HOW TO: 1jz sc300 neutral safe switch removal with pics
OK starting out you need to find the fuse box in the engine bay. thats not hard right?

you need to pull the fuse at the top(the big black fuse)
what you need to do is run a 20 or 18 gauge wire from the connector in which i am pointing to with the screw driver.

i ran my wire to it from underneath but thats just because i want it completely hidden
next you will need to run your wire through the grommet and run it down to the fender area. ( you will need to poke a small hole in the grommet. like so.


heres the underside of the fender. notice how i left it a little long so i can pull the wire through
run your wire through the top of the fender to the rear of the side. and go through the grommet to the inside of the car. you will not need to poke a hole just push it in with the other wires.

heres the inside. just wire it through.

you need to be looking at the right side next to the center column into this general direction


in that picture you can see where the red wire goes. there is the black connector there wrapped with foam around it
now if your looking at that connector there should be a black wire with white stripe(this is from the neutral safety switch) your wire that you ran needs to tap into the black with white stripe. once you've done this you should be ready to go put your key into the ignition and you should be able to turn the car over.
i don't think this matters but also there is a wider connector where you have extra connectors on the wiring harness to the transmission. it will have a 2 plug with green inserts on it. i also jumper ed those 2 like so.
Trending Topics
Celebrating Lexus & Toyota from Around the Globe
im very glad this has helped many and in addition i hope it will continue to help many.
Okay so all you need to do is get a thick (I used 14ga) wire, put one of those slide on ends to the wire (so it will slide on over a flat metal lead like the one seen above on the trans connector).
Take off your remote lead on the starter (NOT the one with the nut)
Slide on your new wire/end
Take this wire and run it as described above into the cabin, under the dash
Connect it to the thick black/white wire
Voila you can now start your car in any position using the key.
Thanks for the help above and to OneJay for his help because between the two of you I am now able to start my car with the key and without the car in neutral (due to my AT ECU)
***No need to mess with the plug underneath on the trans, no need to mess with the relay, just a straightforward line from the starter to the starter wire inside the cabin***
Last edited by jefferino; Jul 21, 2008 at 06:19 AM.
Okay so all you need to do is get a thick (I used 14ga) wire, put one of those slide on ends to the wire (so it will slide on over a flat metal lead like the one seen above on the trans connector).
Take off your remote lead on the starter (NOT the one with the nut)
Slide on your new wire/end
Take this wire and run it as described above into the cabin, under the dash
Connect it to the thick black/white wire
Voila you can now start your car in any position using the key.
Thanks for the help above and to OneJay for his help because between the two of you I am now able to start my car with the key and without the car in neutral (due to my AT ECU)
***No need to mess with the plug underneath on the trans, no need to mess with the relay, just a straightforward line from the starter to the starter wire inside the cabin***
So it started up with no problems?







