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Old 16 March 2010, 10:15 PM
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What is involved in changing one on a 03 STI

how difficult

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Old 17 March 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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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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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
Old 20 March 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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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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