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Gday all

Just need to check on what warning lights people have, mainly on a manual series 2, On mine i don't have a hicas light but i do have a 4wd light with the little s in the middle and as

far as I am aware the 4wd light is only on auto's? The light is in the bottom left of the cluster.

I am having a few issues with my hicas and the 4wd (s) light has come on a few times and it has got me thinking (confused)

So if anyone else has a manual and a 4wd (s) light (good) if not WTF

cheers

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get under your car at the rear... between the to rear wheels... there should be something looking like this... this is hicas... im fairly sure all rs4s have them... my 260 does!

on the cluster its the bottom left hole is hicas and next one is 4wd.

my s2 auto has that button with 4wd S on it... thats a center diff lock... unsure if maunals have this... i doubt it but may be wrong.

what problems are you having...???

with acc power you WILL get hicas and 4wd light. until it checks its all good like all other ones.

above all rip out your cluster and see what you have... i gota fealing they block out the ones your car wont use (lights)

if you have hicas but dont think its working or somthing most likely your allingments pretty ghetto spec.

theres a hicas diagnositc around+

a quick google showed all manuals have hicas... id get a $99 lock back and be done... fk it right off lol

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Edited by chef_stagea

yeah i defiantly have hicas under there.

The hicas pump is getting pretty noisy so i am taking it to the mechanic on Friday to see what our options are. I would rather keep the hicas if at all possible.

As far as the lights are concerned I have a 4wd with the little s in the middle on the far left then i have a 4wd light next to that they all light up but i am starting to think that where

my 4wd,s light is it should be hicas. ehter that or the hicas light is there but in a different spot and not lighting up due to a major problem which according to the manual does happen.

Or i have a auto cluster with manual surrounds to cover the gear lights :P which worries me!!!

mine has a hicas light . "hicas" . has a 4wd light . "4wd" no s in it . yours sounds like its half an auto or something . shouldnt have the 4wd light with the s in it as autos have this and its syncro . makes 50:50 torque split front and rear . manuals done have it . got a pic of your dash when you turn the key on and all the lights turn on

i dont have a manual cluster but that light with the 4 wheels and axel image with the "S" in the middle is the light that lights up when you press the centre diff lock/syncro button. the 4WD light is beside that one on the right and is a yellow light that just has 4WD on it. do you have a centre diff lock/syncro button, its right beside the rear de-mister button.

Edited by QWK32
yeah i defiantly have hicas under there.

The hicas pump is getting pretty noisy so i am taking it to the mechanic on Friday to see what our options are. I would rather keep the hicas if at all possible.

As far as the lights are concerned I have a 4wd with the little s in the middle on the far left then i have a 4wd light next to that they all light up but i am starting to think that where

my 4wd,s light is it should be hicas. ehter that or the hicas light is there but in a different spot and not lighting up due to a major problem which according to the manual does happen.

Or i have a auto cluster with manual surrounds to cover the gear lights :P which worries me!!!

noisey hicas pump??? hmmm there isn't a pump, its an electric actuator. its like a big windscreen wiper motor that controls a linear actuator. are you sure its not you 4WD pump, its at the rear of the car, drivers side i think.

yeah sorry hicas motor, when i pull up it ticks for a couple of seconds, the other day i pulled up and it kept on going so i jumped out and the hicas motor was the only thing vibrating.

(black wiper motor looking thing hanging off the diff)

sounds like i might have a auto cluster, I checked all the screws around the cluster and they all look as if they have never been touched so i thought i would put the question out there.

No there isn't a 50/50 lock button which is a shame, not sure what i would use it for but would be cool!!

u my friend have an auto cluster.... what i would be doing is running the hicas diagnostic... or unpluging the cords at the hicas unit... this MAY get the 4 wheeled 'S' symbol staying on... this confirms you have an auto cluster i spose...

open your boot... right hand side little flap open it... and sus ur 4wd fluid resivour!...

the s one is the center diff lock... ONLY found on autos...

i have a hicas unit you could probly have if u wanted.

Edited by chef_stagea

don't know if it will help at all, but I had both the hicas and the 4wd light on at the same time (and my car now has no HICAS, and has been converted to manual). It was the only time I've ever seen them come an, and it was due to low voltage from the battery.

Admittedly, the wiring in my car will prpobably be a bit differentto yours, but it may be worth checking your battery...?

u my friend have an auto cluster

Doesn't the "Auto Cluster" have the gear sellector possition between the tacho n the speedo. ie Park, Reverse, Neutral, Drive etc

Maybe someone has changed that window.

the silver bit that covers the dails will be a manual one and will cover up all the "p r n d 321" on the auto cluster as it doesnt have the slot cut in it. my rs four s dash has holes for all the auto lights in the back of it

not to sure what the go is, normally i would be leaning towards the km's wind back, but the condition of the seats, steering wheel, pedals and everything else makes me think other wise.

as for the auto to manual conversion, yeah maybe, anything is possible!!!

don't know if it will help at all, but I had both the hicas and the 4wd light on at the same time (and my car now has no HICAS, and has been converted to manual). It was the only time I've ever seen them come an, and it was due to low voltage from the battery.

Admittedly, the wiring in my car will prpobably be a bit differentto yours, but it may be worth checking your battery...?

I have also had a similar problem, after we got mine going with the fresh paint in the engine bay all the earths where not making good contact, constantly had the 4wd light on. Ended up scratching all the paint off and problem went away.

I have also had a similar problem, after we got mine going with the fresh paint in the engine bay all the earths where not making good contact, constantly had the 4wd light on. Ended up scratching all the paint off and problem went away.

Hi can anyone tell me if my R33 1995 model has a fluid reservoir in the rear of the car for power steering fluid.

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