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Here is a copy of the report by ACE for anybody who wants a peek. 682905 300ZX.pdf

The last "victim" who bought it actually sent an email too ProTyre who issued the fresh advisory free ticket.They were very arrogant about the fact a wreck was deemed roadworthy & shirked any responsibilty which is shocking.

This a dire warning for any budding newbies not to buy the above white UK automatic being offered on various auction sites.The last owner took action against 1st Choice cars of Faringdon after an inspection by me & ACE .The car is a breaker it is so tatty & poorly maintained.It has serious mechanical issues & should never have been sold.The car was finally returned after a 6 month legal battle.My guy paid 11,995 for it when it was worth 2k at best.The car has low compression on cylinder 6,No AC,Split steering rack gaitors,badly corroded brake pipes,A hole in the floor that is structural,A dangerously worn Hicas joint,The fuel tank is sweating petrol around the straps.The engine loom is a fire hazard with exposed wires & poorly crimped on plugs.Avoid it like the plague please.

You have probably disturbed the engjne loom which has corroded connections.The idle valve is near the battery & it is controlled by the ecu.If the connection is green it will not function correctly.It should be a yellow plug behind the plenum on the battery side.

If the HG was gone you will know very quickly.On a TT within seconds of any boost the cooling system literally empties out the overflow !

OE 48 Anti freeze is good for around 2 years so i am not surprised you have corrosion.

As it should be Richard.

Hi & Welcome Jonathan.Black Uk manual,Nice find indeed Sir !

Are they AMS covers ? And i see you have deleted the viscous fan ,Big No No in my book.

That detailer Phil has a magic touch i must say.She looks epic buddy

Sand them down and paint them ?

K10 will not know herself with a shiney set of lamps adorning her back end !! What you doing with those pet fish in the old lamp Graham ?

SPZ /CZP still sell the clutch,I would get that and the JWT fw

Hi Alex,I literally have nothing to gain by inventing a story of a supposed sale or defect,Sales companies leave adverts up for many reasons,The trader asked me if i knew of any other tidy cars,And also mentioned somebody had contacted him via Ebay with a low mileage 13k UK model that once belonged to the Sultan of Brunei,I know who that is and so do many on here so without his advert would he have had that message and potential of a trade ? Sales sites are littered with stuff " not for sale" it is common these days with listings being so cheap and nobody wants to look like they have nothing going on in business do they ?.The vendor in his experience thought the car was fine.He told me it was sold,I can only relay what he has told me after all.

No Gary not good news at all for the new owner,The trader seemed very genuine on the phone and not some Del boy type so i think he will get sorted for him.On a side note It is very good news for zeds as whole that car was up for 19k so even if we assume he was knocked down to 18k its still great.

Little update on this folks,The Trader with this sold it !!! Yes indeed,He rang me yesterday asking for advice on a lack of power issue it seems to have developed before collection.

Cut that short shifter up Lexx so it can never inflict misery on another Z again !

If the belts been avoided you can pretty much bet other maintenance has also.

I actually trolled that cars seller asking if the cam belt was done,His reply was no as it had only just done 62k and he hardly used it.A well maintained vehicle indeed then ! Nice new shiney coat of paint and a belt that is a ticking time bomb ?

You have a faulty oil pressure sender and most lightly a leaking rocker cover onto a manifold.When the other garage give up on the car or can not diagnose it correctly i am more than happy to take a look for you.

As Andrew has correctly stated a tweak of the screw on the spindle will cure it in 99% of the cases.I tighten it until the fan is locked then back it off 1/4 of a turn.

Hi Fella,They end up like blown out egg shells in the end after the sun has got to them.

Exactly ! Why buy used parts when new are available.

You need a new dyno operator

I don't mean to spam your thread Nick but i thought you may be interested,I have a guy i use for machine work etc.He has a Segment from a SPZ flywheel and reckons he is going to make a set.