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That definitely a point to note, the drop has only occured SINCE changing the oil. Other then that its a consistent pressure whenever its used. Must also say that while Mark said it was Ok it was a visual and sound inspection, along with a bit of revving haha. Its no way a reflection on him or Abbey as they didnt even charge me Can I use brake cleaner on the MAF sensor? And any idea what this whoosing / sucking noise is everytime I brake?

Dan Im only theorising at the moment due to some of the issues, or concerns shall we say im having. Personally I feel that the 5w30 is very thin, its almost got the consistency of water. And I wonder if it is giving that protection once the engine is fully warmed up, on a long drive where it does get driven harder then pootling around town. What you must understand is that while Ive built my B18c after it died from oil pump failure, its taught me one thing, oil pressure is critical. Now moving onto VQ its an entirely different beast which I find daunting at times, no scratch that most of the time. Now from when I purchased the car and did an oil change I noticed a 10-15psi drop. As an example when cruising in 6th at 70mph / 2500rpm im only getting Id say 50psi indicated by the guage. On a hot idle after a drive id say its about 20psi. Different from when I purchased the car, so I can only assume it had a slightly thicker oil Now having been to Abbey, Mark said it was fine and one of the healthiest sounding he'd heard especially considering its an 04. Its now developed this lower RPM idle which in my head ive put down to a number of possible issues Plugs Coilpacks Maf sensor Vacuum leak Its obviously not been happy sat as its the third day and now the third dash light, now the wheel slip indicator. Noticed its coming on when light braking, as the Master Cylinder is making a sucking noise. All im after is brainstorming chap, Im not just going to go out and stick treacle in it haha

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Yeah Rich had half a tank of vpower that friday night! Last oil change i believe it had Fusch titan pro, was definitely fully synthetic and bought from Opie Oils. I just believe its had a slightly thicker oil in it in the past. From dropping out what it came with ive lost maybe 10-15psi across the guage. I have to be honest I never knew about more indepth knowledge of the oil side, always thought 10w40 5w30 etc was the same. So what can I replace it with thats marginally thicker? Just marginally as I dont want to deviate too much from Nissans specifications

Evening everyone, or perhaps morning? So my Z has been sat for a number of months now but it finally came back on the road last friday. Ive noticed since then it has developed a low slightly rough idle. When fully warm it idles at 500rpm, with a slight cough and pop. Can feel the engine shaking slightly almost like it wants to cut out I should mention that it had its plugs changed 10K ago and the oil / filter changed around 2K ago. Any ideas on whats causing this? The car has always been run on Vpower and rarely driven hard, it has thrown a CEL every now and then but these have always been O2 codes due to the high flow cats. When you put the aircon on it idles fine at 900rpm like it should Also, I'm planning on another oil change soon, and would like to put a slightly thicker oil in for some piece of mind and added protection with rising temperatures. It does burn a little oil but not even near what nissan state. Can I have some recommendations for oil please All constructive advice welcome

Id be up for a swap but Id probably still want to put some cash your way or work something out, Ill be honest my K2 isnt the greatest fit. We've altered hangers so it no longer rubs anywhere as that was a night mare Before fitting of the high flow cats, it was a very deep burble like your K1. Normal driving there was no drone and even on WOT it wasnt really that loud With the high flow cats its become alot louder. Under normal driving its still very livable with with no drone. You can sit at 70mph and easily have a conversation. The one thing I dont like is at WOT its become very raspy Im looking for a K1 as Im hoping it wont be raspy and Id like to go louder. The high flow cats are japspeed as far as we're aware, they were second hand. Id say more then anything choice of high flow cat is the most important, look at either berk or ark, they have built in resonance chambers to help. But they're £500

Well today has sucked to be fair. Started off well with a drive down the alignment shop, which went brilliantly and the car felt awesome afterwards. Then it nose dived Started with the ECU light appearing, which I was 90% sure was the higj flow cats, which it was. Switched those off with the scanner only to get up the road and the airbag light decided to throw a wobbly, blinking away. So back down I went. Switched that off and then on the drive home was forced over in my right of way by a white van man and have managed to curb my 5 day old alloys. To top that off the car has developed a weird idle. When fully warm its idling at about 500rmp with the odd pop and splutter. Ahhhh. Any ideas about the idle guys? EDIT: Should probably mention its an O4 DE with 78K onnthe clock, last mini service only 2K ago. Im thinking about a slightly thicker oil and new plugs, any recommendations?

What price would you be looking for the K1 fella? Ive got a japspeed K2 and before I fitted HFCs it was a lovely deep rumble but has become very raspy now.

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Check my build thread haha. My chargespeed was from RT Tuning and it went on perfectly but other people have had nightmares. Funnily enough my front bumper from medusa was a nightmare to fit

Haha cheers dude! Assume that was yours? Was one of the only decent gun metal Zs I could find a charge speed on, was such inspiration! Thanks though dude, nice to know it is being read

In for follow. Was going to recommend the fusso wax but you beat me to it 😂

At this moment I wont be fella, no. Sorry to be a bore but that difficulty of sourcing OEM parts and price has made me not want to sell them. Made that mistake before

That alignment looks spectacular. Remember having it done on the Honda, was so nice to just point it in a direction and it didnt deviate. Can only imagine how good it must feel in something as big a Z. Love it when a garage lets you hang around to learn as well, those are the best

This x100, especially on a grey Zed i find Nightmare isnt it! All I've managed to decide is Id like a shadow chrome finish. Still can't decide between 18s or 19s

Im trying to be sensible about modifications with this one... trying... failing... succeeding haha. Theres alot more planned. Id love a vented bonnet and some facelift headlights. Rear lourves, lots of carbon fibre on the inside. The list goes on

That has to be a joke right? Couldn't you just get that same look of muddnyness, for you know, free? Thats enough internet for one day

Thanks chap. Oh no you're definitely right, these will become a winter set onece I do find new wheels. As much as I do love the OEM rays it definitely needs some new wheels. I absolutely love the LMGT4s and would love a set, would love to test fit a set and see what they look like. Never found a car so difficult to buy wheels for!

And she's finished and home! Absolutely over the moon with the work PK Autos have carried out and even more pleased with how the back end looks. Wasn't even out half an hour when it attracted a big group outside Tesco's asking about it! Picking it up.... And Home... Difficult to say what my favourite bit is, but I think the refurbished wheel may be it! Next up on the list will either be lowering, wheels, or a remap! Back to the drawing board!

Im sure work wont notice it gone.

I was rather annoyed to find that my automatic upload was switched off! The entire time I could've lost the lot! Im happy with the 1TB, got everything I want on there with just 600GB to go, and it didnt cost me a penny! Its odd how battlefield shrank though, can only put it down to some kind of stealth optimisation. You'll like the new update, its made a big difference in how the game feels and looks!

Dont use glue! I beg you! Thats what the previous owner did on mine and when I removed it I had the 350z outline frozen to my paintwork! The only way to get rid of it was a respray!

My personal favourites are MonkeyLondon Thatdudeinblue AdamLZ Roadsuntraveled All but ML do need to be watched with a pinch of salt mind. I know MonkeyLondon personally and hes such a good guy, just as he is in the videos. The others can be a little pretentious sometimes

Just remember to set up automatic back up on your playstation before you do anything else, as if it does go pear shaped least its not permanently lost! You'll find with many games, BF1 for example a fresh download makes it smaller. Not sure why but the file size decreased by nearly 25GB. Thats a lot of waste files! I upgraded to a 1TB last week, was blissfully easy. The 16 hours of downloading not so much lol

You're not the only one dude haha. Really interested to see them and hear what you think!