Ecliptech Innovations SHiFT-i Progressive Shift Light System

Pic 1: The SHiFT-i Progressive Shift Light System

Just installed the Ecliptech Innovations SHiFT-i Progressive Shift Light System in the ER34. This Australian product is a smashing piece of driving aid. With the shift light system one can concentrate more on the road and attacking that corner instead of taking your eyes off the road and looking into the instrument binnacle.

To learn more about the product, goto this link.

Pic 2: The SHiFT-i Progressive Shift Light System installed

Check out the below video.

BNR34 Shifter and AV Panel Installed!

Pic 1: BNR34 shifter and AV panel

Sorry for the lack of updates guys. I finally got the BNR34 shifter and AV panel installed in the ER34. These 2 pieces of plastics actually costs me a bomb. These are mint condition used units. New ones are priced even more astronomically from Nissan Japan. Yikes!

So what do you think? This splash of colour worth the investment to brighten up the interior?

The below pic was how it looked like previously.

Pic 2: Stock ER34 shifter and AV panel

BNR34 Shifter and AV Panel

Pic 1: BNR34 Shifter and AV Panel

Look at what the guys at JDM Auto Link got in for me. Yeap, it's the shifter and AV panels off the Nissan Skyline GT-R (BNR34). The stock ER34 ones are a dull black ....... boring!

This should add in a splash of colour and modern feel to the interior of the ER34. Now got to find time to fit this in. :)

Pic 2: BNR34 Shifter Panel


Pic 3: BNR34 AV Panel

34 Matsuri at Fuji Speedway - 4th March 2011

Check out this video taken during the 34 Matsuri at Fuji Speedway on the 4th March 2011. Almost all R34 present were the ER34 and HR34! Even Ken Nomura is there with his HR34!

How I wish we have the same sort of scene over here in Malaysia. Now that would be awesome!!

Fuel Leak !!!

Pic 1: Leaky injectors

Some time after my stage II mods, fuel smell inside the ER34 has become a norm. I took to it as nothing more than perhaps running a wee bit rich, hence the strong odour. Didn't really give much thought to it as I have a blocked nose most of the time. The little amount of passenger that the ER34 ferries would often comment on the strong odour whenever they board the car. I couldn't really be bothered because, well ..... fuel smells great to me! It's a natural high for us petrol heads. :P

What is getting a tad worrisome is that the smell is getting stronger, so much so that people standing outside of the car would get high and start doing the chicken dance. Ok I exaggerated a little bit here but you get the picture.

Pic 2: Can see the fuel stains

So anyway, I decided to take a look at what's happening under the hood. Using my nose like a blood hound, I sniff my way around the engine bay and it lead me to the centre of the engine bay. Lo and behold, those damn injectors are leaking fuel. All 6 injectors are leaking via cracked o-rings!

Pic 3: O-rings are indeed in a bad shape

Now this sucked big time, I was scratching my head on where to find replacement o-rings. Order from SARD? I bet it will be ridiculously priced! Luckily one of my contact knows where to get it and promptly ordered some for me locally. With the o-rings replaced, the injectors are back to normal and no more fuel leakage.

Pic 4: New o-rings were fitted and the injectors were mated back with the fuel rail


Pic 5: In goes the fuel rail and injectors

A quick check around the fuel lines also leads to another leak. The Tomei fuel pressure regulator is leaking where the fuel lines joins the fittings. A quick change of fuel lines and new banjo clips solved that pretty quickly. After the above drama, the ER34 is now back to normal and hey no more fuel smell! Woohoo!

Is that the end of the ordeal? Hardly unfortunately. Strangely enough, a week later when I started the ER34 in the noon for a lunch appointment with alvint, it reeks of even stronger fuel smell. This can't be right at all. Pop open the hood and tracing the fuel lines, I saw fuel literally dripping off from the fuel rail adapter plate. Oh man, I can't drive the ER34 with it leaking fuel like that, I might end up with a big bang and have a burnt wreck as a car after that!

Took out my tools and gave it a couple of quick turns to tighten the banjo clips. This will serve as a temporary measure while I drive out to my mechanic's place to get new fuel lines and also a new banjo clip. Problem has since been solved and the ER34 has been running fine for a couple of weeks now. Phew! Lucky that is solved finally!

Pic 6: The Tomei Fuel Pressure Regulator were also leaking

TCS and SLIP Light ON

Pic 1: TCS and SLIP light

Recently, my TCS and SLIP light lighted up permanently whilst driving. Needless to say, it's bloody annoying to see the light on my dash and what is more worrisome is that my TCS isn't working. Not a good thing as it's been raining a fair bit recently.

The problem is pretty erratic. Sometimes it lights up other times it does not. And when it lights up, it'll be gone after I stop the car and restarted it.

I've seen and heard of this problem before and a simple fix is to remove out the TCS module and give it a good cleaning and it should all be fine and well. Did just that and it has been fine for the past 4 weeks. Fingers cross that I do not see the some problem cropping up again. :)

Pic 2: TCS module. There's a butterfly flap in there.


Pic 3: Inside the module

97,000km Service

Pic 1: Time for new fluids

Just did my oil change recently. The ER34 has now clocked 97,000km and in goes the usual Torco SR1 10W-40 engine oil and of course the obligatory Nissan engine oil filter (Part No. 15208-53J00). Feels good to have fresh fluids inside the RB25DET NEO again. :)