About this time last year I dropped the engine/CVT/suspension out of a donor car and plugged it into my existing car. After a christmas tree of lights on the dash initially popped up I reduced the number to just a flashing drive light and the S light coming on at all times except when the gear selector is in S, at which point the light goes out.
As the car had otherwise been driving fine I have not chased down resolving these last issues.... now I have time on my hands I am going to swap the dash out of the donor car to see if that resolves the flashing D and almost always on S light.
That, and just this week the gearbox really sounds like it is grinding on pulling away from a stop. Thought it was bearings failing in the suspension but after jacking the car up I can not find any play in components or hear odd noises. If I let the car roll forward and slowly get on the gas the grinding noise is minimal if at all, otherwise the noise will generally stop between accelerating through 10-30km/hr.
Ideas?
Will swap the dash and other bits and pieces from the donor car, will disconnect the Engine mount frame from the engine/gearbox and chassis then realign to the chassis as it was a little out when i put the engine/CVT/engine mount into the car last year. The donor car with 135K cost me $10 and a few hundred for shipping. It had been rear ended but when it arrived the repairs where beyond my abilities so decided to swap the good bits across. My original car I bought new in 2003 and the bat poop in the tropics has eaten away at the paint on the roof and the last kangaroo I hit slid up the windscreen and over the roof taking spotlights with him and gouging out some decent scratches in the roof... guess I might touch that up whilst I am at it also... the smallest silver lining to COVID is the extra time on my hands!
