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Holy 9 months batman. Theres a difference between blocking the bov return and running a straight atmo bov. Blocked, the air isnt released. It just tututu'ts. Not sure wether it causes stall issues or not. Atmo, its released. And that causes the problems as the AFM has no idea its gone. Causing the stalling. No point arguing the facts.

I much prefer the sealant tape. Saves having to piss around with that nasty ass black gunk once you have spent the time cleaning it off! (That is.. if you ever need to remove them for some reason..) Yes its an ITR.. but same issues with leaks! Was a picture from a tutorial i wrote a few years back. Never leaked a drop. BTW, not dissing the tut! You did a good job! Just a different way to do it staying away from that black sludge I HATED working on Nissan's when i was a spray painter. God knows why they insisted on gluing the dam tail lights in haha.

Any cars oil filter is an ass to get to after changing an Evo 8 Haha. They are beautifully placed!

I had issues with mine too. The bit is like a half moon kind of shape isnt it? Cant quite remember. But mine was exactly the same, had the gap. I think you just need to give it a bit more love than you might want to and it should push in.

Awesome guys thanks for all the suggestions! AFM cleaner.. is this ok to clean the CAS? Or is it better to leave the inside alone?

Haha all good. I sometimes skim read huge posts and miss stuff too. Gl with the mod . Makes the car feel like a new machine

Did you read the 1st page? The 1st post? Under "The Mod" on the 1st page it clearly says "CUT the black wire, and tape up the other end"

Another agreement. I put one on my R33, and it heatsoaked just as bad after a few mins of driving. Even on the open road.

The dash lights didnt go out when i was cruising, as my HICAS stayed on (light is always on havnt removed bulb since removed unit) and the RPM didnt go to zero. So it would be safe to assume that it still had power? And when it stalled @ idle, all of the regular lights came up as if i had just switched to Ign. Oil, engine check, SRS etc... But i will definitely give the ecu plug a play. Check and re-check all the SAFC wiring too. Will check all the fuses for corrosion too. Banging the ECU doesnt sound ideal. Might break something else! Rugby 7's this weekend, so i will report back at some stage on Sunday evening with results or nill results.

Hey Guys, (2nd time i had to write this >: ( dam Vista.. ) Hoping someone can lend me their experience with a problem im having with my Skyline. Sorry for the essay, but i figure the more info, whether relevant or irrelevant makes diagnostics easier! 1998 R33 GTS25t Stock Turbo Stock ECU - SAFC2 with mild road tune 3" Turbo Back - decat FMIC Apexi Intake The issue im having, i 1st thought was coilpack related. So i have just siliconed up the coilpacks, replaced spark plugs, put a new coilpack loom in that i had lying around, and cleaned the AFM with CRC AFM cleaner. Then reading i randomly came across a post with similar symptoms suggesting CAS. What happens, is the car momentarily completely dies. I get no dash lights or anything, i just loose all power. I dont get any pops or spits or farts as if a coilpack had failed or was missfiring, it just wont accelerate. At lower speeds, like accelerating from 0, with light throttle it FEELS like it misses, but misses on all 6? You seriously feel it and the car decelerates. Almost like if you try to crash start a car and forget to actually switch the ignition on haha. But only for a split second or so, and it does it randomly. The other thing that happened yesterday was cruising at 100km/h in 5th, id did the same thing, but would not come back to life. Throttle did nothing. Changed to 4th, throttle, notihng. 3rd (getting ready to hit the shoulder now and stop) throttle and nothing. Then as randomly as it stopped, the exhaust gave a loud pop and away it went again. No popping or stuttering again until it came back to life. No dash lights. All the issues have occurred with light throttle 0-25% possibly a tad more. Boost or no boost. Today, a cold start. Car was idling away and it suddenly stalled. Started straight away again, idled for a few more seconds and it stalled again. The rest of the day it ran more or less fine, with the odd hiccup as described above. But nothing major. Drove into a Nissan wrecker specialist and asked about pricing etc for a new/used CAS. The guy asked to have a listen to it. So popped the bonnet, and immediately he asked me why i had an R34 CAS on my R33? Mentioned the part numbers being different etc and the casing? Had a quick listen with a screwdriver a few revs. Sounded ok.. Can anyone confirm if late R33's share a few common parts with early 98 R34's? The last thing worth suggesting is that late December i changed the cambelt/waterpump/idler/tensioner etc etc, and obviously had the CAS off. it was a little difficult to put back in as i'd never done it, so didnt want to force it and possible damage it. Asked the mechanic watching over me to do it. No issues. Havnt had a single problem up until 2 weeks ago when it would do it maybe once out of every 5-6 times i drove the car. So i would assume i hadnt damaged anything? Again sorry for the Essay, and hopefully i have provided enough, or too much info for a little diagnostics. The wrecker even suggested trying going to a local Nissan dealer and get an ECU diagnostic done to see if there were any faults recorded. Thanks in advance! Fingers crossed.

Nothing off the top of my head tbh.. probably something along the lines of XXXX, and mate mate mate mate mate mate. Eh Bro

Oh, and if i leave my car for anything longer than a week in my garage, i remove the coilpack loom from the engine bay all together. Seeing as i dont have the cover, nor the little screws in place. Takes 10 seconds. Good luck driving a skyline without a coilpack loom!

Maybe your just not thinking outside the box.. who says it has to be a boring standard switch? I had one in a previous car that you couldnt see the switch, and you couldnt access the switch whether you knew exactly where it was or not. It took a little more than your fingers for it to actually work.. if you get my drift. I wont go into details as its a public forum I was never arguing the fact that they are insurance recognized neither. You'd be mad to have a decent car with no approved protection. Id say a good 95% of the cars stolen in NZ that i see on the forums, the last line of the post says: "STOLEN CAR XXX.... Oh, it wasnt alarmed.. i hadnt got around to it yet" And i CLEARLY stated that its only protection from the dumbass thieves that are more in it for the joyride and the flash subs in the boot. If the cars nicked with the best alarm ever invented, rigged with GPS and all the shit you can throw at it, then it safe to say the DID know what they were doing wouldnt it?And in those cases, yes, they are a waste of time. Just like the OEM steering lock, the aftermarket steering locks, and the gearstick/handbrake locks. These things are all here meerly to slow the thief down, or not try because there is too much for them to do with the possiblilty of being seen/heard/shot at.

Thats rubbish! Kill switches offer fantastic protection for the average car thief that only knows how to rip an ignition barrel off and screwdriver start it. BUT, i agree with them being easy to find. If your going to do it, you have to do it well. Me personally dont put them anywhere near the dash.

Taking the waterpump off gets it out too Found that out the hard way. Forgot the block holds a bit of water even after draining the rad... Thing it dropped a good 3L on the floor LOL!

You can actually shorten shocks.. But its not really ideal for stockers. I think the Tein "dress up master" springs are great. Retain a relatively stock feel to them harshness wise, but are a little firmer. Lowered my GTSt around 30-35mm Gives it a nicer look, yet retains the ability to clear pretty much all speedbumps/driveways. Unless your 3/4 up :s This was immediately after putting it back together, so the springs hadn't quite seated into the rubber bits yet.

Its jsut the same old joke all the time. Its boring, hence why no NZ'er really cares about the "Sheep" joke anymore. Think up something new to get on our wicks I can take it, i quite enjoy it haha.

I do it all the time. You just have to be smart about where you point the hose lol.

Now that you mention this, i have always run my R33 on Mobil E10, and i unfortunately got a couple of $50 BP vouchers i couldnt flick off So bit the bullet and used them. Ever since, the car has developed a wierd miss occasionally. Almost like coilpack failure. Not nice when your feeding it to it uphill in a passing lane and you suddenly loose all power, and the car surges as if its hit a wall. Think ill do what you have. Clean the injectors etc and go straight back to Mobil.

You could try blocking up the tailpipe for a second or two when its running. Becomes pretty clear!

Speed its determined by gear ratios not power.

More than likely made my ryco

Im using Royal Purple oil filters.. just cos i can get them cheap. Seem to do the trick.

NZ themed costume party?

Ok fine i tried I can google too.. "While New Zealand rates number 2 on the list of total quantity of "indigenous sheep meat" produced," following only Australia Population of sheep in AU 2005, 102.7 million Populatioin of sheep in NZ 2005 39,9 million f**k we both have a sheep loat of sheep. lol