R33 No P/steer

[bigjiz]

hey all just brought me a r33 4 door gtst auto shita and the speedo and power steer drops out all the time, i dont want to pay 1,000,000.00 dollars for a auto elec to say it was just a fuse that only cost 10 bucks, so any ideas would be great

[mad082]

power steering could be a few things. could be the pump, could be low on fluid or could be a sensor. if the steering goes heavy when the speedo drops out then it could be to do with it having speed sensitive steering, in which case finding the issue with the speed sensor is the place to start. it will either be a loose connection or a dodgy sensor unit. it also comes down to whether it is just the wiring from the ecu to dash that is causing the speedo to drop out, or whether it is between the speedo sender unit and the ecu. either way, electrical issues are a pain in the arse.

[bigjiz]

cheers man i pretty sure its the speedo sender do u know where its located

[Jeremy93]

I had this issue, happened to be the belt had stripped and flipped over, only cost under 30 bucks to fix and the steering has been fine since.

[bigjiz]

ive already had the belts replaced plus it only happens when the speedo cuts out

[mad082]

speedo sender unit is in the gearbox. if you get under the car you will see some wires coming out of the gearbox. there will be 2 lots of wires, 1 lot is speedo, the other lot is the neutral switch. with a multimeter you could tell which is which (easier if you have someone with you to put the car in and out of gear with the ignition on (car doesn't have to be running though). but you could simply check all the plugs and look for damaged wires.

[DVS JEZ]

Speedo sensor is near the tailshaft end on the drivers side of the gearbox/transmission.

Disconnect and reconnect the plug for this, then in the engine bay near the fuse box there are some plugs near the radiator, disconnect and reconnect these. These plugs connect the speedo to the dash.

[bigjiz]

cheers heaps guys ill give that a go

[bigjiz]

ok up date, ive looked at the plug going to the gearbox and ive notice two of the four wires not connected, the green and the black ones have been pulled out so does and one know what these wires r for?. im guessing its the ground and power wire but not quite sure