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HICAS Solenoid - is it required? R32 GTR

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Gday guys,

 

I’ve posted this in other places online but no one has given me an answer to this question **(edit- also did a search regarding HICAS delete/HICAS solenoid here on SAU too and couldn’t find anything after a good look so apologies in adavance if it’s asked a million times and I missed it)**, is the HICAS solenoid required on a 32GTR after HICAS itself is deleted?  Just wanting to know since I’m in the middle of an underbody and subframe refresh.
 

The car already had a HICAS delete before I bought it and the two hardlines that go from the solenoid to the engine bay/power steering system were already completely disconnected and just sitting there open to the elements and unattached to anything, it’s just that the solenoid itself still had the brown electrical connector attached to it at the rear end of the car.  Happy to tuck it away in the back of the shed with everything else not needed that I’ve pulled off the car but if it’s still needed to be electrically connected to make a circuit to do something in the car I guess I’ll have to bolt it back in.  The car will be running a full aftermarket ECU and dash set up if that’ll help me to understand if it can come out so it could possibly be tuned around or have no warning lights on the dash. 
 

cheers guys, have a good one!

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No wonder the engine bay solenoids were missing, someone probably wanted to change the oil filter at some stage.

Was there any flexible lines connected to that solenoid where the banjos are?

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On 16/6/2022 at 3:19 PM, r32-25t said:

Not needed, mines been gone for years 

Legend, happy days. Already on my way to chuck it in the pile of crap I’ve taken off so far. 
 

On 16/6/2022 at 3:20 PM, Duncan said:

No wonder the engine bay solenoids were missing, someone probably wanted to change the oil filter at some stage.

Was there any flexible lines connected to that solenoid where the banjos are?

Negative.  The only thing holding the rear solenoid and two hardline pipes on was a couple of bolts holding the solenoid to the chassis and the brackets that ran up with the fuel inlet/outlet/breather hoses and rear brake line.  No flexible hoses attached to the solenoid at all, it has literally been doing nothing as far as I could see, was just worried the car would still need to have the circuit connected. 

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