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Hi It seems my washer pump for the front screen has decided to give up the ghost. Does anyone know if they are still available to buy or is it a case of looking to ebay/USA for a second hand replacement. It does have a mounting clip and connector block so a universal one would need to be fitted...

Looking around the engine bay I noticed that a number of the cooling hoses were getting a little wrubbery and there were signs of leaking on some of the heater hoses as well as around the thermostat hsg to engine block; nothing serious just looked like it might be if left much longer. First...

So taking a title from a C4 programme........its strange how in life events happen and suddenly you have to make decisions not previously remotely considered. 1. For the past year my wife has been looking to change her 2007 Mini Cooper S R56 for something else such as a Subaru BRZ, Fiat 124...

Has anyone else had a similar problem. When starting the car on the key it does nothing for a number of turns, can be anything from 1 to 6 before the car turns over. I have tried turning the key quicker etc but nothing seems to make any difference and eventually it fires up for no rhyme or...

Has anyone used a pump to change gearbox oil, I have seen them used on sump oil and thought it might work with the gearbox. Appreciate the viscosity of oil is heavier but I am more unsure if it is possible to get a pipe down through the top with lever removed etc. As I say just asking :)

Imagine my suprise when walking around the Shepton Mallet show today and coming across (slightly hidden away) a very nice Black 280zx Coupe. I have been going to this show for too many years to remember and am quite often the only Japanese car there (went in the Austin Ruby today so not the same...

Anyone have the size of the dust cover and/or fitted poly ones recently. I think the correct ones are .472/1.200/.950 high? Would like to replace complete tie rod but having trouble finding them in the UK and hope this would fix the MOT advisory....... It seems getting parts for this early zx is...

Does anyone know where I can buy repair seal kits for front and rear brake calipers for a 1979 280zx. I have not had any luck so far in the UK and thought I had managed to find some in Germany but they were wrong model. I also emailed MJP but didn't get any response - he maybe on holiday. Car...

When attending Japfest at Dodington back in June I had a few issues with the clutch and gear changing; which I put down to the extremely hot weather at the time and air in the system expanding. I had changed both master and slave cylinders a year ago so had no reason to think otherwise. Today...

I need a replacement clutch master cylinder and ebay has one that states OE NABCO type? I have a Sanyco one fitted which I imagine is the original but not sure if they are interchangeable?????? Can anyone help - both seem to be 5/8 inch bore with adjustable link...........

Last weekend I decided to fill up rather than splash £30 in which usually lasts for a few trips......parked up in the pub and when I came out there was obviously a leak from the tank. At first I thought it may be connected to a replaced fuel pump and pipe clips working loose which they have in...

Hi I am looking to put some new wheels on my 280zx whilst I treat my originals to an overdue refurb - and I just fancy some larger lower profile tyres...... Would be interested in what others have shod their zx's with; I am not sure if I want to go skinny and fat or even go beyond 8J's...

I was planning on doing a service this weekend and after doing the usual bits and pieces plus a diff oil change I thought I would drain the gearbox. Didn't get very far as I was unable to remove the square headed fill plug, admittedly the car was on stands and I could have got it a little...

Dizzy passed her MOT today (4 years straight through now:thumbs:) but the kind mechanic showed me some dampness around the fuel pump; which looks to be the original (from 1979) and I need to now find a replacement. Looking on fleabay it looks like I can only get an original from US at silly...

Decided to go to Retro Rides hill climb this weekend, weather great and lots to see..... On the motorway when in 5th there was a whine not loud but constant which reduced slightly when holding gear stick slightly forward, nothing in any other gear apart from it being occasionally stiff when...

Does anyone have a good lead on best place to buy a wooden Datsun 280zx suitable gear knob. I have seen those advertised on Ebay and was just wondering if there are other options. Previous owner fitted a Momo ally ball a:rant: and I know getting hold of an original manual gear knob is nigh on...

During the recent Beaulieu Jap day I was speaking to a fellow Z owner who mentioned there was an opportunity to buy new gear shift plastic bearing/bushes to tighten up shifting and improve selection. I cannot remember who he said supplies this replacement kit, does anyone have an idea, I am sure...

On the way back from Simply Japanese and an uneventful trip from Bristol the Radio kept cutting out when the windows were operated associated with an occasional engine hunt. As we were discussing what it could be the offside rear blew on a dual carriageway near Warminster and thoughts went...

1979 280zx Flasher unit needed replacement before JapFest next week. Old unit taken off was a Lucas 8FL Type 53. I was only able to get a 12V 4 x 21 W Max 97W flasher unit which I suspect is a hazard flasher unit which is twice the size but at least had spade connections. It seems to work fine...

I have recently purchased a 280zx 1979 and ma really impressed with the car overall. Went to start it yesterday and initially the warning lights came on and then when turning the key nothing. Afterwhich there was no power at all to any interior lights or the one mounted in the engine bay which...