'95 tranny into a '97. Different electrical connectors?

Knightwulf · #1 07-08-2008, 10:08 AM

(Posting this on behalf of my mechanic, whose account hasn't been approved yet.)

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Hello all,

I am trying to help one of your members with a transmission swap. He purchased a 97 SVX and the transmission has some issues. The diagnosis was to change it out. I offered to help him with this after a shop wanted some considerable money to change the transmission. I have the old one out and I am seeing a difference between the 2 transmissions.

There is an electrical connector on the passengers side that I have no idea what it does. Both transmissions have a 12 pin connector, one is 2 rows of 6 and the other is 3x4, Can I just swap the electrical sensor it is connected to?

Here is the original thread saying what I am trying to accomplish.

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=45073

Old transmission, 12 pin connector, 2 rows of 6
http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/k...r30/97plug.jpg

Old trans black electrical component:
http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/k...30/97Trans.jpg

New trans from a 95 SVX connector, 12 pins but they are in a 4 row by 3 row configuration:
http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/k...r30/95Plug.jpg

95 SVX transmission side picture, this component is different:
http://i311.photobucket.com/albums/k...30/95Trans.jpg

Any help you can provide would be very beneficial.

svxfiles · #2 07-08-2008, 12:47 PM

What does the other end of the old electrical connection look like?
I believe if you remove the old cable, the new one will plug right in.
Tom

TomsSVX · #3 07-08-2008, 01:38 PM

Yes, some of the inhibitor switches had connectors on them, others just had the one connector... You can just plug it in

Tom

Not A Z · #4 07-08-2008, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Knightwulf

(Posting this on behalf of my mechanic, whose account hasn't been approved yet.)

Hi that's me. The connectors are very different (one is 2 rows of 6, the other is 3 rows of 4). And I am not sure what that component does on the side of the trans. Is it something where that piece the electrical connector connects to can be swapped?

Not A Z · #5 07-08-2008, 02:28 PM

Old transmission, 12 pin connector, 2 rows of 6

Old trans black electrical component:

New trans from a 95 SVX connector, 12 pins but they are in a 4 row by 3 row configuration:

95 SVX transmission side picture, this component is different:

As you can see the connectors are not compatiable.

TomsSVX · #6 07-08-2008, 02:59 PM

yes they are... The connector from the old trans is just a jumper from switch to the main harness.

tom