My Hicas warning light came on, on start up then goes out after a minute or so of driving. Do i need to worry??:detective:

 

cheers guys

check you're power steering fluid, if it's topped up ok I wouldn't worry about it.

wow cheers dave for your rapid response. will check tomorrow on first day light.:cool3:

your welcome mate. It's a common problem and often there's nothing wrong with it.

As above - check the fluid, it's probably low - it can sometimes indicate the brake pads might have worn down a bit since its a closed system. Just top it right up.

 

It happened on mine too, no dramas.

Its not normal for the Hicas light to illuminate when there is nothing wrong!

 

Most common reason is low Power steering fluid, which would typically indicate a pas fluid leak. Top up the fluid (with dexron ATF fluid), but you should check for leaks from the pot to the rack.

 

Other reasons include, incorrect fitting of Aftermarket steering boss, or a fault with any of the related sensors.

 

There is a diagnostics if the fault is not with low pas fluid -

http://ttzd.com/tech/hicas/hicas.html

 

 

As above - check the fluid, it's probably low - it can sometimes indicate the brake pads might have worn down a bit since its a closed system. Just top it right up.

 

It happened on mine too, no dramas.

 

No, nothing to do with Brake fluid, it uses the PAS Fluid sensor.

My Bad,

 

my Hicas light came on and JaimeTT advised toping up the PAS fluid -

 

My brake fluid was also low (due to worn pads and closed system apparently) so i topped that up with Dexron III

 

I just got confused last night as a smokey haze engulfed my room :sleep1::1eye::sleep1:

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Thanks for all your advice guys.