300zx help, Updated: pics on pg 2 Options

[samir0189]

Found a great deal on a 1990 nissan 300zx, t-tops, 2+2, non turbo, mint. 74000 miles on it.

Just wondering if anyone knows what the common problems with this car are? What to look out for, etc?


price is not the issue so don't worry about that.

Thanks in advance..........

This post has been edited by samir0189: Apr 11, 2010 - 8:38 PM

[95CelicaST]

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[samir0189]

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yes yes smart guy. i am googling. I was kinda hoping some people on 6gc might have had some answers as well. Gimmie a break... lol.

[SlvrCelica09]

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You must not have many friends.. to constantly be an A$$ hole just shows either you don't get enough sex or you just don't have friends. Of course he could have goggled, but he just wanted to know if there were people on this site that owned a 300zx.

[samir0189]

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You must not have many friends.. to constantly be an A$$ hole just shows either you don't get enough sex or you just don't have friends. Of course he could have goggled, but he just wanted to know if there were people on this site that owned a 300zx.

thank you. I trust my 6gc peeps will tell me what they know of if they- know someone who has one, or been around them, or own one personally.

When people ask me about a car I know about i don't hesitate to tell them if its a good deal or bad deal or what goes wrong when, etc..... kinda hoping other people might help me out in this situation. google-ing is great but its still better to get opinions from people you know.... whose words you trust. IMO.......

[95CelicaST]

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You must not have many friends.. to constantly be an A$$ hole just shows either you don't get enough sex or you just don't have friends. Of course he could have goggled, but he just wanted to know if there were people on this site that owned a 300zx.

I bet that sounded REALLY funny in your head...

He didn't want to know if anyone on here owned a 300ZX. If you read his post you would have noticed he wanted to know if anyone knows common problems with them. I simply directed him to his answer.

In addition, I have plenty of friends and get plenty of sex, thank you.

[SwissFerdi]

^ Still doesn't give you a reason to be an asshat. Don't get me wrong, I'm an asshat (Samir can attest to that ), but I don't make occasional posts like one.

Anyway, a guy I knew in high school had one. It was auto, and he rarely had a problem with it. It was non-turbo as well.

[95CelicaST]

Swiss, I don't NEED a reason to be an asshat.


I help those who help themselves. Simple as that.

[SlvrCelica09]

Swiss, I don't NEED a reason to be an asshat.


I help those who help themselves. Simple as that.

you help NOONE. Don't get it twisted. and I wasn't trying to be funny, I was being DEAD serious. Out of my Year and change I've been here.. all you do is try to flame/bash people and you get warned about it by Mods.. and you still do it. You seriously need to grow up.. or get a girlfriend. which ever comes first. BTW, the OP made it clear with is other post he hoped some people her knew friends that owned one... or had one.

This post has been edited by SlvrCelica09: Apr 11, 2010 - 12:15 PM

[Bitter]

It's a 20yr old car, ANYTHING or EVERYTHING could be wrong with it. rotten hoses, rotten belts, rotten tires, rust, mice, rats, rotten wiring, failing electronics, worn or seized suspension, bad brakes, rotten vacuum lines, rotten brake lines, rotten rubber parts, rotten bushings, leaky door seals, etc etc etc etc.

[SlvrCelica09]

It's a 20yr old car, ANYTHING or EVERYTHING could be wrong with it....... mice, rats,.......

LMAO!!!!

[samir0189]

It's a 20yr old car, ANYTHING or EVERYTHING could be wrong with it. rotten hoses, rotten belts, rotten tires, rust, mice, rats, rotten wiring, failing electronics, worn or seized suspension, bad brakes, rotten vacuum lines, rotten brake lines, rotten rubber parts, rotten bushings, leaky door seals, etc etc etc etc.

thank you for the only helpful post in this thread.

I know its 20 years old, and anything and everything can go wrong... and I'm not so much worried about the general maintenance as am I the specific problems it may have. I already registered for some nissan forums *(what i would consider helping myself cough cough cough)* and have a good idea as to what goes wrong but i was still kinda hoping anyone on here might have some insight im missing from general browsing.

Thank you once again bitter.


how about this for everyone else: if you dont have any REAL help, stay out of my thread.

[95CelicaST]

Swiss, I don't NEED a reason to be an asshat.


I help those who help themselves. Simple as that.

you help NOONE. Don't get it twisted. and I wasn't trying to be funny, I was being DEAD serious. Out of my Year and change I've been here.. all you do is try to flame/bash people and you get warned about it by Mods.. and you still do it. You seriously need to grow up.. or get a girlfriend. which ever comes first. BTW, the OP made it clear with is other post he hoped some people her knew friends that owned one... or had one.

Why don't you ask Blakout16 if I ever help people, like when I drove across the state to install his turbo kit, or how I offered up my AAA membership to a member who needed his car towed to a shop that was 40+ miles away, or how about the thousands of threads I have posted info in to answer legitimate questions of members with real problems?

Out of my 5+ years here I have helped more people than you will ever help. Like I said, I help those who help themselves.

And I have been with my beautiful girlfriend for 7 years, so I guess I achieved your suggestion a LONG time ago.


But I appreciate your concern about my personal life.

[Bitter]

I've worked on exactly 2 of those from that vintage and they just seemed to have any of the normal problems a car thats 20yrs old would have, which was any of what I had listed above. one was a beaten to hell daily driver than was owned by a 65yr old black woman on welfare and was about as safe as golfing in a thunderstorm ontop of a hill. the other was a well taken care of black one that was nearly mint inside and really nice outside as well. both had all of the rubber parts rotten, every bushing, line, hose, caliper hoses, etc all rubber was rotten. it just goes with age no matter what you do, it dries up.

the nice one needed a fuel pump and then plugs and then had stuck injectors and then the wiring to the injectors...ugh. the insulation on the wires was soo brittle and heat cooked that it all cracked off the wires when I unplugged an injector.

the nasty one...was rusted out, front brakes barely worked due to seized calipers/slides, the rear brakes barely worked for the same reason, 2 struts were frozen, ball joints and tierods were about to fall apart, rear diff leaked very badly, every rubber was rotten.

[samir0189]

I've worked on exactly 2 of those from that vintage and they just seemed to have any of the normal problems a car thats 20yrs old would have, which was any of what I had listed above. one was a beaten to hell daily driver than was owned by a 65yr old black woman on welfare and was about as safe as golfing in a thunderstorm ontop of a hill. the other was a well taken care of black one that was nearly mint inside and really nice outside as well. both had all of the rubber parts rotten, every bushing, line, hose, caliper hoses, etc all rubber was rotten. it just goes with age no matter what you do, it dries up.

the nice one needed a fuel pump and then plugs and then had stuck injectors and then the wiring to the injectors...ugh. the insulation on the wires was soo brittle and heat cooked that it all cracked off the wires when I unplugged an injector.

the nasty one...was rusted out, front brakes barely worked due to seized calipers/slides, the rear brakes barely worked for the same reason, 2 struts were frozen, ball joints and tierods were about to fall apart, rear diff leaked very badly, every rubber was rotten.

yup from what i understand the injectors do stick and the one im looking at has one stuck, in 1993 they seemed to correct it so if i end up getting it i might swap them for 93+ ones. i read the wiring does that same crumbling as well.

Ill have a better look at all the rubbers later today hopefully they are in decent condition... i hadn't read anything about that on the Z forums, but that's exactly the kind of info i was looking for. Thank you. Either way its normal for rubbers to dry up, its happening on my 6gc as it is.

Im gonna look at it later today and maybe post some pictures here.

[Bitter]

i bet you will be looking at the rubbers, fruity boy :rofl:

yea, thats not the kind of problem specific to make/model but just age. hell 20yr old bicycle tires will be dry rotted just the same as 20yr old control arm bushings. problem is, ones alot easier to see than the other. if you're going to be seriously driving the car replace all the suspension bushings, vacuum lines, coolant hoses, door seals, etc. sucks to come out to your car after a sudden down pour only to find the hatch full of water because of a rotten seal or clogged drain tube. things like that are the things that get over looked and will make you hate buying an old car.

[Random_Stranger]

YOU'RE GOING TO BUY A 300ZX Z32 TWIN TURBO?!

[Penkka]

YOU'RE GOING TO BUY A 300ZX Z32 TWIN TURBO?!

Open your eyes

[CelicaST_CALI]

haha put your reading glasses on old man

Found a great deal on a 1990 nissan 300zx, t-tops, 2+2, non turbo, mint. 74000 miles on it.

I have been around 2 of these,one of my friends has a TT,and ive been up close and personal.They are not the easiest car to work on,we did his timing belt(mind you we are teenagers) and it took us about 10 hours from start to start.Also my GFs best friend has/had one(rolled it into a ditch),it was a NA auto but still really quick.They are quick cars,but really heavy and hard to work on.

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You must not have many friends.. to constantly be an A$$ hole just shows either you don't get enough sex or you just don't have friends. Of course he could have goggled, but he just wanted to know if there were people on this site that owned a 300zx.

I bet that sounded REALLY funny in your head...

That was actually pretty funny in his post to...


This post has been edited by CelicaST_CALI: Apr 11, 2010 - 3:47 PM

[easternpiro1]

I've worked on exactly 2 of those from that vintage and they just seemed to have any of the normal problems a car thats 20yrs old would have, which was any of what I had listed above. one was a beaten to hell daily driver than was owned by a 65yr old black woman on welfare and was about as safe as golfing in a thunderstorm ontop of a hill. the other was a well taken care of black one that was nearly mint inside and really nice outside as well. both had all of the rubber parts rotten, every bushing, line, hose, caliper hoses, etc all rubber was rotten. it just goes with age no matter what you do, it dries up.

the nice one needed a fuel pump and then plugs and then had stuck injectors and then the wiring to the injectors...ugh. the insulation on the wires was soo brittle and heat cooked that it all cracked off the wires when I unplugged an injector.

the nasty one...was rusted out, front brakes barely worked due to seized calipers/slides, the rear brakes barely worked for the same reason, 2 struts were frozen, ball joints and tierods were about to fall apart, rear diff leaked very badly, every rubber was rotten.

WTH does that have to do with anything? ah well. bro, bitter is right, rubber components should be carefully inspected especially those concerning safety equip (brakes etc) a friend of mine and his brother bought a couple of these about 3 years ago, and had some rust issues (due to lack of care) and said that both had suspension issues, they were from the same owner so i would guess the suspension issue is because the previoius owner was didding around with it. and a friend of mine suggested cleaning out the entire fuel system, he said it leads to bad injectors as eluded to earlier.

[richee3]

I looked at a '92 300ZX once. It was a quick car, seemed to be taken care of. The only thing I really know about them is that they allegedly aren't a great platform for a project car. But then again, neither is a 6gc. One of these car has power to the correct wheels. I say go for it, dude.

[samir0189]

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This post has been edited by samir0189: Apr 11, 2010 - 8:48 PM

[Bitter]

I'll correct myself, both I worked on were previous gen to that one.

[samir0189]

thats cool its no big deal.

I drove it, everything feels great, its sputtering, guy says hes gonna have it fixed.

besides that.... this thing is near mint.

[CelicaST_CALI]

never did like the controls next to the steering wheel....-_- Wierd color,but looks mint!!

[conus00]

.... this thing is near mint.

No sh*t! I have not seen too many 20-year-old cars looking like this one. If the price is right definitely go for it!

[samir0189]

never did like the controls next to the steering wheel....-_- Wierd color,but looks mint!!

yup im not a big fan of that either, its very strange and difficult for me to get used to. The color is factory yellow metallic pearl something like that. lol. the pics make it look weird, it looks great in person.

.... this thing is near mint.

No sh*t! I have not seen too many 20-year-old cars looking like this one. If the price is right definitely go for it!

Its in great condition really. It sat in a garage for most its life. All the "rubbers" as mentioned before in this thread are in outstanding shape, not the least bit dry or cracking up, even the ones that are sealing the t-tops. im very impressed.

[Nartanian]

Holy crap, was that thing driven in reverse? If you don't have any big plans for it, it seems like a nice car. Not something I'd like to start a project with though.

This post has been edited by Nartanian: Apr 11, 2010 - 9:43 PM

[conus00]

How much is the guy asking BTW?
I'm just curious...

[samir0189]

How much is the guy asking BTW?
I'm just curious...

[Euphoria]

looks in great shape! All I've heard of is they are very hard to work on as the engine is so tight in the engine bay, and they have overheating problems because of it, I've heard of clutches going frequently and being a bitch to change other than that it shouldn't be much worse than a normal car and normal things will go.

[Random_Stranger]

haha put your reading glasses on old man

Found a great deal on a 1990 nissan 300zx, t-tops, 2+2, non turbo, mint. 74000 miles on it.

I have been around 2 of these,one of my friends has a TT,and ive been up close and personal.They are not the easiest car to work on,we did his timing belt(mind you we are teenagers) and it took us about 10 hours from start to start.Also my GFs best friend has/had one(rolled it into a ditch),it was a NA auto but still really quick.They are quick cars,but really heavy and hard to work on.

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You must not have many friends.. to constantly be an A$$ hole just shows either you don't get enough sex or you just don't have friends. Of course he could have goggled, but he just wanted to know if there were people on this site that owned a 300zx.

I bet that sounded REALLY funny in your head...

That was actually pretty funny in his post to...

Actually reading isn't one of my favorite things to do, it is more of a chore to me. So I just wanted to give him a thumbs up, because I was under the impression he missed out on a good deal, but looking for ano.... wait... Was that someone else? Oh yeah, the guy looking for the MKI... My bad...

[jordisonjr]

My buddy has two 300zx twin turbo's and we went to look at one that was n/a and it was reaalll slow, I would say wait til you can find a twin turbo, but thats just my opinion. And Im not really feeling the colour either, unless your planning to build it.

[samir0189]

My buddy has two 300zx twin turbo's and we went to look at one that was n/a and it was reaalll slow, I would say wait til you can find a twin turbo, but thats just my opinion. And Im not really feeling the colour either, unless your planning to build it.

I wasn't ever really "looking" for a car or car shopping actually, and technically the car wasnt for sale. I just happened upon this deal. Turbo doesn't matter to me, the 220hp v6 is plenty juice for my needs. Also I read on the 300zx forums the turbos "die" (i dont know much about turbos, so don't beat me up too bad) at around 120k and im not looking for extra expenses.

Not planning any kinda build for the car, maybe an intake system and exhaust in the future but not intending to turbo or anything beyond those basics.


thanks to everyone for your help.... ill post more pix if i end up getting it.

This post has been edited by samir0189: Apr 12, 2010 - 5:40 PM

[tomazws]

Hey, that's an awesome find. Car's sooo clean.

[easternpiro1]

wow.... that car is so damn clean... good find man! youre a traitor but good find!

[SwissFerdi]

wow.... that car is so damn clean... good find man! youre a traitor but good find!

He's not leaving, he's trading this for an Expedition.

[808celica]

HOLY DILDO SHIFT KNOB!!!!!!!! That thing's huge (that's what she said).

Not a fan of this type of body styling. There is only 1 thing i like about this car.........the front lip

[richee3]

wow.... that car is so damn clean... good find man! youre a traitor but good find!

I was gonna say... You can't possibly get onto me for being a traitor when I bought my IS and then you go off and get a Nissan!

[easternpiro1]

wow.... that car is so damn clean... good find man! youre a traitor but good find!

He's not leaving, he's trading this for an Expedition.

wait... what?!?

wow.... that car is so damn clean... good find man! youre a traitor but good find!

I was gonna say... You can't possibly get onto me for being a traitor when I bought my IS and then you go off and get a Nissan!

lol i dont have a nissan! i have a mitsubishi! but its my daily driver!

[spolski07]

Swiss, I don't NEED a reason to be an asshat.


I help those who help themselves. Simple as that.

you help NOONE. Don't get it twisted. and I wasn't trying to be funny, I was being DEAD serious. Out of my Year and change I've been here.. all you do is try to flame/bash people and you get warned about it by Mods.. and you still do it. You seriously need to grow up.. or get a girlfriend. which ever comes first. BTW, the OP made it clear with is other post he hoped some people her knew friends that owned one... or had one.

Why don't you ask Blakout16 if I ever help people, like when I drove across the state to install his turbo kit, or how I offered up my AAA membership to a member who needed his car towed to a shop that was 40+ miles away, or how about the thousands of threads I have posted info in to answer legitimate questions of members with real problems?

Out of my 5+ years here I have helped more people than you will ever help. Like I said, I help those who help themselves.

And I have been with my beautiful girlfriend for 7 years, so I guess I achieved your suggestion a LONG time ago.


But I appreciate your concern about my personal life.

I'm your friend

[95CelicaST]

YES!!!



BTW- what happened to selling the Mini and getting that 2.5RS?

[JDMDWS]

hi,

nice find,

i own a 1990 300 zx twin turbo t-top until last year, (the car was totaled, someone hit me on the rear when a was stop a light), it's a great car, really fun to drive, but the interior was ugly, the carpet

the engine was realiable for a 20 year old engine , but you have no space to work, check all the rubber under the hood and all the electrical connection, the engine was VERY hot

if you want more info check this site : Z32 you have many info, and the service manual online

and last thing picture of mine... i will have a other one some day.....

My Website



DWS



DWS

This post has been edited by JDMDWS: Apr 15, 2010 - 7:17 PM

[JoKeRkId613]

My buddy has two 300zx twin turbo's and we went to look at one that was n/a and it was reaalll slow, I would say wait til you can find a twin turbo, but thats just my opinion. And Im not really feeling the colour either, unless your planning to build it.

I wasn't ever really "looking" for a car or car shopping actually, and technically the car wasnt for sale. I just happened upon this deal. Turbo doesn't matter to me, the 220hp v6 is plenty juice for my needs. Also I read on the 300zx forums the turbos "die" (i dont know much about turbos, so don't beat me up too bad) at around 120k and im not looking for extra expenses.

Have you driven the car fast? I ask because there's really not much 'juice' in the non-turbo model. I remember driving my friend's about 6 years ago and all I remember was it feeling extremely heavy/sluggish. My favorite thing about it was the t-tops, but I was like 16-17 at the time. I don't know much about them but I assume parts for the ZX are expensive (compared to other Nissans). I own a Z now but it'll be under warranty for a long while. I probably wouldn't get one used because these cars can look beautiful on the surface, but they're very easy to abuse. Good luck with your decision.

[samir0189]

hi,

nice find,

i own a 1990 300 zx twin turbo t-top until last year, (the car was totaled, someone hit me on the rear when a was stop a light), it's a great car, really fun to drive, but the interior was ugly, the carpet

the engine was realiable for a 20 year old engine , but you have no space to work, check all the rubber under the hood and all the electrical connection, the engine was VERY hot

if you want more info check this site : Z32 you have many info, and the service manual online

and last thing picture of mine... i will have a other one some day.....

My Website



DWS



DWS

Thanks for the info buddy.

My buddy has two 300zx twin turbo's and we went to look at one that was n/a and it was reaalll slow, I would say wait til you can find a twin turbo, but thats just my opinion. And Im not really feeling the colour either, unless your planning to build it.

I wasn't ever really "looking" for a car or car shopping actually, and technically the car wasnt for sale. I just happened upon this deal. Turbo doesn't matter to me, the 220hp v6 is plenty juice for my needs. Also I read on the 300zx forums the turbos "die" (i dont know much about turbos, so don't beat me up too bad) at around 120k and im not looking for extra expenses.

Have you driven the car fast? I ask because there's really not much 'juice' in the non-turbo model. I remember driving my friend's about 6 years ago and all I remember was it feeling extremely heavy/sluggish. My favorite thing about it was the t-tops, but I was like 16-17 at the time. I don't know much about them but I assume parts for the ZX are expensive (compared to other Nissans). I own a Z now but it'll be under warranty for a long while. I probably wouldn't get one used because these cars can look beautiful on the surface, but they're very easy to abuse. Good luck with your decision.

Keep in mind i daily drive a bone stock 5sfe. lol. It felt pretty quick even with its misfire. i havent driven it fast yet.

[samir0189]

whoops. "Z" end.

[richee3]

High five!

[samir0189]

High five!

*returns high five*

[95CelicaST]

Now ship me the wheels.


MR2 with 300ZX wheels = awesummmmmmmmmmm

[HaysoosKreesto]

Now ship me the wheels.


MR2 with 300ZX wheels = awesummmmmmmmmmm

Totally... but 300zx wheels on a 300zx is also awesome .

[spolski07]

YES!!!



BTW- what happened to selling the Mini and getting that 2.5RS?

people lowballing and me getting free coilovers swayed my decision to sell lol

[dabazied]

My only problem with the 300z..... Seat doesn't move back far enough. I'm only 5'11" and I felt kinda cramped driving my dad's 91 around for a while.

Otherwise, great pick up man. I love the z's.