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tombudin · 08-29-2014, 10:26 PM

Good day fellow Zilvia.net Users.

This is my first post (hopefully not my last).

I have some issues with my CA18DE Silvia S13 Q edition. Some that I can't comprehend. I was wondering if any of you guys have experienced these problems.

Firstly. When i turn of my fog lights and have a multimeter reading the voltage of my battery, the car goes from charging at a stable 13.5V to about 12.4V I found this out when my battery kept going flat. How is this possibru? I can't think of why this would be happening. It keeps draining my battery (only with them on) so lately i haven't been driving with them on and it's been fine. So weird.

Second. My starter motor plays up SOMETIMES, it's so weird. It work one minute then the next minute when i try and start my car it sound the like the starter motor isn't grabbing onto the flywheel and the motor is just frespinning. Such a wired problem. If I move the car forward about an inch in gear (say down a hill or whatever) the car magically starts no problems. If I'm not on a hill i have to nudge the key ever so slightly so it rotates the starter ever so slightly, then it will hit the flywheel and start working? Like Wut.

Thirdly. I have been looking for places where I can get the weatherstrip replaced on my silvia. The sunroof leaks like no tomorrow, and every time I get in my car after rain when I hit the brakes I face Niagara falls. Lol for the meantime I've siliconed up the sunroof because it's a sucking terrible experience. Where have you guys gone to to get new sunroof rubbers etc? can't find them anywhere. Only places are from Nissan and that's in a backorder and will take 6 weeks. Shit.

Fourthly. My silvia idles like shit and runs very rich, when you come off acceleration (even with a cat) the car still backfires, like wut. What can it be? It's not the 02 sensor, runs the same with or without it connected, not the AFM, gave that a good hit with AFM cleaner and when i take it off the car runs like dicks. So can't be that. Only thing I can think of is the coolant temp sensor not working properly and telling my car it's always cold and to richen up the mixture but i have no idea where this sensor is or where to get a replacement from. Shiet.

Thats all for now. Hopefully I've put in detail enough for you to fathom what I am attempting to understand. Thanks A mil. Keep Sillin'

08-29-2014, 10:26 PM	#1
tombudin Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 29 Posts: 4 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	A few S13 problem that I cannot fathom. Good day fellow Zilvia.net Users. This is my first post (hopefully not my last). I have some issues with my CA18DE Silvia S13 Q edition. Some that I can't comprehend. I was wondering if any of you guys have experienced these problems. Firstly. When i turn of my fog lights and have a multimeter reading the voltage of my battery, the car goes from charging at a stable 13.5V to about 12.4V I found this out when my battery kept going flat. How is this possibru? I can't think of why this would be happening. It keeps draining my battery (only with them on) so lately i haven't been driving with them on and it's been fine. So weird. Second. My starter motor plays up SOMETIMES, it's so weird. It work one minute then the next minute when i try and start my car it sound the like the starter motor isn't grabbing onto the flywheel and the motor is just frespinning. Such a wired problem. If I move the car forward about an inch in gear (say down a hill or whatever) the car magically starts no problems. If I'm not on a hill i have to nudge the key ever so slightly so it rotates the starter ever so slightly, then it will hit the flywheel and start working? Like Wut. Thirdly. I have been looking for places where I can get the weatherstrip replaced on my silvia. The sunroof leaks like no tomorrow, and every time I get in my car after rain when I hit the brakes I face Niagara falls. Lol for the meantime I've siliconed up the sunroof because it's a sucking terrible experience. Where have you guys gone to to get new sunroof rubbers etc? can't find them anywhere. Only places are from Nissan and that's in a backorder and will take 6 weeks. Shit. Fourthly. My silvia idles like shit and runs very rich, when you come off acceleration (even with a cat) the car still backfires, like wut. What can it be? It's not the 02 sensor, runs the same with or without it connected, not the AFM, gave that a good hit with AFM cleaner and when i take it off the car runs like dicks. So can't be that. Only thing I can think of is the coolant temp sensor not working properly and telling my car it's always cold and to richen up the mixture but i have no idea where this sensor is or where to get a replacement from. Shiet. Thats all for now. Hopefully I've put in detail enough for you to fathom what I am attempting to understand. Thanks A mil. Keep Sillin'