Right, 1st post
I have a 90 300zx biturbo auto :( i kno, automatic
Driving it the other day, all was fine. slowly i started to hear a clicky noise from the engine, so i thought o god, better head home. On way home, clicky noise got louder and a nasty grinding sound occurs when in D and accelerating.
Nearly home i have hardly any power and lots of smoke from engine bay and under car. Open bonnet, no water or anything, so i pull out the engine dip stick and smoke/steam coming from the tube and the oil is a nasty black colour. I go to clean the dipstick and the oil is so hot i got burnt through lots of paper towels. 5 mins later i touch the oil cooler to see if hot, but it's bone cold.
Next day, get in car, start it, runs fine......... for 3 mins, then the clicky noise started again. I towed it to my garage.
Bought some forte engine flush as i thought may be an oil block. Warmed car for 10 mins, added the flush, 2500rpm for 15 mins then drained it. When that sump plug came off, thick smoke everywhere and the oil was so hot it melted the bucket, not good. So off came the oil filter.
I disconnected the oil cooler, used an air gun n blasted it, no blocks there. But the left pipe (if looking at engine bay from front of car) seems to be blocked, 150psi of air cant go through, right one is fine tho.
This is as far as i can get, im stuck
Please help, i love my zx!