my auto fairlady tt ticks over in neutral @1500 rpm... does this sound about right?.....also any advice on what type of coolant, oil (brake, trans' and engine)....plus tyre pressures....sorry for all the q's its just it didnt come with a drivers handbook..........

 

regards

 

chris

my auto fairlady tt ticks over in neutral @1500 rpm... does this sound about right?.....also any advice on what type of coolant, oil (brake, trans' and engine)....plus tyre pressures....sorry for all the q's its just it didnt come with a drivers handbook..........

 

regards

 

chris

 

they never do come with a handbook,tyre pressures i think are front 32psi on the back 36psi,thats what i have them at.

Does it stay at 1500rpm perm or does it drop when cars warmed up,try cleaning throttle-bodies most people will say that!look in zx-tech for how 2.

 

for engine oil look up a previous thread as everyone has there own choice over which oil to use. geaerbox oil use redline mt90 i think i dont know if autos use differant gearbox oil all the best

Mine was ticking over at 1500 when i bought it.

Turned out to be engine temp switch , try cleaning connections there.

........for engine oil look up a previous thread as everyone has there own choice over which oil to use. geaerbox oil use redline mt90 i think i dont know if autos use differant gearbox oil all the best

 

redline mt90 is for a manual box only, never use this in an auto box - far too thick and it will feck it up. Use a good quality auto transmission fluid.

 

As for engine oil, any good fully synthetic is the way to go. A low "W" number first will give better protection when cold, the second number should be no lower than 40 (eg 0W40 or 5W40), as these engines generate a lot of heat. Some peoply use Castrol RS 10W60, I personally think the "60" is too thick and will sap performance and use more fuel. I have no problems with Shell Helix Ultra 5W40. My oil pressure is good even at very high temperatures. Mike Feeney in traders section sells Millers 5W40 at about £22 for 5 litres. He knows his ZXs and confirms this gives good results and performance :)

 

HTH

 

Richard :cool:

Should tickover around 700rpm

thanks for all posts...:)