First of all, my top pillar gauge pod fills with water, so water is coming down the a pillar somehow. What is the most likely cause? I've already changed the seal around the door and targa hole but still getting in somewhere. :thumbdown: Had to save my HKS gauge before it got water damage! :sneaky2:

 

 

Secondly, I went to refit my plenum cover today and it wouldnt push down into position at the back, had a look and found that the fuel pressure regulator (I think?) has been bent somewhere between the engine being removed from the past car, sat in the garage for 6 months and then refitted into this car. Would this cause me any problems?

 

 

Thanks for any input! :helpsmilie:

check to see if the pipe is leaking at the targa at the top, or if someone has put a screw through it, Artztogo had the same problem with his (although he might still have the same problem)

 

do you have a spare fuel reg? if not ill have a butchers in the garage and see if i do bud. am i seeing things or is your fuel reg upside down?

I have some input - see what I mean, Baz's car is ropey as hell - factoid :tt2:

check to see if the pipe is leaking at the targa at the top, or if someone has put a screw through it, Artztogo had the same problem with his (although he might still have the same problem)

 

do you have a spare fuel reg? if not ill have a butchers in the garage and see if i do bud. am i seeing things or is your fuel reg upside down?

 

yes mate I've got a spare black one somewhere - is it upside down?! :turned:

yes mate I've got a spare black one somewhere - is it upside down?! :turned:

 

want me to get you a picture of what its supposed to look like on the car? lol

I have some input - see what I mean, Baz's car is ropey as hell - factoid :tt2:

 

shut it 17" boy :tt2:

Baz how the hell have you got that plumbed in LOL the more i look the more i cant help but laugh me ass off, its supposed to be connected to the fuel rail then to the balance bar, lemmi go get a picture lol

looking at this pic:

 

 

it appears to be the right way round?

Baz how the hell have you got that plumbed in LOL the more i look the more i cant help but laugh me ass off, its supposed to be connected to the fuel rail then to the balance bar, lemmi go get a picture lol

 

duh.. it is lol :whistling:

duh.. it is lol :whistling:

 

not how you have it. you know that fuel smell you sometimes get when the clips need tightening, you know the bloody awkward one that the fuel pressure regulator sits in front of?

 

on every engine ive had, ive never seen it that way around.

Unless yours is correct and mine have all been wrong :blink:

Unless yours is correct and mine have all been wrong :blink:

 

erm I dunno now :lol:

 

there must be a reason it got bent, so maybe it is in wrong :sweatdrop::w00t:

erm I dunno now :lol:

 

there must be a reason it got bent, so maybe it is in wrong :sweatdrop::w00t:

 

i have a feeling yours is actually correct matey, you just need to bolt the bloody thing down. going to go check mine on my motor now, was sure it wasnt that way around when i saw it last.

i have a feeling yours is actually correct matey, you just need to bolt the bloody thing down. going to go check mine on my motor now, was sure it wasnt that way around when i saw it last.

 

Hurry up Vods, I cannie go to bed until I know :blush:

Can someone who hasn't fettled with there engine upload a picture of the fuel pressure regulator lol

yeah cheers, will replace it and make sure its bolted down next time :lol: it runs ok, but not driven it anywhere yet.

Hurry up Vods, I cannie go to bed until I know :blush:

 

I have consulted the oracle, and his is indeed the correct way

 

http://www.300zx-twinturbo.com/cgi-bin/manual.cgi?list=em&dir=&config=&refresh=&direction=forward&scale=0&cycle=off&slide=8&design=default&total=70

 

Reason mine looks slightly different (mines on the same LOL twit) i have braided fuel lines doh!

I have consulted the oracle, and his is indeed the correct way

 

http://www.300zx-twinturbo.com/cgi-bin/manual.cgi?list=em&dir=&config=&refresh=&direction=forward&scale=0&cycle=off&slide=8&design=default&total=70

 

:tt2::tt2::devil2::devil::ph34r::winkiss::winkiss::tt2::alien::happybday:

hahaha :D :chinese::ph34r::wub:

that looks like you might have the regulators are on the wrong sides, looking at the bolt position. either that or that bent on is definatly upside down.

that looks like you might have the regulators are on the wrong sides, looking at the bolt position. either that or that bent on is definatly upside down.

 

its correct, the only problem is, he hasnt bolted it down.

lol thanks vodkashots, that will teach me to refresh the page before posting when i have left the computer for 15 mins :)

My guage pod used to fill up the same , this isn,t a cure but i drilled a tiny hole underneath the top pod , any water will drain out , usually onto your knee but at least it,s not damaging your guages and gives you some time to get it sorted :whistling:

Its more than likely the screw the pod is held with has pierced the targa drain tube in the windscreen pillar.

its only a plastic trim clip & screw that holds it into the square hole in the A pillar, so I'm sure its not that, will have to rip it all out and see whatagwon.

Check the top of the windscreen seal. Mine does same as yours so i took pillow pods off and got someone to spray the front with the hose and found its coming in from middle, running down to sides and coming through half way down pillows. Had nowt to do with either targa seals or water tubes.