Gts4

[buster1996]

hey guys , newbie here , recently purchased my first skyline , its a r33 gts4 , just got my P`s , car had awd disconnected when I got it , bought s/h front drive shaft and connected it but the dash light is still stay on after start up, and how do I know if awd is actually working or not ? all info would be appreciated !

[GTSBoy]

Did you ever wonder why the driveshaft was out? The transfer case is probably stuffed and this was the easiest way for the numpty to did it to "solve" the problem.

Take it to a mechanic who knows ATTESSA systems and get a scanner hooked up to the Consult port. See what codes fall out.

[buster1996]

thanks for response, I was told by mechanic it usually is disconnected so they can drift or get more power to rear ! I bought a awd because I thought it would be safer & handle better. im getting a bit confused looking at different answers in forum drivetrain section ! lots of answers to convert awd to rwd but not much info on getting it back to awd. if I put car on 4 stands and run it , what will happen in regards to awd , how can I tell if awd is working or not ? any suggestions ? thanx in advance to anyone who can help

Edited September 7, 2013 by buster1996

[GTSBoy]

In Skylines, the AWD variants only really offer one advantage. That's better traction. So, provided you have the extra power required to overcome the extra weight of the AWD gear (>100kg in a Skyline) then the extra driving wheels will get you off the line with less wheelspin and you will win more races. And in the wet, when a RWD Skyline will be tailhappy and try to kill you by sending you backwards into the trees, the AWD Skyline will let you get away with more brutal drivign for a bit longer.

In raw handling....dry, good grip situations....RWD is a better handling solution.....if you like handling that makes the driver do more of the work in order to reap the rewards. FWIW, I have a GTSt and I love RWD stuff, but I wouldn't say no to a GTR by any means. I would probablyu have an EVO, even though they aren't as involving to drive, simply because they are so quick and you can get away with a lot of folishness. But I wouldn't really want a WRX, despite most people considering them to be in the same basket as EVOs. RWD is fun, AWD is not as fun, except some of them are quite a lot of fun. AWD Skylines are only a lot of fun with a lot of power.

[blind_elk]

If you jack the car off the ground and "drive" it, the front wheels should spin if ATTESSA is working. This is because the rear wheels are effectively slipping, so ATTESSA pushes drive to the front wheels.

I don't understand why people buy AWD variants, and then disconnect the front drive so they can drift. Surely if you want to drift, for goodness sake get a RWD variant, don't bastardise an AWD variant.

/rant

[KiwiRS4T]

Re the dash light - it might be something simple like the awd fuses have been pulled. There should probably be one in the fusebox in the engine bay (labels should be on the lid_ and there may be another in the car. In my Stagea it is behind the coin tray. Another thing that will throw the warning light is low or no fluid in the reservoir - in my Stagea it is behind a panel on the rh side of the boot - don't know where it is on a GTS4. Also the previous owner may have taken advantage of the 2wd to have different sized rims and or tyres front and rear. For the Attessa to work you must have the same rolling radius front and rear (simply the same size rims and tyres).

hey guys , newbie here , recently purchased my first skyline , its a r33 gts4 , just got my P`s , car had awd disconnected when I got it , bought s/h front drive shaft and connected it but the dash light is still stay on after start up, and how do I know if awd is actually working or not ? all info would be appreciated !

[buster1996]

Thanks for all the information, really helpful. I have done more research into the ATTESA system, today I looked at ETS box for fault codes it showed 6 slow flashes followed by 3 fast and then 6 slow again and 6 fast.

What's does this mean?

And how do I fix this?

Also how G- Sensors are there? I know there is one the near handbrake, If there are more where are they?

Thanks

[Chris Rogers]

One near the handbrake is it in those. Similar to the 32 variant.

Check fuses,fluids and codes. Getting all 4 wheels off the ground will allow you to see front drive. That is providing the transfer case is still ok.