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Old 08-25-2011, 06:14 PM
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chek engine-38-

hi, i have a 5 speed transmition in my car. since a do the swap, i have the cel 38
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Engine torque control

Wiring harness between ECU and TCU is in short circuit

i have to tap in the wiring to *bypass the tcu?
somebody have done this swap?

thanks you
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Old 08-25-2011, 06:27 PM
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Re: chek engine-38-

Unplug the TCU. You don't have to do anything else.
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Re: chek engine-38-

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Unplug the TCU. You don't have to do anything else.

i done that during the swap, but do you know if i have to tap in the ecu a wire to remove the cel?
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Old 08-25-2011, 07:09 PM
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Re: chek engine-38-

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hi, i have a 5 speed transmition in my car. since a do the swap, i have the cel 38
38-


Engine torque control

Wiring harness between ECU and TCU is in short circuit

i have to tap in the wiring to *bypass the tcu?
somebody have done this swap?

thanks you
I never had that problem with my swap so I didn't bother doing it but this is from Huck369's write-up:
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Old 08-25-2011, 07:48 PM
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I never had that problem with my swap so I didn't bother doing it but this is from Huck369's write-up:

ok thanks for the information, im gonna try this!
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Old 08-25-2011, 07:59 PM
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Re: chek engine-38-

And this has to be done Y. What if it is not done ? What will happen ? I have to check and see if mine was done.
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Old 08-25-2011, 09:05 PM
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Re: chek engine-38-

This does not need to be done. It is something leftover from the early days of 5mt swaps that turned out not to be necessary.

Just remove/unplug the TCU (and sell it to some fool with an auto).

OP: what year is your car? Must be OBD 1 since the code is a small number like 38. A 96 or 97 cannot have an MT without throwing a CEL with the stock ECU.
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Re: chek engine-38-

1904 Svx..... dumb fingers 1994

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1904 Svx.....
That's the one that went head-to-head with Henry's Model B! 24hp sure packs a wallop!
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Re: chek engine-38-

I'll give credit towards a Stage1Av1 for an AWD SVX TCU.


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This does not need to be done. It is something leftover from the early days of 5mt swaps that turned out not to be necessary.

Just remove/unplug the TCU (and sell it to some fool with an auto).

OP: what year is your car? Must be OBD 1 since the code is a small number like 38. A 96 or 97 cannot have an MT without throwing a CEL with the stock ECU.
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I'll give credit towards a Stage1Av1 for an AWD SVX TCU.
Hmm what would two of them get me?
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Re: chek engine-38-

I'll let you know. Any chance you could hook me up with some of the fancy aluminum bearings you used to sell?
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