Its been about a year since the swap and I wanted to update the thread a bit along with some questions. Ive been very happy with the swap, it's been reliable after almost 20k. The engine has been great the transmission not so much. Ive been getting the 742 stuck off code and I get a stall and jerk during take off sometimes like hiccup. I also hear the sound of a disk making contact with something when I turn the car off, kinda like a bad rotor but coming from the trans area while stationary. Talked to a car guy and he mentioned I might need to get inside the trans to fix?
2nd problem- I replaced the down pipe to pass smog (was getting 420 code)now there's an exhaust sound, imagine the sound of those great little 80's toyota pickups taking off, that little rattle they ALL make like a few bbs are flying around in there. The sound gets louder as I accelerate, it's like a fast ticking sound. I first assumed it had a bad catalytic so I put the other one I originally had on and sure enough the ticking persisted. Could it be a faulty flange? The sound is embarrassing, made the car sound old and haggard, specially when going 2500 rpm+. The replacement DP didnt throw the code after a couple days and it looks in great shape(used),I hope that's not it. what do you guys think?
