert it to manual. I have the pedals & the clutch cylinder from my old skyline & from my old nissan 200sx. These are basically the same but I'm after all the mechanical parts. Can you guys recommend & breaker or a forum member that could help with the gearbox, prop, clutch etc? Any help would be appreciated.

Hi Guys, I am searching for a set of LM reps for the Z and running into serious lack of availability for a staggered set in 19". So my thoughts are, do I get a set of 5x112 wheels and use wobble bolts or do I look for a set of 5x120 8.5 and 9.5j 19's and go for hub adaptors? If I go for the second route the minimum adaptor is 20mm, could I get away with that and if so what would the offset need to be to allow for the spacer? Hopefully someone will know how I can get around this wheel issue! Cheers guys!

Hi Everyone, Recently sold one of my cars. The new owner is wanting to get the car chipped and mapped to make the most of the modifications I did. The car had an engine rebuild, refurbished turbo's, aftermarket intercoolers & rad etc. It also had a Greddy Profec B plumbed in, but never setup. Does anyone have any recommendations of where he might take it? He's based in the Surrey area. Thanks

Hi guys I was chatting to Jim today at PowerZed and we got onto the subject of suspension. He told me that there was an option back in the day on UK models (and possibly US) to have electronically adjustable shocks. I’ve been surfing the net trying to find some more information but haven’t had much luck. So I was hoping that some of our more senior members might be able to tell me more about it, does anyone still have them on their car, where can you get the units etc... Cheers, Chris.

Thinking of changing my compressor. Are there 2 types? My Z is a Jap 91 TT Any advice welcome. Art

Hi all, Currently working in CA atm and have found a few good Zed owners out here. One has offered me a set of Godspeed side mounted Intercoolers. Q. Are they any good and are they a direct fit? Anyone got them on a zed here in the UK? Any help appreciated, as I think they will just fit in the suitcase if they are worth bringing home :) Greg

For some reason got no revers lights checked the sensor on the gearbox that's fine went to the bonnet looped pin 4 and 7 in the plug that should give me reverse lights but nothing where should I look now

Can anyone tell me what the differential oil line running from the oil pump to the rear bumper and back to the cooler is actually for, is it for extra cooling or is it a buffer for extra oil, I mean the diff holds most of the oil and the cooler should be sufficient to cool the oil, I’ve tested the pump and it pumps like crazy so there should be enough flow. Reason I’m asking most of the lines are rusted and I thought maybe it would be possible to use a small catch can/overflow can instead of this oil line. Thanks Peter

My Zed is a 1989 TT auto- now back on road after having been stood- runs fine etc but I have a paint? issue. The paint or powder coating has started to fail on the targa edges, the 3 inch approx piece of trim to the rear of the targas & on the stipp down the 'A' pillars leaving chrome on view. What fixes are available for this- any advice most welcome.

cant get the gearbox top nut on the drivers side off tried heat which is really awkward and wd and its a no go dont really wanna force it much more or it may round off looking for suggestions really :confused1:

This is on my vg30det engine. I'm sorting the engine bay & reducing all the vac lines etc. This metal diaphram is on the back of the plenum near the bulkhead. There is a vacuum 'container' on the inner wing & a electric solenoid by the air filter. As I was uncertain of its role. I have removed the vac line from it leaving the diagram to atmosphere, blanked the hose going to it & removed the plug from the electric solenoid. I have taken the car for a hard drive & it has made no difference to the performance. If anyone knows it's job please help or I'll remove it all to clear space in the bay.

Hello everyone, My car got misfire, so after long process of checking all components and cleaning connectors I found dead injector. Is anyone going to Brighton incarnation tomorrow and possibly got spare standard injector I could pick up ? Cash in hand. Also many thanks to Jimmer for support over the phone during my injector removal process :shuriken: Kind regards Adrian

HICAS and Power Steering Issue: Car is a JDM 1995 Series 4 TT with the ELECTRONIC Hicas, not the hydraulic. Ok, so for a little while I’ve been suffering with the usual Heavy Steering issues. This issue appeared shortly after fitting my Haltech Plat Pro. After a little while longer I noticed my speedo was dropping out, which I assumed was my kph to mph converter. Switched converter, speedo returned to normal function (and is as accurate as I would expect when comparing to GPS speed) but power steering symptoms persisted. A further symptom arose where it now feels like the HICAS is in “high speed mode” and feels like the back wheels are turning in the same d…

I'm debating on what to do with the stereo and surround and wanted people's opinions. A bit of background to why it looks as it does. Basically the previous owner had the aircon in the radio surround using several buttons. The display was in the square bit too. I rewired stuff back to the good old pods. But that's left holes and a very messy stereo surround. The setup is a stereo and DVD/Sat nav screen in the normal place, then there's the DVD/SatNav unit in the centre console. If I change the stereo, then I possibly lose or have to change the centre console. So I'm after opinions on what I could/ should do. What I'm toying with is either: -keep…

when removing the compressor do u remove it 1st, or undo the top hardpipes as i can get my hands down there to remove the hard pipes 1st unless theres a trick im missing. :scared:

Anyone know where to buy a harness bar for a swb 300zx ?

Looking at the price I would think so ! https://page.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/d144666541

Hi all I managed to get an hour today on the 300 so started trying to clean up the engine bay. I do like a well cleaned bay and this 300 is one of the dirtiest bays I’ve ever owned. Any heavily oiled areas I’ve had to deal with on previous cars I’ve dealt with using WD40. :thumbup1:Unfortunately the 300 is so groty that the WD40 wasn’t touching the sides without working it in with a toothbrush and cloth.:tooth: Can you guys recommend any products that are more aggressive on contact please? :gun_bandana: Cheers,Chris P.S. Please feel free to post your engine bay to keep me motivated. :wink:

Hi guys I hope Its ok putting this here,im selling my uk 93 twin turbo auto --- edit --- - - - Updated - - - I must be one of the oldest members still on here

Hi Andy, Here's the pics :