Swapping engine from manual transmission to automatic transmission

[stickedy]

I have to swap over my my engine (2.2 1st gen) from a manual transmission car to one with automatic transmission. Are there any thing I have to look at or which are problematic? Are there any fluids going out when separating the engine from the auto transmission?

 

I have done a couple of EA82 swaps before, but I had not to deal with automatic transmissions yet.

 

Thanks!

[lmdew]

The IAC are a little different, but an easy swap.

 

Make sure the torque converter stays back and fully seated in the trans.

 

Different Starter

 

Reseal the rear breather plate while you have the trans off.

 

Leave the remain alone, they mostly never leak unless someone changes one.

 

No fluids when you pull the trans from the engine.

[wtdash]

HI,

What year is your "2.2 1st gen" ? Is this the '90-'94 or all the '90-'98 models or? 

 

Are you in Europe, per your Sig? If so, may not be the same as US.

 

For US cars, Most 2.2's w/5-speeds from '95-'99 did NOT have EGR; ALL 2.2 Autos and 2.5's did. You'll get a CEL if EGR is missing.

 

To add to Larry's comments above, reseal the rear separator plate and leave the MAIN seal alone if not leaking.

 

TD

[stickedy]

Hi!

 

Sorry for replying late, I was busy the last weeks. I had successfully swapped the engine, everything is fine so far.

 

But I have a problem with the IACV. the engine is idling bad, alternating between about 400 and 1.400 rpm constantly. Sometimes, however, it works fine... The ECU throws me the error code 35 for the IACV. I swapped over the IACV from the "AT" engine, but it had the same part number and it changed nothing.

 

I was searching the FSMs for any hint how and where to find the issue. But I didn't find any difference between AT and MT except that there should be some voltage with AT when testing it. However, I can't find any difference in the wiring diagrams.

 

Please, do you have an idea what this problem is caused by? I'm a bit stuck with this problem... Thanks!

 

 

Edit: To answer the last question, both cars where the generation from 1989 to 1994, the donor car a 1992, the receiving one an 1994, both first gen and nearly identical (except for the AT and air suspension). No problems with any EGR or such things, both were plain EJ22 engines.

Edited July 26, 2016 by stickedy