Auto to SR20DET 5 speed swap - reverse=neutral?

[weitau]

I got my car back after the swap, but now the reverse (backup) lights come on when the car is in neutral. When I am in reverse (or in gear), the light goes off. So it's simple - the reverse and neutral sensor wires are switched, right?

So following another thread, I traced some wires coming from the tranny to a junction box near the engine fuse box. (see photo - wires from tranny go into plug w/ multi color wires - was connected to middle receptacle.)

What pair are for neutral and what pair are for reverse? If I can get the pin outs, I can figure it out. Otherwise I can use a multimeter or continuity tester but that is not reliable (because I have a cheap one)

any help is greatly appreciated!

[mrmephistopheles]

either you've got your switches switched (pun intended) or there's a wiring foulup. this is a very easy fix.

[Ghettokracker71]

I got my car back after the swap..

Did you pay a shop or somebody to do it? Take it back to them and make them fix it !

[weitau]

the shop is 200 miles away.... this would be an easy fix if I knew what wire to splice.

mrmephistopheles, can I just stick a continuity tester in the plug, shift into reverse, and see which combo of 2 wires light up?

[orion::S14]

I'd bet they switched the neutral and reverse switches when they changed them from the old tranny.

Easy fix.

The reverse switch is the one on the front of the tranny:



Neutral position switch is the rearmost switch.

Move the wires, and voila!

- Brian

[mrmephistopheles]

weitau - yeah. if you're familiar with electronics, go for it. It's really simple.

[weitau]

thanks guys, I'll try it out and get back to ya'll. the tranny has already been installed, so I want to try to do it without getting under the car.