s14 help with transmission wires car doesnt crank

[nyc240sx]

i got the car started but the speedometer doesnt work i dont know what it is i looked on the manual transmission and i didnt see a hole where the sensor goes...do i use the same sensor from the automatic transmission? i seen theres a black sensor on the passengers side of the transmission right next to the driveshaft i plug the wire into that sensor but iam not sure if that was a speed sensor...would anyone know this?Thank you for the help
Modified by nyc240sx at 1:25 AM 1/12/2008

[98koukile]

There's 2 wires coming out of the upper plug... cut them and solder them together I believe is what they mean. It's only been 6 months since I did it so I think I remember it correctly

[JDS Performance]

theres 4 plugs behind the fuse box on the passengers side engine bay i dont know what exactly to do because my car doesnt crank i've read the auto to manual swap but they dont say which wire to jump to...All they wrote was jump the upper plug to itself i dont understand that can someone please explain that to me because it doesnt make any sense

Its the top plug (Inhibitor switch) its the only (2) wire plug of the (4) plugscut the 2 wires on the transmission side and solider them together.

You can check out my 5 Speed Swap DVD too - it has tons of useful info you might would like to know before you start or finish your swap.

[nyc240sx]

thanks guys iam going to get it done...Everything turned out great
Modified by nyc240sx at 6:41 AM 1/10/2008

[nyc240sx]

Also one more thing i started up my car and my speedometer is not working does anybody know if the same sensor from the automatic transmission goes into the manual transmission i looked on the manual transmission and i didnt see the hole where it goes into..Would any one know this? thanks

[JDS Performance]

Also one more thing i started up my car and my speedometer is not working does anybody know if the same sensor from the automatic transmission goes into the manual transmission i looked on the manual transmission and i didnt see the hole where it goes into..Would any one know this? thanks

No the auto transmission speed sensor will not even go into the hole on the 5 speed transmission - its too thick - and the mounting hole is on the wrong side

If you have a s14 chassis you need a s14 speed sensor (almost impossable to find / very expensive - and most will try to sell you the auto speed sensor) - They look different and differnt size - its all on the DVD

If you have s13 chassis - you need a s13 speed sensor (easy to find / cheap)

not sure what you have in the hole right now? but if there is no sensor in the hole transmission fluid will pour out of it!

The speed sensor is located at the back of the transmission on the passenger side - its the last sensor on the transmission - pretty much right below the shifter plate.

the s13 and s14 sensors are different as well and you can not use one for the other as far as the s13 to s14 chassis and vice versa

[nyc240sx]

oh ok i see so pretty much it'll be hard to get my speedometer working theni currently have a black sensor in there with a plug at the top of the sensor...

No the auto transmission speed sensor will not even go into the hole on the 5 speed transmission - its too thick - and the mounting hole is on the wrong side

If you have a s14 chassis you need a s14 speed sensor (almost impossable to find / very expensive - and most will try to sell you the auto speed sensor) - They look different and differnt size - its all on the DVD

If you have s13 chassis - you need a s13 speed sensor (easy to find / cheap)

not sure what you have in the hole right now? but if there is no sensor in the hole transmission fluid will pour out of it!

The speed sensor is located at the back of the transmission on the passenger side - its the last sensor on the transmission - pretty much right below the shifter plate.

the s13 and s14 sensors are different as well and you can not use one for the other as far as the s13 to s14 chassis and vice versa

[JDS Performance]

oh ok i see so pretty much it'll be hard to get my speedometer working theni currently have a black sensor in there with a plug at the top of the sensor...

the s14 5 speed sensor is black plastic and plug is ontop - but so is the auto

if you have a 5 speed transmission in your car with a speed sensor in it already - its obviously the 5 speed sensor

the s13 VSS are silver with the wire attached to them