Olly350z

Thats the engine light I bet you, you've kinked either the little hose at bottom of the airbox or where it meets on the trottle body if you moved it that far. Thats all mine was and it set the MAF sensor off lol

Not wanting to go off topic but that boggles my mind. You've got greater patience then I have, id of gotten triggered and probably kicked off. People and manners seem to of taken a drastic decline

Fiver says its the maf sensor. They're really delicate on the airbox. Had this very situation when I removed mine to do a service

Either the cat heatshields or the ones on thr manifolds. You can remove the cat ones easily enough but the latter is a bastard to do

I could almost cry at this comment. Finally im not alone in thinking like this. How dare I get angry for your inconsiderate child costing me money! And worse still you not having the decency to correct them! Im afraid the majority around here are of that ilk... where a whacking great SUV is needed for the school run when its rained slightly...

Have to admit that thought had crossed my mind but then again its not the first time I've had someone hurl abuse in the same car park. Zs do seem to attract them

Have to admit I had this a few weeks back. Admittedly I had parked in one of the child bays bht there's at least 50 of them. Was a woman with a ruddy great land rover in the next bay and a horde of unruly children. Dont get me wrong Im grateful to not have children yet but do have views on how I'd raise my own As I came to a stop and switched the car off she walks around the front of the Z and smacks the bonnet and says "wheres your ****ing badge". Looking back I dont think I've ever gotten out a car so quickly with both barrels loaded. I tried explaining that I was tired with people damaging my vehicle's which I work hard for, to which I got told I was a selfish ****er for having a nice car. My reply and final word as I walked away was "why do you need a land rover. Are those estate speed bumps really that big" (Where I live is pretty densely built up, not much country etc) No doubt someone will judge!

I havent no pal. Was meant to come to your grasshopper meet but the night before I witnessed a rather horrific car accident that then spiraled further out of control. To cut a long story short I witnessed an audi doing 65mph + in a 30 before rolling several times. Was 3:15am before I got in so wasnt feeling the early start Located in Littlehampton Pal

We followed that religiously guys. Even down to setting up a timer to count the 5 seconds accurately. Had no luck and if anything made things worse Id definitely recommend changing it Pal, had them on my last cars and they give a much nicer feel, same for brakes, but would I recommend that you do it? No chance. It seems that bleeding these is an absolute ballache, save yourself the hassle like I should've done and just get a garage to do it Mine will be going down tomorrow at the expense of a trailer too

So as those who've got me on facebook have seen I've been progressing slowly with all the small details that id like on my Z I managed to get a tan leather interior which has transformed being inside the car for me, absolutely love it I then managed to get a JDM indicator without the foglight, cant say how much the red square used to bug me! I then purchased a set of Hamish's LED rear numberplate clusters. These have made a great difference to the back! Before with just bulbs After with his complete units And then just a couple pictures after a wash. Its currently broken again as we couldnt get the clutch to bleed. Down the shop tomorrow! Lots more to come when funds and Xmas allow!

Am 24 (3 weeks off 25) with mods declared, 8k milage, commuting to and from work and kept on the driveway with possibility of being locked away in a garage. 5 years licence with 5 years NCB, and I paid £550 which I was ok with (it is my first RWD and ive only owned it just over a year so I let it slide this time) Somethings wrong with the price you're paying?

Posting this here in the hope someone can show where im going wrong before I finally snap and set fire to my Z happily singing So this evening we decided to install my new Hel Braided clutch line which ive had sat in the spare room for the last 6 month's. No real reason other than the OEM flexi line was leaking at the Banjo end. Clutch appeared to work fine, semi high biting point with the common Z dead zone Everything went fine, line on and locked in place with new banjo bolt. Topped the reservior up, pumped pedal 15 times and cracked open bleed nipple on the slave cylinder, fluid coming out and reservior slowly emptying with the smallest amount of pressure in the pedal. Nothing. Pedal limp as a fella in a nun house, normal we thought. Repeated this process 5 times increasing pumps to 25. Nothing At this point we suspect blockage, undo banjo bolt and leave to gravity bleed. Fluid pours nicely out so doubt that. Connect everything back up and we try pressure bleeding back through the system as air will always find the highest point. Nothing. Every bout of pumping the pedal builds the slightest amount of pressure, once bleed nipple released that pressure drops (obviously) and the pedal shoots to the floor and WILL NOT return. I mustve pumped close 400 times tonight. Had to limp the car home with just enough pressure that it does engage and disengage the clutch but driving is difficult as the pedal will not return to its natural position One thing to note is that we tried this clutch adjustment rod behind the pedal, didnt seem to make any difference apart from the fsct my biting point is now right at the bottom. Help please

I came from a B18'd SiR EK pal that like yours, was modified to the nuts. Might've not had the most horsepower but it ran rings around so many things on a twisty B road. It was glued down As been already said they are completely different driving experiences. I never feel truly relaxed driving my Z compared to the civic as I find the Z a real handful because I dont trust it in the corners. I dont know if it's slightly worn bushes or just me (It is my first RWD but ive had it over a year now) but I'm always conscious about it biting me Dont think for a second though that means I dont like driving it. I LOVE it. The sounds these cars make, the looks they get and the comments. Personally Id recommend you try and test drive one before you take the plunge. I miss the Honda, definitel. But would I go back? Not a chance ☺

Whats end float play?

As far as ive seen all Zs have some kind of rattle from the clutch when switching off, and from what ive read its to do with the duel mass clutch. Mine rattles so I just depress the clutch everytime

Do 03-05 VQ35DE engines have these oil gallery gaskets?

Mine plugged in just fine too ðŸ˜

Ill be taking mine offroad for winter. Japanese cars love to rust, destroyed my rebuilt Honda even after getting extensive welding done But then I have a 400 quid banger prelude to rock around in, that can rust all it likes

I didnt realise Chris sold though B pillar trims? I may have to look into them as my carbon onesare peeling! Let me know how you get on with the springs pal, looking tasty

If its oil leaking into the spark plug chambers its a common 350z issue pal. Despite what many people say you can actually buy just the seals separately and a competent garage can do them It is easier to just buy new covers though, but definitely not the cheapest option

So a big shout out to Jim for selling his facelift rear lights. Step one in facelifting the Z, complete Managed to burn quite a bit of oil while having a play with an R35 last night Been booked back in for the valve covers and chain and tensioner, wish my wallet luck!

I'm getting absolutely nowhere with it and almost everything has been examined. I'm told the engine is in excellent condition and the symptoms/inspections don't point to any major internal damage, but we can't find the source of the noise. The only remaining things to check are the VVT solenoids. I'm not sure I can tolerate the uncertainty over the condition of the engine/car personally. I too changed my fuel dampers to no avail. The tuning shop listened to it and did say that it sounds like any other Z, they even brought out a customers Z and it too sounded the same Talking to the garage they did mention valves, however they said that they are a shim type design and a bastard to change. I do have a rattle on start up as well so ive literally just gotten off the phone and booked it in for its timing chain and tensioner 😢 I know that feeling very, very well my friend. Its awful not trusting the engine

Noticed on mine last night that the voltage was the same as yours, with radio, lights, heating and seats on etc. Obviously load on the alternator will create varience. Is mine dying too?

Following. Mine sounds like this after a real good run. Tuning shop recently hqd it was fine as they are noisy engines, but they did suggest injector tick

Was at a tuning shop recently because my engine has a similar tick / rattle but not that pronounced. The guys at the shop swore completely that the engines were strong and I shouldn't worry He suggested that its more than possible its injector tick. Have you any update to this?