Gearbox Missing?

[noely1]

Hey guys, in the last few days i just got back my R34 back after it being converted into a manual.

Yesterday i took it for a drive and i noticed a slight note change in my exhaust and it started "putting" and the only way i can logically explain the sound is the car started to sound like a Subaru engine?? You kno the classic Rex sound??

I looked straight down and a light with a picture of my gearbox was illuminated... turned the car off checked all clutch fluids etc nothing was wrong turned her back on and it went fine agian..

today i woke up took her for a drive about 15 min away... first time i got into 3rd gear the car started putting and making the sound like a Rex again and the light came on... The light stayed on but every now and then the car would slip from the putting noise to a normal nexhaust note then i would drive say a few min up the road and it would start putting and the car would sound like a wrx again... so forth so forth.. not that i dont mind the wrx note.. the car jus goes a bit sluggish aswell loses a bit of power

just wondering what your takings are on this?? could it be that the gearbox has a slight miss... or what would cause the breaking down??

Edited January 24, 2010 by noely1

[The Dan]

Are you sure it's a picture of your gearbox and not the engine check light?

Engine check light is orange in colour and looks like an engine with fan on front.

There are no such lights that look like gearboxes. If it used to be an Auto, there will be an A/T light but that's about it.

Retrieve the error codes and it should tell you the fault.

I would say the problem will be ignition circuit

[Jap4life]

Maybe one of your leads is cutting out or maybe coming off and dropping a cylinder. Or might be your ignitor or similar. Error code check should clear that up though.

[noely1]

oh okay yeah the check engine light came on sorry about that guys..

i know that while it was at the shops... they did a compression test and he said it tested at 160 across the board even... but tahts all i know other than the gearbox taht they touchedd and it wasnt doing it before i took it to them...

and yeah the A/T light stays on all the time coz i just used the auto ecu when converting it to a manual...

the guys also noted that i need 6 spark plugs as they were nearly shot??