I own a '97 Civic EX that I recently converted from auto to manual transmission. The car runs fine but I'm having small problems that I can't figure out. The auto gear selector light in the gauge with the temp. and gas gauge just flashes at me now, not sure why it's doing that. Also my check engine light is on and will not go off. A mechanic at the local Honda dealership tells me that if the check engine light is on then I have no v-tec because the computer rides over the v-tec to keep from causing damage to the motor unti the problem is fixed. Does anyone know if this is true? I haven't really run the car hard because I'm not sure if I'm going to do damage to the motor or transmission or not. I bought an ECU from a '97 Civic with manual trans and installed it in my car. The car starts and runs with it, but idles between 1,500-1,700 rpms constantly, so I took it out and put the original ECU in. The car is driveable with the factory auto ECU, but I know things are not quite "right". What am I missing or what else do I need to do to finish the job? I didn't expect to have the motor not running properly by changing the ECU. Is a wiring harness from an manual trans car going to fix the lights on the dash such as check engine, and also get the motor running right?
It's getting frustrating........anyone who can help, please feel free to give me some advice.
Thanks
It's getting frustrating........anyone who can help, please feel free to give me some advice.
Thanks