headers on problems shifting into reverse
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headers on problems shifting into reverse
ok guys i paid a local shop to put my new headers on early this week when i got it i drove it around that day mabey a couple of hours then that night tried to put it in reverse and it was EXTREMELY difficult to put in reverse , no wierd sounds no grinding, just 10X harder to put in reverse and its a difference in trying to put it in sixth while at a stand still but not while moving. I took it back the next day the guy checked it out and said he could find nothing wrong and he thought that that was just the way it was? is it possibly that they f'd something up,(they said they had to jack the motor up on the passenger side to get the headers in) anyone have any clues PLEASE help i dont know if they did it or what (sorry for the long post)
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See if your ENG SEN fuse is blown - controls the reverse lockout and 02. If it is look at your 02 sensor wiring and make sure nothings burnt from contact with the headers.
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ok none of the wires look burnt from what i can see , replaced the fuse.... blew as soon as i cut the car on.... is there anyhting else that can cause this, is this a typical problem with headers any ideas ????
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What all did you take off during the install? if you removed any parts check around those areas and make sure that something isnt pinched between any mating surfaces. SLP's are probably the worst to install out of any header out there too.
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#10
well i dont know what all they had to do to get them in but i just talked to him and he acted like he wasnt sure what it could be either i guess ill try to double check see if i can see anything but nothing was visibly wrong yet
#12
maybe they disconnected the clutch line and got air in system. or maybe they stretched the he** out of the clutch line. you could try pumping the clutch a few times before you put it reverse or push up in reverse and hold it there without forcing it too much than turn off the engine, if it goes in smooth it may something in the hydrolics
#14
well last night i checked again and no burnt wires, but i did throw a code-p0102 which is mass air flow sensor cicuit low input, i guess the fuse that keeps blowing and the code go hand in hand, should i just get a new MAF and that should fix both probs? also stated that this sen controls skip shift.... i did install a skipshift eliminator about a week before headers were put on that shouldnt make any probs would it?
Last edited by travSS01; 03-25-2006 at 08:08 AM.
#15
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Since you're blowing the fuse immediately when you turn the car on I'd try disconnecting everything on that circuit, then connect them back one by one to identify which item it is.
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Originally Posted by travSS01
ok guys i paid a local shop to put my new headers on early this week when i got it i drove it around that day mabey a couple of hours then that night tried to put it in reverse and it was EXTREMELY difficult to put in reverse , no wierd sounds no grinding, just 10X harder to put in reverse and its a difference in trying to put it in sixth while at a stand still but not while moving. I took it back the next day the guy checked it out and said he could find nothing wrong and he thought that that was just the way it was? is it possibly that they f'd something up,(they said they had to jack the motor up on the passenger side to get the headers in) anyone have any clues PLEASE help i dont know if they did it or what (sorry for the long post)
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ENG SEN - Mass Air Flow, Heated Oxygen Sensor, Skip Shift Solenoid, Reverse Lockout Solenoid, Brake Switch. Also make sure you didn't plug your skipshift eliminator into your reverse lockout connection on the trans - don't know if it'll throw the fuse but it's a common mistake.
#20
if i did that (plug ssE into lockout) would the skip shift still engage because i still throw the light that say skip shift but it doesnt engage so that seems to be working properly