R33 S2 Abs Not Working

[Crazy G]

Hi guys I have a 1995 R33 SII

Does this model come with ABS ??

Well it’s not working on mine. I had to change my front tyres before of this because I had flat spots on them, now again I got them on my new tyres… so I am now 100% sure that the ABS is not working.

So can anyone help me on this and tell me how I can check this?

And if you know anyone or a good place that I can take the car to get the ABS checked? I am in Sydney.

Thnaks guys..

Edited September 8, 2006 by Crazy G

[blind_elk]

The main point here is:

How do you continually get yourself into situations where you have to brake so hard that you lock the brakes? Change your driving style. Read the traffic ahead. Keep an eye out for idiots who might not be so savvy in the driving ability department.

ABS is for incompetents. In the 6 years I have had a car with ABS (R32 GTS4), I've activated the system maybe twice (once on the race track).

That said, I'm surprised that in the 5 or so years this forum has been around, that no-one has ever wondered if their car has ABS, and asked this very question.

Try looking at the lights on the instrument panel when you start the car - if you have ABS, then you will have a warning light show up at IGN-ON.

[MotoMan]

check the engine bay.. if theres a box on the passenger side near the firewall with lots of tubes coming out.. Yes you have ABS.. if not.. No you dont

[Edge]

series 2 didn't come out in '95 only late '96 as far as I know.

motoman described the abs motor unit well, its a rectangular solid and metalic with thin tubes connected to it.

to check if its working visit Nissan and ask if they can plug their "consult" unit into it to get an error readout for you.

Edited September 11, 2006 by Edge

[Taso84]

The main point here is:

How do you continually get yourself into situations where you have to brake so hard that you lock the brakes? Change your driving style. Read the traffic ahead. Keep an eye out for idiots who might not be so savvy in the driving ability department.

ABS is for incompetents. In the 6 years I have had a car with ABS (R32 GTS4), I've activated the system maybe twice (once on the race track).

That said, I'm surprised that in the 5 or so years this forum has been around, that no-one has ever wondered if their car has ABS, and asked this very question.

Try looking at the lights on the instrument panel when you start the car - if you have ABS, then you will have a warning light show up at IGN-ON.

Why post if ur going to talk sh^t. The man jus asked if any1 knew how to fix ABS. Nobody cares that ur driving style is so far advanced than any other driver that u dont need ABS. In the 5 years ive been driving I have never heard of ne1 bagging ABS, u sir are an idiot

[r33_racer]

Hes right, ABS is for your missus falcon or commo...not a performance car, i cant stand the feel of it when its actually working, i dont have abs and ive never flat spotted a tyre in the last 4-5 years of driving. Also a 95 is a series 1.5 not series 2. By the sounds of it, he probably doesnt have abs, maybe he will learn to get a better feel for the brake pedal.

[scathing]

I like driving aids that act as a last resort, and only when needed.

As such, I like ABS. It doesn't kick in too early (you have to have locked up in order for it to intervene, and it can correct faster than you can cadence brake) and I can't think of a valid reason why you'd want to lock your tyres up. If you can threshold brake, it won't do anything at all. If you can drive well you should never notice, but if you f**k up it will give you a chance to bail yourself out.

Traction and stability control, on the other hand, tend to come on too early, they can think you're breaking traction / under or oversteering when you're actually not, and not do as good a job at correcting as a human....and I can think of plenty of reasons why I'd want to break traction or have the car "unstable"

And I've almost spun because my TCS kicked in well after my car aquaplaned and destabilised the car I had perfectly controlled.

For the guys who don't like ABS, do you like vacuum assisted brakes? Power steering? You get much better "feel" when these interfaces are unassisted (as people in Elises and AE86s keep telling me) so maybe people should pull these devices out of their Skylines too.

[scathing]

That said, how can you not notice if you've locked up your tyres?

It makes distinctive sounds, and leaves a distinctive smell. There's also the inherent lack of steering / instability that comes when the front / back of the car locks up.

If you drive that unaware of what the hell you and your car are doing, maybe you should hang up the hamburger-logo'ed key and pick up something that has two hula hoops.

[Crazy G]

Hi guys thanks for all ur help. I took the car to the mechanic and they had a look and said that my car is not fitted with ABS. well from now on I will have to do the manual ABS haha.. ohh well what to do … looks like even if it’s a late 95 model ABS is optional. It it seams like putting one in cost way too much.

ABS is the unit what you will usually find on the passenger side when u lifts up the hood you can see something a lil box sota unit with heaps of metal pips coming out of .. thatz the ABS unit.

Anyways take care guyz…