I have 1994 sentra E, with 5 speed manual transmission.
I wonder what is the "neutral switch" used for in this car.

It shorts signal to ground when the control lever is
in the neutral position - what does my car need it for ?

On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 22:55:51 -0500, "Pszemol" <Pszemol (AT) PolBox (DOT) com> wrote:

To make sure that the car only starts in neutral?
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<<<SgtRich>>>
Chicago, Illinois, USA
2005 Nissan Murano SL AWD

"Neutral start" switches are only on automatic transmissions... I guess
you're talking about the switch that only allows starting the vehicle
when the clutch is depressed. This is a safety feature.

Professor
www.telstar-electronics.com

"SgtRich" <UseNewsgroup (AT) NotEmail (DOT) invalid> wrote

No, my car does not start in neutral.
I have to press clutch to start car, in any gear.

"Professor" <briangriffey (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote

No, I have separate neutral switch in the lower left side of transmission.
Not far away from the backing light switch.

Safety feature - yes, I have clutch sensor too - dont think they both are related.

"Peter Hill" <peter.usenet1 (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

What do you think it will happen if I disconnect it from engine ?
Engine computer will then "think" I am in gear all the time,
would it be wrong somehow ? I could try it out, but I am not sure
what to expect and what to check after I do the mod.

I need this switch for my remote starter installation, and I do not
want to connect two circuits to one switch shorting them...
I could use a relay with a coil powered from the accessory +12V
through this switch, and then reroute original wires to the relay
contacts - but it sounds like too much work if I do not really need it

So I guess it's only for fault diagnosis... used by the ECU. I would
refrain from disconnecting or you may trigger the check engine light
due to codes being set.

Professor
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Pszemol wrote:

"Peter Hill" <peter.usenet1 (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

Interesting what you found, I will try to observe the car behaviour,
but if I remember correctly I do not see any difference in rpms
when I shift from neutral to any gear holding clutch at floor level...
Also, I tried starting the car with shifter in 1st gear and in neutral:
both cases I had to press clutch to start, and there was no
difference in being harder to start. Something strange...

Maybe sentra and 200sx electronic control units dont work the same ?
Anybody here has sentra diagnostic book ?

BTW - I have Haynes manual and I tried to find this switch on
the elektrical wiring diagrams with no success. Ghost switch!!??

"Professor" <briangriffey (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote in
news:1118856880.520619.9780 (AT) g44g2000cwa (DOT) googlegroups.com:

Neutral switch is used to stop the cruise control from blowing your engine
if you slip the trans. out of gear under cruise - it only affects start on
automatics. Watch out for advice that starts with "I guess" - it could get
you a blown motor in this case. Also, you can hook up your remote starter
wire with no problems, as long as it is a good quality system. The
transmission harness/engine harness junction would be a good place to tap
in to it.

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Scott B.

'89 240sx
'84 720 KK 4x4

Scott B <twofouroh (AT) NOSPAMgmail (DOT) com> wrote in
news:Xns9679D6B22EBD4scottNOSPAMfoginfoor (AT) 207 (DOT) 106.92.150:

What I really meant was "hook up the remote starter w/out disconnecting the
neutral switch from the factory circuits it's currently feeding"


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Scott B.

'89 240sx
'84 720 KK 4x4