R35 Gearbox Fault - GT-R Register - Official Nissan Skyline and GTR Owners Club forum

mattbnz · 10th April 2008, 10:21 PM

I have a grey import GTR that has a gearbox fault showing on the dash, the car has gone into limp mode, Nissan NZ will not plug the consult III into it, is there another way to view the fault codes?, We are looking at getting a service computer from Japan to sort out some of the issues these cars are coming up with here in NZ as the local agents have been told not to touch them. Will any other service computer work on them?

tokyogtr · 10th April 2008, 10:38 PM

can you read the japanese? or at least post a picture of the error message? how many kms have you put on the car?

mattbnz · 10th April 2008, 10:53 PM

I will get a photo to post, the car has done about 600kms.

tokyogtr · 10th April 2008, 10:58 PM

one option is to courier the ecu to a japan performance center, or even mine's and get them to remove the limiter at the same time.

mattbnz · 11th April 2008, 12:10 AM

I cant seem to download the pics to this forum, can you send me your email and I will forward the pics to you, Cheers

rasonline · 16th April 2008, 07:56 PM

send the pics to me by email and i'll host them for you.
rasonline@gmail.com

timechaser · 16th April 2008, 11:35 PM

How old is your car? Did it have the recall done on the gearbox in Japan? Remember there being one around January... if not - this could be the issue. As I remember - the recall was about updating the software on the gearbox.

tyndago · 17th April 2008, 03:43 AM

I say you need to buy a Consult III. Its available.

doggiehowser · 17th April 2008, 06:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tyndago

I say you need to buy a Consult III. Its available.

I called the US dealer selling Consult III.

It is only sold to Nissan approved dealers.

Does not handle GTR in current version.

Expected that it will need a hardware & software update to cater to the GTR, pricing not yet determined. And will include training.

Did you manage to get the unit outside of these restrictions?

tyndago · 17th April 2008, 03:03 PM

I know at least two people that have Consult III in hand. Like anything in real life, there are rules, and like bones, they are made to be broken.

The Consult III can read the GT-R, I don't know if we checked, but I think the II can read the basics of the car too. There are some specific GT-R cards for the CAN and the Transmission.

Anything that can be made - can be backed up. Its not something that everyone will get their hands on for sure, but the right people end up with the right cards and things.

mattbnz · 17th April 2008, 09:00 PM

I have been trying hard to buy a consult III but no joy yet, we can communicate with the engine but not the trans with a scan tool that we currently have. At present the car is doing the following, When starting the computer checks the car and then the trans light starts flashing, the car will idle but it wont let you reeve the engine, when we put it into drive you can drive and the car will shift from 1st then to 3rd and then to 5th skipping 2nd and 4th. Anybody heard of this happening to other cars?

rockcrete · 17th April 2008, 09:29 PM

Sounds like a solenoid probelm of some sort (not knowing anything about the actual GT-R transmission) if you have the car on a hoist, check all the electrical connectors on the transmission!

Benji Linney GTC · 18th April 2008, 10:06 AM

Matt i'll pm you contact details of the only tuning shop in Japan to have the consult III and software. The only others to have it are NHPC, nismo and adenau. Someone has one in UK

but obviously Japan is closer to NZ, and i believe a few guys there also want there tire warning lights turned off.

some early models needed a software upgrade. only 600kms is painful and gutting, you should have had that done in Japan before shipping

timechaser · 21st April 2008, 05:31 AM

Benji - any way to check whether the software upgrade has been done or not?

Tyndago - you have PM. Doggie - you have email.

Robbie J · 21st April 2008, 09:15 AM

It's it simple download off the nissan site for a nissan dealer

CONSULT III Diagnostic Software Update Files (Version : 8.16)
$50.00 (USD)

In order to update the CONSULT III Software to the latest version, you'll need to download and install the CONSULT III Software update program file. Select the link below to purchase and download the update program file which will need to be installed prior to performing diagnostics.

10th April 2008, 10:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
mattbnz New Users Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	R35 Gearbox Fault I have a grey import GTR that has a gearbox fault showing on the dash, the car has gone into limp mode, Nissan NZ will not plug the consult III into it, is there another way to view the fault codes?, We are looking at getting a service computer from Japan to sort out some of the issues these cars are coming up with here in NZ as the local agents have been told not to touch them. Will any other service computer work on them?

17th April 2008, 03:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
tyndago GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: LBC , CA Posts: 2,266	I know at least two people that have Consult III in hand. Like anything in real life, there are rules, and like bones, they are made to be broken. The Consult III can read the GT-R, I don't know if we checked, but I think the II can read the basics of the car too. There are some specific GT-R cards for the CAN and the Transmission. Anything that can be made - can be backed up. Its not something that everyone will get their hands on for sure, but the right people end up with the right cards and things. Last edited by tyndago; 17th April 2008 at 03:13 PM.

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10th April 2008, 10:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
tokyogtr GTROC Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tokyo Posts: 1,094	can you read the japanese? or at least post a picture of the error message? how many kms have you put on the car?

10th April 2008, 10:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
mattbnz New Users Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	I will get a photo to post, the car has done about 600kms.

10th April 2008, 10:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
tokyogtr GTROC Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tokyo Posts: 1,094	one option is to courier the ecu to a japan performance center, or even mine's and get them to remove the limiter at the same time.

11th April 2008, 12:10 AM	#5 (permalink)
mattbnz New Users Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	I cant seem to download the pics to this forum, can you send me your email and I will forward the pics to you, Cheers

16th April 2008, 07:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
rasonline GTR Register Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South-East Africa Posts: 1,501	send the pics to me by email and i'll host them for you. rasonline@gmail.com

16th April 2008, 11:35 PM	#7 (permalink)
timechaser GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 145	How old is your car? Did it have the recall done on the gearbox in Japan? Remember there being one around January... if not - this could be the issue. As I remember - the recall was about updating the software on the gearbox.

17th April 2008, 03:43 AM	#8 (permalink)
tyndago GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: LBC , CA Posts: 2,266	I say you need to buy a Consult III. Its available.

17th April 2008, 09:00 PM	#11 (permalink)
mattbnz New Users Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 4	I have been trying hard to buy a consult III but no joy yet, we can communicate with the engine but not the trans with a scan tool that we currently have. At present the car is doing the following, When starting the computer checks the car and then the trans light starts flashing, the car will idle but it wont let you reeve the engine, when we put it into drive you can drive and the car will shift from 1st then to 3rd and then to 5th skipping 2nd and 4th. Anybody heard of this happening to other cars?

17th April 2008, 09:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
rockcrete GTR Register Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Maple Ridge, BC, Canada Posts: 78	Sounds like a solenoid probelm of some sort (not knowing anything about the actual GT-R transmission) if you have the car on a hoist, check all the electrical connectors on the transmission!

21st April 2008, 05:31 AM	#14 (permalink)
timechaser GTR Register Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 145	Benji - any way to check whether the software upgrade has been done or not? Tyndago - you have PM. Doggie - you have email.

21st April 2008, 09:15 AM	#15 (permalink)
Robbie J GTROC Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: london Posts: 992	It's it simple download off the nissan site for a nissan dealer CONSULT III Diagnostic Software Update Files (Version : 8.16) $50.00 (USD) In order to update the CONSULT III Software to the latest version, you'll need to download and install the CONSULT III Software update program file. Select the link below to purchase and download the update program file which will need to be installed prior to performing diagnostics.