Hi, (1st post)
I bought a 1990 Japanese imported 300zx fairlady a couple of years ago and on the whole she's been pretty reliable. As with buses, all the problems seem to have arrived at once.
First off my Autobox will only go into first and second when in drive. It's still good enough to break the speed limit but I can't imagine driving bouncing off the rev limiter is going to do it any good :) Is this a common problem?
Secondly one of my turbos has started to smoke on idle. I realise I will have to replace this but should I do both together and can anyone recommend a good source for replacement units? I was going to try and get some kind of hybrid from Sylvia Engineering but as I understand it they have stopped trading :( I have stock units with bleed valves at the moment. If anyone has any second hand units I would even consider that as an option to get it back on the road.
Finally I had a problem a few months ago which went away all by itself. When driving at very slow speed, the hi-cas light was blinking and the back wheels twitching full lock side to side. Scary to say the least. I had the car on the computer at Nissan and they could see nothing wrong and nothing reported in the log. Just wondering if anyone has experienced anything similar.
Any advice anyone can offer on any of the above would be very much appreciated.
Cheers
Jonno.
1990 Japanese Imported Nissan 300zx Fairlady TT Auto.
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