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Only other thing was when I took off my old cam cover I didnt see any defects so not sure what was the problem in th first place that was causing the leak? When pushing the new cam cover on it did pop over the spark plug chambers so it must have had one which wasnt correctly seated on the previous cover. Also a pic of the new plenum spacer fitted, hard to notice unless you know what your looking for

How come you did it twice Took me 6hours to get the new one on and fit the plenum spacer altho did have a few problems with hard to reach bolts, i.e. the ones at the back of the cam cover also had to remove the coolant hoses to the throttle body as I didnt have the space to remove the cam cover when the upper plenum is sat at the side, only problem was I fitted everything then tryed to get the hose back on, couldnt get the clamp clip back on the hose and over the downward pointing pipe. That part alone took 30mins lol.

Just finished installing my new cam cover and MD plenum but had problems geting the strut back on with the new spacers had to turn the bolt a few times back and forth and totally forgot how many times i had turned it before I tighten it back up can someone undo the two side bolts and measure the gap(thred) when the two outside bolts come together with the middle one? will put a pic up later if people dont know what I mean. Thanks.

Hi guys just going to post up sum pics of my attempt to replace my cam cover, my original one developed a leak in the 6th spark plug chamber and via the vast knowledge of this forum found out its a known fault that the seals fail round the spark plug chamber tops where it meets the cam cover. Took the induction kit off etc and when I went to remove the strut bar I noticed there was a grey dot on top and a darker one further round the manual states the darker of the two should be on top so dont think it was properly tightened (not sure tho) bolts cam off easy just had to remove the aftermarket alarm as it was attached to one side. Unplugd the connectors to the coils, throttle body and battery. Going to get the plenum off, fit the new cam cover and new Motordyne plenum spacer on sunday when I can have a helping(watchfull) pair of hands around as the pictures in the motordyne manual suggest you place the plenum to the side unfortunatly this is the side which I need access to get the cam cover off Wish me luck

ok but where do they come out? is it easy access? i.e. passanger footwell or is it a dash out job have had the centre console out before so not too worried, just havent had the battery out so didnt see that gromet thanks.

Hi guys im trying to mount a front camera to under the bumper, but dont know(cant see) any places where cables go from engine bay to the cabin? and vice versa had a look under the carpets but cant see any rubber grommits or cables? can anyone help? got plenty of cable just need to find a hole!

Thank God petrol prices wont rise! as of 6pm they will fall by 1p in duty and there will be a fuel regulator woo!so no chance of 150p a litre, my 350z is safe and no need to buy that preus!

Honda have never had a Vtec engine sent back they are built that well, Had a prelude Vtec with 105k and still felt like it had every pony loved the noise of the vtec kicking in and the way you have to rev them but mine did use a bit of oil now and again due to the high milage probably. Spoke to a DC5 owner at the pumps who said he gets good mpg(no figure tho) did think about geting one but rwd V6 swung my vote If you get one you wont be dissapointed it felt like my honda was faster than the Z but thats just the way it delivers its power,nothing low down but once you drop the gears(you need to!) it flys! EP3 type Rs are also nice handling cars but you dont hear the Vtec kick in as loud.

If no one else is interested I will take it off you for £80? money sent via bank transfer next day or pay pal?

Just bought Autoglym aqua but my Z is in bits in my garage so not for washing, so tryd it on my sisters car (my daily driver till she is bk) and I was shocked how well her silver celica came up but now I can see all the scratches and there are alot more obvious! but thats only if your up close . Cant wait to use it on the Z just hope it doesnt have as many scratches lol.

Yeah thought that, since mine is a jdm car, does it not respond better with mods even without the remap? Not expecting much but the one I have the now is probably hampering the performance quite a bit.

Im going to have this problem soon not sure if I would be covered with air filter and exhaust/manifold as its a manifold upgrade ish so may try telling them that?

Ive got a homemade (from the looks of it!) induction kit on the car from the previous owner, it looks pants and has sum rust on the filter cone edge surround, so Im geting rid! what would give me better performance a jwt pop charger or a standard airbox(2003) with a cosworth pannel filter? my bumper has a air intake cutout so dont expect high temps to be an issue? (would only keep this set up for a year or two while I get money for S/C conversion)

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lol ok i wont but what do you do about the coolant control valve? do you have to use plugs when you cut into it so coolant doesnt leak out?

its the left hand bank(passenger side) so where would i put the plenum and would the hoses stretch? think i might b better just to drain the engine?

I thought the two pipes under the back of the plenum nxt to the throttle body need to be disconnected and these are coolent pipes? Will be ordering that new cam cover off you m8, would it be from a later model Z i.e.less likely to fail again? ta

What did you use to plug the coolant pipes? Im about to remove the intake plenum and install a new cam cover and new MD plenum spacer. Thanks.

Yeah ive seen the post before on pumping pedel etc to get the codes to flash but i did some work with obd2 at uni so was wanting to have a wee play about etc but as i thought no can do, doh!

Can this work on jdm cars as i think ive heard they need diff interface etc? if not im having one!

Try DALZEL Tata Steel in Motherwell i believe they are taking on 20-30 people but it will probably be tough competition, they dont tend to advertise in papers just by word of mouth. If you become full time member its £25000 + bonuses + overtime most guys clear £30000. Altho they make you a temp for the first year and pay you only £17000 + bonuses etc. I would pop in quick and ask for an application form if they are still giving them out.

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Hi got the oil in spark plug chamber problem, got the bits to fix it and had the car up on stands and ready to go when my daily driver and sisters car (she gets back from her trip next month) toyota celica desides to empty its coolent! Was driving home from work, reved the car (3/4 up the revs, normally keep it low to save fuel) and a couple miles later i notice the water temp at max flashing so i slowed down put on the fan and it went back to normal. When I got home I noticed it was low on coolant so toped it up wi water. Drove to my gf to find it low again, topd it up then got home and its empty but the gauge still reads ok??? Its dark so havent had a look at the pipes yet but give me sum shots in the dark of what may have gone wrong? and why it aint showing its over heating again??? Also how long can i drive the nissan with the small amount of oil going in the chamber?

cheers, it is garaged just worried as it was snowing the past few days and didnt want anything to happen to my babys heart lol

Cheers guys just seen the post on fitting samco hoses and it gave a great walk thru and pics, would it be ok to leave the engine *dry* i.e no coolant for a day or 2while i change my cam cover? Thanks