Trouble Shooting / General Engine

2136 topics in this forum

1. Pilot Bushing? Throwout Bearing? Need Definite Answer

   By Nomake Wan, May 6, 2009
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   • Nomake Wan
   • May 7, 2009

3. steering wobble and car stalling HELP! 1 2

   By ZR8ED, October 8, 2004
   • 29 replies
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   • datsunlover
   • October 24, 2004

4. L28ET swapped 72 240z idling funky & lack of power

   By superduner, June 3, 2013   

   • L28ET
   • 240z
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     Tagged with:

     • L28ET
     • 240z
     • boosting
     • idling
     • power
     • swap
     • boostleak
     • troubleshooting
   • 13 replies
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   • NewZed
   • June 26, 2013

5. Car starts but backfires and loss of power

   By Naroko, May 25, 2011
   • 5 replies
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   • Naroko
   • June 13, 2011

6. SU swap, now hits wall at 5k in gear 1 2

   By PurePontiacKid, March 19, 2012
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   • PurePontiacKid
   • August 11, 2012

7. Fuel pump relay with oil pressure saftey switch wiring question, Scotty?

   By Guest 350zgto, March 28, 2005
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   • Guest
   • March 28, 2005

8. Almost finished and the Z won't start! 1 2

   By savageskaterkid, December 25, 2006
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   • savageskaterkid
   • January 15, 2007

9. Tachometer jumps when ignition is turned but drops back to zero once car starts

   By Ptero, July 9, 2011
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   • NewZed
   • April 17, 2012

10. Turbo distributor wiring

    By Wangan280, March 3, 2012
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    • HowlerMonkey
    • March 11, 2012

11. out of ideas! car wont start 81 280zx turbo

    By Daniel13brx7, March 5, 2011
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    • misterZ
    • March 7, 2011

12. Idling woes but not the usual (77 280z)

    By dashpot, June 23, 2015   

    • high idle
    • Fuel injection
    • (and 1 more)

      Tagged with:

      • high idle
      • Fuel injection
      • 1977 280z
    • 4 replies
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    • rickyellow zee
    • June 25, 2015

13. Ever heard of an engine siezing up like this? 1 2

    By josh817, April 13, 2010
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    • Nizm0Zed
    • April 29, 2010

14. Fuel Injectors Pulsating Too Fast - Flooding Engine

    By RonK, July 13, 2012
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    • RonK
    • September 18, 2012

15. 77 Datsun 280z won't go into gear

    By Jwinnsrt, March 20, 2013
    • 9 replies
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    • Jwinnsrt
    • March 22, 2013

16. Stumble at idle, lost gas mileage, black soot in tail pipe

    By zgeezer, February 19, 2007
    • 6 replies
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    • zgeezer
    • March 7, 2007

17. HELP! white smoke @ idle

    By Guest fl1phop, May 18, 2006
    • 8 replies
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    • Shift
    • June 30, 2006

18. 78 280Z Fuel Pump Relay

    By gmanatc97, August 16, 2009
    • 3 replies
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    • Guest
    • August 17, 2009

19. The reason to KEEP EGR if using modern factory EFI

    By Brad-ManQ45, February 1, 2012
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    • Tony D
    • March 3, 2012

20. Clutch disengagement problem (SOLVED!) 1 2

    By Milenko2121, May 23, 2013
    • 23 replies
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    • Milenko2121
    • May 25, 2013

21. 280z Emissions Woes 1 2

    By monk3y, May 15, 2015
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    • monk3y
    • May 30, 2015

22. need radiator FAST!! - please help! 1 2

    By Guest tom sixbey, November 13, 2001
    • 23 replies
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    • Guest
    • November 22, 2001

23. IT RUNS, or it did...... 1 2

    By savageskaterkid, April 4, 2005
    • 27 replies
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    • savageskaterkid
    • May 24, 2005

24. Surging 350sbc

    By Miles, March 8, 2002
    • 5 replies
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    • Miles
    • April 12, 2002

25. Strange squealing from engine. 1 2

    By cygnusx1, July 18, 2007
    • 30 replies
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    • Careless
    • December 18, 2007

26. Rebuilt 82 280ZX Turbo did first start, now does nothing

    By Ineptitude01, March 7, 2010
    • 19 replies
    • 4.3k views
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    • AtlantaZ
    • October 13, 2010