Manual swap, not starting

STeeL25T · #1 02-25-2012, 12:20 PM

Sorry for making a new thread and not searching much, I'm working on the car now and posting from my phone. My car seems to think it is in gear so the far won't start and I can't get my key out of the ignition. The car was already swapped over and driving before I bought it. Went through toms guide and see that there are the two green wires coming from a plug above the clutch going to the Blue and White and black and yellow wires like it describes... What else could be the issue?

North Ursalia · #2 02-25-2012, 01:24 PM

From the swap pdf:

6. At this point you can hook up the transmission end of the clutch cable, reinstall the starter, reinstall the steering column, and the CPU (but NOT the TCU). Then you have to make a jumper for the ignition lock switch at the shifter, the 4 prong plug that you had to unplug from the shifter, is the plug to jump, it's the end 2 wires that need to be jumped.

*{Now you need to remove the "Neutral Safety Switch" from the outside of the auto transmission, then plug it into the original wiring harness in the engine bay, and set it to "Neutral" there is a round indentation that will line up with the hole in the side lever on the NSS, to set it to neutral.}*
*EDIT TO ORIGINAL INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS: I have now taken the NSS off completely, and now use the clutch position switch to allow the car to start, this ALSO retains the use of your cruise control where the NSS didn't, first thing is check the clutch position switch, it has to be a closed circuit when the clutch is depressed, if not you need a Position switch that does, they come both ways, (I used one off the XT-6's brake pedal) once you've gotten one with the correct function, you need to run the 2 wires through the firewall, and to the smaller of the 2 wire harnesses that hooked up to the auto transmission, the 2 wires need to be spliced into the Black
w/Yellow tracer and the Blue w/White tracer wires of the harness (they are next to each other in one corner of the connecter). Now it will start when the clutch is depressed, and will kick the cruise off when the clutch is depressed also.

icingdeath88 · #3 02-25-2012, 02:52 PM

When I did this I remember that the how-to docs do not cover this very well. I actually can't remember what I did, but I know I posted about it. I'll brb, going to find some old posts...

icingdeath88 · #4 02-25-2012, 03:00 PM

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/showthread.php?t=57833

http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...t=56408&page=2

Make sure those things are done like it says in those posts.

I think what you're missing is jumping the wires that go to the plug next to the shifter. See last pic in post #8 in the first link.

1986nate · #5 02-25-2012, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by icingdeath88

I think what you're missing is jumping the wires that go to the plug next to the shifter. See last pic in post #8 in the first link.

Agreed. With that jumper wire in place, you can actually remove the key at any time, however it's not like an old beater, you still have to turn the ignition back, shutting off the car.

Conn SVX · #6 02-25-2012, 03:19 PM

What? "you can remove the key at anytime " then you say it must be turned back. What does anytime mean then?

Conn SVX · #7 02-25-2012, 02:59 PM

You can't remove the key? Is it in the off position. Mine got stuck in the ACC position. If " it IS " in the ACC and not all the way off , I do know how to fix it . If not then you have to look under the steering colum by the key for the little tab that will release the key .