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Old 04-18-2007, 04:32 AM
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Awd-fwd

OK....I read all of the post I could find about the AWD issue. Now I'm totally confused. Do I want the 10amp fuse in or out. I replaced the rear diff, half shafts and wheel bearings when my kid blew the rear end up. I now get the LED telling me FWD and the power light comes on everytime I start the car. I'm not sure that anything is wrong with the car but don't want to screw something up by my lack of knowledge about this car. Only owned it for 4 months. When I stand on the throttle it spins the front tires big time...don't see any tire spin from the rear tires. Sorry for being so lame about the svx..love the car, just don't know much about it...thanks...pat
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Old 04-18-2007, 05:12 AM
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You want the fuse out of the FWD fuse slot. The reason your FWD light is coming on is because you have the fuse in the FWD slot. Move the fuse to one of the "dummy" slots in the middle of the fuse box instead.

Oh yeah, and if your power light is flashing after you start the car (coming on once is normal, flashing isn't), this is probably just because you haven't cleared the codes from the transmission computer after you had the rear end repaired. Check the how-to documents for how to clear the codes.
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Old 04-18-2007, 07:46 AM
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thanks

I appreciate your help...peace
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Old 04-18-2007, 07:57 AM
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its a long shot.... but it sounds like the mechanic put the fuse in because the solenoid C failed and is now throwing the trans codes(power light blinking) as a temp fix, he put the fuse in so the car wouldn't bind

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Old 04-18-2007, 08:18 AM
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Hopefully it's just a mix-up and not something that serious...
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Old 04-18-2007, 09:37 AM
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its a long shot.... but it sounds like the mechanic put the fuse in because the solenoid C failed and is now throwing the trans codes(power light blinking) as a temp fix, he put the fuse in so the car wouldn't bind

Tom
I read before that the mechanic as always supposed to put the FWD fuse in while working on the car and then take it out when its done
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Old 04-18-2007, 10:54 AM
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I read before that the mechanic as always supposed to put the FWD fuse in while working on the car and then take it out when its done
That is bad information.
You only install the fuse if you absolutely have to.
Like if you have a flat tire, you have to install the spare on the front of the car, (and install a stock tire on the rear if the flat was on the rear) the fuse allows the car to temporarily be driven to the tire store, as a FWD without burning up thr F/R clutches.
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Old 04-19-2007, 10:25 AM
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So is it safe to drive in FWD full time? (been curious about this)

and does it wear more or less on the tranny if it is?
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Old 04-19-2007, 10:32 AM
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Of course it is safe...as long as you're not driving in rain or snow or speeding around tight turns where you would need it. Putting it in FWD besides for limping with a spare tire saves you gas milage. I drove cross country with my SVX in FWD no problems at all. However I'm not sure how it affects tire wear. Which still shouldn't be an issue if you rotate them as scheduled, but if you switch back to AWD you don't want more than a few mm difference in front to rear tire wear. Someone posted the exact specs on another thread, but i forgot which one
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Old 04-19-2007, 12:29 PM
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In long distances, i can put hte fuse in to save on gas milage? I've got a 3200mi round trip drive coming up that i could use all the milage i can get.
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Old 04-19-2007, 12:39 PM
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HMmmmmm, which costs more a transmission, or a bucket of gas!
If you want better mileage, check your tire pressures, take the crap out of your trunk, wash and wax your car, tune it up, switch to synthetics, or go buy a Neon!
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no its not safe... it wears the transfer clutches prematurely. The effect on gas mileage is not noticealbe or worth the negatives of the fuse... Like svxfiles said... it is for emergency only

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Old 04-19-2007, 12:41 PM
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I drove cross country with my SVX in FWD no problems at all.
Good thing i checked. I was refering to this, so i wasn't sure. THanks for info.
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Old 04-19-2007, 01:12 PM
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Jay, my responce was not directed at you.
Some people play Russian Roulette and get away with it too.
I would hate people to ruin their trannys because of bad info.
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Old 04-19-2007, 01:40 PM
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no problem. i wasn't sure, so i asked for clarification. I wouldn't go out and do something like that on a whim.
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