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I can't believe it!

Iv had the car for a week and after the first day the HICAS light comes on. That now seems the least of my problems.

After its first long drive i find that it will not engage reverse, so i wait till it cools down and it goes in. ok so maby the oil is low and it over heated i think.... So i plan to change the oil but still drive it only on one more short trip. Now even after its stone cold it will not go into reverse. So today we change the oil even put some of the nulon stuff....

Well it goes better in all 5 foward gears but still no reverse...

Im about to give up on owning a skyline, iv maxed out my resources (money) just to get the car, wich is sad because skylines are my biggest love, do i need a rebuild?

I think maby its a bearing in the reverse shaft...

I live in Quakers Hill, near blacktown. Wheres a good gearbox place near me?

Any help would be appreciated!

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Hi there, that sucks about having problems after just one week. It does sound like your gearbox is some what worn out, have you tried looking around for a second hand box as this would be a lot cheaper than having one rebuilt.

What are some details about your car, k's yearmodel etc?

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That's what they always say about GTR's ....

Whether or not you can afford to buy it is irrelevant, it's whether or not you can afford to own it.

Try putting Redline gearbox oil into it ... lots of people have had great success doing so. Otherwise yeah you might need to pull the box out and get it looked at.

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GTAHHH

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$1600.oo later...

There was a spring that stops the gearbox going into reverse wile your moving forward, this also controls the engagement of reverse. This small inexpensive :P spring was the cause of ALL of my dramas.

o well, atleast now its getting a full reco, new bearings ect.. should run really sweet, pluss fifth gear was getting sticky.

I thought it was a bit weird my gearbox failing only 76,000 ks. If thats really only all its done :D

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Well 76,000 km in 15 years equals just over 5000 km a year. So take that as you will as regards to genuine millage. I wouldn't trust and imported car from japn in regards to the millage unless i bought the car brand new and saw every mile tick over on it.

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