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Old Mar 16, 2010 | 10:15 PM
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Default Neutral switch on gearbox

What is involved in changing one on a 03 STI

how difficult

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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 12:14 AM
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on my my02 sti it had gearbox cradle dropped (basicaly to lower gearbox) so could get access to top of box,then theres just enough room to undo nut of the sensor and replace,more tricky than hard i think,i paid £40 so not too bad,only trouble is it never sorted my problem,oh well lol,hth
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Old Mar 17, 2010 | 01:13 AM
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Originally Posted by carl heath
only trouble is it never sorted my problem,oh well lol,hth
looks like the famous engine management light issue

so far ive changed...............
plugs
coilpack
neutral position switch

and it still says i have a misfire on cylinder 2, i cant hear no misfire.....

the search continues
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Old Mar 18, 2010 | 02:05 AM
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Originally Posted by p34nut
looks like the famous engine management light issue

so far ive changed...............
plugs
coilpack
neutral position switch

and it still says i have a misfire on cylinder 2, i cant hear no misfire.....

the search continues


Been told by 2 mappers the neutral switch is causing probs
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 05:50 PM
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just get it done then mate as said its not too hard to do and may sort it out for you,have heard that when mapping at high speeds the ecu thinks its in neutral,i just had error code 0304 missfire on 4 come on a million times,lol.it really did my head in but had it switched of and ok sinse.
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Old Mar 22, 2010 | 04:08 PM
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Just had it done at a dealers garage


they reset the ecu as well (said it is essential on neutral switch)
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