I just got my 5sp conversion done on my 97 gxe "auto" and I swapped in a ECU off a 95 se 5speed. Question - why dont I have a CEL? only thing I get is my O/D light flashing at start up and thats it. everything seems to be running fine so Im not complaining but just wondering why no CEL? I drove the car all night too so I gave it time to light up but it didnt.

 

Your car has more sensors than the 95 ECU needs. It's getting every piece of info it looks for.

If you put a 97 ECU into a 95, the wiring and sensors from the car would not have all the sensors that the 97 ECU looks for.

I think....

 

or maybe ur car was built in 96 and uses a 95/96 ecu

 

If you want to get rid of the Flashing O/D at start up. You need to disconnect the Transmission ECU Harness. The Tranny ECU is located behind the ash-tray console.

 

lets hope thats the case, im not complaining. no cel!!!

 

thanks, Ill do that

 

Or you can just disconnect the O/D bulb behind the gauge cluster....

 

Or you can buy an RPM Switch and turn that O/D light into a shiftlight.

 

does this mean that 97+ maxima's will be able to use a JWT ECU?

 

They already are able to - but you get a CEL.

 

Because it's the special ECU!!!!!!

 

but I wont for some reason

 

Nismo,

the conversion that I'm planning is yours backwards...I'm putting a 97 5 speed tranny and ecu into a 95 gze, but Hals direction deals with the issue so I think I'll follow them to the letter.

 

arn't hte o2 sensors on the 95/96 in differ parts of the exhasut tehn the 97+? so u should get an o2 code, correct? or where the 97's bul;t in 96 EXACTLY like the 96