General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Well , I got a Series 2 PTU from the States and faffed aound fitting it yesterday ( That`s to say , I dropped the first screw I tried to fit , fitted the top two and dropped the last screw . Actually , by then I didn`t care : It`s light enough to be tight enough with two :p ) Anyway , I drove it in heavy traffic today , stopped to shop at Tesco , where the problem usually manifests itself , and , f*ck my luck , it did the same old thing : Kept cutting out because it had reached operating temp . I`m a bit p*ssed off after all that , to be honest :headvswal Time and money wasted .

My 300zx is misfiring, and I have narrowed it down to cylinder no 4 (mid cyl left bank). Have changed the coil pack and no success, and today also swapped the injector connector and cleaned the injector it self. Tried with an "ohm meter" directly on the injector and I get a resistance of approx. 3.25 kOhm (yes kilo ohm). This does not sound OK to me, but is there someone that know what resistance that I should read. If it is the injector, have anyone swapped no.4 using the "dremmel method" or will in be plenum off. If it is plenum off, is there other things that I should get swapped at the same time. Also, any idea how long time it will take a garage to lif…

Well what can i say?... got to know yassa n yassa junior bit better, had fun playing with our knobs..even the frenchman got in on a bit of knob tugging n twisting action. Weather was great.Confirmed we both have very fffffassssssst cars..had a scary moment..wasn`t me sir. How fast? noooooooooooooooo deffo wasn`t me.. thank god that conversation never took place! WELL WE had a good time! so :tongue: to all who were elsewhere.Hope to see you next time...maybe.

Ok not exactly a new topic but a good example of crank pully failure presented itself here. With the engine running there was an awful knocking sound from low down at the front of the engine, with the engine switched off a quick inspection did not immeidiately reveal anything. However with it running the area where the noise was coming from was more obvious but then its suddenly stopped making any noise, weird, revving up the engine however reproduced the sound again and it was spotted. The picture below shows what it looked looked like from below when there was no nasty noises. After tracking it to the pully, a bit of pressure applies showed the …

I just removed the original speakers (90 jap tt import) to swap speakers. The plug has obviously blown or something in the past (see pic) The black housing clip of the wires had no indication as to positive/negative I removed the plastic leaving two wires (other pic) They don't really have much of a colour distinction either (both a burnt brown!) Question is how do i know which is which? I want to connect new speakers without breaking anything Anyone know how i can tell?

Electrical problems and water ingress go hand in hand on any car and no less the zed especially with targa roofs. Many owners have experience some level of water leak from the targa / door seals but in the vast majority of cases it is obvious as it shows up on the seats or your leg if your unlucky enough to be driving through big rain and it lets in. So when we saw a zed with some odd electrical issues and a very wet passenger carpet the taga was an obvious suspect. But when pulling the carpet back the area below the ecu was very dry. So with everything initially looking ok we checked out the targa drain points Now what yo…

right im getting some tweeters soon and would like to no were the best place to put them , pics of yours would be helpfull

Hi guys, As per the title, that's the first hole patched in the Zed :D:D Yes, I know it's a mess - but it's solid :D Many thanks to Robert for both the loan of the MIG and equipment and the tuition. :bow: Now for the sills :eek::eek::eek: Regards to all - - - Andy

This is what happened yesterday, when someone pulls out in front of me at 70 Mph...Still don't know how i walked away with just badly bruised ribs :(

Hi, I posted some help out last month regarding a strange buzzing sound underneath my car. I had a few responces but nothing really pin pointed the problem, I have this morning been under my car and found where the noise is coming from. It is central of the car where the gear shift goes up into the car. the noise is only there when the ignition is switched on and engine is off!! it is deffo electrical and sounds like a fridge??? Do soloniods buzz?? The noise is quite loud. Hope someone can help ;) Thanks

since zedworld looked at my zed yesterday it splutters when i press the throttle before pulling off fine, they moved the tps so like a dick i just moved it again and now it idles at 2000 rpm, i put it back were it was and it still idles high what have i done :headvswal

was it you? think you live there?

Red one with Bodykit parked outside a Office, not sure of the name of the road, but next to a Mazda/Ford Dealership, Mine was level with yours from the traffic lights:tongue:

Hi everyone. I want to change my pas pot for a nice shiny one. What is the best way to do it without getting its contents all over the place

Just got myself a set of cruise 135's and they are just touching the calipers on the front so im goin to phone the seller (dp motorsport off ebay )and tell them ill try spacers first before i return them,my question is what are the thickest spacers i can use before i need to start lookin at longer studs or the bolt on spacers They are 33 et by the way Cheers Jim

Sorry buddy reg users are not allowed to either sell goods or post up wanted ads Cheers Mike

Hi All I just got hold of some 18 inch 8/9 J staggered wheels for my Z. They are ET 45 all round and I am fitting them on a standard height car for now but am planning on lowering the car soon. Current thoughts are front 20mm Hub centric spacers for the front with 225/35/18 tyres rear 15mm hub centric spacers for the rear with 265/35/18 tyres. does this seem about right or do you think I could get a wider spacer on the front running a 225 tyre? Any thoughts or advice much appreciated.

so there up and a couple of mine just look at this thread http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=131929 Thanks Again, Little REDZED (Harry).

OH look at me asking all the questions today. can some bright spark tell me the correct overall diameters of the tt flywheel and the na one( can do the na one tomorrow but deffo need the tt one) pretty please cheers gaz

i`m still relativley new to this scene and not really had much contact with other z owners. i sold a propshaft to a guy today who seemed to now his stuff,and i was very impressed with his engine bay layout and the 99 spec bumper.its the first time i`ve seen a z with that much detail to attention in the flesh.mine is a long way off yet but i`ve seen the light at the end of the tunnel(so to speak) and i`m glad i`ve chosen a z to modifiy.

I bought viniboy's Tomei steering wheel and quick release boss... but it hasn't got a wheel centre, and I had a spare nose panel Z badge, but can't make my mind up whether it looks good or not. :confused: I mean it looks ok, but not sure whether its a bit big for a steering wheel. Input required! cheers guys :hyper:

looking to instal an amp in my swb 300. would prefer it hidden other than on the shelf over the fuel tank with another shelf over the top where is a good place to hide an amp?

Just been out to the car, and just about managed to get the jack under it to put it on axel stands and get a few pictures of the damage if it was visible... :shock: Is all i can say to be honest. anyway here are the photos Oil filter to the right of frame, oil pan showing "blow Out" hole better angle showing main damage need to do some rust removal. a pipe that goes nowhere? i have one the same on the other side looking at it, you would think that this engine worked

Hey up Damo, you got an e-mail addy cannot pm you as your registered only, sorted those speakers out for you. If you do not want to post your e-mail here just send me one so I will have it. jeff@zedworld.co.uk Jeff

saw a couple of times think they work in industrial estate at body shop as seen it parked outside one ??