General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Hi all, Happy new year! Just a general question really. How often does a nissan 300zx twin turbo need an engine oil change? Also what are the signs to show you that your enigine needs rebuilding by looking at the oil of the engine? Regards Kash

When ever im taking the Z out when there is a frost (or this current weather) i keep getting ice on the inside? anyone else get this issue?

I'm looking for some guidance and help on an issue i'm trying to resolve regarding the fitment of rear back boxes on the LWB Z32 (89-01). Basically, do original or aftermarket back boxes differ in overall length on the LWB models throughout any of the production years? I assumed that any rear boxes designed for the LWB models would fit onto the original system without a problem. I removed a set off my LWB and am going to replace with a new pair soon BUT i've sold the old ones to somebody who also has a LWB and they are saying that the boxes are 6" too long and the end flanges are the wrong size even though they are the normal bore size??? They are adamant t…

time has come to bite the bullet regarding the zed its gonna be taken off the road for a while. theres a couple of reasons why firstly it never gets driven the now because of the weather and secondly even if it was the type of weather to drive it i simply couldnt afford to drive it. not getting rid of it just going to get it into my garage where i can plod away working on it but id still rather be able to drive it lol hopefully will only be for a few months though

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Hi I cannot find in the online manual a diagram of the rear water pipes. I need to know what diameter it is and what pipe is best for this. Silicone vacuum pipe I have been told will not last. Where is the best place to source some? Thanks Paul

A very common zed body work issue is the alignment of the front wing where it meets the door and more so lower down at the sill. Check out the pictures below the first showing how bad it can look, the problem is caused by damage to the lower part of the wing where it is fixed to the sill. The damage can be cause in accidents but in the main is due to badly placed trolley jacks, tyre bays been the worst culprits. The good news the fix is relatively easy, in the case shown a simple redressing of the wing fixing is all that was required, a flat bolster chisel is ideal and as the lower wing / sill start to move back in place it is easy to judge how far to go. …

My zed has been sitting in on my drive in all weather conditions uncovered and untouched for the last 4 months and hasn;t moved since feb last year, while I've been working on stuff like refurbing a rear subframe brakes etc all ready to get put on it. Anyway, I decided to have a look inside and see if she was ok. Was a little bit worried on what I would find but after a bit of wd40 in the drivers door I finally got in only to find that it's completely bone dry :thumbup1: not a hint of any water or damp getting in.. I decided to turn her over and it started first time! only to cut out straight away. A quick look in the engine bay reminded me that the apexi was wrappe…

A very popular performance mod is a “chip” and boost upgrade, the ecu part of the job requires the Nissan eprom to be de-soldered and a socket to be re-soldered in. However this is where mistakes are often made with poor soldering causing shorts and subsequently damaging the new eprom. But even the professionals get it wrong sometimes, check out the pictures below, not easy to see in the first one but picture two and three show in closer detail that one of the pins has not been soldered at all and in fact caused the ecu to behave very oddly, very embarrassing for the company involved, 30 years in Auto Electronics and a silly school boy error. Jeff TT

Do what i,ve been doing , cars on the drive so i,ve run an exstension into the car , folded the back seat down and put a 2Kw blow heater in the back pointing forwards , when i get up and about half an hour before leaving i plug the extension cable in which is already run into the house , it warms up inside nicely and melts all the ice of your windows and demists them as well , far better than freezing ya nads off scraping ice at 7 in the morning :thumbup::thumbup:

Ok ive been on the forum for a couple of years now and i need to no,how do you get your signature pic of your car or wot ever up,so it comes up every time you post a thread,or when your name comes up and thay can see a pic of you car under the name,plus how do i get my car in the rides section?:whistling::huh::helpsmilie::confused1:

Not seen this before, personally i think it looks brilliant. What do you guys reckon?

I need the OD size of the top pipe where the bung should go when fitting bov's in place of the recirc valves, obviously i want to buy a rubber bung to fit over the top of it. Yes i cant be bothered to measure it myself.. too cold.... I also need the OD size of the lower rubber pipe that comes from the intercooler pipe that goes onto the bottom of the stock recirc. not the actual metal pipe size as im reusing the stock rubber hose.... Thanks guys.

just a quicky,,,any one successfully done a 4 wheel drive conversion on a zed or ever heard of one?would skyline bits do the job?obviously with some doctoring?? many thanks:tank:

need help guys as im buying second hand HKS SSQV Blow Off bov from a guy and he is saying that they fit on the stock bov position in a 300zx with out any modification or any other extra parts? :confused1: is it true? :confused1: this is my first t/t so i need help ! thanks nash

'snow joke! :sorcerer: started off as a ducktail spoiler but then I got bored LOL :lol:

Hi im having some problems with the power steering on my 1990 tt, there was a noise coming from the front left pulley, was told it was probably requiring replacing, on this forum, another suggestion was to top it up while engine running, now this done the trick and i had power steering again, just been back out in the 300 and no power steering again, ive looked for fluid loss but nothing apparent, where is the fluid going? tried diagnostics but cant get the flashing lights please help getting fed up working constantly on the car..

anyone know if available, adaptor to plug two pin o m e arial to modern single pin type? anb where from ?:

Hi just went to renew my insurance . And because i have just lost my job the price went from £509 to £1500 full comp this was with done deal. So it looked like i would have to sell the car. But after a drink i phoned alen and alen . Got qoute £620 tpft and £770 full comp. So looks like i can keep the car just the mot now that's next week.

I'm going to upgrade the front speakers in my Zed as they're a bit crap. I want to get a pair of 6.5inch components, and probably an amp to run them. I don't know much about audio and was hoping someone would be able to recommend me a speaker/amp combo. I also don't know if I'll need an amp or not? (headunit is one of these: http://www.caraudiocentre.co.uk/product_m-ida-x200_p-23163.htm, 4x45w output) I don't want to spend a fortune either! I was hoping that I could do the whole thing for under £120 and I don't mind buying used... I'm looking for as high quality as possible, don't need to be too bass oriented as I'm probably going to get a separate s…

Get my licence back on the 19th of this month and cant wait, its annoying as the zed (silverstreak) has not been driven by me yet, its booked in on the 15th for a service and hopefully get rid of a juddering when wet issue, Im going to take it on a nice long run as if this snow clears up.

I know there was a post put up about a zed over in japans that kept the standard shape with just new wheels and a nice suspension set up on it. And quite a few poeple liked it, well..... this one kind of reminds me of it. Nice car with the FSH etc. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/200947346721226/sort/priceasc/usedcars/make/nissan/model/300_zx/quicksearch/true/postcode/pa169he/page/2/radius/1501?previous=%2Fsearch%2Fresults%2Fusedcars%2Fpostcode%2Fpa169he%2Fradius%2F1501%2Fmake%2Fnissan%2Fmodel%2F300_zx%2Fsort%2Fpriceasc%2Fquicksearch%2Ftrue%2Fpage%2F2&logcode=p

Just ordered my new 99 spec rear spoiler & a few trims from Z Centre today! :thumbup1: Cant wait to start putting it all together!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1994-Nissan-300-ZX-Turbo_W0QQitemZ290371104708QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item439b776fc4 Bit of a bargain me thinks, looks a bonny car for not alot of cash! Needs a manual conversion of course but nice!

i need this done to a set of s13 coilovers to fit a z31 anyone know?