Hicas Error 23 - Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Not Present

[fr33sty13]

Hi Guys

Just wonder if anyone can tell me the location of the sensor for error #23 - Steering Angle Sensor Neutral Not Present.

I have had my car to a workshop as the rear end tends to sway left to right, they have told me that this is the error coming up on their scanning machine but are unable to find where the sensor is located. If anyone could help that would be great.

thanks

Jaron

[skybarge]

yeah dude, the sensor is behind the steering wheel, think its an 18 or 22mm nut?

It's round 8-10cm in diameter and 2-3cm thick

It's basically a round thing which moves left/right, it's black with a brown plug on it

If it's not there, sounds like someone might have to taken it out

If that's the case, get a lockbar kit and lock the rear steering up

If it is there, it's possibly not plugged in or faulty, check the plug is in, if it is, unplug and replug it

If you want hicas, just get another sensor, there should be a few available after people upgrade to non-hicas boss kits and remove their hicas

The above info is for an R32, which I'm assuming you have? it will be similar for an R33, but I'm not sure about an R34

[fr33sty13]

Hey mate

I have r33, i will check behind the steering wheel tonight and see if the cable is plugged in. I would say it is plugged in but the sensor is shagged.

Any idea on how much a new sensor would be? failing that i might get a lock bar!

thanks again

yeah dude, the sensor is behind the steering wheel, think its an 18 or 22mm nut?

It's round 8-10cm in diameter and 2-3cm thick

It's basically a round thing which moves left/right, it's black with a brown plug on it

If it's not there, sounds like someone might have to taken it out

If that's the case, get a lockbar kit and lock the rear steering up

If it is there, it's possibly not plugged in or faulty, check the plug is in, if it is, unplug and replug it

If you want hicas, just get another sensor, there should be a few available after people upgrade to non-hicas boss kits and remove their hicas

The above info is for an R32, which I'm assuming you have? it will be similar for an R33, but I'm not sure about an R34

[Proximity Motorsport]

probably cheaper to get a lock bar aye. But id be calling nisswreck or someone for a sensor

[bubba]

Sorry to hijack a thread..

So HICAS does not go into a default mode if it loses signal from a sensor? i.e. if it loses steering angle or road speed signals, I would have thought it would lock at it's zero'd setting not just let the back wheels flop about..

Basically I was wondering whether to put my steering wheel/nonhicas boss kit on now or wait till I put my lockbar in..

[skybarge]

no i don't think it locks, you'll find that if you pull the ECu or sensor, it'll start crabbing :S

Jack it up, remove the ecu and then try pushign the wheels, you'll see they will move slightly :S

[bubba]

What a stupid system, you would think that the engineers would have thought that if in case the ecu lost a sensor signal it would default back to "no steering added" or some such default.

Oh well, no steering wheel till the lockbar goes in

[Beer Baron]

even with the lockbar I would strongly advise using a compatible hicas boss kit with your steering wheel. the hicas computer also control power steering function and you don't want to mess it up.

[bubba]

Ugh. Any way to fool the computer?