Hi All, Steve here!

 

Bought a 300zx TT in 2010, joining the club a short time after. confess to not having come on board earlier, but seeing the sort of information and disscussions going on I wish I had!.

 

She is in Black and a manual, it came with a number of upgrades, including Bailey dump valves, HKS filter, and mongoose straight through stainless exhaust (sounds great, not boomy)

 

The model is a 91 import which had a good history and paperwork covering various extensive works and upgrades, but having been plagued by a number of runing issues, have not used the car much, although still manitained servicing at the relative intervals.

 

Was hoping to get the car up to Jeff at Zedworld, but now it appears I have got a bearing failure following a spirited run up the A3 followed by lots of mechanical clattering the car is now back on the drive awaiting my next plan of attack (sledgehammer at this rate)

 

So any ne who knows a good 300zx mechanic in the Hampshire/ W Sussex area, I would appreciate a contact number :biggrin:

 

Hope to be more active on the forum and join in a few meets when the car is running again, meanwhile look ofrward to reading up on all your own experiences and checking out the cars.

 

Cheers Steve

Hi Steve and welcome :)

Welcome to the club Steve :) Sounds like you have the best combo in a black manual zed. lol

Soul Mate!, Even the engine trim looks similar, if I could find out how to load avatar and a main picy I would, however i bet yours runs a site better than mine at the moment!

Hi Steve, welcome. (even though you registered before me lol)

 

For your avatar, click settings at the top right, then edit avatar on the left.

 

I think you need to be subscribed to upload a sig pic

Cheers, found the avatar info in settings as you were posting, bit embarrased with the registration to post delay (18 months:huh:) but hopefully will make up with constructive posts, finding the site full of information and good...not so good conversation, can't work out why I hadn't looked in more detail before.

Welcome Steve...Lets have some piccies :)

Better late than never mate!! Welcome Steve; good to have you posting....:thumbup1:

 

As for your engine woes, it sounds like you might be better off getting your car up to Zedworld. If it is bad, then the best option might actually be a straight engine swap. Be warned that a lot of mechanics with no 300zx experience might be quicker to condem the engine, as they won't know exactly what is wrong with it. Whereas Jeff and co will only replace the engine if all other hope is lost.

 

Good luck,

 

Richard:thumbup1:

Welcome to the mad house Steve

Thanks for the Welcome Steve, do you upload pics from the settings profile or just add them from the tabs as shown on the quick replys?

Cheers

Thanks for the welcome. hope to add some constructive banter and in due course get to know the members.

 

I have spoken to Jeff prevously when purchasing the 300, I wanted to get it up to him to have a once over, but never got the time. The engine issue is frustrating as it had a lot of documented work on the engine with the previous owner, it pulled like a train, starts even now on the key and idles without isssue.

 

Looking online as far as I can it is starting to point to a pistion bearing on #1 or 3, there is a heavy knock and rattle and as I have had some issues with Oil Pressure along with an oil leak, (which might be down to the visocity of oil 5w/40 finding it's way out somewhere) it doesn't look good!

 

Will contact Jeff and perhaps Jimmer to see about an engine rebuild, upgrade,although not the start to zx ownership I was hoping for.

 

Cheers Steve

Welcome to the club Steve:thumbup1:

nice to see another local to me, plus its black and its a manual too. when you say bearings. are you talking engine or wheel bearings.

your in the right place for help and advice

stu