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R34 Problem, Ignition Signal Circuit?

Dany

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Hey guys, I've got a 98' GT R34 and recently I've been getting the 'check engine light' coming on. When this appears car loses power so I have to pull over and turn off the car for about 20secs and turn it back on. I had the ECU checked and it was error 21: Ignition Signal Circuit. Anybody have any ideas what could possibly be wrong or how to fix this? Thanks

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unarmed_skyline Experienced

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taking a wild guess but mabye faulty ignition switch?? best try going down to a nissan dealership to get a quote on fixing it, if its a cheap thing they'll do it easy for you not to expencive or if its major they'll let you know what needs to be done, they shouldn't charge you for the quote at most they might charge you $50 1/2 hour labour for it, then you can either fix it yourself or get it done elsewhere.

Sorry i can't help anymore

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I had the same error come up after my 100K service was done a couple of months ago. Now, I knew the coilpacks needed doing and the workshop changed the spark plugs (part of 100K service) and nothing else in the ignition circuit of the car.

So I changed the coilpacks myself and the error has gone. Thats what fixed my error so if you know that one part of your ignition circuit needs changing, start there. It's not that hard.

Bumblebee Experienced

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dont be so fooled... i changed coils and did nothing.. it was the igniter unit.. a coil wont bring up an error code on the computer.. The igniter unit will.. its a module. the coil isnt.. its just a coil.. its like a failing speaker... the unit wont tell u the speaker died, but if theres a cd error it will :P

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dont be so fooled... i changed coils and did nothing.. it was the igniter unit.. a coil wont bring up an error code on the computer.. The igniter unit will.. its a module. the coil isnt.. its just a coil.. its like a failing speaker... the unit wont tell u the speaker died, but if theres a cd error it will :whistling:

Hmmm, thats a possibility, how much did you pay for your igniter unit and where about's in Melb did you get it?

MissR34 Grand Master

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you might find for an r34 its gonna be a different price.

and i agree with bumblebee as well when i was having trouble with my coilpacks , i had an error that kept coming up "crank angle sensor". so i got a new one..............however it ended up being a coilpack in the end, it was showing a greater heat resistance than the others

i had 3 coilpacks shite themselves on me and after the 3rd one i got the splitfires............very worth it

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dont be so fooled... i changed coils and did nothing.. it was the igniter unit.. a coil wont bring up an error code on the computer.. The igniter unit will.. its a module. the coil isnt.. its just a coil.. its like a failing speaker... the unit wont tell u the speaker died, but if theres a cd error it will :whistling:

All well and good but the R34 doesn't have an ignitor, it's built into the coilpacks. Hence why the coilpacks always shit themselves. The CAS error would be linked to the coil packs, they're all part of the same sub-system so would be throwing wild faults, you sometimes get an error for the secondary throttle and TCS system.

Fix the packs, get splitfires and all the issues will be solved.

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