General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Iv'e come to a bit of a standstill on working on the zed. Am in need of some help if possible. Am needing a lot of welding and fabrication doin to get any further on with the body repairs. If anyone who has a good welder and is good with it, could spare some evenings to help, it would be very much appreciated. Thankyou.

hey all I was checking fault codes after a misfire and see my ecu has mines on it? misfire was sorted but im after some info on the ecu,it has only the standard boost gauge fitted so i cant tell what boost its putting out.

hi all just notcied one of my front rear subframe bushes has a gungy/silicone like slime all over it so guessing i've got one bush gone is it a subframe out job to replace one of the front bushes?

Reet then, is there a way of calibrating the tacho, it reads 500 rpm more than conzult, i know there is potentiometers on the back of the dial mech... I have a slight what feels like a missfire, but cant be sure, seems before it boosts, when you put a bit of a load on it at low revs, it's feels a little bit like it's running on 5, but running on them EXTREMELY well, if that makes sense, but then boost and smooth as silk, as is the tick over, i could be imagining it, could just be because it's a V, but i do get the odd obvious missfire, and strangely, everytime i check the plugs, seem to find a cracked one, and i know for a fact i'm not breaking any fitting them or re…

Hi guys, Many of you may have heard about me zed in the newbies section. But today i will have more than 2 gears YES, Garage had major probs fitting the new box, 2 of the studs on the turbo snapped off, So since 1998 this will be the first time shes been on the road and more than 40 mph.......... Going to take her gentle of course, then im looking for someone who can do a respray for me??? ANYONE!! JJ

My idle tickover on my jam import 1990 TT AUTO is low and lumpy, approx 650to 750 rpm, can it be adjusted? Paul.

Anyone running these? Am thinking of getting a set from the states - any opinions? :)

I'm coming to a bit of a turning point in my zed ownership, at the end of September I'll have had it a year. This isn't a long time to have owned it I realise but I've hand plenty of ups and downs already. For a first car it's been awesome but it's already falling apart a bit and needs at least grand spending on it. So do I go for it and sort the old girl out or do I move on to greener/younger pastures such as an S2000? Do I spend the money on the 300ZX or on getting a fresher car with less miles and years on the clock?

I've posted this question elsewhere so was interested to see what you guys think. JDM 3 spoke rims......dated as fook' or 'old skool' retro? The Super Advan version 2's would appear to be the nicest 3 spokes on offer

right just want to confirm what i think is already wrong with this z the car drives and boost fine but when the car i warmed up and on tickover it burns oil out the exhaust i am guessing this is one of the turbo seals failing is it not? 11 feb 05 it had a 69k tt engine with turbos fitted am i right or could it be a whole host of other things dont know mutch about these motors have worked on celicas before not had on nissans

hi,has anyone had any experince with the e0-1 boost controller?i bought it 2 years ago but it has only just been fitted,i`ve had my car at the rolling road and when they tried to set the boost anything above 8psi it was just serging or spiking upto a bar and spinning the wheels.the people at the rolling road have now said its the boost controller not holding its cycle it varies from 98% down to 2% what ever that means.just woundered if there was something that maybe their missing settings wise or if anyone else has had this problem. confused and gutted is not a good feeling plus i have a bill for £320 and the car is still running standard boost.

Good job I love my Zed or I'd be selling her on right now, she's a bloody naughty handful! Still haven't sorted my headlights - its an electrical fault, some idiot has messed up the wiring of the car, but I digress... Twice now this has happened. Go for a drive out. Its warm, its humid - stick the air con in (well on econ as it needs regassing) - then there's a horrid squeal from under the bonnet and the engine cuts out. It happened again today and I broke down in the middle of the A66 :mad2: It was only when I managed to limp off the road that my boyfriend realised this only happens when the interior cooling is switched on. Common fault? Never heard of it? Pos…

Lost the key to my Zed 1995 300zx SWB no key code that I can find and of course its an import. Nissan local garage say that they cant help......can anyone shed any further light on the situation?:no:

Ok guys, this is a problem I've had since I got the car. The sidelights on the corners in the indicator unit don't come on with the sidelights? They do however come on with the corresponding indicators. Left indicator left sidelight, right indicator, right sidelight? Anyone got any ideas? Is this common to z's or is it just mine? Cheers peter

Once the prop is off how do you change the centre carrier bearing, not sure how to get it off the prop?

Some one has kindly manufactured an air duct set for the Godspeed intercoolers :) looks like they ship to Uk also, you just have to email them for a price, i have done so already just waiting for a reply :) look here: http://www.kroffts.com/kke/gsicd.html

Hi need some help in clacton Essex. When I drive my 91TT turbo In a straight line the rear snakes left or right when going over bumps or change of road surface, but is fine when cornering. Is it the hicas joints,fluid or pump. Would I be better with eliminating bar? Thanks bjorn

im a big fan of the safety aspect of run flats but not a fan of the teeth rattling ride they give . is anybody running these on their zed . my concern is when you take the suspension give away from the tyres is it likely to ware other components in the cars suspension . has anybody had any issues with this . cheers andy

Had the window down today and as i was braking i heard what sounded like the pads and shims moving as i braked? it stops fine and theirs plenty of meat on the pads,do they suffer with the pads slopping about in the cailper as i know some cars do? I plan to take the wheels off the weekend and pull them apart for my own peace of mind. any thoughts?

Hi guys, sorry to post such a closely related question to my weekend query. Both I and my mechanic friend assumed swapping the actuators would be any easy enough job. So it was, for the passenger side, but the driver's side appears to be impossible without removing the turbo/pulling the engine. Can anyone advise the 'easiest' (ha!) way to do this, preferably avoiding an engine pull? Dropping the cross member and raising the chassis perhaps?? I guess an engine pull wouldn't be the end of the world, I've deleted pretty much everything that isn't needed in the engine bay including aircon, standard solenoids, plenum water hoses, EGR, AIVs, PRVR, det sensor etc …

I don't have a change to check under the car now as I'm offshore. I'm thinking about replacing the Z1 DP and TP because of a lot of rasp and buying Alloy Toyz from CZP and was wondering if there would be easier to replace the DP with the gearbox on or off?

Any one got any links to alloy rads for z32 can dta still get these thanks,:cool3:

I was told that my car was tunned by abbey motor sport in surry a couple of years ago. so i gave them a ring and they were able to tell me that in 2004, they fitted a Greddy BSpec 2 boost controller (which is still there now) and that was all. they said that it was runnin 260BHP at the rear hubs. this sounds a little low to me. is the standard 276bhp at the fly or at the hubs?

guys, any ideas whats causing this, the car has stood for a year ive had missfire prbs all resolved now its firing on all 6, at start up a very loud clicking noise its constant after that also its now starting to backfire , it bangs then theres a sort of air sound do you think its reated or do i have 2 problems any help much appreciated ps many thanks to geordie liam for the the cable tie solution it worked a treat on the coilpacks

Any recommendations? One that knows their way round the Zed's fiddly trim bits, preferably. Ta.