General Discussions - 300ZX Related

I've been struggling to change the bushes on my steering rack for ages now. First off it took bleedin' hours to get the old bush on the drivers side out, followed by what felt like a lifetime getting the new f****r in place. Now that the bush is in I can't get the f'in bracket back on!:censored: Every time I try to feed the bracket round it goes over a ps hard pipe, I've tried for over two hours today and it will not feed under this pipe. What am I doing wrong?? This job has been a nightmare from start to finish, I would have had less stress taking the engine out and doing it that way, would have been quicker too! Help I'm at me wits end with the bloody thi…

Hi Lads, First of many questions I guess. Finally started on the road to getting the 300 up & running. In relation to the fuel pump. Is there supposed to be an o ring or gasket or something between the fuel pump & the body of the car. Also the two hoses connecting onto the pump, are they held in place by hose clips?. All help gratefully received. ps Have looked in the FAQ section but to no avail :cool3:

I know what i'm about to ask has probably been covered a million times before, but I can't find the thread that I was looking at last week. On the weekend I made a start fitting after market boost/oil pressure and water temp gauges. 1. Which wire do I connect to for the lights to come on, on the gauges? 2. Where does everyone feed the pipe for the boost gauge through the firewall? I've found a place for the wires to run through but it's not big enough for the boost pipe that was supplied with the gauge. Gauges are fitted above the cd player in the centre console. Thanks in advance Matt

On the A1 near the A68 Darlington Durham area about 17:45. Looked nice!!.

Well, i expected it to fail, what i didnt expect was it to fail on the things it did lol 1. head light on passenger side not illuminating (i knew about this anyway as i didn't get time to change the bulb) 2. horn not loud enough to be heard by other road users lol 3. excessive corrosion to seat belt anchorage point on drivers seat 4. excessive corrosion to seat belt anchorage point on passenger seat, 5. excessive smoke of any color. 6. number plate bulb failed to illuminate (oops stupid not to check that) 7. front offside brake binding 8. front near side brake binding. And two other points that i cant remember at the moment, but I'm getting a quote…

Anyone know the paint code for my Z off hand need it asap and not near the car, i have it from a reliable source it's likely KH2? Thanks Chris

right after my recent problems with my Zed i've just got it in my garage to attempt to fix it, but im a bit confused... i had thought it to be the passanger turbo... symptoms: oil leak from around the passenger side turbo, (cant see if its coming off the turbo or not, but its running down the passenger elbow, and is all over everything, hadn't noticed it before the problems) exhaust leak back of passenger side elbow, front passenger side cylinder not firing - getting power, plug and coil good, injector is working, some oil in passenger side intake but not as much as i was expecting, smoke on idle, from start up, white turns to blue under slig…

My TT normally runs at about 75-78 degrees on the motorway, off boost. (Consult temp from the ECU sensor). This seems a bit cold compared with most cars, but I guess this is normal with a 76.5 deg C thermostat? The dash gauge is just marginally under horizontal. If I drive at constant 50mph a couple of minutes after a cold start, it takes over 10 minutes to reach 70 deg C. Ambient temp 10 degrees. Is this normal or could the thermostat be stuck open a bit? During warmup, at what temperature does the ECU stop fuelling rich, is it a threshold or does the enrichment gradually reduce as the temperature rises? What temperature enables full boost? Thanks!

What size fuel hose is used on the tt im makeing up some braided ones.

Just though i would share my picture`s with you lot! I made this myself using fibreglass and body filler, but i had to give it the bodyshop for the final finish, it looks great in the flesh, not perfect but nealry :thumbup: I had my headlight inners done at the same time aswell, nice and shiny :yes:

Had to remove the bass box speaker to remove bass box and led the blooming great speaker [still connected to amp] on top of the amp and it blew fuse.:pinch: Removed speaker completely and replaced the 10 amp fuse 5 times :pinch: anybody know why?? The same fuse covers the clock and interior light, would the magnetic part of the speaker damage the amp and ultimately cause the fuse to keep blowing!! Dave:confused1::no:

Could this be due to a boost leak?? Not touched anything on the engine when i removed it!! :surrender:

Hi All, Just thought id share some photos of my '95 Z since it has had the 1990 spoiler fitted and the scratches / dents removed. Peter

hi guys just bought my second z being a 92 na model ,pretty good shape for the year.noticed after giving it a long run that the stater desent want to engage with the ring gear when hot leave to cool and no problem,doesent seem like a ring gear problem because it starts when cold or cooler with flywheel in same place ?could be mistaken though.anyone had the pleasure of this problem before.it does make the grinding noise of not meshing ...thoughts or opinions greatly accepted cheers guys

Good Afternoon, Is there a diagram for how to remove the handbrake and gearstick gaitors. I'm a little ham fistered so I would like to know what I have to remove and what not to do to get at them. Probably quite simple but I like to be safer thsn sorry!! Cheers, Dave.

whats it mean? its written on loads of bits and bobs, na injecters, tt dipstick, maf... probably just me that finds it funny, i am 12 afterall :P

Notice today that lining that goes around catch on the inside is bubbled up can that bit be taken apart and re glued.

Having just removed my poorly engine, (and what a job that was) and having a good poke around i`ve found the small cooling pipes that run to the throttle bodies and then through the turbo`s have been blanked off obviously stopping cooling round these parts! Is this some kind of advance tuning method? lol Thumbs up on this? Cheers Dave

Has anyone got a lower tail skin on their LWB zed? I was after seeing what it looks like im thinking of either that or the perspex strip Marty

Has anybody seen any really unusual (unchessey)body mods to a zed?. I not really talking about any aftermarket parts. More hand crafted sheet metal and imagination than stick on vents and spoilers. Shouldnt be to long now before the next z32 all my jobs around the home are almost done,just need to change the family car then there should be another z32 on the drive! I do need some inspiration though as im tired of looking at the z centre pages for body kits and the same old aftermarket stuff.Apart from the original strosek kit there is nothing that really appeals to me. having real trouble finding parts for my z31 so i guess this may take longer than expec…

Can you fit a forward facing baby seat into the rear of the 300zx? I know you have to have them properly fixed. If so, can you easily remove them if you need to? I have tried my backward facing seat from my other car and there isn't enough space.

hi as per title, where do you guys get replacement core plugs? im going to remove some of the flashing from my spare block and i need to remove the core plugs, whats the best technique to do it please? cheers gaz

Hi, Sorry if the answer is already on the forum but a quick look didn't give me an obvious answer. My current bulbs are pink but not got round to change them! Took the bulb out this morning and it's made by RAYBRIG (Japanese) and also stated 12V 5W. A quick search on the net suggests that it may be a 194/168 bulb. Is this correct? Can I buy it in the high street? Searched the Halfords web-site but couldn't find it. Any advice or guidance most welcome.

I have a standard z32 and would like an ecu upgrade for incresed performance. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

Hi Guys, thought i'd get this down now 'cos i'm up at 6 and off to Windsor all day on sunday, so it'd be nice for some advice when i get back. Went out tonight to a do, all fine. after about 5 miles on the return journey my oil temp gauge in the pillar shot up to 125 Deg, usual is between 85 and 95, i was not driving aggressively. i pulled over to the hard shoulder and turned the engine off but still on Acc which kept the gauges on. looked under the bonnet and could see or smell anything out of the ordinary. Back inside and cycled the gauges (digital, they do a self check ) Temp no read 78 Deg, thats more like it. Carried on the journey another 10 miles, got home but then…