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Sun what sun ?? too blinking hot to go outside to see it !! lol Think I might buy some scuba gear so I can lie at the bottom the swimming pool to stay cool next year .. Jeff

Really you think? so if they are buying from abroad and given the value of sterling has nose dived on the international market since Brexit, are they to keep charging UK based customer the same amount even though it is costing them more ? don`t see your thinking there, can you elaborate ? Jeff

Was only a matter if time for this to happen, this is going to snowball into next year as the idiots sort out the mess they allowed to happen...BREXIT ! then most likely get worse ! thanksfully I buy in Euro`s now. Jeff

Passenger side behind the glove box, not easy to get out. Jeff

Well I did not recognise the reg you gave or the name of the previous owner. I have checked the data base extensively and nothing comes up. Very odd as all jobs big or small were detailed along with pictures and odd you have not got those either or the invoices. At this point it looks like we did not do any work on the car, maybe the previous owner mixed the name with another garage.... or maybe not if you get me. Sorry could not of been more help.

There are different sensors that use a different way of sensing oxygen in the exhaust and they look physically different. Early ceramic based zerconia element type are the correct ones for all twin turbo and non turbo cars pre the introduction of the 16 bit ecu, after then they uses the slimmer type that have a cover casing with holes in rather than slits of the earlier one`s. The later ones will not work correctly if used with an 8 bit ecu, in fact they cause problems, e-bay and other suppliers often manage to mix the two types up or will show the fitting application as the same from 1990 to 1998 which of course is incorrect. The correct one is the same as the one in the picture below for 8 bit ecu and the following for 16 bit. Jeff

Don`t look right, seen many non genuine give poor signals via ConZult. Jeff

£83 and in the UK, they do other gaskets as well. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAD-GASKET-SET-SUITABLE-FOR-NISSAN-300ZX-3-0-24V-V6-TURBO-VG30DETT-/120555461018?hash=item1c11aa599a:m:mmCwDB7KvTi_7F25IHwbH6Q

Nice wheels !!!!

Usual 1st Sunday of the month car meet by the beach, some new blood this time, nice Sierra Cosworth, and a shocking attempt by someone to make his 1.8 Escort look like a Cosworth !! lol so funny when the real Cossie turned up his face was a picture !! Enjoy the Fords, oh and the Zx of course and all backed up with me holding the BMW end of the show. Jeff

The only thing I could thing is the steering shaft / coupling maybe close if they are designed for left hand drive, seen this on turbo one`s. Jeff

Just the sump in the first instance, should be able to see what`s going on from there, you have the best idea to stop and check. Jeff

Flipping expensive >>>> Jeff

With no compression as injectors out should be really easy with a socket and ratchet, you did re-use the lower bearing carrier that came with the engine ? Not related but did you fit the shim spacer behind the crank sprocket, cannot tell. Jeff

Headers fitted on engine >>> be tight in doing the change in the car.. Jeff

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Stock BMW headers >>> Jeff

Ha ha nice one ! Jeff

No need for that, inductive timing light £25 easy to use. Jeff [ATTACH=CONFIG]108447[/ATTACH]

Everything is available from your local Nissan dealer, however the belt runners are available from motor factors and are in fact the exaact same ones as Nissan supply just half the price. There is a minimum kit that you should be thinking about> Nissan Cambelt Nissan Thermostat Nissan Water pump Whilst your there get a new genuine radiator cap ( trust me worth it ) 2 x 30mm by pass hoses ( motor factor, buy a length of pipe and cut to the correct size ( £10 instead of £30) 5 litres of Antifreeze Options after inspecting ( as may of been done ) Ancillary belts ( motor factor ) Cam belt pulleys ( motor factors ) The belt tensioner, very expensive from Nissan and not easy to find at motor factors, check for action, they often seize but can easily be freed off. Take pictures as you strip to refer back to. When done the timing will need to be checked with a timing light. Jeff

Ok, just to clarify the power steering has two assistance levels they we need to deal with, low and high speed, low been easier of course, however if there is any doubt in the systems ability it will default to the lower setting, this is to prevent it not reducing assistance at high speed which would be lethal on the motorway. So if your in the lower assistance from the off it has nothing to do with speed signals, change of wheel, or ecu fitted, get a meter across the solenoid and see if it has a base 5 volts, if not that is why there is little assistance the cause needs investigating as mentioned before, if there is a 5 volt signal and the fault is there the solenoid has likely failed, this can be confirmed by unplugging and doing a resistance check on the solenoid windings, good news if the solenoid is faulty its easy to change. These kind of faults often become a big deal as small amounts of internet knowledge can be a bad thing, used to have many owners in the workshop in the day pulling their hair out at a fault that we would trace within a few minutes, when explained in depth what was going on the penny would drop how they had been way off course, ConZult is a great tool, but most people do not how to use it fully ir even understand it, the obvious faults or "wrong" readings are just indicators and not answers, after years of using the system every single day you tend to interpret it in a very different way to most DIY owners. Jeff

As title really, whilst looking what is available for the M6 exhaust wise came across these babies..... look a tad tricky to fit :ohmy: Jeff

Only skipped through this thread quickly but what sticks out is there is a general confusion about the hicas and the heavy steering, so starting with the steering angle reading, the hicas cannot work with that reference signal end of. It is basically telling the hicas that the steering is constantly on a heavy right hand angle that is not achievable known as an implausible signal so the hicas will see this as a fault and switch off. This is not anything to do with the main steering been heavy, this is the hicas only and is dealt with by a different part of the hicas / steering ecu. The main steering reduced assistance can activate if a loss of speed signal occurs of course and considering the car set up this should be tested at the steering ecu, look for a 1 to 5 volt AC signal on the correct cable, if there is a problem with the speed signal the steering will feel ok until the car builds up some speed and then it will fault and go hard. The steering solenoid is responsible for the change over of assistance and this should be checked, it operates at around 5 volts, and is fitted to the end of the steering rack on the drivers side, could be simply a failed solenoid or cable fault, or even unplugged?? When fault finding it is so easy to end up going way off track, go to the source of the issue ( steering rack solenoid ) and work back from there... Jeff

Never get this "thing" in car parks for parking so close, had a nice evening walk down the beach the other night, the car park was practically empty when I got there as the daytime sunbathers had gone back to their hotels. So what do I find when I return ? a small oink of a car parked virtually door handle to door handle next to our`s ... WTF beggars belief it really does ?? Jeff

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