General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Does anyone know the internal diameter of the top radiator hose? Need to buy a jobby to fit my temp sensor to... cheers, tudor...

My car standard except frigging noisy exhaust Stillen, single output, waiting to go on a John Dixon chip and jets, do i have to change the injectors do i need a boost valve thingy what air filter? has Hicas eliminator fitted Anyone and anyone selling 2nd hand these required parts JJ

This as bothered me for a while, under this black trim I could see black as well as silver and it looked untidy. :crying: I took the wiper arms off and then both pieces of trim, it revealed areas of black overspray or underspray if you like, this removed quite easily and it all returned back to a pleasing silver. :clap: Then gave everything on the car a thoroughly cleaning. Sprayed up gloss black on the trim, as you imagine over time they do sun fade. Sprayed and livened up the finish on the wiper arms. A simple job and another well worth the time and effort. :thumbup1:

Hi, my dads primera p12 is idling very lumpy and kicking out lots of blue smoke, ive read on various websites and forums that it could be the piston rings but the car has barely done 40k, plus he rarely brakes the speed limit lol. surely its not the piston rings at such low mileage. does anyone have any ideas. any comments greatly appreciated cheers si

trying to do a water bypass with the plenum on got the passengers side done but gave up on the drivers side when i could not even get to the metal pipe clip at the back of the plenum so i've done a half bypass lol also got round to starting to fit the new silicone vac hoses and finished fitting the replica spoiler just needs a little more tidying round that and i managed to take paint off in one place trying to remove excess glue doh still need to fettle my top rad hose slightly as well but thats for another day when it's dry

Is it just me, or does anyone else have difficultly actually being able to see the speedo/revs? It's not my eyesight... my steering wheel is in the way! I had a 320mm wheel on there, just changed it for a bigger wheel but no difference (actually slightly worse now). I'm about 6ft and was just wondering if anyone else has this problem? Adjusting the seat doesn't help... just another quirk of the Z I guess! :innocent:

So, the intitial emergency seems to be over.. But i'm confused now. I definitely had warm air from the heater when I got the car, so there was enough water in it to function to some degree. Certainly nothing to arouse suspicion anyway. This morning however, there was clearly no water in it.:confused1: Where did the water go? There's no indication that the head is letting water through, there's definitely no white smoke in the exhaust. Fact. Nor is there any water in the oil. So if the water isn't going through the head and isn't leaking out through a hose, where the fook did it go? Somewhere down the line, whatever water was in the system ha…

hi all i need to do a water bypass on the zed but after contacting local parts people i can only get hold of 10bar pressure rated fuel hose which a mechanic of many years standing says should be fine to carry coolant is this correct?

Right, Took it for a run this morning to see if the issue was still present.. Temp went up to about 110, so pulled over and checked engine temp with my hand, radiator was cool and top of engine was warm, but not excessively so. This made me think the issue was with the sensor, however... couldn't get any warm air from the heater, so no hot water in the matrix... Temp reading went upto 150+ so took the car back and popped the bonnet again. No pressure in radiator!!!! took the cap off and nothing... poored a kettle of water in and a lot of gurgling and then steam etc, started the engine without the rad cap and coolant pissed out everywhere, so water pump is w…

Hi folks, Just got the zed back today - after some suspension work So, have been for some 'spirited driving'.. Unfortunately there seems to be an issue with the cooling system. I have a tech tom fitted so i am able to see a digital read out for the engine temp. On a motorway cruise to my mate's the temp was steady at 80-85 degrees c while at motorway speeds. However, I've just got back from a quick blast consisting of mainly backroads and then some fun on an industrail estate (roundabouts) and the temp has started being erratic. The temp quickly went up to about 95, then all of a sudden jumped to 105, then fell quickly to 90 and then rose quickly agai…

I wanted to do away with the front bumper washer hoses, if I pull the hose out the res. it just leaks everywhere. Guess I need a bung of some sort. Whats the best way to ditch those.

May fancy putting a splitter on my stock bumper. Seen Janus' and quite like it. Just wondered what was available and how much they cost. Pics would also be great. Cheers peter.

changing me diff oil but cant seem to find how much i need to replace it! mines a 1990 jap import TT. dan.:biggrin:

Well, after working on my zed all winter, i put her in for it's MOT this morning. Came back with NO ADVISORIES except the emissions were a little high (but still within tolerance). HAPPY DAYS! Another years motoring :D

Hi ya'll, been hammering this forum today, many helpful replies too! Should I get one of those in-line pipe efforts with the threaded hole for the water temp sensor (aftermarket), if so, where should I put it? It should be at the top of the coolant system, only one pipe, but it has a bend in it, would I be able to bung one in there? And what size is the pipe (internal diameter)? Thanks again, ooh, anyone got a picture of one of these fitted? Cheeeerrssss....

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well ust took the zed oput for a run today now i have got the radiator done and it's not lost any coolant in last few days, on getting back just now though i noticed steam rising from under the bonnet on inspection it looks to be coming from roughly centre (injectorish area ) on the plenum on the passenger side turbo water pipe maybe? i noticed there was no pressure in rad and a very small puddle of water but rad seems full at mo is this a plenum off job to fix? also if i leave car on tickover for 10 mins or so i'm getting blueish smoke out of the drivers side exhaust give the throttle a blip and it clears could this be pcv valves? i noticed the passenger side valve …

I think black is master red is valet. I only have red what am I missing by not having the black? Thanks

Where is the best place to route a pipe for a boost gauge and wires for other gauges from the engine bay to cab?

Any one got a lock set 2 doors, boot and ignition or know if I can get a copy key from nissan through the chassis no, reg no or engine no? With titanium key if poss.....lol

hi zedders, this morning i spotted a blue z32 sitting outside my house,i went to have a z chat as this has happened before on zeds passing my house but by the time i got to the door it drove off. its always nice to find z fans popping in for a chat,even if i dont know you, other that the sticker www300zx........and its a blue z32 with the big rear spoiler thats all i know,also it does not have a standard z exhaust as i heard it leaving my village(east saltoun)east lothian. next time pop in. george

Is it necessary to put PTFE tape on the oil pressure sender? They are a tapered fitting, so shouldn't need it, but have seen a roll come with some kits...

black g reg zx with fat zorsts parked on drive in llandaff ,anyone?

Ok still digging for a set of 4 tires for my Z, originally the Z came with Yoki Advan sport...but these are somehow old now and want to make a change..at first I thought about getting some same Yokis, but problem is; here in Spain there is ONLY one nationwide distributor for these tires Yokohama Planet and that means they ask me for a 4 tires over 989Euros; on the other hand they got some old stocks...left wich I am not risking to try...those are 600euros...but tires from 2007. Now this good old buddy was telling me about why n0t try the Toyos R888 they are great semi slick and drive nice..high performance and here in Spain brand new I can get them for approximately 600…

As above has anyone used them? Are they any good? Thanks