Steering Heavy On 32gtr

[js23nob]

Hi guys my 32gtr just had the hicas light come on, and know the steering is heavy and the speedo has stopped working as well.

What could be the problem with it ( new to gtr,s).

I can get it to come good again ,by turning the car off and back on again while driving, it also turns it into rear wheel drive which is good, but that only last for say five minutes then the light comes back on again, then heavy steering again.

Thanks guys

[2LV8ETR]

The HICAS and power steering is controlled by the speedometer input. The faster you go, the heavier the steering, the slower you go the lighter the steering.

Fix the speedo cable and all will be well.

[SimonR32]

yeah, its a snapped speedo cable... they do it all the time

i think they are about $150 from nissan. should take about a hour to swap over

[blind_elk]

If he can get it to work again, then it can't be the speedo cable.

Try checking the P/S fluid level.

[js23nob]

Checked the power steer fluid its full.

Pretty much the same time the cable went the steering became heavy

[2LV8ETR]

If he can get it to work again, then it can't be the speedo cable.

Try checking the P/S fluid level.

The steering will work for a little while, then the HICAS will spit the dummy due to signal loss. This is when the steering becomes heavy.

[blind_elk]

The steering will work for a little while, then the HICAS will spit the dummy due to signal loss. This is when the steering becomes heavy.

Yeah, that makes sense.

[js23nob]

thanks guys will try it tommorrow

[_Ryan_]

works for five minutes? works if you turn off/on while rolling? goes into RWD?

that is prob because it cant get a stationary reading from the abs sensors, then when you stop, it sets itself up(awd/hicas/PS)...

I would save f**king around with trial/error, and go to someone who knows skylines. Stopping/steering i leave too professionals

[heller44]

2LV8ETR and Cerbera are bang on the money. It will be problem with the speedo cable, I will put a beer on it that it is the square drive end that goes into the rear of the cluster, seperating from the cable itself. And I LIKE beer, more than people some days..

The hicas module doesn't see any change in speed but sees other inputs changing so after a short time it provides an output that has been determined to be safe over a wide range of vehicle speeds. The key off on just resets the timer, goes into rwd cos you made the attessa module freak be being in motion when it came back online, so it faulted to rear only.

You have to remember that not a lot of mechanics have any experience with these vehicles, even nissan doesn't want to deal with them, so we do most of the work ourself, learning from each other. Enthusiasts I think we are called. I am not a mechanic, or an auto monkey of any sort, but the electrics in my bunky I wouldn't let anyone else work on, having been through almost every part of the system in this steaming pile over the last two years.. Much rather bend my back, and use my brain than hand over my hard earned to someone else to learn.

[js23nob]

hi guys,

I had the speedo cable changed, all good know.

thanks

[R.3.2.G.T.R]

how much was the new speedo cable from nissan?