GaiJin

Thx guys...nothings ever simple eh..umm except the fitment of this rad GAHH, Ill be sure to give them a visit I just hope they havent thrown the oil cooler rad out :rolleyes: Thx again

My laziness has got me in a bit of a predicament..well, that and watching the World Cup instead of doing the job myself :( I purchased an autobox cooler rad mod kit from the Z Centre and took it along to my local garage with all the instructions blah blah.Everything seemed ok and indeed Ive run the car for a couple of weeks now. Today I decided to have a peek at the rad whilst messin under the bonnet and it seems that the guy at the garage has removed the old engine oil cooler rad completely and has run the engine oil through the old autobox cooler in the main radiator core :rant: .Question? how will this affect the car, will the engine oil cool sufficiently and if not what symptoms am I likely to see. Thx for any help you can offer.

Yeah, a sticky lifter, you could try an oil change with a good quality oil. I had a similar problem with mine although not as bad as yours and now its quiet from start up! Do a search for recommended oils theres quite a few threads.

H373*** Black Zed looked standard spec with n/s damage to wing ouch! Centenary way 8.20 am this morning.

Clutch bands burnt out? You could check your fluid level first and while you are at it, is the oil brown and with lots of residue,does it smell burnt? I hope its not the above...fingers crossed for ya! ;)

Found it! http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=71037 Courtesy of RoboGaz...thx for posting this 'how to' mate, I hope others will find it of use too!

Sorry to steal your thread Rodders, I read a members step by step write up on fitting an aftermarket autobox cooler last week but am now unable to find it again. Can anyone give me a link to it please? thx

Yup thats him! nice car aint it!

Yeah Ive seen it a few times too! I live down the road in Brinsworth and it passes my house. Im told the guy lives in Treeton/Catcliffe and as yet Im pretty sure hes not a forum user here as Ive given him a shout before! GaiJin

Going through parkgate friday morning 8.20 am, nice shiny and clean and it had just started to rain :cry: You wouldnt have spotted me, I was in my alter ego toyota starlet heh! GaiJin

Hi deve, its modded to the extent of bodykit & wheels I really ought to put a signature pic up of her and will do so over the weekend. If you want to give Houghtons a try ask for Duncan you will find him very helpful!

£178 from Houghtons, 91 auto TT Jap spec, insured on a classic policy beat that :hyper: ermm I am 44 by the way with a clean license ;)

Paid my subscription today by paypal. I look forward to being an active forum member and to offer help and advice where I can. Gaijin

Carb cleaner & a toothbrush Si....Good luck mate :)

Idle Air Adjusting Valve...I have a spare one if you want to give it a swap...as I said my problem in the end was elsewhere heh!!

IAAV ? A real pain in the arse to do too, right on the nearside rear of your engine near the battery. I had a similar problem to yours and in the end it turned out to be the temp sender terminals. I cleaned away the verdigis and now she runs fine. :dance:

Saw a nice black zed a few weeks back in Cantley...was that you??

....and mines red! :D

Ive seen the yellow one in Rotherham, also what I suspect is Jays black Zed too. Other than mine I have seen a white one in Brinsworth/Catcliffe too!! GaiJin

B19*** with 6 pot light conversion and high level spoiler seen going through Brinsworth April 2nd..........was it YOU!! :) GaiJin

I have a 'spare' auto box complete with torque converter & loom that came out of a Zed that had met a lamppost so assume its ok(never needed to fit it in the end) my problem lay elsewhere.I paid 400 quid for it and Id sell for the same if youre interested. Oh btw I blew my auto box on the M1 last year and cost me big time to sort out, and that was just for a second hand box and fitment!! ( I thought my recurring running fault was this replacement box at the time hence my purchase of the second box) Anyway you have my symapathy mate good luck :) GaiJin

If uou do want to try a IAAV, I have a spare one here,its a real pain to fit though so I would try the other options open to you first! GaiJin

I highly recommend Houghtons, Ken or Duncan at Houghtons are very helpful. Ive just had my renewal from them, last year my insurance (300zx TT fully comp £100 excess limited to 3000 miles) was £209.This year it has gone DOWN :dance: to £178 how good is that eh???? Oh btw Im an old gadger (44) but still a great deal!! GaiJin

I had identical problems to yours and mine turned out to be the temp sensor too! Cleaned away the verdigris from the terminals and it worked great! GaiJin

My erratic idle turned out to be the temp switch (the one that sends a signal to the ECU). I cleaned the verdigris from the terminals and everything is ok now! Hope this helps...its easy enough to try it and see :) GaiJin