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LOL - no problems mate - just takin the pish ;) Glad to help where I can, especially as I'm still a noobie! Oo! Bedfordshire! Me too! Where abouts you from? And I'll stop with the non-technical stuff now before I get told off... heheh

LOL - sure I already suggested this - where's my thanks eh? Eh? Hehehe! :p

1. 10A fuse in the panel near the go faster pedal - I had the same thing! 2 - 5. Dunno - don't know enough... yet ;) 6. Again, mine too. I've been told it's likely a mode/air mix door connector or a temp sensor connector that is loose (not got round to sorting it yet though)

Here ya go - http://www.300zx.co.uk/cgi-bin/manual.cgi?list=st&dir=&config=&refresh=&direction=forward&scale=0&cycle=off&slide=38&design=default&total=98 This shows the connector (see previous page also). Hope this helps!

Had the same problem a little while ago, usually when it was wet. Apparently there is a connector for the power to a solenoid on the power steering linkage that can get furry or break up. I say apparently because my problem fixed itself so I didn't go prodding around disturbing things! I'll try to find the right page in the service manual and post that in a mo...

Have a look here - http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=106793&highlight=replacing+trim Haven't followed the link to the 'Cheaper Option' mentioned as I'm not subscribed to that forum yet, but the masking and painting option sounds promising!

My thoughts too! Huh? :confused:

I'm having the same problem Hayley and have tried quite a few things so far! My next check will be for boost leaks as I do have dump valves installed, but from before I had the car so I don't know how well they were done. If anyone knows of a good guide on how to check for boost leaks, it would probably be very useful for both of us :) AFAIK, it's a case of finding/making something to bung up the intake, with a valve in the center, and pressurising the system to see if it holds. If not, start listening for escaping air. Does this sound about right, anyone?

Thought I remembered someone mentioning this - didn't realise it was you! I'll have a look into it - see if I can put some sort of guard under my center panel. I'll get the bloody thing working properly one of these days so I can finally concentrate on IMPROVING it! Thanks again to everyone who helped with this - tis muchly appreciated :bow:

Thanks TopLess! Now... perhaps someone could give me a theory on why it was doing the same thing today (started at 4.5K, by the time I got to work it didn't happen until about 6K) considering it's dry, sunny and warm(ish)? Do you think that it could be water/dampness getting in while it's standing? I didn't use the car yesterday as I had to go do the touristy thing in London with my Aussie wife and her mum, and it just sat there all day getting rained on...

Or even basic ones... ;)

Hmm - fair enough TopLess, I just thought if I was getting fuel lines going a bit old and hard and starting to leak vapour, it would be worth putting some braided ones in? Or maybe just some decent standard ones? In this case, what do you mean by standard checks?

*COUGH* OK - how about just a standard non-fancy-adjustable-Nismo-70-quid one?! Thanks anyway J1mmytt but considering the other bits and bobs I want to do, another £70 just on a fuel pressure reg is a bit heavy for now! I'll keep lookin!

OK - in that case, does anyone have a fuel regulator for sale? (I'll start with the easy one first!) In fact, does anyone know who the best person to speak to would be about replacing my regulator, filter and fuel line? I've been having fuel smell problems (sorted now though) so replacing the line with some braided hose might be a good idea...

VERY snazzy SMW1! Yeah, I think I remember hearing the fuel pump kick in before I start the engine, but I'll double check. But no - no matter how much fuel I have in the car I've never yet heard it hiss at all. LOL TopLess...

Hmm - interesting GaiJin. As mentioned previously, I'm still getting that stalling at junctions problem, and I've read that it can be related to the fuel filter/fuel damper. Another strange thing is that when I take the fuel cap off, I get no hiss of released pressure - maybe someone can tell me if this is normal? It would be good if you could let me know the details for the replacement filter - even it doesn't fix the problem, it would be a good upgrade part! SMW1 - Thanks for all of your help with this - I'll definitely do as suggested and see if I can sort out some extra damp proofing! Also, I have brackets holding my cone in a particular place under the panel - after seeing that photo of yours without brackets, I might try removing them and rotating the cone up and out of the line of fire a bit to see if that helps.

Yep - that's pretty much what it looks like under my nose panel (now I've installed the corrugated part). Interesting to note that the edge closest to the engine doesn't seem to be bolted to anything on this one either. As for the tape on the cone, I know what you mean - seemed a bit counter-productive to me too, but I heard that as the sensor sits in the center of the pipe and these cones can cause a vortex effect, the air could swirl around the outside of the sensor and cause incorrect readings. Apparently the tape can introduce turbulence and help get a better reading...? Does anyone know what other connectors (apart from the main MAF one) I could check to make sure they're OK? SMW1 - you mentioned that you replaced the apexi filter. Did you change it for something totally different or do you mean you replaced the filter material?

Cheers guys! SMW1 - I'll try that. To give you a bit more info, when I had the problem with the MAF dying the first time, I replaced it with the second hand one as previously mentioned and then stuck silicon sealant around the connector and taped it up - there shouldn't be any moisture in there! I'll have a look at the general condition of everything though and see if I can see anything. The weird thing is that it just happens in the cold and damp (and even then not all the while)... if the MAF was faulty, surely it would always happen? And nope - no modified body kit at all. Now - when you guys talk about the MAF/filter getting wet, do you mean properly wet, or will just a very small amount do it? The reason I ask is that whenever I have checked, the cone, MAF, pipes etc. always seem to be dry, apart from the odd drop. Does anyone have any photos of what splash guards I should have? And finally - should these cones be oiled? I was going to get some oil recently and good ole Halfords said that this type of filter shouldn't be...

Yep - I do have an induction kit and yep it's an apexi cone! I did have a MAF die on me (probably from getting wet) so that has been replaced (albeit with a second hand one). And it's exactly what you describe, although today it decided to cut out at 5K rpm - sometimes it's 4K, sometimes 4.5K... So set up is: single apexi cone filter, recently added splash guard (bolted on at front, sitting firmly on dump valve pipes at back due to mount being missing) and I can't see the floor, so I presume that's the under engine splash guard that you mean. I have stuck a couple of bits of duct tape on the bottom of the filter (heard that can help with my cutting out at junctions problem - it didn't) and no non-standard vents. What do you reckon?

Love the avatar by the way... hehehe

Actually no - if I only drive it in the nice sunny weather it tends to behave! That's why I was wondering if it could be damp getting into a connector or something. Not much good as this is my everyday car tho... I know that they won't boost fully until they're up to temp, but this was still happening after a 20 mile drive to work (at the Nissan Technical Center, ironically). Surely it shouldn't happen after it's warmed up?

Lol - my bad. By turn up I actually meant down... Hey - it's Monday morning and it made sense in my head when i typed it ;) I will turn it whichever way DECREASES sensitivity!

Hi again everyone, Does anyone know what I can check to find out why my Zed is cutting out under acceleration? And by cutting out I mean it feels like I'm stamping on the brake... I recently put a splash guard back in as I thought water was getting onto the MAF (a previous owner had removed it for some reason) and things have been considerably better. However, after leaving the car for a few days while I went away, it's playing up again today. It's damp, but certainly not wet today, so I don't think it's water on the MAF. Can it be a damp/furry connector somewhere? If so, where should I be looking? Could it be a boost leak? If so, how the hell do I check? As usual, any help would be very gratefully received!

Ta Mario - I think I know where this is! There's a unit like this behind the center console, just below the head unit. I'll have a go at turning the sensitivity up a little. Still - I have no idea what's setting it off! I was wondering if I had some sort of strange wiring issue... I'll give it a go and see if it stops whinging at me... ;)

Hi all, I'm having a weird problem where my zed's level 1 shock alarm keeps going off for no apparent reason. The alarm doesn't actually sound fully, it's just a quick 'beep beep beep' warning alarm for if someone knocks your car. At first I thought that someone was messing about near my car (many instances of me jumping out of the chair and running to the window!) then thought it might be a cat or something, but there never anything about (and no, it's not just the wind!) Anyone got any ideas? It's bloody irritating when it happens just as I'm going to sleep at night...