General Discussions - 300ZX Related

Does anyone live near Fareham, Hampshire fancy helping us finnish off getting an engine out on Saturday. Figured it will be easier with some help from someone who knows what they are up to :cry:. Happy to pay so if you fancy helping out and fancy earning some cash please let me know. Failing that I expect it will take us another few weekends at the rate we are going :rofl: and I might be asking a load more questions..

looking at getting this front bumper to replace my damaged one, just wondering where would be best to get it from i see its on the zcenter best just to get it from there?

I just installed an induction kit on my car and i noticed after the paper filter in the lower part of the box you have the pipe leading to the MAF sensor and another 2 pipes 1 leading right 1 leading left under the headlights are these part of the AIV system? Also side note the airbox was a pain getting out lol.

first of all hi guys, for those who remember me! havnt been on here for years! got a mate who wants me to change their alternator on their zed. its a TT. how hard a job is it, i cant even remember where the bloody thing is and dont have the car in front of me, is it pretty straight forward? or a pain in the arse?

Im going to look at Stu's old car sunday with cash in my hand, ooohhh cant wait, apparantly its in even better condition, not that it was bad anyway + new 19" wheels.

Hi all, On my 91 import, the speedo has been converted, but the turbo gauge is still in the Jap format (ie -7 to +7) and the now changed speedo face only goes up to 120 mph - I haven't gone that fast, but i assume that the needle would just eventually stop, even if i did go over the stated 120? has this had some sort of converter? because at 90 - 100 the needle is nearly all the way over on the right (as 120 is top). Really i want the needle to sit in its normal place when driving (you know - about 70 or 80 when pointing straight up) , does anybody have any ideas or advice, i want to either change it back to kph readout - or swap it out completely so tha…

Hi peeps, just got back tonight from a very hot Portugal, see I have a truck load of pm`s / mails etc. that need replying to so will get them done tomorrow, sorry for any delays.......but now I need bed!!!:D Cheers Jeff TT

The story goes like this: I've sold the manual conversion from my shorty only to get my LWB back on the road, after it's MOT, to find that the gearbox is giving a light grind. More so, when in 2nd and 4th gears and it gives a bit of a crunch when going into 2nd gear. I've been looking about at getting my gearbox reconditioned but cant find anyone local. I pressed the magical "SEARCH" button and looked for what people have done in the past. I found a thread with Stenorth and someone else talking about Quaife sequentials and other aftermarket boxes. Anyway, while searching for aftermarket boxes, i stumbled across this: http://www.importpartspro.com/ni3…

Hi all, how would i tell if my car is long or short wheel base? i just bought it, i love it, and i want to know what skirts i can fit etc? Thanks for your help in advance p

Dear All I am new to the world of 300zx's, so new I have not even picked up my car, although this should happen this weekend. The car is 95 import non turbo with 19kmiles (31km) on the clock. The present owner has not had the belt replaced so I am fearing that the belt maybe very old, hence it needs replacing. However when asking for a quote I was told that it was not possible as the uk engine numbers do not tie up the Jap ones so it was not possible to select the correct belt. From what I can see from the internet there is only one belt, however I am new and know nothing so I am hoping someone could put me right? Also anyone know a good place in Dorset/Poole w…

Thought I'd update as I have completed a few little bits and pieces. Any views, advice, questions welcome. Throttle cable bracket cut to follow curve of plenum bolt hole, then chromed. Idea here is to expose more of the gulley in the middle when viewed from front. Throttle cable adjuster refurbed satin black. All stainless cap bolts. Fuel rail pipe replace with stainless braided hoses and red anodised clamps. All injecter locator bolts replaced with stainless cap bolts. Throttle cover bolt hole lug ground off from front right hand side of throttle cable guard. Fuel Damper painted and lacquered EH3 red Stainless hose replacement with anodised finish…

Put some new front pads in a two days ago. Opened up the bleed nipples quickly at the same time as pushing the pistons back. However i forgot to clamp the lines. Anyhow I didn't test it with the engine on until yesterday - cue the problem that I can push the brake pedal to the end of its travel with not much effort. *****cks says I, must have gotten some air in the lines when i opened the nipples to push the pistons back. So today I have been bleeding the system. I've followed the procedure in the 95 manual. It tells me to bleed the abs actuator too, which is bloody hilarious because 94+ zeds have no bleed nipples on the abs... Anyhow I've bled and bled the…

Evening all. My autobox is currently in its 'limp home' mode. I am as yet to run a diagnostic check on it. Would a non-functioning solonoid or sensor lead to this or is it the dreaded new gearbox time? I have only recently bought the car and noticed that the 'Shift Lock' fuse was missing. I have since replaced this. Would this have any bearing on my gearbox not functioning properly? Many thanks in advance!

Good Afternoon Gentle Folk, I wonder if you can help with a quandary of mine! My speedo quite often when its been / is raining will stay on 0 kph for a period of time determined by itself. sometimes 30 seconds or anything up to about 5 minutes. Obviously as it recording no speed the power steering doesnt kick in and it can be a pain to steer. It has happened a few times when its been dry but those occations are few and far between. I have had the speedo off and resoldered all I can across the backboard and this did appear to work for a time. I was wondering if there is anything else that can cause this issue or whether its finally worth me upgrading to UK s…

This problem with one cylinder not firing is starting to do my nut in. It's always #4 pot. I've put a new connector on and OHM tested it. It starts OK every day cold. and will run forever, until you turn it off and leave it for more than 30 mins. on starting #4 is again not firing. Do you think it's the PTU?. It has a series 1 PTU on it. I'll be changing it anyway for a series 2 in due course when I can afford it (Business folded and skint at the moment). If so does anyone have a series 1 one going cheap. (have to be cheap as skint)

Car was dying for some fresh pics.... So i nicked me ol mans cam and wide lense and just couldnt stop snapping.

Marry me and have my children lol (ok the wife is now looking at me funny) OMG, thank you so much for saying about lynbrook insurance. licence held 3 years. 2 years no claims bonus. Jap spec 300zx 2+2 non turbo Asda - £4752 Esure - £4023 Direct line - £1345 Coverbox - £1097 (plus tracker) Admiral - £970 LYNBROOK - £278 limited 8k miles OMG :dance::dance::dance: ChrisC :bow::bow::bow::bow:

Is there a procedure on here for this? My headlight aim looks awful esp on high!

right, was just about to go try to diagnose the noise on my z32 and i thought it ran out of fuel, wouldn't start ,put more in it, it turns over but not starting, was just wonding if this could be linked to the noise, well any one know the common problems? i have ran the pump alot and there is fuel the tank side of the filter, (couldn't get the pipe off the other side, ) its not catching at all, so i guess its either no fuel getting to the engine, or a problem with the igintion, any sugestions??? the z didn't stall it was parked up and then few hours later wouldn't start. sorry for all the questions everyone, i don't know much about these

Is the radiator prone to leaking where the fan shroud bolts in mine seems to be intermittantly leaking, changed top hose as thats the area but still leaks if I rock on the fan shroud it hisses and water dribbles out.. Either way its new radiator time :headvswal

Hi A few weeks ago I had a leak in the lower high pressure hose. Because I had to drive the car from Sweden to Norway I constantly had to refill dexreon fluid. I started to get a mettalic rattle at the end of the trip. The rattle dissapeared the first times when I refilled with fluid. But after a short while the rattle was constant. It rattles less when the lights and other electricity is turned off. Also seems to dissapear when reving the engine(Might just dissapear with the engine noise??) I have now replaced the steering pump with one from my other 300zx part car. But the rattle is still there. Anyone have any idea what else it might could be?

hello every1 just fitted controller joined actuator to actuator with a t to the com part of controller the 2 nipples under big main inlet pipes joined them with t to other side of controller but what ever setting its on cant get more then about 10 psi capped of everything else that was open didnt un plug old boost solinoid wires just read this could keep at 14psi any help on if i have done something wrong would be great thanyou

Happy Birthday mate hope you have a great day :D :D :dance: Chris

Hey people looking for some advice. My 300zx is currently in a garage getting its autobox swapped out. I was intending on doing the job myself so i removed the exhaust system which included the midpipes, cat and cat back. Im wondering now will it be safe for me to drive the car about half a mile from the garage to my house. I understand backfires can be dangerous etc. Thanks in advance. Rob

Has anyone else upgraded/replaced their 94/95 TT Auto's ECU? If so, which route did you take - would you do it again? Just about to do mine and wondering what my options are. I've got a late model with 16-bit ECU. Am thinking about a JWT 8-bit swap out - anyone know of any other worthy options? Thanks, Alex