Vehicle

Nissan 300ZX

The Z32-generation Z car, and the twin-turbo is one of the most access-constrained engines in this catalogue. The VG30DETT sits in a bay so tight that the standard procedure for replacing the rear bank's spark plugs and the turbochargers involves lifting the engine, and a great many jobs that are trivial elsewhere are measured here in hours rather than minutes. That single fact should shape any estimate. The naturally aspirated VG30DE cars are far easier to live with and share most of their remaining systems. Note that this catalogue keeps the later Z cars — 350Z onward — on their own page; the Z32 shares very little with them beyond the name.

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Generations

Z32 1989–2000

VG30DE and the twin-turbo VG30DETT, whose access constraints dominate every estimate.
- RB20 / RB25 / RB26
- VG (VG30E / VG33E)
Body styles

Coupé · Convertible

Platform

Nissan Z32
Engines
3.0 V6 — VG30DE · petrol

3.0 twin-turbo V6 — VG30DETT · petrol

2.0 turbo — VG20ET · petrol

2.0 turbo — RB20DET · petrol
Transmissions

5-speed FS5W71C manual · 5-speed FS5R90A manual · 5-speed FS5R30A manual · 4-speed Jatco E4N71B automatic · 5-speed RS5R30A manual · 4-speed RE4R01A Automatic · 4-speed RE4R03A automatic

Drivetrain

Rear-wheel drive

Service information

Nissan Technical Information (NASTF portal) (external) — Workshop literature

Information, not instruction

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Have anything you intend to act on checked by a trained person against the manufacturer's own procedure for your vehicle. Nothing here replaces that procedure.

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