o/d light flashing

[93nismo]

ive got a 93 240 hatch and i went to go home from work today and noticed the overdrive light was flashing. its snowed lately but i dont drive it unless the roads are clear so i dont think thats got anything to do with it. any ideas on why and how to fix it?

thanks

[Ceepo]

my s14 does that sometimes, i press the od button and then press it again and it stops lol... idk im sure thats not a fix but works for me, i swapping it soon anywho...

[93nismo]

i dotn think mines a button tho. it just flashes. it dosent really bother me. i was just wondering if any1 else had the same prob

[smelly240]

nope - that means theres a transmission fault... looks like you might have a problem either beginning or already there... if you get it more - get it on a consult or somethin.

[blackrms13]

u have a auto or manual?

[93nismo]

its a manual 5 speed. it makes the kicking up sand noise in about all the gears tho...

[93nismo]

u think maybe if i flushed the trans it would help? high school budget kinda means little or no money all the time

[projectRDM]

its a manual 5 speed. it makes the kicking up sand noise in about all the gears tho...

If it's a manual, why do you even have an O/D light?

The O/D light flashing signals a transmission fault, an AUTO transmission fault. There's a breakdown of the codes in the FSM. Which is pointless if you don't have an auto.

[5t341tH]

sounds like an auto>manual swap.
mine does same thing but only on startups.
stops blinking after a couple seconds

[93nismo]

sounds like an auto>manual swap.
mine does same thing but only on startups.
stops blinking after a couple seconds


i bought it as a auto>manual swap. and it only does it at startup for a few seconds. think i should worry about it?

[5t341tH]

nah. ur probably using an auto ecu in ur car. its all good. iirc, it gives u no rev limit/speed limit
if ur worried about it, take out the light bulb :D

[93nismo]

sweet deal. its the last thing i need lol. i went from a Z with a hole about the size of my arm to this. id hate to have to spend an obnoxious amount just to get it working... lol thanks guys:)

[projectRDM]

i bought it as a auto>manual swap. and it only does it at startup for a few seconds. think i should worry about it?

Why? You obviously no longer have an auto in the car. That's like asking if you should worry about a low washer fluid light when you don't even have the washer bottle anymore.

[93nismo]

it was explained. im not now. like i said, im learnin as i go. i dont know a whole lot as of right now. thanks again for the help tho:)

[TheXFlames]

Why? You obviously no longer have an auto in the car. That's like asking if you should worry about a low washer fluid light when you don't even have the washer bottle anymore.


hahaha so typical...
thank to no low washer fluid lights in my chuki