reverse lights not getting a turn on signal when the car is in gear. was wondering if anyone had an idea of what/where i should be looking to get that signal from....

i just had the clutch replaced, could that have possibly affected the functioning of the reverse lights? thanks in advanced.

alot of the stickies take u to links that are not what they are supposed to be. so searching them doesnt help.

 

Back up position switch or the harness to it or to the neutral position switch....I had the same problem before.By the way , what clutch did you use , what parts were replaced and for how much was the job ?

 

all stock parts where used, resurfaced the flywheel ($800 total) parts ($430 parts) included.

do u know where i look for those parts? (back up position switch.....neutral position switch)

 

Many people here say the dual mass flywheel shouldn't be resurfaced...Are you satisfied with the OEM clutch performance now ? did you change the rear main seal or any other non-clutch parts ? did you change the slave cylinder ? was it done at a Nissan dealer or backyard mechanic ?

the Backup and neutral switched and harness are below the airbox ... Check the FSM.......(Don't underestimate the harness...most likely it's your problem being severed during the clutch job)

 

Both switches are attached to the transmission. The backup lamp switch is on the top, close to where the trans bolts up to the engine and about centered front to back, maybe a bit towards the front. The PNP (park-neutral position) switch is mounted on the "tower" that the shifter arm comes out of, facing the rear of the car.

The pnp switch has nothing to do with the backup lights. It is to prevent you from starting the car with the transmission in gear. They probably forgot to hook up the wire to the backup light switch.

 

Many people are incorrect. There is old word-of-mouth that floats around here because of finding prior knowledge through searching. I ran into the same thing when I was looking for information on it several months ago. I kept seeing posts like the one above with no actual confirmation. I called a few Nissan techs to get a mfg perspective. Times have changed. Nissan changed its tune a couple years after the car was introduced. It is now accepted practice as long as the correct procedure is used. I had mine done when I changed my clutch. It's working like a champ!

 

Part from Nissan- it will throw a P1706 code

 

wasnt done at the dealer....nor was it a backyard mechaninc......im satisfied. i just bought the car and the clutch was gone. no i didnt do any other non-clutch parts. not sure about the slave cylinder.

im not sure what a "fsm" is!

 

yes! mine is working pretty good also!

 

FSM stands for Field Service Manual. This is Nissan's name for the repair manual.

You can download one from here -

http://www.nicoclub.com/FSM/maxima/

Click on the year desired.

The file named fwd.pdf is the chapter index file for the rest.
The file named idx.pdf is the alphabetical index file for the manual.
The manual trans chapter - MT - has a location drawing on page 15.

 

wow thanks i needed this!!!!!

 

Field ?

It's Factory Service Manual .

 

I know that. I can't help it if my keyboard won't do what I want it to do.

 

This is not entirely true... the PNP switch (at least on the manual trans) does tell the backup lights that you are in reverse and activates them.

Now the OP didn't mention his transmission type, so i want to correct your misleading post.

Mine hasn't worked for about 9yrs now, sometimes they do but most don't. One day i get a random code and its the PNP switch, only time I have had the code and it hasn't ever returned, but that is when i researched and figured out why my back up lights never work.


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oh and btw the sensor is on the bottom of the transmission closer to drivers side... can't miss it, it is the only thing on the bottom of the transmission with a sensor and wire going to it. to change it you will have to let the transaxle fluid out as this sensor is like a "plug" in its current location.

 

This appears to be apples and oranges. The OP does have a manual transmission(posted the clutch was replaced), so it is a 5.5 which has a 6spd. The switches are different than the 5spd.