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Author:  threshold [ Mon Aug 29, 2016 7:57 am ]
Post subject:  92 vitara automatic neutral sensor and reverse lights

Hi guys,

Drove my car up to work (adelaide to roxby) and now it will not start. Every now and again it would play up and I would have to go back and foward between park and neutral a couple of times and eventually it would start. This time it will not start at all.

My reverse lights do not work either and the globes are sweet so I am assuming
that there is a build up of gunk or something somewhere down there.

Is there a sensor/electrical plug that I can clean underneath the plastic base around the bottom of the shifter to get my motor started and my reverse lights working again?

What should I clean it with?


Thanks in advance guys.

Lamens terms would be appreciated, I am far from an auto electrician/mechanic.

Author:  jono165 [ Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 92 vitara automatic neutral sensor and reverse lights

its the neutral safety switch (NSS), very similar to a jeep xj one.
http://go.jeep-xj.info/HowtoNSSrebuild.htm

Author:  Gwagensteve [ Mon Aug 29, 2016 9:56 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 92 vitara automatic neutral sensor and reverse lights

Nice link Jon. I think this is a common problem with Vitara aw-4's due to distributor housing leaks covering them in oil.

Author:  threshold [ Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 92 vitara automatic neutral sensor and reverse lights

Thanks Jon. Hopefully I get a couple of hours to sort it out soon. Damn 12 hour shifts.

Author:  jono165 [ Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:14 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 92 vitara automatic neutral sensor and reverse lights

no worries, it is a common thing for the reverse lights to not work, sometimes it takes a little jiggle of the shifter to get them to work.

Author:  threshold [ Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:30 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 92 vitara automatic neutral sensor and reverse lights

https://youtu.be/70m0Pu6ZJ_0

These transmissions are the same yeah??

Author:  jono165 [ Mon Aug 29, 2016 10:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 92 vitara automatic neutral sensor and reverse lights

not 100% the same but very very similar

Author:  threshold [ Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:12 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 92 vitara automatic neutral sensor and reverse lights

Think its off to the mechanic. I had a go of fixing it myself, but with the limited tools I have and the transmission cooler lines in the way of the main nut. It was all a bit difficult on the driveway. Couldnt get the bolt moving. Mind you it was pourinf down with rain, so I may have another crack tonight if the weather is nicer.

Author:  threshold [ Tue Sep 13, 2016 8:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: 92 vitara automatic neutral sensor and reverse lights

Thanks for everyones input on this. Cost $80 for mechanic to fix. Limited tools up here mean it was buying axle stands and tools which i have at home or taking to mechanic. Reverse lights work. I am stoked.

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