nickz32

Yes please chap, gotta get the car road legal first, needs 4 new discs rear shoes and a new hid kit, and that's even before I send it to Jimmer for a forged build. I'll give u a shout when it's taxed and test. Want to run a diagnostics on the hicas before I spend money on the engine, dont want any nasty surprises down the road. Cheers guys

I take it the neutral switch is there to prevent it from starting in gear?

Thanks jim, i take it a conzult check would bring up a neutral switch fault? Could it also be a steering sensor in the steering boss? Im still on a stock steering wheel, so its never been off.

Guys, Having a wee issue with my hicas. My car runs the later fully electronic system. I have tried to enter the diagnostic mode for the hicas (turn engine on turn steering wheel left and right 5 times and press brake pedal 5 times) and no matter how many times i try, it will not enter the HICAS mode. A this point the hicas light should come on, and turning the steering wheel activates the hicas whilst stationary. (the hicas light will not come on, in order for me to continue into the next part of the diagnostic where it does the self check) Has any one else had issues getting into the hicas diagnostic. I managed it ok on my first zed, but not this one. Something else of note, which may or may not indicate a problem. When i turn the ignition to stage 1 (all the dash lights come on) my HICAS light stays on (unlike the ABS light that goes off after a few seconds). It turns off as soon as i start the engine, and has never come on whilst driving the car. Does everyone elses do this, or does the HICAS light do off at the same time as the ABS light? Oh, and not meaning to sound rude, but comments of "remove the hicas" arnt welcome..... i for one actually like it! Many thanks Nick

Got our corner suite from DFS, cost about £1500 and as sofa's go, it been great! Cushions have lasted will and are still nice and soft, no breakages or tears etc, more than happy

I havent forgotten chap, just waiting for a nice little cheque through the post :sleeping: Coming from such a well established drag queen, ill take that as a complement! :hammer:

No mate im stuck at work. Im about thursday late afternoon though

Rob, Take your bolts to AHC in camberley. They can get hold of ANY nut and bolt you can think of. Im sure they can produce a set with shallower heads

The HICAS diagnostic will show up a code for the speed sensor (aswell as the bits youve removed)

Firstly, have you got enough fluid in the power steering pump res? Secondly, how is your speedo? Reading ok? Zeds have speed sensitive steering as apart of the HICAS. Run a HICAS Diagnostic and check if you have any codes Procedure: 1. Ignition switch 'off' manual in neutral or A/T in 'P' 2. Start the engine 3. Within 10 seconds after turning the key to 'ON', start the engine, turn steering wheel from left to right 20 degrees from neutral 5 times or more times & pump the brakes 5 times. Then press the brake pedal again to enter the test mode. 4. Turning the steering wheel left or right past 20 degrees from neutral will cause the rear wheels to turn slightly (~1 degree) (1.). 5. Drive the car forward 15 feet under 9mph to enter the full diagnostic mode. 6. The HICAS dash light will flash a code indicating any problems. Long flash is first digit, short flash is 2nd digit. 7. Diagnostic mode is exited when: ignition is turned off, vehicle speed exceeds 9mph, or diagnostic has operated for 5 minutes. HICAS light codes for '90-'93: 1. HICAS solenoid R.H. 2. HICAS solenoid L.H. 3. Cut-off valve 4. Power Steering solenoid 5. Vehicle Speed sensor 6. Steering angle sensor 7. Steering Neutral positon sensor 8. A/T: Parking Brake Sensor M/T: Clutch sensor 9. A/T: Inhibitor sensor M/T: Neutral sensor HICAS light codes for '94-'99: 11. HICAS control unit 12. HICAS motor power supply not present 13. HICAS motor output not present 21. Vehicle speed signal not present 22. Steering angle sensor angle signal not present 23. Steering angle sensor neutral not present 24. Rear main sensor input not present 25. Rear sub sensor input not present 31. Parking brake sensor input not present 32. Inhibitor switch (A/T) or nuetral switch (M/T) input not present 33. Engine speed signal not present

Give us chance gary, it has only been under new management for 3 weeks! :helpsmilie: ;)

just want to say one thing. Slagging you off calling you pirates..... Really...... it that the level of "insult" that you believe to be classed as inter forum bitching? Further more, that is 1 post since the new team took over on the 19th of october, and there has been NO incidents of interforum bitching since the global announcement. If there is going to be a workable relationship between the two forums, then some "insults" are going to require a pinch of salt. Feel free to come and interact with us on the other forum thanks nick

Very civil of you alex. well done

Jimmer, ive lost your number again bud, can you drop me a text on my mobile..... time to talk engines!

I am fully aware this is slightly off topic. However i feel some posts require a response. Granted, initially i did ignore you coz i had a bee in my bonnet. Sorry, but it happens to the best of us. However, I got back on topic and asked some relevant questions, which were met with either "this is silly" or "your causing trouble". Granted i threw in a couple of sarcastic remarks. im a sarcastic person. Doesnt mean im causing trouble. Granted, i havent posted on here for a while..... and? The topic of this thread is one of the reasons i stopped posting. Now the issue is open for discussion, i want to express my opinion. But it appears that my opinion is "trouble making" because i got the arse earlier in the thread. I post a perfectly legitamate opinion and pose a couple of questions, and im still trouble making? And yes, some of my post were again, sarcastic, because it appeared i was being met with the opinion of "you havent posted here for a while so your opinion counts for shit because i think your causing trouble". I may be wrong, but thats how i interpreted the responses. Finally, i was interpreted as prying for an arguement. Whats the difference between an arguement and a heated disussion????

So your basically saying, because im asking you questions about moderation, your taking it as trouble making because of previous comments ive made in the thread, even though my latest posts are completely relevant to the topic of the thread. Keep on topic al, this has got sweet FA to do with the other club. Dont tell me to get my fact right on the Si issue and then spout shite i had nothing to do with.

Who's spoiling for a fight???? You post an opinion, i comment.... I was simply asking if you remember being a rapskallion? i must remember to stay on topic...... I think that your comment of "the thread will be closed" is the exact reason why this thread was created in the first place. Moderation. Your basically threatening to close a thread because you dont like the fact someone is repeating their opinion on a certain subject matter. Now the subject matter has changed ever so slightly, the threat of closure is back. Why???

Yeah i did, it was quieter than here so i thought id be a trouble maker and pop back, come on alan, you must remember what it was like to be a weee rapskallion, rocking the boat and all.

Oh and before you ask..... the reason i posted up in this thread is because a member suggested some sort of change to how the forum is run. Being a long term registered member, once again, ill speak my mind on the opinion.

Bullying???? are you having a laugh..... how old are we.... 6, last time i checked were all adults, maybe people should get a thicker skin before they send PM's to the "committee" about any member vocalising their opinion. If they dont like it, then dont reply to it. But if people post "what do you think of this?" and i say "it looks shit"..... is that bullying??? If the OP says "thats harsh etc etc etc" ill still tell them fair enough, but its shit if i think its shit. and if they keep disagreeing, fine..... but i still think its shit. If i think a cars a rust bucket, ill say its a rust bucket till im blue in the face. And last time a checked we didnt need a bunch of baby sitters looking after us all. Modding being a difficult job???? are you kidding? I know full well how difficult modding is..... its not. simple. The simple fact is, certain mods have their favourites.... certain mods will target certain members and pounce on every opinion that certain members make. The only way that its possible to stop members of the community being unfairly targetted is to keep things fresh within the mod team, have a time limit on a period time someone can be a mod. Gives the community to experience a variety of moderation techniques, clear the cliques and get rid of the rot boxes. But this same subject has come up more time than i can remember, and the same result happens....... Fair play to takemetothepub for starting this thread up..... but im sorry to say sweet FA will change. its still the same as when i joined. Ill go back to my local club now..... taarah

He got personal with Mikey Bean! Do you want me to forward you the original unmoderated/edited thread? He in no way got personal with Spin Doctor! The thread in question was as certain somebody calling out Si suggesting he was doing something when he wasn't. Simon retaliated (which maybe he shouldn't have done) by calling Bean a moron.

That one thread gave him the perma ban.

I saw a screen grab of that thread before it was moderated and deleted. Everyone knows the other reasons why he was given temp bans and they were never justified. Its one of the reasons I am not active on here so much anymore. Anyway, Im done here. Just seeing it from a number of peoples point of view.

Somehow, I doubt that very much.