Skyline Head Light and Bulps

It's about time to look into another important part of our Nissan Skyline. The Head light and the bulps. I know this is essential and important area that all of you have to cross at some point of time as a Skyline owners. This is regard of a GTT nor GTR  or any version of skylines. We have to replace the bulps at the head light.

The standard headlight bulp for nissan skyline consists of Xenon for normal use and HIR1 for high beam.

Xenon bulp is called as D2R (Blacktop masking for reflector systems). The D2R bulps were originally made in Germany. 

I would like to describe more about the GE 9011 high beam bulp. This bulp was originally designed by General Electric US. Nissan has adapted this into their Skyline range of vehicles. However GE has already discontinued this bulps due to flaw in the design. This was later replaced by Toshiba with improved design.

HIR1 GE9011

The HIR1 (9011) and HIR2 (9012) Halogen Infrared Reflective bulbs have micro-thin layers of electro-deposited coating on a specially-designed bulb. The coating reflects the filament's infrared (heat) back onto the filament, which results in a hotter filament that produces more light without increased power consumption, shorter bulb life, or extra heat production.

The manufacturers always advice that it is best to replace these bulps in pairs, because as they age, the colour of their light changes. Replacing only one bulp of a pair will cause the two headlamps to emit light of noticeably different colour. 

The lifespan of the HIR1 bulp is approximately 320hours. Please feel free to drop me a mail if you need any further information regarding this part. I am signing off for the moment from Nissan Skyline ER34.blogspot.com

Skyline Aircond Filter

In our busy schedule we may have over looked some important area that need very much attention. The Air conditioner!!! Yes it is the air cond unit, that need some cleaning and replacement. Some of you may have been driving the car for quite long and some may have just acquire it. Have you ever thought of this simple yet important part in your car?

The skyline aircond filter is also have Air purifying filter attached. According to the aircond standard specification one need to change the air cond filter and air purifying filter every 3 years.

Its time for you to replace or clean the filter. Please feel free to follow the steps as mentioned here.
Aircond filter:
Filter Carbon: 27495-5L825
Air purifier Kit: B7400-5L350

Step 1. 

Remove the glove compartment.

Step 2. 

Remove the clip that holding the filter cover.

Step 3. 

pull out the filter and watch out you will have two filters.

Step 4.

replace it with new or clean it. 

Air Cond Filter

Air Purifying Filter

Step 6. 

Reinstall everything back to the same place and its done.

Hope the guide above would be helpful. Checkout your skyline air cond filter immediately. Till we meet again in another post enjoy with your ride. I am signing of from NissanSkylineER34.blogspot.com.

GTR MFD Screen on GTT

To all the GTT owners what do you think about the title? You may think...come on  man are you out of senses. That is not possible errrrr maybe its possible. Yeah...it is just some tweaks here and there. Put the magic touch and you will have the GTR MFD on your GTT.
First of all get hold of the MFD screen then we can talk about the rest. I would say nope get all other required parts to make this possible first. Get things sorted out on your shopping list which will make sure the MFD will function. I am not going to list all the required parts at the moment, maybe later.
So why talking about this now? I have a plan.....drafted carefully taking into consideration of possible flaws in the  design and implementation. Well aren't we suppose to see a GTT with a GTR MFD any soon. I don't know. Just thought of the idea.

.........I am back, now I have completed the transformations of the GTR MFD to my GTT. The items below is a must in your shopping list. Please note that in order to watch Video via the MFD unit we can just just connect the video cable directly to the MFD unit( no modification needed). Also for the reverse/forward camera function as well. There no reason to invest in a high end DVD player in your car if you have the MFD installed.

1. MFD harness
2. Cables
3. Connectors
4. MFD cover
5. Screws to hold  the unit
6. and of course the MFD unit.

Tools,
1. Soldering iron
2. Lead
3. Shrinking tube
4. Pliers/Cutter
5. Wire stripper

Nevertheless you may need TIME to complete this task. I will upload the photo of all the parts/tools individually later, for now just the MFD in ACTION.

I do have the cables, and some other parts to let go. Also a spare MFD unit.

Reconnecting

Yes, it has been a little while since I have posted. I was busy sorting out on some important things. I am just curious about all the GTR and GTT owners in regards of R31,R32, R33, R34 or R35 and also for the future GTR's. What is your plan for up keeping of the cars. Well I am not sure......but we have to have some basic idea of what and how we are going to maintain the car.
Well I assure that not all of  us will be stocking up important and critical parts for any emergency use. Of course this will drain our cash flow pretty much. We need some reliable source to obtain our parts and also a reliable and trusted workshop.
I assume that by now all of you know that you can find most parts on-line. How many of you trust the sites that the products that you have ordered online is genuine. Would you consider if you can view the parts and the price is reasonable before buying them. In this case you have the option to turn down the offer after viewing the parts. Also I would like to stress that you can build a trust with the person that you are dealing with. You as a customer have the edge to decide.
I am not going to drag on this any more...I am leaving this to all of you. Please decide wisely before making any decisions.

Until we meet in another post... cheers take care of you and your ride.
Signing of form NissanSkylineER34.blogspot.com

Some Updates on Parts for sale

If you notice at my For Sale Items page, I don't update as parts sold. This is because almost all parts are always available for purchase. The are some specific parts that are not easy to be obtained such as the Original side pillars(76911/12M), GTR Side Step, and rear bumper light (if you really need this part then you can count on me).


I did receive more parts and will post them later this week, since I don't have much spare time. Just to highlight a few are NISMO combination VDO for GTT34(Manual Trany), Project Mu SCR pure plus(ER34, ECR33,HCR32 and BNR32), Floor matt for ER34 GTT and also NISMO oil filler.


I will give the detailed explanation about the parts when I am uploading the pictures at the for sale page. Thats all for the moment will be back with the details later. Stay tuned with the Nissan Skyline er34.

Nissan FAST System

Nissan FAST system is used by Nissan world wide to check their spare parts. Lately Nissan went one step ahead to be online. So while they were migrating to a better system they left us a very reliable system which is Nissan FAST.
The actual Nissan FAST is contained in a CD format, well it can be installed in any system( VISTA, XP or WIN2K). There is nothing big deal in installing the software into our pc. This copy is also from a CD, because of this we have to follow the installation procedure as though we are installing from a CD.


This is the step by step procedure for installing the Nissan Fast
Step 1
Create a folder in your C drive - C:\ Nissan
Make a sub folder in C:\Nissan\CD
Make sub folders in C:\Nissan\CD\A1,A2,A3,B1,B2,USA
e.g.
C:\Nissan\CD\A1
C:\Nissan\CD\A2
C:\Nissan\CD\A3  
C:\Nissan\CD\B1

Step 2
Uurar or unzip the files according to the category such as A1.rar must be unzipped at C:\Nissan\CD\A1

Step 3
Once you have done that go to C:\Nissan\CD\A3\NISS_ER_04_2004\FASTPRG\WIN2000\SETUP

Step 4
Click next, next, next... This installs the actual FAST software to C:\NISSAN and creates the necessary start menu structure...

Step 5
Go to  C:\NISSAN\CD\A1\FASTPRG\WIN\GR\ and copy the NSFASTKY.INI file to your C:\WINDOWS\ directory.......
Then go to your C:\WINDOWS\ directory and find the NSFASTKY.INI file and change it's attributes (right click, properties) to NOT read only...

Step 6
Go to START - PROGRAMS - FAST for windows - fast for windows - fast set up

The below window is located at C:\Nissan\CD\
This is the Fast set up menu. Go to CD-ROM SETUP and link one by one to the folders A1,A2,A3.....

Your Fast Menu should be like this....

The FAST MENU with country of manufacturing. For GTR please select JP. 

Some basic information for the VIN identification.
The identifier of the manufacturer in VIN (first three symbols VIN)

• JN1 cars made in Japan
• VSK automobiles made in Spain (NMISA)
• SJN cars made in England (NMUK)
• JNK cars made Infinity in Japan
• JN6 lorries and minibuses made in Japan for the USA and Canada
• JN8 multipurpose automobiles (minivans, jeeps) made in Japan for the USA and Canada
• 1N4 cars made in the USA (NMM)
• 1N6 lorries and minibuses made in the USA (NMM) 

I have to say that this is not a legitimate copy that we should distribute or use.

Please take your own risk.


I have manage to get the link as below; enjoy playing around with the Nissan Fast.

Nissan Cefiro 


Note: For some reason if the setup is not working just click on the .exe files. This should be able to make it work. I assume that this are some registry files that missing during installation.

Power Stering failure

Recently I was going trough some series of traumatic experience with my Ride. The latest casualty was my Power steering. The pressure hose connecting the fluid and steering rod was give way. I guess it may due to aging, well the car is almost 10 years old. What else to expect from the car.
First of all I tried to look for replacement none could be found. To my surprise the secondhand pressure hose they always sell together with engine as whole unit. As for the Nissan Japan I was not very sure on how to get it. It is good enough that my mechanic manage to find a way to modify the connection in between the pressure hose. Here goes another day another chapter for my Skyline ER34GTT.

                      Pressure hose connecting Power steering pulley.

                                           The original hose was clamped

                                           Connection of the pressure hoses.

                               Power steering oil leak at the engine cover.

Nissan Skyline ER34 - Radiator

Radiator and it's function.

The radiator was invented by Franz San Galli, a Polish-born Russian businessman living in St. Petersburg, between 1855-1857.

Radiators are heat exchangers used to transfer thermal energy from one medium to another for the purpose of cooling and heating. The majority of radiators are constructed to function in automobiles, buildings, and electronics. The radiator is always a source of heat to its environment, although this may be for either the purpose of heating this environment, or for cooling the fluid or coolant supplied to it, as for engine cooling.

A vehicle's cooling system is designed to protect the engine from the destructive forces of too much heat. If the system isn't in good repair, simple tasks such as sitting idle in rush-hour traffic can cause a vehicle to overheat even when temperatures drop below the freezing mark.

 Vehicles five years and older are prime candidates for cooling system troubles, troubles that could strike when least expected. Some experts report that cooling system service is most frequent on vehicles with more than 50,000 miles. However, these experts note that the mileage on a vehicle is not as big a factor in the maintenance of a cooling system as is the vehicle's age.

I had some problem with my Radiator recently. The top cover started to leak. Well took it to the mechanic to get it fixed. It does cost a fortune for me since I was having some bad financial term. Since, I had no other options rather than repair or replace the radiator.
After carefully weigh the pro's and con's of having new double layer radiator installed with the expences that going to incur to me I decided to repair my original radiator.

The series of pictures will tell some story by them self.

                                           Radiator top is leaking.

                                           Side view of the broken top cover

                                           The radiator coolant splash

NISMO Carbon Pillar Garnish -GTR34 ER34

The NISMO carbon pillar garnish will definitely will make sure the car get's the rightfull attraction. Many would prefer to have their center pillar garnish with nice finishing. But how many are there who is willing to go the extra mile just to decorate. I will leave this to your discretion.
The carbon pillar garnish comes with many different types. Some are laminated with carbon material, some were replaced with carbon pillars and there are some just stick the carbon pillar garnish which were manufactured by NISMO Japan. There are also some skyline owners in a dilemma on how to get the original center pillar, since they have lost their valuables to the thieves.
Below is the part number.

                                           99993 - RNR40

Nissan Skyline ER34 -Brakes part 2

There are certain important factors in regards to the brakes that need more attention. How many of us as a daily drivers driving from home to office and vice verse will look into every details of our car. Food for taught.


Our vehicle brake system has one Job - stop the vehicle. But it takes several key components to deliver the single end result.
To bring the vehicle to halt there are three things work together: leverage, hydraulic force and friction. Leverage is supplied by the driver's leg pressure and the brake pedal. The brake pedal is connected by levers and rods to the back of the power booster. The power booster uses either engine vacuum or a hydraulic pump to multiply and transfer the force of that leverage to the master cylinder. The master cylinder is the heart of your vehicle's brake hydraulic system. It uses the applied leverage to force a reservoir full of brake fluid through valves, steel lines and rubber hoses into hydraulic calipers and wheel cylinders. That hydraulic pressure is then used help to create friction.
For example, disc brakes use a hydraulic caliper fitted with brake pads to grab a spinning disc (or rotor). Drum brakes, on the on the hand have a hydraulic wheel cylinder that pushes a brake shoe against the inside of a spinning drum. Either design involves highly engineered parts and precise movement. The more force a driver applies to the brake pedal, the greater the stopping force that is applied at the wheels.

In addition to this primary braking system, most of today's vehicles utilize an electronic Anti-lock Brake system. Using electronic sensors high pressure pumps, under certain conditions, your ABS system can measure vehicle speed, wheel slip and brake force. Then it actually pumps the brakes for you during an emergency stop.
That's why it's essential to be proactive about testing overall brake components. And to know whether a brake component needs simply to be serviced or totally replaced.

                                              ER34 Front Brake service Kit (AY600-NS047)

Please make sure to check the service kit is a genuine product by Nissan or PIT WORK Japan. Ensuring the originality of the purchased spare part will give confidence while driving and also when applying brake. The genuine part also will last long.

Some tips to watch for when brakes need a mechanic's attention.

• A low or spongy pedal, which can mean there's air in the hydraulic system
• A red brake-warning light that could indicate an imbalance in the system
• An amber brake-warning light that could signal a problem with ABS system
• Continuous sequeals and grinding sounds - these may mean it's time for new brake pad or shoe
• Brake pad and rotor thickness - worn pads or rotors that are too thin cannot dissipate the extreme heat produced during braking
• Brake shoe and drum diameter - worn shoes or drums not only dissipate less heat, they can cause greater brake pedal travel.

Until another post I am signing off from The Nissan Skyline ER34.

Nissan Skyline GTR - Wagon

Surprise!!!! Nissan has been secretly manufacturing Nissan Skyline GTR34 Wagons. Only available in Japan.
Not really, this versions were modified by Masa Motorsports. I am not sure if want to praise or laugh at this. I will leave it to you to decide. But the finishing touch is really good, it is look alike GTR34 a.k.a Wagon.

 

 

Nissan Skyline - Brakes

Changed the brake pads from original nissan to Ferrodo type 300cc. Initially I felt the car is responding slowly due to the new brake pads. After driving for about less than 2 days my rear wheels vibrates badly at speeds 80Km/h. Wow that is not good, I got to fix this. I took my car to the GH and after diagnosing the doctor told me that indeed there is need for a treatment.

Now this is not very good, cause I just changed the brakes and did flush the brake fluids. I am not happy :(. barely 1 week after changing the brake pads I got to spend again? @#&^@*#^@*After getting appointment from my doctor I went back home. Two days later I went to the doctor to get medicine for the disease. Well it's time to do up the brakes. The mechanic opened one side lug nuts, tire and brake hose trying to move the cylinder valve. It looks like the valve gasket is damaged.

The mechanic managed to find a replacement part from Mercedes. All fixed and again the brake fluid was flushed and replaced. Took for a spin mmmm....now the brakes back to normal.

 

Removing the brake hose

Brake Cylinder valve

Rubber seal. which has undergone tremendous pressure.

Brake cylinder valve cleaned

Cylinder valve back in the brake housing. 

Ready to be fitted to the car.

Tie Rod and Tie Rod End

As the car is getting older parts tend to give away. This is the nature of all mechanical parts. The Nissan Skyline ER34 has no exceptions. Recently I had been advised by the mechanic to look for replacement for my tie rod and tie rod ends. The tie rod and tie rod end is crucial part for the tyre to be in shape. If we don't change them the tyres will tend to eat up one side.

Yes, when I checked the front Tyre it wobbles right and left. Well the search begins....as for my surprise there is no stock unit available anywhere, all they have is reinforced parts from Japan. Why the hell spend so much to replace with the reinforced unit when one can find locally.

After searching for the replacement parts for about 3weeks I found that EJ has just changed a new set and the best part is this tie rod and tie rod end is from nissan serena C4. This is amazing one can use parts from Nissan serena for the skyline.

This is the part number;

1) Paraut tie rod for Nissan Serena C24
     (Part No. V13-238 / Nissan Part No. 48521-4N100)
 2) Paraut tie rod end for Nissan A32/A33/C23
     (Part No. V13-126 / Nissan Part No. 48520-0M085)

 

Paraut Tie Rod End

Paraut Tie Rod

Old and New Tie Rod

Old and New Tie Rod End

  

Tie Rod out of the box

Tie Rod End out of the box

Nissan Skyline Oil filter - NISMO VERUSPEED

All mechanical parts has a common check point. That is called as maintenance. The Nissan skyline er34 also has no exception from this basic requirements.
I would like to talk about oil filter that used for cars. Particularly the product that manufactured by NISMO.

Here is some specifications about the oil filter.
Brand: NISMO
Product: S-Tune Oil Filter Veruspeed NS5
Part Number: 15208 - RN020

Features:
Decreased Pressure loss, improved filtration efficiency, and extended life-span was all achived by enlarging the filtration area of the oil filter. As a result, the oil pressure is stabilized, and dirt in the engine is decreased.

Specifications:
Performance comparison with stock engine oil filter;
Pressure loss: Providing about a 21% decrease > better oil pressure
Filter eficiency: Increase of more than 24% > improvement of oil purity
Resisting pressure strength: More than 10% improvement > High viscosity oil
Life time: Increased about 37% > longevity improved

Synthetic oil compatible filter with higher density filter medium, high flow and more stable oil pressure.
The filtering media is increased to reduce pressure loss, improve filtering efficiency and achive longer life.
Pressure loss reduced by approximately 21% while maintaining the correct oil pressure.
Filtering efficiency increased by approximately 21% resulting in better filtration.
Filter housing burst strength increased by approximately 10% for safe use with higher viscosity engile lubricants.
higher filter life expectancy of 15,000km or 1 year for normal driving conditions.

The oil filter is compatible for the below vehicles;
Sylvia 180SX - (R)S13 CA18DE(T) (88/05 - 91/01) (R) PS13 SR20DE(T) (91/01 - 98/11)
Skyline R32 - RB20E, RB20DE(T), RB25DE, RB26DETT (89/05 - 94/11)
Skyline R33 - RB20E, RB25DE(T), RB26DETT (93/08 -98/11)
Skyline R34 - RB20DE, RB25DE(T), RB26DETT (98/05 - 02/08)

 

Part No: 15208 - RN020

   

Filter material view

  

Pressure Loss Comparison Chart

Filter Cross section View

Nissan Skyline GTR Emblem

Nissan Skyline GTR. The best of the best built by Nissan Japan. What was in their mind when they first developed this mighty Godzilla some called. Well I am not sure but, they have done a great job by introducing the Skylines....

The GTR34 front gril emblem is a highly sought after market part. There are a few reason behind this. First the GTR owners tend to loose the emblem to the thieves. Sometimes a GTT owner who is in the midst of upgrading his GTT to a GTR body kit also need the emblem to give the final touch. The GTR emblem will complement all the effort that they put to upgrade the car to a GTR.

How to find an emblem if you have lost or in need? This is a very tough question to answer. Obviously the emblems are made in japan by Nissan. Where and how they sell these part is a tricky question. One had to put a lot of hard work to acquire this part. Why, because there are too many imitation versions are available at the market.

Recently I had a chance to get a piece for my beloved ER34 GTT. What a satisfaction and proud to install a genuine Nissan Skyline GTR emblem on my GTT.

                                                    Front Gril Emblem

Nissan Part No: 62896 - AA400

O2 Sensors

Nissan Skyline O2 sensor.
Every new car, and 80% of cars produced after 1980, have an oxygen sensor. The sensor is part of the emissions control system and feeds data to the­ engine management computer(ECU). The objective of the sensor is to help the engine run as efficiently as possible and also to produce as few emissions as possible.

­A gasoline engine burns gasoline in the presence of oxygen. It turns out that there is a particular ratio of air and gasoline that is "perfect," and that ratio is 14.7:1 (different fuels have different perfect ratios -- the ratio depends on the amount of hydrogen and carbon found in a given amount of fuel). If there is less air than this perfect ratio, then there will be fuel left over after combustion. This is called a rich mixture. Rich mixtures are bad because the unburned fuel creates pollution. If there is more air than this perfect ratio, then there is excess oxygen. This is called a lean mixture. A lean mixture tends to produce more nitrogen-oxide pollutants, and, in some cases, it can cause poor performance and even engine damage.

Th­e oxygen sensor is positioned in the exhaust pipe and can detect rich and lean mixtures. The mechanism in most sensors involves a chemical reaction that generates a voltage (see the patents below for details). The engine's computer looks at the voltage to determine if the mixture is rich or lean, and adjusts the amount of fuel entering the engine accordingly.

The reason why the engine needs the oxygen sensor is because the amount of oxygen that the engine can pull in depends on all sorts of things, such as the altitude, the temperature of the air, the temperature of the engine, the barometric pressure, the load on the engine, etc.

When the oxygen sensor fails, the computer can no longer sense the air/fuel ratio, so it ends up guessing. Your car performs badly and uses more fuel than it required. Prepare your wallet for some heavy spending to replace the O2 sensor. Try to get an original brand name O2 sensors. Below is the O2 sensor for Nissan Skyline ER34GTT by Nissan.

Nissan Part No: 22690- AA007