Weird Problem

[cattivo_69]

hi guyz

have an r32 gts4.. this morning started the car put the aircon on so it would be cool 4 when i jump in.

Start driving and notice my speedo isnt reading, hasnt moved from 0. Then my steering starts getting really tight like the power steering has stopped, after bout 10mins the hicas light comes on.

Turn off the car, turn it back on, steering is fine again, drive for 100m and it starts again.

So i checked all the fluids, power steering fluid in engine bay is fine, rear reservoir in the boot is fine.

Check power steering belt to see if it hasnt broken and thats fine too.

So ive decided to disconnect battery overnite and see wat happens in the morning.

Now for the speedo, does any1 have a clue wats happened?? everything else on the dash cluster is workin except the speedo and the odometer of course coz that works with it.

is the speedo electronic based or cable??

any ideas wat 2 do with both issues???

thanks joe

[QWK32]

either your speedo cable has broken, the square drive for the speedo on the end of the cable is worn, the cable has come undone from the gear box or fallen off the back of the dash. check them all out. i'm sure that the hicas and powersteering need a reading from the speedo to work.

on mine the square drive wore out, my speedo stopped working. my hicas light come on and the power steering stopped working. changed the cable and it was all sorted out. cost about $90 brand new from nissan. easy to change aswell.

i have seen a thred out there on how to change it. do a search.

[arep3]

yea its cable driven. there is a sensor on the back of your speedo that adjusts the strength of the power steering vs the speed you are travelling at. from what you say, it sounds like the cable has snapped. its just a matter of getting a new cable (nissan sells them for around $100) pull out the dash board. follow the cable from there to the gearbox and replace it. easy fix to all of the probs