Hi

 

Literally just bought a 300zx twin turbo and done a 300mile trip to get it home. I didnt notice anything at first but when i was closer to home i decided to floor it and see what the car was made of. Did about 100mph in third gear and it filled the whole road up with grey smoke!?

 

Im guessing this is going to be bad news .......?

Could be, or it has never been floored before and it just cleared years of crap out of the engine :P

what kind of checks did you do before you brought it!! to be honest its very difficult to answer without more info did you notice any loss in power after the smole appeared?

Whats the likely cause..... turbos, headgasket???

 

Is it going to cost me alot of money more importantly lol

answer my question please

what kind of checks did you do before you brought it!! to be honest its very difficult to answer without more info did you notice any loss in power after the smole appeared?

 

Didnt notice any loss of power. But then when i floored it in second gear 30 mins later i saw the smoke again!

ok u need to tell us a little more info before you think of bad things

 

what age is the car

what mileage has it done

is it Twin turbo or None

when was it last serviced

what checks did u do before trip home

how was the car used before you got it

mark is the man :thumbup1:

ok u need to tell us a little more info before you think of bad things

 

what age is the car

what mileage has it done

is it Twin turbo or None

when was it last serviced

what checks did u do before trip home

how was the car used before you got it

 

Year is 94 (L Reg)

70000 km

Twin turbo

According to last owner serviced within last month but no service book for proof

Checked oil water, all temp gauges appeared fine

No idea how car was used before, but i no it wasnt used for tracks or nothing

does it only smoke when its on boost and is it gray or blue ?

Yes only when on boost and im sure it was Grey smoke

As above more information required, if its broken it will soon tell you. a poorly running z32 its a poorly running car indeed. it could be something silly like as said years of "cobwebs" being blown out. It may also be oil or road grime burring off the turbos as they got hot for the first time in years. Honestly teh best thing to do with any z is spend soem serious time giving it a good service, change the oil andf filter check the ecu for codes top up any fluids, check these thing regualrly to see if they are depketing at a rate that is unusual. Failing that if your not mechanically inclined take a trip to zedworld, hire a low loader for about £50/100 for the day drive it up there needs be and get jeeff to give it a health check. i believe he charges about £35 for this service, at least then you will know what to expect.

wise words will save you in the long run!

I see Zedworld is in Leicester, Anyone aware of a place near the South coast???

nothing on the south coast z world or z centre few others on the forum that you will be able to contact in time

got any pics of the car !! welcome to the forum

got any pics of the car !! welcome to the forum

 

 

 

 

try photobucket!! easy to use just copy direct link cut and paste in any problems just ask

http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/james_frost1/media/300/DSC_7679_zpsbc5b8de7.jpg.html?sort=3&o=7#/user/james_frost1/media/300/DSC_7679_zpsbc5b8de7.jpg.html?sort=3&o=7&_suid=13638974039100025998344916047466

 

http://s1339.photobucket.com/user/james_frost1/media/300/DSC_7704_5_6_fused-2_zps72decfd3.jpg.html?sort=3&o=6#/user/james_frost1/media/300/DSC_7704_5_6_fused-2_zps72decfd3.jpg.html?sort=3&o=6&_suid=136389744232809094582110740697

Welcome to the club InC86 hope the smoke is an easy fix.

Welcome to the club InC86 hope the smoke is an easy fix.

 

Cheers me to :)

seen that car before did you buy from ebay?

there`s a thread about this car ... and it was on e-bay long time ... nice car

thought so ! I remember that interior

it could be something stupid like its got a boost leak and is overfueling on boost. so your getting a dark grey/ black dust coming out. does it pulse or anything when on boost? luike it feels like you hit the rev limiter but its not anywhere near it?

Nice car, interior looks very nice!