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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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Hey guys i need help, i did the swap but my car wont turn on...im using the auto Ecu and harness..I heard that if i hook up da shift selector box from the auto tranny to my manual tranny it should werk... Or is there anyway to like tap into the starter relay?? I've been trying to figure this out..
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 09:48 PM
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did you wire the clutch switch correctly?
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 11:31 PM
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yeaa its not dat, i think like da car doesnt recognize its in park....i turn da key in da ignition da lights turn on da dash dats about it...and everything else is good i know i have to like tap a wire to get it working
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 11:47 PM
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manual trannies dont have a park

they also wont start up if the clutch isnt pused in. if you forgot to wire int he lcutch switch, no starty for youy
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Old Sep 15, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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aight ima double check on dat..
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 06:49 AM
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I don't know who told you you could use the Auto. ECU, but that's false information. The ECU operates on knowledge it receives from the transmission. Without a manual ECU, the car thinks that the transmission is malfunctioning.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 06:58 AM
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I don't know who told you you could use the Auto. ECU, but that's false information. The ECU operates on knowledge it receives from the transmission. Without a manual ECU, the car thinks that the transmission is malfunctioning.
no. it throws a code for the automatic stuff, but functions just fine.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:29 AM
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All you have to do is remove the little black box from the Auto tranny and make sure its set to park and plug it back on the auto harness... and the car will start right up...
I did this swap and used my auto ECU and Harness and since you are using those two you do not have to push down the clutch pedal for the car to start...but you will not be able to pass 5000 RM and you will have an engine check light for the missing auto tranny but the car will be completely drivable.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:33 AM
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yo thank yo so much man ...nice!! i heard about that....sorry to be like asking 4 2 much.. but is there a specific name or hook me up wit a diagram from like honda parts unlimited..just so i can make suree what box it is
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:35 AM
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no prob. give me a few mins I will find you a pic off it.
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 07:53 AM
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here you go click on the link
it's number 21 #18 is inside 21
http://www.hondapartsnow.com/online/...ion/456117.png

its the POSITION SENSOR.(pretty much its the shift selector box)
hope this helps..
after you remove it from your auto tranny just find a safe place to mount it back on your car.
here's another link with the names
http://www.hondapartsnow.com/online/...20Side%20Cover

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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 08:02 AM
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Wow!! yo thank you so much..ima work on dat! highly appreciated...aight just hook dat up car should def turn on?? thanks man if anything i'll get back over here
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Old Sep 16, 2009 | 08:09 AM
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yep thats all you have to do lol, just unscrew it from the auto tranny plug it back on the engine harness find a nice place to mount it so it won't fall off and the make sure its set on park and the car will start right up.
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 08:16 PM
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car still doesnt turn on and i connected dat black box..?? any more suggestions?? da car dash lights up and it also marks its in D...but i left it in park
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 09:22 PM
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hopefully you still have your auto shifter. plug in your harness to teh shifter, use your hand to undo the lock m,echanism, and move the shifter to park, then unplug it. dash should indicate park now. drive away.
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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i tried dat like 5 times..ima like recheck if everything is right..any suggestions feel free to throw em out..
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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have you looked/searched more?
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Old Sep 17, 2009 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by julezeve
yep thats all you have to do lol, just unscrew it from the auto tranny plug it back on the engine harness find a nice place to mount it so it won't fall off and the make sure its set on park and the car will start right up.
wow some help ^^^^^ nicest dude ever realy
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 07:33 AM
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the "D" light should't stay on it just blinks forever.. the "P" stays on for good.
make sure it set to park.... when i did my swap I didn't put the little black box on and the car didn't start at all the lights turned on but no power to the engine..
after connecting that box putting it in park the car started right up..the ground wire that connects from the battery to the frame to the transmission make sure you have that connected because that also causes the car not to start...I remember doing that once to.
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Old Sep 18, 2009 | 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by crazybluecivic
wow some help ^^^^^ nicest dude ever realy
thanks lol..julia is going to be so mad when she finds out I am using her name lol
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Old Feb 22, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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With the ECU it will work great it just wont pass inspection. I learned that the hard way
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