Hello people!,

I have just bought a 300zx twin turbo I have owned it for about four days and Im having problems already (not impressed) I toped engine up with oil magnatec 10w-40 a few miles down the road the engine started tapping loudly, I have just flushed the engine and replaced oil and filter but hasent changed this was advised by nissan.

Is there anyone out there that can help me as I have spent every penny on the car.

Cheers and thanks for your help...

Oh and thats also why rebuilding them is far better than replacing - you just have to remove the dirt clogging the valve ;)

Well people I have just taken car out for an 11mile drive up and over cheddar gorge which was fun in the wet and three miles into the jurney the noise stoped even when I kept booting it! so im feeling a bit better at the mo! hopefully this wont happen again but you never know!

A big thanks to all the peeps who helped me through this! especially andy duff who knows his stuff!

going to ask now about headlights mine are crap should the dip beam be the round spot lights and main beem on the longer lights Im wondering if this is the wrong way around??

Cheers again!!

11 mile trip? That's pretty short. How many miles/minutes do you drive your car daily then?

 

No, your lights are the right way round. Dipped beam is not that good on Zeds. Cleaning out the headlights makes some difference, only real option is go get HIDs.

Oh and thats also why rebuilding them is far better than replacing - you just have to remove the dirt clogging the valve ;)

 

****ing know it all :tongue: id still rather fit new ones :tongue: ;)

11 mile trip? That's pretty short. How many miles/minutes do you drive your car daily then?

 

No, your lights are the right way round. Dipped beam is not that good on Zeds. Cleaning out the headlights makes some difference, only real option is go get HIDs.

I dont do alot of driving not as much as I would like! I try to go out as much as I can but with a wife and two kids I just cant go out for a cruize when I want so basically I drive to work 16 miles when im on shift and the school run which is about 8 miles a day a little driving in between!

I dident relise the lights were that crap, slow me down for now I suppose? I like to be a bit, right foot heavy!!!

So under 10 minute journeys than I guess...16mile round trip then to work? Might be why the lifters are getting a little sticky.

So under 10 minute journeys than I guess...16mile round trip then to work? Might be why the lifters are getting a little sticky.

Iv only had the car 4 days! it dident get used much and has been parked up for 2 months but going to take it for a good 200 mile round trip friday so im glad its stopped tapping for now!

That's more than likely why then! LOL.