GTRIIN Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I recently purchased my first gtr (very very very happy) on the dash the "HICAS" light is illuminated when driving, i received no manual with my car. does this mean that the four wheel steer fluid needs toping up or ???? if so where would i purchase such fluid etc ??? please help cheers guys look forward to meeting some of you guys. josh Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
blinko Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I recently purchased my first gtr (very very very happy) on the dash the "HICAS" light is illuminated when driving, i received no manual with my car. does this mean that the four wheel steer fluid needs toping up or ???? if so where would i purchase such fluid etc ??? please help cheers guys look forward to meeting some of you guys.josh so your saying that the HICAS sign is constantly glowing?? fluid can be purchased at super cheap auto or repco or any other car shop like that.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-2958171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRIIN Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 yeah its on all the time after the car has been on for about 1 min. so your saying that the HICAS sign is constantly glowing?? fluid can be purchased at super cheap auto or repco or any other car shop like that.. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-2958181 Share on other sites More sharing options...
32vspecII Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 search does it have an aftermarket steering wheel? search Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-2958259 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverECR33 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 Does the Steering go all tight?.. There is a few threads about Hicas around the forums. if you search around. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-2958582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Have you hit the convulsion button on the back of the spectad box? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-2959954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRIIN Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 steering feels awsome doesn;t go stiff at all. you'll have to fill me i haven''t heard of that button. Have you hit the convulsion button on the back of the spectad box? Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-2965112 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topaz Posted March 8, 2007 Share Posted March 8, 2007 teehee Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-2965426 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeper Posted March 25, 2007 Share Posted March 25, 2007 Does the Steering go all tight?..There is a few threads about Hicas around the forums. if you search around. mine does this im having troubles finding the posts on what too do Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-3005525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
itbmils Posted March 26, 2007 Share Posted March 26, 2007 (edited) I recently purchased my first gtr (very very very happy) on the dash the "HICAS" light is illuminated when driving, i received no manual with my car. does this mean that the four wheel steer fluid needs toping up or ???? if so where would i purchase such fluid etc ??? please help cheers guys look forward to meeting some of you guys.josh Hey GTRIIN, OK - I'll post a serious answer for you - I hope The HICAS is the four wheel steer - and as far as I know - if the light is on, your 4WS will be off line. If you have a non-std steering wheel, without a proper 4WS boss kit (which has a 4WS sensor in it apparently) - that will cause this problem. I thought this only happened after exceeding 80klms / hr (which is when the HICAS actually starts to work). So if it's on ALL THE TIME - this may not be your problem. If you are low on steering fluids - this will cause the HICAS light to come on. If your light is on all the time - this seems like a good place to start. Lastly, this seems to be a common problem with the older GTRs (I have an '89 R32 GTR BTW). HICAS seems to be more trouble than it's worth. Long term you may want to look at a getting a HICAS locking kit installed, and then just pull the HICAS bulb from behind the dash. my 2c worth Edited March 26, 2007 by itbmils Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-3007117 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeper Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 Hey GTRIIN,OK - I'll post a serious answer for you - I hope The HICAS is the four wheel steer - and as far as I know - if the light is on, your 4WS will be off line. If you have a non-std steering wheel, without a proper 4WS boss kit (which has a 4WS sensor in it apparently) - that will cause this problem. I thought this only happened after exceeding 80klms / hr (which is when the HICAS actually starts to work). So if it's on ALL THE TIME - this may not be your problem. If you are low on steering fluids - this will cause the HICAS light to come on. If your light is on all the time - this seems like a good place to start. Lastly, this seems to be a common problem with the older GTRs (I have an '89 R32 GTR BTW). HICAS seems to be more trouble than it's worth. Long term you may want to look at a getting a HICAS locking kit installed, and then just pull the HICAS bulb from behind the dash. my 2c worth my 89 gtr drives fine for a couple mins, then the steering goes heavy, then the hicas light comes on further down the road, i had a feeling this is too do with the ecu so im borrowing the ecu from a GTSt today to see if it remedies the problem, if it does i will try write up a 'how to stop a damaged ecu guide' as the ecu physically looks fine inside, other than that i may have to remove the hicas, something i dont really want too do Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-3008822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeper Posted March 27, 2007 Share Posted March 27, 2007 woot woot! sucsess. Vehicle: R32 GTR Problem: After a minute or two the steering becomes heavy, soon followed by the HICAS light illuminating on the dash cluster. My Solution: HICAS ECU is kaput! This can be located in the boot on the drivers side under the parcel shelf. How to test yours: Under the parcel shelf three 10mm head bolts hold in the ECU, undo these then unclip the ECU, replace with one from a car with working HICAS. For my test I used the HICAS ECU from a R32 GTSt, worked excellently, only took 5 mins to d the swap and back, and probably about 10 minutes driving it. Link to comment https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/159377-hicas-light-glowing-on-dash/#findComment-3009186 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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