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Hello SAU,

My R33 GTS25T has been out of action for 2 or so months now.

I will start from the beginning, One day I was idleing my skyline at my house and was sitting infront of it.

Randomly I heard a 'tick' noise and the engine stopped, since then It hasn't started.

It cranks over but it won't start it, The spark plugs are firing and had them replaced recently after the car died.

Replaced the CAS and Cleaned my AFM.

The ECU has the error code of 13 which is apparently the Coolant Temp Sensor.

Earlier before the car broke down I had to bypass the coolant pipes that goes to the heater because it was leaking into the passanger side.

I dunno what to do, I am stuck driving my Hyundai Sonata 4 cylinder that stalls all the time and not to mention its FWD.

Thanks SAU hope to hear from you soon.

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was the 'tick' like the sound of flicking a switch? it may have been a relay or fuse blowing. i'd go through the fuse box and check them all.

Hey thanks for the reply, It came from the front of the engine I have checked all the fuses under the dash.

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there is a fuse box in the engine bay (drivers side near the strut tower) that has all the relays, etc in it. my guess is that one of them is gone. if you do find one blown, then don't just buy one to replace it, but buy one as a spare, because there is a small chance it will do it again if there is a short in the system, in which case you would need to find the short before installing the spare one.

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there is a fuse box in the engine bay (drivers side near the strut tower) that has all the relays, etc in it. my guess is that one of them is gone. if you do find one blown, then don't just buy one to replace it, but buy one as a spare, because there is a small chance it will do it again if there is a short in the system, in which case you would need to find the short before installing the spare one.

Thanks for the reply, Will have a look when I get home from work and will post back here on the progress.

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did you recently wash the engine? water can eventually stuff the sensor I reckon...

if the error is for the coolant temp sensor try replacing the sensor, I had an intermittent issue with coolant temp sensor, where eventually the car would not start replaced the sensor and everything was fine, sensor cost $20 from Phat lavish on here who sometimes (actually quite alot) strips cars down for part selling...

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did you recently wash the engine? water can eventually stuff the sensor I reckon...

if the error is for the coolant temp sensor try replacing the sensor, I had an intermittent issue with coolant temp sensor, where eventually the car would not start replaced the sensor and everything was fine, sensor cost $20 from Phat lavish on here who sometimes (actually quite alot) strips cars down for part selling...

Yes I did wash the engine. Apparently I cannot message PhatLavish until I have posted 10 times, I am willing to buy a new sensor.

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have a check around at some wreckers any one with a shot rb25 or wrecked 33 will have one...

you know where it is? from memory its just above the top radiator pipe where it connects to engine... electrical plug goes straight down into it, its sitting right up on top, the easiest sensor to get to. be sure when replacing it you top up the coolant when you screw it back in to avoid getting an air bubbble in your cooling system...

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have a check around at some wreckers any one with a shot rb25 or wrecked 33 will have one...

I live in geraldton, Nowhere in town that has wreaked Skylines, After this post though I can message that guy the get a new sensor (Because I now have 10 posts).

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keep in mind that you can post online on the auto wreckers part request sites (eg. www.carsparefinder.com.au)

Wreckers are quite happy to post parts to you...

I put a request in for a D40 tailgate and got a reply from three wreckers from all over the country the very next day...

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How long did the car run for after you washed the engine? From what I remember you need to reset the ECU to show up all error codes. When the car is running for a bit these error codes get cleared one by one. You will keep getting the temp sensor error code because the car hasn't warmed up so that it can be cleared. The ECU codes are only a rough idea on what is wrong.

The ECU maybe outputing another code after the temp sensor one.

Also check you didn't damage any cables when you bypassed the cooling pipes and check not coolant reached the ECU in the kick panel area.

One more question, how long was the car running ok for before it wouldn't start anymore?

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after you washed the engine did you dry any water out of the coilpack valley? if not then i'd say you've fried the coils. they will arc out something major when there is water in there (know from experience) and i would assume that if you don't dry it out the coils would just keep arcing out and end up creating weak spots where they will continue to arc out even when dry.

also the car should run even without the coolant sensor plugged in.

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Ok this morning I started my car, but it would only sit at 500 revs and drop and go back up, did that for a minute, I applied accellerator and it cut out and wouldn't start? Does this info help in diagnosing the problem, thanks.

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Ok this morning I started my car, but it would only sit at 500 revs and drop and go back up, did that for a minute, I applied accellerator and it cut out and wouldn't start? Does this info help in diagnosing the problem, thanks.

Bump +1

It is still having problems.

:D

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