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Old 03-08-08, 12:01 PM
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My car thinks it has six gears...
So... The other day when I was driving back home to Indy my shift light came on (88 10AE) when I was in 5th gear going at about 3200 rpms or so. Now, I just ordered the RB exhaust system yesterday (finally!) so I'm going to have to put the car up on jack stands soon to put that on, is there anything that I can do to fix it so this light doesn't keep coming on?
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Old 03-08-08, 12:05 PM
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mine did the same thing but its an 88 se. lol! i just took the bulb out i dont pay attention to the shift light anyways
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is there anything that I can do to fix it so this light doesn't keep coming on?
Shift into 6th gear...duh...
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Your 5th gear sensor switch is probably shot or the wire came off. Fix/Replace as per FSM instructions.
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Most likely the 5th gear switch, thats why its there.
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