Blinking powerlight with newer shift kit?

Wiz · #1 10-30-2003, 07:42 AM

I just got a newer version of the shiftkit. The one with the resistor on it. But my power light still blinks. I used a volt meter to make sure all the connections were done right and they were. Is it possible my car is being picky and wants a less resistive resistor? Does anyone know how many ohms and watts the resistor that comes with it is? If there are no other suggestions I'm going to try a different resistor. That a good place to start?
Thanks

Edit; All is well. Information on fix on 2nd page.

SubaSteevo · #2 10-30-2003, 11:40 AM

You could have a real problem and might want to run the diagnostics. I'm pretty sure there is a how-to in the loccer.

Wiz · #3 10-30-2003, 01:43 PM

I don't think I have a real problem as it only started up when I installed the kit. Happened right after I installed it. I counted 16 blinks.

RSVX · #4 10-30-2003, 02:05 PM

I would go with Burgundy's response here... but hey... what do we know?

Wiz · #5 10-30-2003, 02:43 PM

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Originally posted by RSVX
I would go with Burgundy's response here... but hey... what do we know?

Well, I could bypass the shift kit switch and just run it like before and see if it goes away. Should I try that?

RSVX · #6 10-30-2003, 03:04 PM

the thing is, if I am correct here... it wont just go away untill you clear it... and you need to find out what it says before you clear it, so if it returns, you know whats up...

How To Locker
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/user.php?How-To

Power Light Codes
http://www.subaru-svx.net/photos/files/How-To/1698.htm

Wiz · #7 10-30-2003, 04:29 PM

I got a code 11 out of it. Duty solenoid A

SubaSteevo · #8 10-30-2003, 06:46 PM

Thats the code you would have gotten without the resistor....weird. Maybe the resistor is faulty? Are you sure everything is installed correctly?

Wiz · #9 10-30-2003, 07:12 PM

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Originally posted by BurgundyBeast
Thats the code you would have gotten without the resistor....weird. Maybe the resistor is faulty? Are you sure everything is installed correctly?

I used a volt meter to check everything. Power is coming out of the resistor thats going to the kit. I checked to make sure the switch was not broken either. 12 volts is coming out of the shift kit and is going to the transmission. These tests were preformed with the car on, with the engine running in idle. I agree that the resistor on the shift kit might be bad. But I don't know how many ohms or watts it is. I have a friend who can identify the specs of a resistor based on the color rings. Would it be a good idea to replace the resistor? Maybe with one that has less resistance?

The car shifts fine also. None of the symptoms related to a setup with the tranny running at full line presure all the time. Although shifting has firmed up with harder acceleration, but thats supposed to happen. So I don't think the resistor that came stock with the car is bad. All this started occuring only after I installed the kit.

SubaSteevo · #10 10-30-2003, 08:59 PM

If you want the light off you would add a resistor with more resistance, not less. If the resistor is bad I would think smallcar owes you one.

#11 10-31-2003, 12:25 AM

Ya know, my shift kit has been doing the same. 16 blinks for me as well, everytime I startup. I figured it was just another misleading statement in the instructions for the shift kit, but maybe there is something wrong. I can confirm that my car is shifting differently after the install, and that there is power going to it. Any new ideas?

Wiz · #12 10-31-2003, 06:38 AM

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Originally posted by BurgundyBeast
If you want the light off you would add a resistor with more resistance, not less. If the resistor is bad I would think smallcar owes you one.

I may be wrong here. But the reson the light comes on is that not enough power is coming back through the tranny to the TCU correct? If the resistance was more than less power would go through. It would be closer to having the wire cut than not.
I don't think I'm going to bug small car over a resistor that costs less than $1. I've got a friend who has tons of these things just laying around his house. It would be easier just to get one from him.

SubaSteevo · #13 10-31-2003, 08:33 AM

I'm not sure about the construction of the kit, I thought the resistor might be built in. As far as the light, it goes on because there is full line pressure, on my car I just disconnected the stock resistor. I have the blinking light because no resistor=full line pressure=power light on startup=code 11. I vaguely remember a post where someone calculated how much resistance is needed to keep the light off. I'll see if I can find it.

Ta da http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...light=resistor

Wiz · #14 10-31-2003, 09:28 AM

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Originally posted by BurgundyBeast
I'm not sure about the construction of the kit, I thought the resistor might be built in. As far as the light, it goes on because there is full line pressure, on my car I just disconnected the stock resistor. I have the blinking light because no resistor=full line pressure=power light on startup=code 11. I vaguely remember a post where someone calculated how much resistance is needed to keep the light off. I'll see if I can find it.

Ta da http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/show...light=resistor

Well, what I'm going to do is take my car to my friend's place and I'm going to see if we can figure out how many ohms the resistor on the kit is. The resistor is not integrated. It is connected onto the the 2 prongs that you connect the wires to. It should not be very hard to remove it and test it and if its more than 500 ohms I'll put a 500 or less on it and see what happens.

I'll be doing this in 2-3 hours. I'll keep everyone updated as to what happens.

Edit, I was thinking that in the thread you posted that they are saying without the stock resistor you need to use a 500 ohm resistor to make the light go out. But its a bit different when the current is going through the stock resistor then through another one on the shift kit then just through one 500ohm resistor. With the stock and shift kit resistor there will be alot more resistance and that may result in not enough current for the TCU to keep the powerlight out. Or the resistor could just simply not work at all.

Wiz · #15 10-31-2003, 02:47 PM

Well. My friend lost his tool that he needed to take the kit out. So nothing happened. But he gave me 2 resistors to try. A 120ohm 5watt resistor and a 200ohm 15watt resistor. I'll try those when its light out again and I have time. I'll post in this thread again when I try them with the results.

Tonight I'm just going to have to work at keeping my car from being egged.