Toon Chris

I've got a Infiniti FX30d which uses the same front brake disks as the 370z - or so i thought. It seems to depend on which site you look on as the Z has varying sizes listed for it, and this makes buying a little confusing. Why? because I want some decent disks and they seem to e listed for the Z more than my Infiniti. I need 355mm Diameter , 49mm Height , 32/30mm Thick which are commonly listed as D7512 in the EBC catalogue. The FX is known for putting a lot of strain on the front disks (Its powerful and yet weights a tad more than a chieftain tank). The EBC disks I bought last time warped about a month after purchase. I've struggled on but am getting peed off with the vibration so want to replace them with plain disks of good quality. Anyone out there got any suggestions for a decent brand with a plain disk that can take the strain but not very silly money? I'll pay over the EBC price of course but lets not get all 'ceramic' on the wallet ! I suppose this is aimed more at the traders, and I have looked at the trader sites, some of which the links don't work, some of which sell EBC or big brake kits only and some of which quote a different size for the 370Z

These are small button cells and they get packed in separate containers. No contact with anything else. Low wattage. No problem in hand luggage

Get me some 3v CR2048 lithium rechargeable batteries please!!! They are cheap and the only place I can get them is Australia or USA and neither will export them. It drives me nuts! I have a Garmin watch that uses them and Garmin say ones they wear out the watch is scrap. Just for the sake of a battery. If you have a square centimetre spare in the suitcase of course

30 is the lower limit. There is no upper limit. Out of interest, do you still smell?

No, just No. They smell They blame you for everything until at least the age of 30. They are ungrateful They smell.

Lots of mentions about talking with each other and how important that is (and it is), but it looks like that isn't getting the problem sorted. Don't ditch what has been and could be good again just because you can't find common ground now. The next talk should be "we both know this isn't working properly, we don't seem able to work it out ourselves but we need to do something about it quickly or we will fall apart, let's book a session with a relationship councillor and see where that goes". The Cancer volunteering is great as you really will see people who have a much harsher life to live than you do and it gives you some perspective, but that doesn't belittle how you feel when you are unhappy and you have to do something about that. You will learn a lot with a professional and neutral counselling session. You probably only need one to see if it's going to work or not but you really don't seem to be getting anywhere on your own do you? If it turns out it really is over then better to be sad after genuinely trying than emotionally crushed after giving up.

Me too every time someone says hi with a Azure 04. But my old car now shows as untaxed even though it has MOT left so I must assume the bugger who bought it has ditched it

Small problem with that idea http://hkdredbelt.typepad.com/.a/6a01538e2a1ac7970b014e893c1e6e970d-800wi (sorry the forum interface won't let me post as an image)

Hubba

Adding a country specific map is child's play and can be done as part of any dealers car prep when selling a new car. If they are putting a different sticker inside the flap then they are probably flashing the ecu for that countries specifications too. As an example, I don't know about the Z but I remember the Alfa 156 and 147 has a different map for every European country to cover all sorts of little things. One example is the way the car alarm responds to an unlock command which varies hugely - one blip, two blips and a flash, one long flash, two short flashes no blip etc etc all dependant on the country.

Oh is it the cam cover not a block breather then? Serves me right for being too lazy to look. Same answer though really

Crank breather. If it's loose, you may get air leakage which will enter the system after the MAF which will screw up the mixture. [edit] and yes it is a bit of a PITA to fit. AFAIK its not legal to vent this to the atmosphere any more for emissions reasons. I stand to be corrected but it might be an MOT fail on the emission system. Others will know better about that. You can pipe it off to an oil catch can so the sticky mess doesn't go back into the combustion (as well as gunking up the throttle) but either way the connection to the block is going to have to be good - and airtight doesn't mean so tight you could crush a small animal, only airtight

If you are homeless and a smack-head you are desperate. Imagine how horrible your life is being desperate like that. As others have said, report him and hope that the system can help him. And don't leave the door unlocked and he won't bother you again anyway. Most of us would shudder with horror if we saw how much of our precious 'stuff' was checked out by dodgy people. Thankfully they tend to go for the easy pickings so the best course is always to not be an easy picking.

Wait.... you mean the volleyball called Wilson was actually played by a coconut?!? DAAAAMNNN!! He really should have got an oscar! Worse, you watched it and paid attention Ok, so maybe its a picture of a coconut on a volleyball? Either way it steals the show. On the same subject this version is sooo much better, and unbelievably Michaels Jackson is in it too! This could have redressed some of the balance for the Oscars.

The coconut would have had more right to an oscar than Tom Hanks

Japspeed are the lower end of the market and the flexi's don't last well. Expect 12-18 months as a guide to how long before you are shopping again, unless you do low miles. If your car is low get a version without flexi's and save yourself some bother with then betting scraped off

What he said, although trying convincing a buyer that's all they need to do is another story. Suck it up and get a new clutch and fly which will help with the resale anyway, and at least enjoy your Z for a while. For the gearbox, try an oil change (ONLY use genuine nissan gearbox oil) and toss in some moly-slip. For the relatively low cost it can't hurt and may help a lot.

To start eliminating things: was it a genuine nissan part? was it new? sure you fitted it to the correct bank? sure you fitted it correctly and it's seated properly etc. For this last point its important as a mm or so out could cause an issue. I think there is a guide on here somewhere ...

As a side point, this is what you might expect when checking the airbag light problem as there are connectors under the seat.

Could be a dummy glovebox key? The immobiliser function is separate from the remote lock/unlock so although the alarm would have gone mental the car should still start if its a pukka key.

If you want to be different, why not try out a Valeo electric supercharger. Ideally used to remove turbo-lag but also good to deliver instant punch at lower speed and rev ranges, albeit pretty useless at higher revs on a large engine. But the principle of giving some oomph at legal speeds and keeping stock parts woudl work well. Yes you need to fit some super-capacitors and a regeneration alternator, yes you need to plumb it in, although its going to be less engineering than a normal supercharger/turbo, but imagine the F1 fun of watching the capacitors built charge before you kick it .

Check what they put in it too. I've heard noises like this before when the oil is not the right grade. have a quick look underneath to make sure the sump plug and filter aren't leaking.

If you want to squirt something in there, go for nitrous. Easy to fit, relatively cheap, and on tap when you want it. And guaranteed results,.

Otherwise known as 'Pinking'. Some kind person in Pistonheads describes it well: 'Pinking' or Pre-ignition is when the temperature/compression combination within the cylinder is high enough to cause ignition of the fuel/air mixture, without the use of a spark plug. The main issue is that pinking tends to be uneven in its combustion with little micro-explosions. If this explosion occurs close to a surface it causes pitting, too much and it can cause the holes in pistons mentioned above.

I don't know what Laxido is, but judging by the name only I would not put it near to cats